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NanoDays 2015 digital kit is now available for download!

January 22, 2015
Catherine McCarthy
The new 2015 NanoDays digital kit materials are available for download! Getting a digital kit is easy - you don't need to fill out an application or log in to download a digital kit. Digital kits are free, downloadable materials...
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NanoDays 2014 Digital Kit

Public programs, hands-on activities, and professional development resources about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology and their impact on society.
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NanoDays 2015 Training Videos are now available!

January 15, 2015
Catherine McCarthy
These short videos are perfect for NanoDays 2015 staff and volunteer training. Please feel free to distribute these links to people volunteering at your NanoDays event. All of these videos may be downloaded from Vimeo simply by creating a free...
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Mihail Roco

NSF's Mike Roco to receive Global Leadership and Service Award

January 9, 2015
Larry Bell
Mihail (Mike) Roco, the founding Chair of the National Science and Technology Council's subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology, will be honored for his extra-ordinary services in the area of Nanotechnology with significant impact in the USA and around...
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Nano Bite: January 2015

Happy New Year from the NISE Network! Welcome to the January Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). INSIDE THIS ISSUE NISE Net News and Announcements - Video: Building Sustainable Museum-Scientist Partnerships, Getting
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Partner Highlight: Real-World Examples of NISE Net's Team-Based Inquiry (TBI) - Maryland Science Center Shares Their Evaluation and Capacity Building Project

January 4, 2015
Abby Goodlaxson, Maryland Science Center
Developed by the NISE Network, Team-Based Inquiry (TBI) is a practical approach to empowering education professionals to get the data they need, when the need it, to improve their products and practices, and ultimately more effectively engage public and professional...
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NanoDays 2015 physical kits awarded!

December 24, 2014
Catherine McCarthy
NanoDays 2015 physical kit award decisions have been made and 250 kits will be distributed to locations nationwide by early February. This year's kit includes 8 new hands-on activities and 3 returning favorites! The kit also includes planning and marketing...
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NanoDays 2014 Participants

NanoDays 2014 kits were distributed to...
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The Future of Nanoscale Research and Development

December 9, 2014
Larry Bell
The 2014 Nanoscale Science and Engineering Grantees Conference kicked off today with a presentation by Mihail (Mike) Roco, Senior Advisor for Nanotechnology and leader of NSF's contribution to the National Nanotechnology Initiative. He presented a view of nanotechnology research and...
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Nano Bite: December 2014

Welcome to the December Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). INSIDE THIS ISSUE NISE Net News and Announcements - Just a Few Days Left to Apply for Your NanoDays 2015 Physical Kit
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NISE Net Partners Learn-by-Doing the MOS "Sharing Science Workshop & Practicum" with Grad Students in Boston

November 24, 2014
Carol Lynn Alpert
They flew in from southern Mississippi, Montana, California, North Carolina, Ohio, and New York. They brought slides and shared their career stories, organizational profiles, and professional agendas. They ate Afghani food in an east Cambridge bistro, and showed up early...
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Partner Highlight: A Bi-Polar Affair Captivates Visitors with EnLIGHTening Nanoscale Science

November 21, 2014
Luke Donforth, The University of Vermont
The University of Vermont (UVM) Physics Department has been an active member of the Nanoscale Informal Science Education (NISE) Network since 2008. Although very much an institution of formal learning, UVM values and contributes to informal education in the surrounding...
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The Leonardo

Partner Highlight: The Leonardo Conducts Team-Based Inquiry on their All-Girls Nano-Themed Summer Camp!

November 3, 2014
Brooke McNaughton, The Leonardo
If you want to do something big, you’ve got to think small! Yes, you read that right—we’re talking atomic level tiny. Female scientists and engineers lead this all-girls camp into the amazing world of nanoscience using art, technology, and even games. Campers also developed their own activity to share with their friends and family at home. STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) is what we are all about here at The Leonardo!
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Nano Bite: November 2014

Welcome to the November Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). INSIDE THIS ISSUE NISE Net News and Announcements - Apply Today, Don't Delay for Your NanoDays 2015 Physical Kit (Deadline Dec. 1st)
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Nano Bite: October 2014

Welcome to the October Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). INSIDE THIS ISSUE NISE Net News and Announcements - Application for 2015 NanoDays Kit Now Available (Due 12/1), Coming Soon - NISE
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Partner Highlight: The Nano Lab at the Imaginarium Science Center, Fort Myers, Florida

October 1, 2014
Brad Herring, Museum of Life and Science, and Sarah Von Williamsen, Imaginarium Science Center
The Imaginarium Science Center in Fort Myers, Florida was awarded a 2014 NISE Net mini-grant and used the funding to expand and enhance their current nano exhibit, the Nano Lab . This expansion was designed to complement the NISE Net...
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Partner Highlight: Arizona Science Center Introduces Scale and Nano-Medicine in Mobile Game

October 1, 2014
Frank Kusiak, The Lawrence Hall of Science
"The game, ‘ Doctor Know ,’ introduces the general public, students and teachers to current biomedical research encouraged by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ (NIH) Roadmap. In addition to basic medical research, it aims to highlight the processes...
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NISE Net Annual Partner Survey 2014 invitations – coming soon!

September 19, 2014
Liz Rosino, OMSI
We are excited to announce that this year’s NISE Net Annual Partner Survey will be launching in late October! This is your opportunity to share your opinions and experiences as a NISE Net Partner. The survey is an essential component...
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Traveling Exhibitions: A quick primer on nano-related traveling exhibitions

September 18, 2014
Ali Jackson
Is your institution loo king to add components or square footage to a copy of the NISE Network's Nano mini-exhibition ?Are you hoping to drive attendance with educational, innovative, hands-on temporary exhibitions about nano? You’re in luck! We’ve put together...
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NanoDays 2015 physical kit applications available now- due December 1st

September 15, 2014
Catherine McCarthy
Apply now for a NanoDays 2015 physical kit! NanoDays 2015 will be held from March 28 through April 5, 2015. NanoDays is a week of community-based educational outreach events to raise public awareness of nanoscale science, technology and engineering throughout...
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DIY Nano app is featured in the September issue of FamilyFun magazine!

September 9, 2014
Catherine McCarthy
The NISE Network's DIY Nano app is featured in the September issue of FamilyFun magazine! The DIY Nano app (for iPhones) and DIY Nano HD (for iPads) allows families to experience and learn about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology at...
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NISE Network posters presented at the CAISE NSF AISL PI meeting

September 5, 2014
Larry Bell
Several NISE Network representatives traveled to Washington DC this past month to attend the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning Program (AISL) Principal Investigator (PI) Meeting organized by the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE). We...
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Nano Bite: September 2014

Welcome to the September Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). INSIDE THIS ISSUE NISE Net News and Announcements - 2015 Mini-Grant Program Application Due October 1, 2014 Upcoming Events! - 2014 ASTC
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Partner Highlight: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Due!

September 3, 2014
Christina Akers, Science Museum of Minnesota and Midwest Regional Hub Leader
Are you thinking about applying for a 2015 NISE Network mini-grant ? Then keep two important things in mind: 1) applications are due October 1, 2014 and 2) there are four years worth of examples for you to draw from...
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Evaluation and Research Finding: Online Resources

September 1, 2014
Liz Rosino, OMSI
The NISE Network’s online annual survey was created to learn more about the experiences of participants in NISE Net and how the Network might better support their activities. Many of you have participated over the past couple of years (thank...
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