Blog: NanoDays
NanoDays 2012 kit application deadline is December 8th
December 5, 2011
Catherine McCarthy
The deadline for applying for NanoDays physical kits is Thursday, December 8th! Similar to past years, we expect to reeive many more applications than kits, and once again this will be a competitive process. If your organization is not awarded...
NanoDays Highlights: Nanoscientists Attack!
November 10, 2011
Vrylena Olney
Looking for ideas for NanoDays 2012 ? I'll be highlighting some examples of NanoDays activities from the 2011 NanoDays reports in the NISE Net blog over the next few weeks. A number of partners last year included science theater in...
NanoDays Highlights: Involving Industry
November 2, 2011
Vrylena Olney
Looking for ideas for NanoDays 2012 ? I'll be highlighting some examples of NanoDays activities from the 2011 NanoDays reports in the NISE Net blog over the next few weeks. I encourage you to get in touch with the partners...
NanoDays 2012 Physical Kit Applications Now Available
October 5, 2011
Catherine McCarthy
Apply now for NanoDays 2012 physical kits! March 24 through April 1, 2012 is NanoDays, a week of community-based educational outreach events to raise public awareness of nanoscale science, technology and engineering throughout the United States. NanoDays kits are currently...
NISE Network announces new 2012 Mini-Grants for partners - due November 1, 2011
September 8, 2011
Catherine McCarthy
What’s a Mini-Grant? The NISE Network is making available a limited number of small, one-time awards to support initiatives by NISE Net partners to engage their local audiences in nanoscale science, engineering, and technology topics. Requests can be made for...
NanoDays Collaborations
July 8, 2011
Vrylena Olney
As many of you know, NanoDays is the NISE Network's annual festival of educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering and its potential impact on the future. Each Spring, hundreds of NISE Net partners across the country plan and host...
If you missed the deadline, you can still submit your NanoDays 2011 report
June 22, 2011
Catherine McCarthy
Thanks to partners who have filled out their NanoDays 2011 reports! A few exciting results have already emerged from the existing report data. For example, of the 129 respondents who provided information about future use of NanoDays kits, all 129...
Partner Highlight: CNSE at the University of Albany
April 5, 2011
Vrylena Olney
Many NISE Net partners planned great NanoDays events at their museums or research centers, but a few went a little further afield. For instance, as part of a comprehensive line-up of events for NanoDays, the College of Nanoscale Science and...
NanoDays Report - PDF version
April 4, 2011
Vrylena Olney
With many (but not all!) NanoDays events now over, it's time to fill out your reports! The report is available at this link ). However, if you're not quite ready to fill out the report just yet but want to...
Nano Trivia for NanoDays!
March 31, 2011
Vrylena Olney
Looking for an icebreaker for the beginning of a science café? Or trivia to use on social media sites to help promote your NanoDays events? The NISE Net's Science Café Guide included a number of trivia questions, and with so...