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  • 15th Annual STS Conference Graz 2016
    Date: 06/22/2016
    Resource Category!: Conference Proceedings
    Celebrating 15 years of success and growth, the STS Conference Graz on May 9 and 10, 2016, gathered nearly 200 delegates from all over the world who had the opportunity to discuss and share research and experiences on 6 main themes: Policy and Technology; Gender and Queer STS; Mobility, Energy and Sustainability; Responsible Research and ... »
  • 2016 Environmental Health Summit - Community Engaged Research and Citizen Science: Advancing Environmental Public Health to Meet the Needs of Our Communities
    Date: 06/20/2017
    Resource Category!: Conference Proceedings
    With the rapid development of technologies for exposure monitoring and data analysis, opportunities for utilizing citizen science and community-engaged research approaches in advancing environmental health research are ever increasing. On December 8-9, 2016, the Research Triangle Environmental Health Collaborative (Collaborative) held its 9th ... »
  • 2021 Poster - RAPID: Using Popular Media to Educate Youth About the Biology of Viruses and the Current COVID-19 Pandemic
    Date: 11/02/2021
    Resource Category!: Conference Proceedings
    This poster was presented at the 2021 NSF AISL Awardee Meeting. The RAPID: Using Popular Media to Educate Youth About the Biology of Viruses and the Current COVID-19 Pandemic project's goal is develop a web-accessible package of customizable graphics, illustrated stories, and essays, which can be easily incorporated into free-choice and directed ... »
  • A Comparative Study of European Health Promotion Exhibitions
    Date: 01/01/1996
    Resource Category!: Peer-reviewed article
    In this article, Hans-Joachim Klein, of the University of Karlsruhe, and Patricia Munro discuss a comparative study of four health exhibitions to asses their effectiveness as a method of health promotion. ... »
  • A Critical Appraisal of The Heart Exhibition at the Franklin Institute of Science
    Date: 09/01/1995
    Resource Category!: Peer-reviewed article
    In this article, Stephen Bitgood and Arlene Benefield, both of the Center for Social Design at Jacksonville State University, present a critical appraisal of "The Heart Exhibition" which was set to undergo changes at the Franklin Institute of Science. This critical appraisal differs from an objective evaluation in that it is based on the opinions ... »
  • A Look at S&T Awareness - Enhancements in India
    Date: 06/20/2008
    Resource Category!: Peer-reviewed article
    Basing mainly on author's direct involvement in some science communication efforts in India, and other reports, this contribution depicts and analyses the present science communication/ popularization scenario in India. It tries to dispel a myth that rural people don't require or don’t crave for S&T information. It discusses need for science ... »
  • A reexamination of the neurorealism effect: the role of context
    Date: 10/21/2016
    Resource Category!: Peer-reviewed article
    The phenomenon of lay readers of neuroscience being positively biased by the mere presence of brain images (fMRI), has been hotly debated, with recent failures to replicate the phenomenon, and suggestions that context is important. We experimentally investigated the potentially biasing effect of neuroimagery on participants' beliefs and explored ... »
  • A Science Center and a Community: Cultivating Hope and Resilience in Medellin
    Date: 01/29/2016
    Resource Category!: Mass Media Article
    Today’s science centers are becoming more aware of changes in their local contexts and are concerned about playing a role in building and contributing to society. The Mechelen Declaration, resulting from the Science Centre World Summit 2014 held in Mechelen, Belgium, clearly expresses this commitment with two of its goals (SCWS, 2014): 1. “We will ... »
  • AAAS Black Church Health Connection Project
    Date: 09/30/1991
    Resource Category!: Project Descriptions
    The AAAS Black Church Health Connection Project, with funding from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), has developed and field tested a guidebook/manual of hands-on and participatory life science activities and a training/orientation program for use in non-religious education programs in churches that serve the African-American ... »
  • Aging Exhibit
    Date: 10/01/1998
    Resource Category!: Project Descriptions
    The Museum of Science, Boston will develop an exhibit about Aging. It will be a 6000 sq. ft. traveling exhibit that will open in Boston during April, 2000 coinciding with the United Nations' International Year of Older Persons. The exhibit will provide visitors with an engaging and interactive environment in which to explore scientific, personal, ... »

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