YOU WOULDN'T normally expect to find American Chemical Society members gathered for a local section meeting in the middle of a hardware store. But that's where 15 members of the Red River Valley ...

Science cafés provide a relaxed, open venue for nonscientists and scientists to discuss current topics. By hosting a science café you can help promote scientific literacy within your local community ...

Courtesy of Frederik Questier and Yanna Van Wesemael. In mid February, I attended and presented at the inaugural 2011 International Public Science Events Conference (IPSEC) in Washington, D.C. on ...

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Americans may be turning away from the hard sciences at universities, but they are increasingly showing up at “science cafes” in local bars and restaurants to listen to ...

Nearly 40 teenagers came together at a public library late on a Wednesday afternoon here last month to listen to a marine biologist talk about phytoplankton. These microscopic marine plants live ...

The ACS Committee on Local Section Activities provides $500 mini-grants to local sections that wish to host 2024 Science Cafés in their communities. Interested local sections should submit a ...

Have you ever wanted to escape the conference center during the ESA Annual Meeting and talk science with the locals? This August at the 98 th Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, we are launching a Science ...

On the day that NOVA's "Ultimate Mars Challenge" aired, I was invited to attend a modest little gathering held in its honor. It was one of those times when I realized that I was clearly the least ...

In 2011, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) at Grade 8 in science found that only 65% of students performed at or above Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related ...