ASTC was saddened to learn of the passing of Ann S. Bowers, the creator of the Noyce Leadership Institute (NLI), which had a tremendous impact on a generation of science museum leaders. Between 2008 and 2015, NLI engaged 123 Fellows and 94 Sponsors in seven cohorts, who collectively represented 91 institutions in 27 nations. Bowers, […]
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The U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced $33.8 million in funding for 260 projects across the country—including three at ASTC-member organizations. Overall, NEH made awards in 11 programs, including its new Public Impacts Projects at Smaller Organizations program, cultural and community resilience Grants, digital humanities, infrastructure and capacity building, preservation and access,
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Since 2017, ASTC has awarded $385,000 to member science centers and museums through Voya STEM Futures, the ASTC initiative funded by the Voya Foundation to support science centers and museums in engaging career discovery-focused STEM learning programs. Last year, seven ASTC members offered youth programming as part of Voya STEM Futures. Institutions in seven geographic regions received
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