Community science for all
ASTC Member
April 2, 2021
By Yanet Lopez, Angelica Gastelum, and Ivel Gontan This post also appears on the San Diego STEM Ecosystem blog. Yanet Lopez, community engagement manager at
House Science Committee plan to reauthorize NSF incorporates public engagement with science
Adam Fagen
April 1, 2021
Last week, the Chair and Ranking Member of the United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and its Research and Technology Subcommittee introduced
SpectrUM Discovery Area highlights women in STEM
ASTC Member
March 30, 2021
The spectrUM Discovery Area is an IF/THEN Gender Equity Grant recipient. Twenty-six ASTC-member museums received funding to launch projects aimed at increasing the representation of women and gender minorities in
Learn how to grow your corporate sponsorship program
Adam Fagen
March 24, 2021
Early in my career, I worked in a museum with a storied history of corporations’ dictating content. There were even instances of corporations creating entire
ASTC members named finalists for National Medal for Museum and Library Service
Adam Fagen
March 18, 2021
Five ASTC members have been announced as finalists for the 2021 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. Awarded by the U.S. Institute of Museum
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History puts women at the forefront in new exhibit
ASTC Member
March 17, 2021
The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History is an IF/THEN Gender Equity Grant recipient. Twenty-six ASTC-member museums received funding to launch projects aimed at increasing the representation of women
Heroines for our time: Shaping a 21st-century approach to the past at the International Museum of Surgical Science
ASTC Member
March 11, 2021
The International Museum of Surgical Science is an IF/THEN Gender Equity Grant recipient. Twenty-six ASTC-member museums received funding to launch projects aimed at increasing the representation of women and gender
American Rescue Plan includes provisions helpful for museums
Adam Fagen
March 10, 2021
Later today, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to approve the version of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 which recently passed the
“Look-fors”: A tool for teachers
ASTC Member
February 23, 2021
The Lawrence Hall of Science (known as “the Lawrence”) at the University of California, Berkeley, has long offered field trip workshops for students. In recent
IF/THEN® project offers glimpse into how science museums depict gender
Amanda Fisher
February 11, 2021
Last year, the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) joined the IF/THEN® Coalition, an initiative of Lyda Hill Philanthropies, as part of our effort
Revising RACE
Adam Fagen
February 4, 2021
In early 2007, the Science Museum of Minnesota (SMM) opened an exhibition on the history, human variation, and lived experience of race. The groundbreaking RACE: Are
ASTC and IF/THEN® award more than $300,000 to 27 science centers and museums to advance equity in gender representation
ASTC Staff
February 3, 2021
Contacts:Adam Fagen (ASTC)Jodi Davis (Goodman Media for Lyda Hill Philanthropies®) ASTC and IF/THEN® award more than $300,000 to 27 science centers and museums to advance
ASTC members received more than $225 million from first round of PPP loans
Adam Fagen
January 25, 2021
ASTC-member organizations received more than $225 million in first-round PPP loans.
Gender Representation Toolkit guides museum’s inspiring content refresh
ASTC Member
January 21, 2021
The EcoTarium is an IF/THEN Gender Equity Grant recipient. Twenty-six ASTC-member museums received funding to launch projects aimed at increasing the representation of women and gender minorities in STEM across
UK science center is first to serve as large vaccination location
Adam Fagen
January 19, 2021
The International Centre for Life in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, opened last week as a COVID-19 vaccination location operated by England’s National Health Service
Three ASTC members receive $100k COVID relief grants from the Mass Cultural Council
Adam Fagen
January 13, 2021
Last week, the Mass Cultural Council announced the recipients of its Cultural Organization Economic Recovery Grant Program. The program is part of Massachusetts’ economic recovery
Statement from ASTC’s President and CEO
ASTC Staff
January 8, 2021
Christofer Nelson, ASTC’s President and CEO released the following statement: On January 6, we saw a frightening display of attempted mob rule at the United
From Fires to Floods: Science centers, natural disasters, and Teen Science Cafés
Adam Fagen
January 5, 2021
As the ongoing pandemic is showing, STEM disciplines are vital to figuring out ways of coping with a range of disasters. There’s no better time
Additional provisions in the December COVID relief and appropriations bill
Adam Fagen
January 5, 2021
ASTC is reading through the text of the almost 5,600-page omnibus spending and COVID relief bill for provisions relevant to the ASTC community. This is
Happy Holidays from ASTC!
ASTC Staff
December 23, 2020
We wish you joy this holiday season and happiness throughout the coming year. Our team has put together a list of books we enjoyed during the year,