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Apr. 16, 2019 3:00 pm
Philly Tech Week and the Franklin Institute team up to award microgrants to Kinetic Derby competitors
Although the microgrants are awarded to specific teams participating at the derby, the impact reaches much further. Innovation has the power to inspire communities.
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Mar. 15, 2019 1:45 pm
‘In Search of Meaning: Memory Becomes Us’ makes space for science and art
So does the Esther Klein Gallery of the Science Center, where it's being exhibited.
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Apr. 16, 2018 11:29 am
‘Objectivity is critical’: Philadelphia Science Action wants scientists to get vocal
The new local advocacy org on this past weekend's #RallyForScience and its mission of public engagement.
people
Apr. 25, 2017 12:04 pm
Nominate a Philly immigrant entrepreneur to get their name etched into a concrete block
University City Science Center is accepting nominations for its 2017 Innovators Walk of Fame through May 19.
purpose
Apr. 3, 2017 4:10 pm
Why this local researcher is compelled to march for science in Philly
The inaugural March for Science Philadelphia is happening April 22. Here's why organizer Marion Leary is behind it.
people
Nov. 16, 2016 12:57 pm
This longtime science educator wants young people calling the shots on environmental policy
Being a successful nonprofit leader is about keeping your mind open — even about gaps in your own knowledge, says Meigs Award for Environmental Leadership recipient Carole Williams-Green.
purpose
Nov. 16, 2016 11:26 am
Stream these two Penn Museum classes on the science of race
Watch the program on geography, culture and race right here, and tonight, stream the final class in the series on violence and race.
people
Oct. 21, 2016 8:27 am
How iPRAXIS helps middle school students become “scientific citizens”
President Jeremiah White explains the STEM-focused nonprofit's mission in his "Around the Corner" interview.
purpose
Sep. 19, 2016 11:34 am
Hey, teachers: Earn those Act 48 credits with Penn’s ‘Science and Race’ series
Continue your professional education the cool way (and the free way, which is also cool).
purpose
Sep. 2, 2016 10:16 am
Penn Museum is offering a free class exploring the science of race
And it looks pretty neat. Sessions start Sept. 21 and will be livestreamed.
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