Honoring the contributions of genetics and genomics today and everyday on National #DNADay24 . Learn more about how to celebrate from National Human Genome Research Institute. genome.gov/dna-day

#CommunityScience was the subject of a one-hour show distributed to public radio stations nationwide by American Public Media. The special comes from the Higher Ground podcast produced by WSHU Public Radio in association with the SHU Discovery Science Center and Planetarium. wshu.org/news/2024-01-1…

Congratulations to the Children's Museum Pgh and Academy of Natural Sciences for receiving Special Achievement Awards from PA Museums for their exhibits AIM HIGH: Soaring with the Tuskegee Airmen and Conversations with Birds. pamuseums.org/awards/

La Nube, the new children’s museum and science center in El Paso, Texas, is counting down to its grand opening on May 10. Maria CortesGonzalez El Paso Times got a sneak preview, including its four-story climber and indoor water experience. elpasotimes.com/story/entertai…

Make today and every day #EarthDay ! Cultivate a culture of action to improve #PlanetaryHealth by joining ASTC’s Seeding Action network. seeding-action.org

Congratulations to the many members of our field who have been elected to the latest class of @AAAS Fellows, including staff at ASTC-member organizations and other leaders in informal STEM education and public engagement with science.

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Congratulations to Shana Hawrylchak, Executive Director of SEE Science Center in Manchester, New Hampshire, who was honored last night with the inaugural Emerging Leader Impact Award from NH Center for #NPs. nhnonprofits.org/news/nh-center…

Congratulations to the 20 early-career scientists who have been selected as 2024 AAAS Mass Media Fellowship Fellows by @AAAS. The Fellows will spend 10 months embedded in a national or local newsroom. Thanks for your efforts to bring science to a public audience. aaas.org/news/aaas-anno…

Six faculty members at NC State University have joint appointments with NC Museum of Natural Sciences, helping bring their research to public audiences. Glass-walled labs allow the public the observe the researchers in action and even try their hands at research themselves. news.ncsu.edu/2024/04/museum…

There’s new leadership for House Appropriations with Rep. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) succeeding Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) as chair. Rep Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) remains as Ranking Member House Appropriations Democrats for powerful committee, which has jurisdiction over government spending. appropriations.house.gov/membership-118…

Thanks to Sarah Layton, a Trustee of Orlando Science Center, for her generosity in enabling the center to open the largest exhibit in its history: Life tells the story of conservation through the animals that share our planet. Dewayne Bevil Orlando Sentinel orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/11/dr-…