by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 16, 2010 | Citizen Science, Science Education, Science Policy
Why so few posts from me lately? Truth is, I’ve been swamped. All great stuff, including a summer-long immersion in an incubator program; some very cool upcoming Capitol Hill briefings for Discover Magazine and the National Science Foundation; the launch of...
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 3, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science, In the News, Writings
In the current edition of the New York Academy of Sciences Magazine, you’ll find a piece co-authored by me and Alex Soojung-Kim Pang. We hope that our op-ed, “The Growth of Citizen Science” helps articulate how “average people” are...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 20, 2009 | Blog, In the News
In the news.”Science’s Rah-Rah Gal:Philly’s Darlene Cavalier Cheers for Discovery””A former 76ers cheerleader has taken up the cause for promoting science education among adults, and she is turning the old beauty vs. brains debate into a...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 15, 2009 | Blog, In the News, OTA, Science Education, Science Policy
My podcast interview with Sean from ScienceChat (Ireland). In this piece we talk about science literacy and citizen involvement in science policy. That was fun, Sean! Although, for some reason, I sound a little like Hillary Clinton when. she. was. on. the. campaign....
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 18, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science, Ocean & Water Projects, Projects & Activities
World Water Monitoring Day™ (WWMD) is an international education and outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by engaging citizens to conduct basic monitoring of their local water bodies. An...