science advocacy

Dina Abdel-Fattah standing on sea ice pressure ridge. She is bundled up in snow/ice gear, is wearing a big red backpack, and is stepping on snow. There is white snow/ice as far as the eye can see.

More Than Just a Scientist: My Journey Weaving Science and Politics

My work is applied and human-focused, which also means it is inherently political.

A group of 7 people in business attire standing outside in front of the Arizona state capitol building.

6 Ways to Make Your Science Advocacy Effective at the State and Local Levels

I’m a huge believer in the idea that to make a difference, you should start where you’re already at. For me, that’s a graduate student studying bioengineering in Arizona.

A Beginner’s Guide to Wikipedia Editing & Edit-A-Thons

You can make Wikipedia more representative from wherever you are — here’s how!

Q&A with Lisette E. Torres: ‘We need science to work with and for the people’

We had the honor of interviewing Lisette E. Torres, a trained scientist, disabled-scholar activist, and director of the Cooper Foundation Center for Academic Resources at Nebraska Wesleyan University (NWU).

Natalie Joe standing, smiling in the front of a beautiful green park.

Where is my place as an aspiring Native American STEM advocate?

I have seen the need for more Native American STEM advocates and I want to answer the call. But shouldn’t my days be spent in lab?

Six students sit around a round table in a conference room, in discussion, and someone is filming them

Giving students a seat at the table: why we should teach science policy advocacy early on

Burgeoning scientists or science-curious students want to be part of both scientific and political conversations.