For the past two years, graduate students and faculty from Cornell University’s Meining School of Biomedical Engineering (Cornell BME) have been collaborating with two science museums, the Ithaca Sciencenter (NY) and spectrUM Discovery Area/Museum (MT), on the Bridges to Bioengineering project. This partnership has allowed graduate students, faculty, and museum staff to come together to […]
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Library Makers: Growing A Community for Lifelong Learners and Leaders
Library Makers: Growing A Community for Lifelong Learners and Leaders is an initiative designed to share resources and learnings about how library makerspaces have and will continue to shift their services and programming post-pandemic. Supported by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), this project prioritizes diverse and inclusive community building, […]
The 2025 State of Black Health Conference: A Gathering, Call to Action, and Movement
By: Nisaa Kirtman, Alex Gurn, Ayesha Boyce, Michelle Rosenthal, and LaShaune Johnson Photo by Nisaa Kirtman, Day 1 of the State of Black Health Conference “I left feeling affirmed, connected, and refueled. This was more than a conference—it was a movement.” – Conference Participant That sentiment, voiced by one attendee, captures the essence of the […]
Evaluation of San Francisco Unified School District’s Summer Academic Institute for Language Learning (SAILL)
By: Adam Moylan, PhD & Alex Gurn, PhD The Summer Academic Institute for Language Learning (SAILL), developed by San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), aims to accelerate academic success and language development for high school newcomer multilingual learners. This five-week, credit-bearing “third semester” integrates English language development directly into core high school academic courses to […]
What role do parents and caregivers think children’s museums should play in providing digital programming for young children??
By: Scott Burg and Claire Quimby This is a question that our team has been exploring since the COVID-19 pandemic closed museums across the United States in 2020. While the pandemic forced many museums to close their doors, it also provided a stimulus for many museums to explore the use of online or digital programs, […]