The Post

Students in Greensburg, PA, GASP at the possibility of careers in science

September 3, 2021
, , , ,

The year is 2012. A high school student in Greensburg, PA, desperately wants to become a scientist and decides to…

Read More

Developing Future Biologists opens new vistas in STEM

August 20, 2021
, ,

Most students who start in STEM do not fully realize the breadth of scientific career opportunities available to them. I…

Read More

WICB 50th Anniversary celebration events

August 5, 2021
, , ,

The year 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of ASCB’s Women in Cell Biology Committee! The WICB was formed in 1971…

Read More

Directing science outreach and education before and after COVID-19

July 29, 2021
, ,

Many of us are committed to outreach and educating the public about science, but what is it like to do…

Read More

COMPASS Outreach Spotlight: Urban Ecologist program sparks science interest in middle schoolers

July 15, 2021
, , , , ,

Using an ASCB Compass Outreach Grant, a University of Akron Department of Biology group of graduate and undergraduate students created…

Read More

How art can teach kids science

July 9, 2021
, ,

Blue paint squirts onto a paper plate. Next is red, black, yellow, and finally, white. The pallet is ready. “Jay”…

Read More

ASCB COMPASS Outreach Spotlight: Caribbean Youth Development Institute

June 3, 2021
, ,

The Caribbean is known for being a region with bright, exuberant people. There was no exception to this notion when…

Read More

COMPASS Outreach Spotlight: Stories in Science

June 1, 2021
, ,

Science is driven by people who face frustrations, mistakes, failures, success, discovery, doubt, lack of motivation, confusion, disagreements, and so…

Read More

COMPASS Outreach Grant Spotlight: Science Advocacy for Youngsters Initiatives

May 10, 2021
, , ,

In the words of Keith L. Moore, a renowned professor of Clinical Anatomy at the University of Toronto, “You will…

Read More

Diversity, equity, inclusion work from in-group and allyship perspectives

May 5, 2021
, , , , ,

We’ve witnessed crescendoing calls for equity and justice in recent months from many quarters: our labs, our institutions, our scientific…

Read More