National Science Communication Institute

What we do

We're a nonprofit focused on improving communication in science. Our goals include helping increase science collaboration and discovery, and improving STEM education and the public understanding of science.

An emerging field

Science communication is an emerging field that includes science writing, education, informatics, and more. These distinct specializations all feed into the broader practice of and approach to science communication.

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    Envisioning emerging technology

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    / April 26, 2012
    Okay—so we like cool visuals (click on the poster image to the right). Envisioning Technology is a technological trend forecasting firm headed by emerging technology strategist Michell Zappa. Zappa and his company focus on explaining where society may be heading...

  2. No Place for Heated Opinions

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    / April 26, 2012
    The vast majority of scientists agree that human activities are influencing changes to the climate — especially at the poles — and believe that the situation requires serious attention. That scientific consensus is absent from “Frozen Planet,” for reasons that...

  3. Computers taking over basic math instruction

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    / April 26, 2012
    There are no professors in Virginia Tech’s largest classroom, only a sea of computers and red plastic cups. In the Math Emporium, the computer is king, and instructors are reduced to roving guides. Lessons are self-paced, and help is delivered...

  4. Crowdfunding’s Next Frontier: Academic Research?

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    / April 17, 2012
    Crowdfunding has become increasingly popular lately. That is, those who are looking for funding for their various projects can now turn to the community at large, which makes small contributions that are pooled resources into some pretty sizable chunks of...

  5. A Sharp Rise in Retractions Prompts Calls for Reform

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    / April 17, 2012
    To survive professionally, scientists feel the need to publish as many papers as possible, and to get them into high-profile journals. And sometimes they cut corners or even commit misconduct to get there. To measure this claim, Dr. Fang and...

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    3rd Annual VIVO Conference

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    / May 3, 2012
    Welcome to the third annual VIVO conference. This three-day conference runs from August 22 – 24, 2012 at the InterContinental in Miami, FL. This year’s VIVO conference creates a unique opportunity for people from across the country and around the...

  2. JCDL 2012

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    / May 3, 2012
    Date: June 10-14 Location: Washington, DC Hosted by: The George Washington University Sponsors: GWU, ACM/IEEE, Library of Congress, SigWeb, ACM, TCDL, SIGIR #preserving #linking #using #sharing The ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries is a major international forum focusing on...

  3. CCS Summer Institute 2012

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    / April 10, 2012
    Goals The Summer Institute is intended primarily for university administrators and faculty members who want to move their own institutions toward a greater focus communicating science to the public. Its primary goals are to share the Center for Communicating Science’s...

  4. ASTC 2012 Annual Conference

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    / April 10, 2012
    The Association of Science & Technology Centers will hold it’s 2012 Annual Conference in Columbus Ohio this coming October 13-16. For information or to register, go to the ASTC conference website at http://conference.astc.org. This conference features a wide variety of...

  5. How to Talk About Science

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    / March 6, 2012
    Strategic outreach is vital if you want to affect policy, bring media attention to your work or spark a lifelong interest in science in everyone you meet. It’s also the only way you’ll be able to directly communicate the results...

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    nSCI White Paper 1: Science Communication Today

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    / April 5, 2012
    First draft, April 2012. Copyright © 2012 National Science Communication Institute. Written by Glenn Hampson. Edited by Nissim Ezekiel, Ricardo Gomez, and Michael Hampson. Cover photo of Vancouver’s Science World by Bruce Irschick. Some rights reserved. Download pdf version: Science...

  2. Science Rountable launched

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    / June 29, 2011
    nSCI’s Science Roundtable launched a beta website today at www.nationalscience.org/roundtable. The central feature of this site is a robust cloud computing facility managed by nSCI development partner LabKey Software. This facility is not just a repository for scientific datasets and...

  3. LabKey Software joins nSCI as development partner

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    / June 21, 2011
    SEATTLE  –  The National Science Communication Institute (nSCI) announced today that Seattle-based LabKey Software has joined the Institute as a development partner. LabKey is a world leader in developing software tools to help life sciences researchers manage their data. LabKey’s...

  4. New nSCI board ready to reinvent science

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    / June 10, 2011
    SEATTLE  –  What do you get when you combine some of the country’s top scientists, science writers, administrators, engineers, marketers and information technology leaders?  If you’re the National Science Communication Institute (nSCI), you get a board whose task is to...

  5. Community job board now available

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    / April 29, 2011
    nSCI’s community job board is now open at www.nationalscience.org/jobs. Members of the nSCI community will be posting science communications-related jobs in this space, from freelance writing and marketing positions to full-time project management and administration jobs. Check back soon as...

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nSCI’s To-Do List

Help increase awareness about the importance of effective communication in science

Offer low-cost or free communication assistance to science researchers and groups

Develop the internal capacity of science researchers and groups to effectively market, collaborate, educate and inform

Assemble and share best practices guidelines and cases studies

Help improve internal and public access to science information and data

Deploy better information sharing and collaboration resources

Facilitate more interdisciplinary collaboration through the use of better communication tools

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