ASTC is excited to join with partners from across the education sector and across the country for #ForgeFutures2024 : A National Summit on Community-Wide Learning & Learning Ecosystems. remakelearning.org/forge/

In highlighting how colleges and universities are investing in their museums, The The New York Times features Yale Peabody Museum, which has just reopened after a significant renovation and expansion, the MSU Museum, and Dennos Museum Center at NMC. nytimes.com/2024/04/27/art…

The ASTC Passport Program list of participating institutions for period from May 1 to October 31 is now available. Passport is a reciprocal admission program that offers a travel benefit to the members of participating #sciencecenters and #museums . astc.org/membership/fin…

Are you or your organization committed to advancing #GenderEquity in #STEM ? Join this free webinar on May 22 to learn more about how you can join the IF/THEN® Champions Network, including network benefits and background! Hosted by ASTC and NGCProject. astc.org/conference-eve…

The Perot Museum of Nature and Science welcomed Drexell Owusu as its Chief Learning Officer last month. Owusu was most recently Chief Impact Officer at The Dallas Foundation and Senior VP of Education and Workforce at Dallas Regional Chamber.

Learn more in this press release: perot-m.imgix.net/wp-content/upl…

NEW from Seeding Action: a resource on having climate discussions in various contexts: @ the museum, in workshops, and with children. It uses the 5th Nat'l Climate Assessment, which has the latest on climate change impacts, risks, &responses. Check it out: bit.ly/4diZUgN

Congrats to the 144 individuals elected as members or intl members of National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest scientific honors. nasonline.org/news-and-multi…

The The New York Times delved into rise of children’s programming at museums. Among initiatives highlighted is Beyond Elementary Explorations in Science (BEES) program at American Museum of Natural History, which invites 4th/5th grade students+teachers to use museum as their classroom for week. nytimes.com/2024/04/27/art…

Seattle’s KOMO News Holly Menino learns more about the Science on Wheels program from Pacific Science Center, which brings live science programs and experiences throughout the state…now getting there with new electric vehicles. youtube.com/watch?v=8gqgy6…

Final reminder: TODAY is last day to submit applications for Todd Happer Memorial Scholarship and Lee Kimche McGrath Worldwide Fellowship, which support participation in #ASTC2024 Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois.

Submit by 11:59 p.m. ET TODAY. astc.org/astc-2024/regi…

Honoring the contributions of genetics and genomics today and everyday on National #DNADay24 . Learn more about how to celebrate from National Human Genome Research Institute. genome.gov/dna-day