The Museum of Discovery and Science (MODS) joins a network of organizations across the country to announce the launch of ScienceNearMe.org, an innovative web and mobile platform connecting families and the general public with opportunities to explore, experience, and engage in science from anywhere.
“As a Science Near Me pilot cohort partner, MODS is proud to join with organizations around the country to bring enhanced science to our community,” said Joseph P. Cox, president and CEO at MODS. “With this innovative online platform for discovering STEM opportunities, we’ll be expanding our reach to new and more diverse audiences while gathering important data for researchers studying science engagement.”
Science Near Me makes it easier for people to connect with opportunities across a spectrum of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) topics and venues and helps accelerate research on science engagement and learning in the process. With a broad roster of national and regional partners, and funding from the National Science Foundation, Science Near Me aggregates thousands of STEM events, projects, and programs hosted by a wide range of organizations across the U.S.
The mobile-friendly website includes simple tools like the Opportunity Finder, which lets people efficiently search a rich, distributed network of partner organizations’ databases to identify programs, events and projects by location, age levels, topic, type of engagement and more. Now, in one place, the public can quickly discover an event at a local museum, an astronomy talk at a local pub or a science policy forum open to the public online. The site provides additional easy-to-use tools that enable media partners, community-based organizations, and others to easily customize and embed these offerings on their own websites tailored to STEM engagement in their communities.
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