WE ARE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM LED BY SCIENTISTS WHO ARE UNITED BY A LOVE FOR SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND A DESIRE TO CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE SCIENCE.

SCi is a lab for new curriculum and experiential learning opportunities for STEM graduate students. We create, test, and export innovative programs to enhance professional careers and elevate the depth and degree of meaningful interactions between scientists and society.

“THIS COURSE CHANGED MY LIFE AND THE WAY I THINK ABOUT RESEARCH AND HOW IT CAN BEST SERVE THE REST OF SOCIETY.”
─ STUDENT, SCIENCE COMMUNICATION FOR ETHICAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COURSE

OUR MISSION

We believe science is at its best when scientists are active citizens, who listen and learn from many people and steer research to benefit everyone. SCi trains scientists to become responsible participants in their communities and strives to create a scientific culture that supports inclusivity, equity, cooperation, and service.

OUR VISION

SCi envisions STEM students and fellows graduating with the societal awareness and skills to identify critical issues, challenge norms and to be leaders and allies in change. SCI envisions a new scientific culture of inclusion, made up of a network of institutions ─both within and outside academia─ working together to create a more equitable and socially responsive scientific endeavor.

WHAT WE DO

We work with students, educators, and communities to identify critical issues, challenge norms, and uphold a scientific culture that supports inclusivity, equity, cooperation, and service.

We provide STEM students with the training needed to become effective leaders of change.

We support faculty with resources to enhance mentorship and elevate their own classrooms.

We study science culture and best practices to bolster our scientific institutions.

We create new ways for scientists to serve communities and for communities to inform science.

OUR WORKING PROGRESS

SCi is a design studio for new curricula and fellowships. We follow a flexible lab approach to design, test, and export programs in collaboration with students, science educators, and communities. Our approach entails scoping, developing, piloting, refining, and exporting new products. This phasing ensures input from diverse expertise and programmatic efficacy, uptake, and accessibility.

WHAT GUIDES US

We love science, but we’ve experienced the voids and dysfunction of scientific culture and institutions. Our work to uphold science-society interactions is guided by values of inclusivity, transparency, innovation, connection, and growth.

OUR IMPACT

In the 3 years since SCi’s inception, we have delivered multiple courses, served hundreds of students, and supported 12 fellows.