The Citizen Science Experience
The Citizen Science Program is a dynamic and challenging learning experience aimed at elevating the ability of each student to understand and apply scientific thought and tools.
Citizen Science students return to Bard in January for a first-of-its-kind course focused on engaging students with their own scientific literacy. During this two and a half week course, students work to access, validate, and integrate scientific findings into their daily lives by using real-world examples like the ongoing PFAS crisis, a ubiquitous ‘forever chemical’, now commonly found in waterways, agricultural sites, and in everyday household items. Through the lens of PFAS, students will engage with not only how science is conducted, but how the findings from a scientific study make their way from the laboratory to the desk of policy makers and impact public discourse. During Citizen Science, Bard students, regardless of major, become constructive participants in the debate over, and the solutions to, critical global issues.
The Citizen Science Program is a dynamic and challenging learning experience aimed at elevating the ability of each student to understand and apply scientific thought and tools.