News Room
Learn more below about how Arizona Science Center inspires, educates and engages curious minds through science. From our special events, initiatives, and traveling exhibitions, to our outreach programs and professional development for teachers across the state, there is always something new and exciting happening: both here at the Center and across the communities we serve.
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National and Regional Media Coverage
- AzCentral: From MIM to the Children's Museum, your guide to livestreamed culture events in Phoenix
- AzCentral: Arizona Science Center is reopening in downtown Phoenix. Here's what to expect if you go
- AZCentral: These 17 Arizona arts and culture organizations will require visitors to wear masks
- Frontdoors Media: Phased Reopening – Join Us for Guided Experiences
- Scottsdale Independent: Valley events ‘entertain’ COVID-19 adjustments
- AZ Daily Mix: Arizona Science Center
- KJZZ: Arizona Science Center To Begin Phased Reopening
- Prescott eNews: Seventeen Arts & Culture Organizations Commit To Requiring Visitors To Wear Masks Upon Reopening
- Tucson Weekly: Arizona Science Center Reopens June 20; Here's What to Expect
- Surprise Mom AZ: Arizona Science Center-Guided Tours
- AZCentral.com: Remote learning can be tough, but Arizona Science Center has eased the pain
- Fox10 Phoenix AZAM: Arizona Science Center Set to Open on June 20
- Phoenix New Times: Some of Phoenix's Most Popular Cultural Attractions Are Beginning to Reopen
- Arizona Republic: Here's your guide to what museums are open or closed in metro Phoenix during coronavirus.
- Raising Arizona Kids: Arizona Science Center will reopen with new Guided Experiences
- AzFamily.com: Kitchen Science Experiments
- Tucson Local Media:Weekly Round Up: Tuesday, May 26 News Roundup: Arizona COVID cases at 16.7k, asteroid news, monsoon prep and more
- Tucson Local Media: Arizona Science Center’s STEM camps go digital
- Red Tricycle: Your NYC Weekend Survival Guide for Jun 5-7
- American Alliance of Museums: AAM Welcomes Four New Board Members and New Board Leadership; Chevy Humphrey elected incoming board chair for 2020-2022.
- WM Phoenix Open: In the Community Conversations
- Phoenix Business Journal: Arizona businesses, nonprofit community pitch in to battle COVID-19 spread.
- Raising Arizona Kids: Resources for at-home learning (and fun!)
- Fox10 Phoenix: Science Saturday: Harnessing the power of the sun... for fun!
- Fox10 Phoenix: Science Saturdays: Preventing Germ/Disease Spread
- Fox10 Phoenix: DIY: How to make your own disinfectant wipes
- Fox10 Phoenix: Debunking the #BroomChallenge that's sweeping the internet
- AZCentral: Phoenix schools are closed for coronavirus. These online lessons, games will keep them busy
- Fox10 Phoenix: Arizona Science Center offers free weekly lesson plans for kids
- State Press: Local museums welcome visitors virtually in light of distancing guidelines
- Fox10 Phoenix: Making masks at the Arizona Science Center
- Daily Independent: Arizona Science Center provides resources for stay-at-home students
- CNN: Meet Victoria, one of the most complete T. rex fossils in the world
- USA Today: From Hollywood fashion to the moon: Summer 2019's best American museum exhibits
- Los Angeles Times: 50 years ago, the first humans stepped on the moon. Here’s how the West is celebrating our ‘giant leap’
- The List TV: 5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
- Forbes: The Great American STEM Road Trip Goes West
- Scientific American: Learning About Science is a Human Right
- Forbes: Want to Keep Students Engaged? Ask, Don’t Tell
- Education Dive: Igniting Students’ STEM Interest Begins with Educating Their Teachers
- YouthToday: Science Center Brings STEM Instruction to Rural Arizona After-School Clubs
- Arizona PBS: A Spotlight on the Rural Communities Expansion Project
- Washington Post: Mirror Maze is the Star of a Math-Savvy Museum Exhibit
- US News and World Report: Arizona Governor Pushes for Teacher Pay Deal as Strike Looms
Reports and Opinion Pieces
- Arizona Republic: How Arizona can keep new STEM teachers like me in the classroom
- Arizona Republic: Biosciences Offer Opportunities, but STEM Education Must Flower
- EdSurge: It’s Time to Remake the Makerspace, But Schools Shouldn’t Go It Alone
- The STEM Teacher Shortage and Arizona's Future: An Informational Brief About the Importance of Quality STEM Education
- RealClearEducation: The National STEM Teacher Shortage Threatens Future Prosperity
- Getting Smart: Science Holds the Promise of a Better Future
- The 74: Employers Must Take the Lead to Build the STEM Workforce of the Future
- Education Post: Real Educational Equity Isn’t Going to Just Happen in Schools
- The Hill: It Takes a Community to Stop the Summer Learning Slide
- Phoenix Business Journal: STEM Focus Needed for Phoenix Workforce
- Arizona Capitol Times: Our Science Standards Must be Based on Fact, Not Ideology
