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Active Learning, Healthy Living
By Ruth Lynfield From ASTC Dimensions March/April 2009 It is appropriate that the March/April 2009 issue of ASTC Dimensions focuses on public health. April 7 is World Health Day, a day meant to raise...
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Living Well: Science Centers and Public Health
IN THIS ISSUE March/April 2009 The Toronto Declaration, adopted in June 2008 by the Fifth Science Centre World Congress, established public health as a priority for science centers, citing the United...
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Creating Our Future
By John Swanson From ASTC Dimensions May/June 2009 The National Weather Service said, “We anticipate flood cresting at 24 1/2 feet.” That’s what was going through my head as I studied the flood wall,...
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Rapid Response: Agility and Innovation in Challenging Times
IN THIS ISSUE May/June 2009 In a rapidly changing world, science centers must be agile and ready to innovate even in the most challenging times. In fact, demanding circumstances can be the catalysts...
View ArticleIn Other Words: Developing Bilingual Exhibitions
By Carlos Plaza From ASTC Dimensions July/August 2009 Over the course of 10 years, the exhibit team at the Miami Science Museum, Florida, has developed general guidelines and strategies for writing and...
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In Any Language: Serving Multilingual Communities
IN THIS ISSUE July/August 2009 As science centers and museums welcome increasingly diverse audiences, many of them are working to accommodate the linguistic needs of their visitors and to foster a...
View ArticleAquariums as a Force for Change: New Roles in Conservation and Social Impact
By Julie Packard From ASTC Dimensions September/October 2009 The last quarter century has brought with it unprecedented and disturbing changes in the health of our aquatic environment, from the...
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Taking a Stand: Science Centers and Issues Advocacy
IN THIS ISSUE September/October 2009 Climate change, genetic modification of foods, stem cell research, nanotechnology, ocean resource management, alternative energy production—these are just a few of...
View ArticleThe Practice of Leadership in a Changing Environment
By Julie I. Johnson and Randy C. Roberts From ASTC Dimensions November/December 2009 “Leadership is not a job or a position, but a way of influencing others towards ends recognized as valuable and...
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Leadership for Change
IN THIS ISSUE November/December 2009 At a time of financial challenge, when a CEO’s first tendency might be to hunker down and ride out the storm, it may seem counterintuitive to pursue renewal, form...
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