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Atlanta is... A Science City

Atlanta is a Science City

“As marvelous as the stars is the mind of the person who studies them.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Atlanta is a city of curiosity and wonder, of inquiry and innovation, of biomedical miracles and engineered marvels. We study the stars and analyze the inner architecture of the elements. We…
A glimpse of the Atlanta Science Festival with lots of people there to enjoy the festival.

Science ATL and Emory University Extend Partnership for Five Years

Emory’s Sponsorship Will Help Expand Nonprofit’s Community Engagement, Public Events Science ATL announced today it will continue its longstanding partnership with Emory University through 2027. Together, the two organizations will work to enhance public engagement with science and broaden access…
Science ATL Youth Program

Celebrating our School & Youth Programs

The 2021-2022 year for Science ATL’s School and Youth Programs was full of awe-inspiring and exciting initiatives taken on by dozens of schools in multiple districts across Metro Atlanta. Over 300 students, teachers and STEM professionals worked together to bring impactful STEM outreach to thousands…
Collage of the Georgia Chief Science Officers Class of 2022

The Georgia Chief Science Officers Program Congratulates the Graduating CSO Class of 2022

The Georgia Chief Science Officers Program is proud to present the GA CSO Class of 2022. As CSOs, student leaders design and implement STEM projects and events in their schools that raise student awareness about the diverse world of STEM. Since 2018, students around the metro Atlanta area have participated…
Pink ALEX mascot with "Gifts for Science Lovers" on a chemistry background

Gifts for Science Lovers

ALEX has put together her list of gift ideas just in time for the holidays! What better gift than the gift of science? We’ve compiled a list of science books for all ages, sustainable household gifts, and science games. And if you want to shop and support our organization, shop the Science ATL…
Collage of three books: Whale Snow by Chie Sakakibara, Fresh Banana Leaves by Jessica Hernandez, and Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

Before there were laboratories and maker spaces, there was only the earth and what it contained and produced. The lens through which indigenous people made sense of the world came from their relationship with the land. While technological and scientific progress expands our knowledge and understanding…

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