03/01/2025 - 03/07/2025

Tomás Bórque and his team are developing a phyto-first-aid kit, and have successfully built a greenhouse to cultivate medicinal plants, transforming it into an outdoor education space, while understanding the process of innovation through scientific exploration.

03/05/2025

Participants learned about the cultivation, identification, and uses of various plants and herbs, including hands-on experiences like planting, harvesting, and processing them into products, while also exploring medicinal properties related to these specific types of plants.

02/17/2025 - 02/21/2025

Students explore the fundamentals of human body systems using models made from low-cost, easily accessible materials like cardboard, balloons, cans, and straws. This approach highlights an effective learning method in resource-constrained environments.

02/07/2025

This was a wonderful experiential, group relations conference, requiring participants to give up what they think they know in order to make space for new ideas, thoughts, and perspectives that influence the ways we think about leadership, authority, and conflicts.

01/17/2025

We partnered with PocketLab to understand the science behind car crashes. Students used a toy car with sensor technology for an experiment to master the Newton’s Laws of motion, discover energy transformations, and engineer cushions to reduce force and increase safety.

01/10/2025

An engaging dental hygiene program was organized for MCD school underserved students to educate them about the importance of oral health while providing practical tools, techniques, and resources on oral hygiene habits like brushing, flossing, and healthy eating.

01/06/2025

Islamabad Chapter conducts a camp featuring engaging, hands-on activities where students use everyday materials like rubber bands, sticks, and cups to explore scientific principles. Participants built catapults, bridges, and other structures while problem-solving.

12/19/2024

Medical technology is a broad and evolving discipline that intersects medicine and technology to refine patient care. This interactive program offered students hands-on experiences, mentorship, networking opportunities, and insights into various healthcare careers.

12/05/2024

Chile Chapter hosted Science Fair featuring captivating demonstrations on topics like black holes, robotics, physical phenomena, and natural disasters. The event combined learning with an exciting competitive edge, as Science Nexus sponsored prizes for the winners.

12/04/2024

Promoting Unity in Diversity through fun activities about nature and how diverse ecosystems coexist on earth. Each biome supports unique flora and fauna, contributing to the ecological balance. Similarly, diverse communities coexist, enriching our cultural landscape.

11/18/2024 - 11/22/2024

Tomás Bórquez and his team organized an exciting Week of Science for secondary students, starting with English on the Streets led by Andrea Lizasoain Conejeros, followed by Biodiversity in Chilean Fauna led by Mauricio Fuentes, an ornithologist and environmental mediator.

10/10/2024

High school students learning the basics of Respiratory and Digestive human body systems through models made of low cost and easily available materials such as, cardboard, balloons, and straws, demonstrating that learning doesn't always have be complex and expensive!

10/01/2024

Our San Diego Chapter is gearing up for Science Fair by encouraging students to participate and providing them with mentorship support, timeline assistance, project development, and material sourcing. This opportunity involves much more than science!

09/23/2024

MCD School, Delhi, celebrated The International Day of Sign Languages by encouraging the use of sign language while communicating with deaf people. Brain scans have shown that sign language is processed in the same brain tissue scientists had thought processed only speech.

09/23/2024

Our India Chapter Head, Vedeesh Bhraguwar, talks about "What is Synthetic Biology" and discusses some of its real world applications in the industry, using an example of using chitin to make biodegradable plastic. Watch his engaging videos and articles!

09/10/2024

Public-private school partnership in Colombia demonstrated a promising approach to provide high quality education to students from low-income families. These students scored higher in academic and social-emotional skills, resulting in lower drop-out rates.

08/19/2024

Nigeria Chapter Head, Prince Nelson Ideba, is conducting a series of English lessons based on Science of Reading, a cumulation of research in the fields of education, psychology, linguistics, and neuroscience, to accelerate critical reading development that impact student success.

08/16/2024

Our Madison Chapter Head, Aryan Jindal, conducted a coding workshop for young learners using Scratch drag-and-drop programing language to get them excited about creating their own unique projects or games with audio, video, animated characters and more!

08/05/2024 - 08/09/2024

This summer camp in Karachi offered an immersive educational experience in electricity, circuits, machines, and robotics. With a focus on hands-on learning, the camp aimed to ignite a passion for STEM, foster creativity, and problem-solving skills in participants.

07/18/2024

Our Illinois Chapter Head, Juliana McClowry, offered a fun, space-themed program at her local library. Kids enjoyed the opportunity to learn from the to-scale model of the solar system, phases of the mooon, and details on all the upcoming solar events to watch out for in 2024!

07/15/2024

The Delhi Chapter awarded scholarships to high achieving MCD school students in recognition of their efforts towards learning. Science Nexus is honored to support promising youth and help motivate them to achieve their full potential through more oppportunities.

07/11/2024

Our Austin Chapter Head, Aarush Anand, hosted an Engineering workshop for underrepresented students at a local non-profit in which they were tasked to create a bridge using only toothpicks and gumdrops, and see which bridge structure could hold the most penny-weights.

05/05/2024

Our Bangladesh Chapter Head, Mahbub Hossen, is excited to announce a Chemical Experiments & Research Camp. Over the next two weeks participants will understand the fundamental principles of chemistry and its applications in research & industry.

04/29/2024

Debkonya Banerjee, Devkumar Banerjee, and George Parlos hosted an event to inspire next generation of engineers, introducing them to various disciplines, and providing them with valuable insights about future STEM opportunities.

04/12/2024 - 04/25/2024

The Philippines Chapter organized an engaging 2-week Agricultural and Food Science camp to help middle and high school students learn about diverse food systems and its role in nutrition. They also explored some career options in food industry and agribusiness.

04/09/2024

An enjoyable, interactive, hands-on experience with controlling and driving real robots, building electromagnetic circuits, extracting strawberry DNA, checking out brains of different species, and discovering the chemistry behind invisible ink.

03/30/2024

Georgia Chapter Head Vidya and Suhana organized an exciting workshop on acids and bases, followed by a discussion on pH values and how red cabbage extract can act as a pH indicator to test whether substances are acidic or alkaline.

03/10/2024

A detailed walkthrough, prepared by our India Chapter Head, Vedeesh Bhraguwar, on how to genetically modify E.coli bacteria using CRISPR Cas9. Such gene mutation systems are being utilized towards therapy of genetic disesaes.

02/01/2024 - 02/29/2024

Partnered with Computers Without Borders (CWB) to refurbish and ship used computers, laptops and tablets to underserved schools in Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico, where they were urgently needed to help with education of students.

01/15/2024

Presented a session on The Scientific Thinking Process through Sal Khan's Schoolhouse platform where high school students from all parts of the world were able to attend. Topics included information on science fairs and research opportunities.

01/10/2024 - 01/11/2024

Project Muntazir involved several science experiments with students in grades 1-8, exploring concepts such as, how sound waves travel through a string telephone, and understanding science of tubeless vs tube tires using balloons.

12/15/2023

Our student volunteers in Philippines organized an Environmental Science workshop where they conducted lessons on the science behind recycling and performed an activity on sorting objects that can be recycled and reused.

12/01/2023

Partnered with UCSD's Neuroscience Outreach program to provide Vista Middle School students an opportunity to learn about fundamental principles in neuroscience and inspire them to explore scientific fields.

11/20/2023

Ishita, our Director of Delhi Chapter, demonstrated Charle's Law to 4th and 5th grade students of MCD (Minicipal Corporation of Delhi) School, Phase 2, Ashok Vihar, Delhi.

11/16/2023

Family Science Night organized in Poway was a fun and engaging event, bringing together children, parents and teachers to experience some hands-on science investigations.

10/28/2023

Along with Fleet Science Center, bringing the wonders of science to Vista's local Farmers Market where children can engage in exciting Halloween themed science demos and learn about circuits!

10/13/2023

Our Africa Chapter Head, Vitus Ayariga, conducted an interview with the school headmaster (principal), Mr. Roger Atidoor, to understand their needs and challenges so we can serve them better. Related news article: Ghana News Agency

10/01/2023 - 10/31/2023

Partnered with Books for Africa to ship 800 science books for schools & libraries in Africa and help with acute shortage of books there. Conducted a book drive to collect books on interesting and engaging science topics.

09/15/2023

Partnered with science teachers at Eastern Pangasinan Agricultural College, Santa Maria, Philippines to promote science learning and lab activities for junior and senior high students.

09/01/2023

Organized a fundraiser and donated calculators and other school supplies such as notebooks, pencils, erasers, etc. to about 200 students at a rural school in Gujarat, India

08/19/2023

Basic science experiments with elementary school children at the Ittangur Govt School in Bengaluru, India. Slime formation and bottle rocket were demonstrated and explained, before the kids got to try themselves!

06/09/2023 Onwards

Organizing fundraisers and empowering education for underserved children by providing school supplies. The first time we saw children receive their bags, we knew we had made the right decision!

06/05/2023 - 06/30/2023

Our Robotics Program leader, Nalin Marwah, hosted a hands-on robotics bootcamp for elementary and middle school children where they used kits to program robots and participate in local FLL competitions.

05/15/2023

Conducting and supporting hands-on science workshops for underprivileged and underserved children in Government schools in India, promoting science knowledge and critical thinking skills.

10/15/2022 - 12/15/2022

A series of workshops to empower children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) through activities such as making cards, candles, succulents, etc., and be able to sell them at a local business fair. Press coverage in Rancho Santa Fe Review.