Professor Jodi Schneider, School of Information Sciences University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Citizen Advisory Board on Policy-Relevant Evidence

Give feedback on visualizations to assess sources of bias in research

Anywhere

Ongoing through August 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Citizen ScienceEcology & EnvironmentHealth & MedicinePolicyevidence synthesismeta-analysespublicationsscoping reviewsdecision makingsustainabilitycollaborative scienceconservationaccessibilityapplied scienceimpacts of scienceenergy policyliterature reviewscommunity feedbackhealthcarepublic healthscience policyscience-informed policynetwork analysisusabilitymetasciencesystematic reviewssustainable developmentevidence quality

Leibniz-Institut für ökologische Raumentwicklung, Colouring Cities Research Programme

Colouring Dresden

Collecting information about Dresden’s buildings on an open digital platform

Dresden

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceGeographyEducationComputers & Technologybuildingsmappingopen data

Taskar Center for Accessible Technology

Map OpenSidewalks with AVIV ScoutRoute: Explore Your Community

Explore and map your community’s sidewalks and pedestrian spaces

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceTransportationGeographyComputers & Technologydata collectionuniversity of washingtonaccessibilityaviv scoutroutetcatopensidewalkssidewalksuwtaskar center for accessible technology

TeacherGeek

STEM/STEAM kits + Free curriculum

TeacherGeek projects are real engineering activities that require real, age-appropriate tools