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TO ADVANCE THE ATMOSPHERIC AND RELATED SCIENCES, TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS, AND SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOCIETY.
The mission of the Berkshire Museum is to bring people together for experiences that spark creativity and innovative thinking by making inspiring, educational connections among art, history, and natural science.
TO INSPIRE APPRECIATION, UNDERSTANDING AND STEWARDSHIP OF OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH DISCOVERY AND LEARNING.
The New England Aquarium combines education, entertainment and action to address the most challenging problems facing the oceans. We aim to create a new generation of ocean stewards, while providing regional, national and global leadership in marine conservation. The New England Aquarium is the only Boston-based cultural institution with a mission focused primarily on the environment, promoting the importance of protecting the blue planet through innovative exhibits and educational programs
The American Mathematical Society, founded in 1888 to further the interests of mathematical scholarship and research, serves the international mathematical community through its publications, meetings, advocacy and other programs, which (A) promote mathematical research and its uses, (B) encourage and promote the transmission of mathematical understandings and skills to ensure the continued vitality of the profession, (C) support mathematical education at all levels, (D) advance the status of the profession of mathematics, encouraging and facilitating full participation of all individuals, and (E) foster an awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and everyday life.
Our mission is to nurture generations of passionate learners, critical thinkers and active citizens through Design, Make, Play — an approach to learning that encourages hands-on experimentation, critical thinking, and iterative problem-solving. Through Design, Make, Play, NYSCI aspires to create a distinctive set of resources that have a measurable and scalable impact on how people learn. The museum anchors and inspires all the work we do, fostering public engagement in STEM, and supporting our youth development program, education offerings and research. We have developed innovative products to extend this learning far beyond our walls, and our extensive network of partnerships deepens and broadens our impact, locally and around the world.
The mission of The Wild Center (Natural History Museum Of The Adirondacks) is to ignite an enduring passion for the Adirondacks where people and nature can thrive together and offer an example for the world.
The mission of the Rochester Museum & Science Center is to inspire a better future for all through curiosity, exploration, and participation in science, culture, and the natural world.
TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, INTERPRET AND CELEBRATE BOATS AND RELATED ARTIFACTS TO ADVANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BOATING TO THE CULTURAL HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICA AND THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER IN PARTICULAR.
We use science to educate and protect. This is our mission. This is what drives us relentlessly forward. The challenges facing this critical apex predator are many, and seemingly overwhelming. More than 100 million are slaughtered every year for their fins. Climate change is dramatically disrupting the oceanic ecosystem and food chain. And mankind’s attitudes are indifferent at best; savage at worst. We believe science—rigorous, peer-reviewed, professional—can inform and guide governing bodies and society at large to conservation policies that ensure the sustainability of all shark species.
MMPS Environmental specializes in research and education of the natural world, focusing on aquatic and terrestrial habitat restoration.
TO FUNDAMENTALLY ADVANCE NEUROSCIENCE CLINICAL CARE THROUGH NOVEL TREATMENT APPROACHES THAT OPTIMIZE BRAIN HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE, TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF NEUROSCIENTISTS AND CLINICIANS, AND TO EDUCATE PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE ON VITAL NEUROSCIENCE