SciFund 2 - Super Week 2 & 3 Recap

Team RocketHub is proud to host the #SciFund Challenge 2: 75 scientists from around the world raising funds and telling the stories of wonderful science projects. We went live on May 1st - and #SciFund...

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SciFund 2 - Outstanding Week 1 Recap

Team RocketHub is proud to host the #SciFund Challenge 2: 75 scientists from around the world raising funds and telling the stories of wonderful science projects. We went live on May 1st - and #SciFund...

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SciFund 2 Has Begun - Largest Crowdfunding for Science Initiative Ever

Team RocketHub is proud to host the #SciFund Challenge - Round 2: Over 70 scientists from around the world raising funds, and telling the stories of some very fascinating science projects. We went live...

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A RocketHub Story: Dreamers Don’t Blink

Something curious happened today on RocketHub. Friends from years ago and friends from now nudged me closer to the best opportunity of my career as a health and science writer thus far: a seat at the...

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Brazilian Science Dreams Come Alive

The main driving force behind our project was one “Do It Yourself” (DIY) initiative called DIY Biology. We have written about it on our blog (http://scienceblogs.com.br/synbiobrasil/ - in Portuguese...

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Guest Post: Learning from Baby Birds

As an undergraduate working in various research labs, I became interested in the physiological effects of psychological stress. By enrolling in the Raptor Biology master's program at Boise State University...

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Successful Crowdfunding for Science - Learning About Chameleons

Chris Anderson is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of South Florida. He loves reptiles and amphibians and for his dissertation, Chris is studying the effect...

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Crowdfunding Archaeology - The Story of SVG

The SVG Public Archaeology Program, also affectionately known as SVG Digs, was created out of the desire to rescue and record a highly unique and significant archaeological site from being destroyed...

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Week 1 of the #SciFund Challenge!

Team RocketHub is proud to host the #SciFund Challenge: 49 scientists from around the world raising funds, and telling the stories of some very fascinating science projects. We went live last week...

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Spreading Knowledge About Influenza, Rob Wallace Crowdfunds a New Book

Rob Wallace is an evolutionary biologist and economic geographer. He has published on the evolution and spread of pathogens, including influenza, in a variety of publications. I noticed Rob's project...

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