About Us
The purpose of Science Stories is to engage the general public in scientific discourse and promote science education and communication by graduate students in the Life Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
We believe science is for everyone. Through live events, blog posts, and workshops, we invite our Western Massachusetts communities (and beyond!) to learn about science, share their knowledge and skills, and make new connections with the world around them.
Science Stories began in 2011 as Life Science Cafe, an event series of public interviews with local scientists. In 2023, Life Science Cafe joined forces with That’s Life [Science], a science communication blog run by graduate students in Life Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst, and became Science Stories. We look forward to continuing and enriching our prior programming. What would you like to see? Let us know!