Science in the City - a program of the Cambridge Science Festival

Join the City of Cambridge as we celebrate the Cambridge Science Festival! In 2021, we are hosting a website and virtual event to celebrate the science behind the work that we do. See below for a list of participating programs, and click through to the online portal or the virtual event to participate!

Participating Departments, Divisions, and Programs

Science in the City Online Portal

• Agenda for Children & Center for Families
• Cambridge Arts Council
  Cambridge Bicycle Committee
• Cambridge Energy Alliance & All In Energy
• Cambridge Fire Department
• Cambridge Historical Commission
• Cambridge Police Department
• Cambridge Open Data
• Cambridge Public Health Department: Healthy Eating & Active Living Division
• Cambridge Water Department
• Community Development Department: Bicycle Education
• Community Development Department, Public Health Department, and Public Works: Floodviewer
• Community Development Department: Safe Routes to School
• Department of Public Works: Stormwater Management
• Department of Public Works: Solid Waste
• STEAM at the Cambridge Public Library
• STEAM Initiative at the Department of Human Service Programs

Science in the City Virtual Event - April 23, 2021

12:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Register and find out more information here!

• Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui: Welcome to Science in the City!
• Cambridge Historical Commission
  • Presentation on the Dewey & Almy Collection by Emily Gonzalez
• Emergency Communications
  • 9-11 Q&A
• Cambridge Energy Alliance & All In Energy
  • Learn about how to get a no-cost home energy assessment, clean up your energy bill, and start using 100% renewable electricity.
• Department of Public Works: Solid Waste Division
  •  Learn about food waste management best practices
• Community Development Department: Safe Routes to School
  •  Learn about safe walking and biking tips from our CRLS student interns
• EF Glocal Challenge Winning Team: Faucet Failures
  •  Test out a new video game created by a team of CRLS students, based on the new Charles River Floating Wetland!
• Cambridge Water Department
  • Q&A with Ranger Tim about wildlife at Fresh Pond
• Community Development Department: Environmental and Transportation Planning Division
  
  • The Physics of Bikes!
• EF Glocal Challenge Winning Team: Aquality 5
  • Learn about flooding in Cambridge from CRLS students

Planning & Coordination

• City Manager's Office
• Community Development Department
• Information Technology Department

For More Information

Contact Jennifer Lawrence at jlawrence@cambridgema.gov or 617-349-4671.