The deep ocean is the final frontier on Earth and could hold a reservoir of untapped resources to support humanity’s growing population. Robots will soon reveal the deep ocean’s potential to provide for us.
Feb. 18, 2015NASW news
Of the 325 wrongful convictions documented by the non-profit organization the Innocence Project, more than three quarters of them are due to faulty human memory. Figuring out how malleable victims’ memories can be has become a pressing issue in neuroscience research.
Feb. 18, 2015The ability of pathogenic microbes to resist the arsenal of antibiotic drugs that have successfully held disease at bay for generations is becoming more widespread throughout the world and is a growing threat to public health.
Feb. 17, 2015Parasites have a reputation for their sinister side effects, and malaria is a clear example. There is a little explored skeleton in its closet, though — a link perhaps to a once-peaceful past.
Feb. 17, 2015Eight talented undergraduate students from across the United States and from Mexico City met in San Jose Feb. 12-16 to report on the 2015 American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting.
Feb. 17, 2015NASW stands in solidarity with the Society of Professional Journalists and other journalism organizations in denouncing the abhorrent attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris, which was an attack on journalists and press freedom around the world.
Jan. 9, 2015NASW members can access selected video of workshop sessions from the ScienceWriters2014 conference. Members can read more for the link and access code. Anyone can view highlight videos produced by the dynamic duo of Did Someone Say Science on their YouTube channel.
Dec. 31, 2014During the ScienceWriters2014 meeting, Amber Dance and Dennis Meredith were awarded the annual Diane McGurgan Service award, which recognizes outstanding volunteer contributions to the National Association of Science Writers. The award is named after NASW's former executive director Diane McGurgan. Amber and Dennis co-chair the Science in Society Journalism Awards program. Read more to learn about their contributions to NASW.
Nov. 6, 2014Thanks to Did Someone Say Science, you can now relive ScienceWriters2014 or see what you missed in Columbus. Visit their YouTube page for videos, which include a highlights reel and interviews with panelists, presenters, and attendees. NASW travel fellows also crafted reports on individual workshops, student journalists covered New Horizons in Science sessions, and you can look back at #sciwri14 for tweets galore. Select sessions were videoed for release here or via CASW at a later date.
Oct. 28, 2014