Nancy Shute, president of the National Association of Science Writers (NASW), asked the new NASW board members (I am one) last week if we would help give assignments to travel fellows who won NASW grants to attend the ScienceWriters 2010 conference.
Oct. 31, 2010NASW news
Science and the Media, a new (and free) volume from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, is the result of a series of workshops that considered ways to enrich Americans' engagement with science and technology.
Oct. 18, 2010Winners of the 2010 Science in Society Journalism Awards are Susan Cohen and Christine Cosgrove for their book "Normal at Any Cost: Tall Girls, Short Boys, and the Medical Industry's Quest to Manipulate Height," Martha Mendoza and Margie Mason for their Associated Press series "When Drugs Stop Working," Charles Duhigg for his New York Times series "Toxic Waters," and J. Madeleine Nash for her article "Bring in the Cows," which appeared in High Country News.
Sep. 17, 2010A revised version of Article VIII of the NASW Constitution, the article that deals with the organization's procedures for suspending or terminating membership, has been posted.
Sep. 8, 2010Colleagues:
Below is a revised version of Article VIII of the NASW Constitution, the article that deals with the organization's procedures for suspending or terminating membership.
Aug. 29, 2010Saturday, August 28, was the 165th anniversary of the first issue of Scientific American, the nation's oldest continuously published magazine. Editor-in-chief (and NASW President) Mariette DiChristina discusses the milestone in this webcast from The Science Network.
Aug. 29, 2010Thinking about coming to ScienceWriters2010 in New Haven this fall? We have four types of travel fellowships available to help offset the cost of travel, including a new fellowship category for those who have found themselves with slashed travel budgets or other changes in circumstances. To apply, see details below. To learn more about ScienceWriters2010, scheduled for November 5-9, visit http://www.sciencewriters2010.org.
Aug. 26, 2010