Budding chemist Christine Herman wants to be a science writer and has taken the first step by winning a science writing internship at a high-energy physics lab, she writes in the Just Another Electron Pusher blog for Chemical & Engineering News. "Every science writer I’ve talked to seems to have taken a slightly different path to arrive at the same destination," she says. "But there was one piece of advice that nearly every science writer gave me: Take an internship."

The National Association of Science Writers will once again sponsor travel fellowships to the upcoming AAAS meeting for undergraduate students interested in science journalism. As many as 10 students will receive up to $750 in travel expenses to attend AAAS in Washington, D.C., Feb. 17-21, 2011. NASW's education committee will select students to receive the fellowship and will pair each one with a veteran writer for a one-day mentoring program.

NASW student members looking for great internships, or news and science organizations looking for top-flight interns, should plan to attend the 2010 NASW Internship Fair. The fair will be held Saturday, Feb. 20, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the 2010 AAAS meeting in San Diego in the Marina Ballroom D (3rd Floor, South Tower) of the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina.

NASW student members looking for great internships, or news and science organizations looking for top-flight interns, should plan to attend the 2009 NASW Internship Fair. The fair will be held Saturday, Feb. 14, from noon to 4 p.m. at the 2009 AAAS meeting in Chicago at the Fairmont Hotel, Gold Room, second floor.