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Jul 23 2010
On science blogs this week: Behavior

Written by Tabitha M. Powledge Blog

Women get HIV protection. What is an embargo break anyway? Tony Fauci explains the HIV gel. The climate for climate. Studying behavior is hard, but changing behavior is really hard. Frans de Waal explains that primates are excellent at conflict resolution.
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Jul 22 2010
Now available: Summer 2010 ScienceWriters

The Summer 2010 issue of ScienceWriters is now available for downloading in PDF format in the members area. Included are articles on managing conflicts of interest in nonprofit journalism, NASW's career development grants, and self-employment taxes for freelancers, plus reviews of books available for sale in the NASW bookstore. NASW member login and password required.
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Jul 16 2010
On science blogs this week: Fate

Written by Tabitha M. Powledge Blog

The fate of sea turtles, the fate of Avandia, the fate of long-form science writing, the fate of the Pepsi challenge to bloggers, science is no joke.
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Jul 9 2010
On science blogs this week: Fizz

Written by Tabitha M. Powledge Blog

Science bloggers take the Pepsi challenge — and win. Some journos leave ScienceBlogs over corporate blog, some scientists stay, PepsiCo becomes an ex-blogger, and ScienceBlogs management starts a blog of its own.
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Jul 2 2010
On science blogs this week: Dispersal

Written by Tabitha M. Powledge Blog

Sea turtles dispersed, dispersants disputed, health effects discussed, space policy dissed. Plus dispensing with digital Babel.
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Jun 26 2010
New NASW Update posted in member area

Getting out the Vote, Thinking about New Haven and other matters of interest from your board. Read it here (NASW member login required).
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Jun 25 2010
On science blogs this week: Coverage

Written by Tabitha M. Powledge Blog

Oil covers animals, journalists, EPA, scientists, and Florida. We're Number 1 in health care! Is blogging the future of science writing?
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Jun 18 2010
On science blogs this week: Aflame

Written by Tabitha M. Powledge Blog

Exoplanets aplenty, Kepler says, and some may be Earthlike. That female sex drug moves neither the Earth nor the FDA. BP's oil spill, mental health, and Congress.
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Jun 14 2010
National Writers Union on e-book contract changes

With e-books starting to surge, many publishers are asking book authors to amend their existing contracts to include e-book and other electronic rights. If you receive such an amendment from any publisher, please don't sign it before you read the National Writers Union's primer on e-book amendments.
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Jun 10 2010
On science blogs this week: Medical meetings

Written by Tabitha M. Powledge Blog

Virtual meetings. Writing about health care reform, Chapter 1. Evidence-based medicine. Conflict of interest. Medical Web 2.0, Whee!
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