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  • Apr 29 2008

    Time to update your directory listing

    We've received a lot of returned mail lately, and it's once again roster printing season, so it's time to double check and enter updates of your info in NASW's online database.

  • Apr 26 2008

    NASW Update, April 26, 2008

    The NASW Executive Board has been actively chatting about many things via our email group. The biggest news has already been communicated: the change in running for the board and the officer succession, which President Lee Hotz discusses in the upcoming issue of ScienceWriters.

  • Apr 26 2008

    NASW Update, April 26, 2008

    The NASW Executive Board has been actively chatting about many things via our email group. The biggest news has already been communicated: the change in running for the board and the officer succession, which President Lee Hotz discusses in the upcoming issue of ScienceWriters. Read more.

  • Apr 4 2008

    Nobel Laureate Meeting travel funding available

    The Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings invites NASW members to apply for travel funding to attend the 58th Meeting of Nobel Laureates scheduled for June 29-July 4, 2008 in Lindau, Germany. These meetings bring together Nobel Laureate scientists with hundreds of young researchers, and NASW members are invited to join in the conversations.

  • Mar 11 2008

    Three elected AAAS fellows

    NASW members Terry Devitt, Nigel S. Hey, and S. Holly Stocking have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. All are members of Section Y (General Interest in Science and Engineering). They will receive formal recognition of this honor at a ceremony during the 2008 AAAS annual meeting, in Boston.

  • Mar 3 2008

    Record numbers served by NASW volunteers

    The NASW Internship Fair and Mentoring Program both took place at the recent AAAS meeting in Boston, and provided student members and members new to the science writing business with excellent opportunities to find internships and navigate the shoals of the craft.

  • Feb 11 2008

    Workshop and field trip ideas due March 5

    The organizers of the ScienceWriters 2008 meeting, scheduled for October 24-28 in Palo Alto, are looking for your creative workshop and field trip ideas. Getting involved is an easy and rewarding experience and ensures that the meeting covers topics or visits surrounding areas that you want to explore. See full instructions on the next annual meeting page, but hurry: Proposals are due March 5!

  • Feb 11 2008

    Fellowships awarded to reporters in developing regions

    EurekAlert!, the global science news service operated by AAAS, in cooperation with the National Association of Science Writers in the United States and the Arab Science Journalists Association, is happy to announce the recipients of the 2008 AAAS Fellowships for Reporters in Developing Regions, sponsored by Elsevier.

  • Jan 22 2008

    You can never go teach again

    So when the invitation to resume teaching came, I quickly accepted. Perhaps too quickly as it turned out ...

  • Jan 14 2008

    Volunteers wanted

    NASW is looking for volunteers to help steer the direction of our annual meeting, scheduled to begin October 24 in Palo Alto, California. Each year the quality of the annual meeting is determined by the efforts of enthusiastic NASW members. Whether you've been to 10 meetings or none, you have a perspective that we want! You can get involved by volunteering to be part of the annual meeting committee or by submitting a session proposal. Deadline for committee interest is Friday, Feb. 15. Deadline for proposal submission is Wednesday, March 5. Learn more about each option.