Desk Notes Newsletter, June 16, 2021

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Desk Notes
News from the National Association of Science Writers
June 16, 2021 – Vol. 3, No. 6

NASW awards 3 Idea Grants

Three projects aiming to empower science writers and communicators to more effectively reach diverse audiences and to express and manage pandemic-related mental health issues have been selected by NASW’s Grants Committee to receive Peggy Girshman Idea Grants. The $15,000 awarded in the latest funding round adds to more than half a million dollars granted since the program’s inception in 2010.

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Welcome to our Perlman Virtual Mentoring Program mentees and mentors for summer 2021! We’re excited to feature work by many participants in our Student Newsroom this August.

NASW supports science writers from underrepresented groups

Congratulations to Delger Erdenesanaa, Alex Ip, and Claudia López Lloreda, who are recipients of NASW Diversity Summer Fellowships. The fellowships support underrepresented minorities completing a science communication internship in any medium over the summer. We’re excited to see what they produce!

MEET THE FELLOWS

Lend a hand at ScienceWriters2021

NASW is seeking volunteers to serve as community ambassadors both online and in-person at our hybrid ScienceWriters2021 conference this fall. We’re also looking for student members to serve as virtual events volunteers. All volunteers will receive complimentary conference registration.

GET INVOLVED
Desk Notes is taking a hiatus in July and will return (refreshed) in August. We hope you all have a safe, happy and healthy summer!

Meet a new member

Zach Kortge, an undergraduate studying neuroscience and psychology at Central Michigan University and a new addition to the NASW community, shares #WhySciWri in this short Q&A.

MEET ZACH

Grab a #SciWriCoffee

Our ongoing, one-hour virtual #SciWriCoffee events continue, with the next meet-up for freelance science communicators on Thursday, June 17 and the next meet-up for parents on Wednesday, July 7.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the media’s reporting on early, drafty scientific research (for better and for worse). Read about this shift at NiemanLab.
Many journalists feel anxiety when their work requires them to deal with statistics, data, or even simple arithmetic. Read how to overcome math anxiety in this article at The Open Notebook

Join #SciWriThrive

Run by member volunteers, our semi-monthly #SciWriThrive meet-ups are an opportunity for science writers to meet virtually to network and get peer support.

JOIN US

Advance Copy

In The Memory Thief & the Secrets Behind How We Remember, Lauren Aguirre explores the causes and potential help for memory loss. Read how the book came to fruition in Advance Copy, a column by Lynne Lamberg.

GET THE BACKSTORY
From sentence structure to holding power to account, this year's Pulitzer Prize winners offer a buffet of ideas for students and teachers. Read more at Poynter.com.
 
Freelance income is inconsistent and unpredictable — but it’s still possible to manage if you create a budget. Learn how to create a strategy and budget in this piece at Bloomberg.com.
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June 16, 2021

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