In backyards and schools across the country, more and more Americans are joining scientists in a cosmic endeavor: to track the impacts of distant activities at the sun’s surface that can have serious consequences on Earth.
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Apply by April 1 for the 2022 NASW Diversity Summer Fellowship
Making ends meet on an intern’s salary can be hard. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended our lives and represents hardships for many young science communicators.
NASW welcomes applicants for Affiliate Membership
Following a 2021 vote of the membership, the National Association of Science Writers has created a new membership category: Affiliate Membership. Those interested in joining the organization in this new category can now apply nasw.org/join.
Virtual NASW Internship Fair and Meet & Greet at AAAS 2022
NASW student members looking for great internships or one-on-one conversation with editors or news and science organizations looking for top interns or the chance to meet up-and-coming science journalists should plan to attend the 2022 Virtual NASW Internship Fair and Editor Meet & Greet.
Virtual NASW student programs during AAAS 2022 annual meeting
The National Association of Science Writers (NASW) is sponsoring virtual student programming to coincide with the virtual AAAS 2022 annual meeting.
Idea Grant deadline extended until Feb. 23
The NASW Grants Committee is now accepting applications for a new round of Peggy Girshman Idea Grants awa
NASW Diversity Reporting Grant recipients for 2021 announced
Congratulations to Sayantan Datta, Andrew Meissen, and Duy Linh Tu, on being selected as recipients of NASW’s 2021 Diversity Reporting Grants.
Diversity Summer Fellows advance careers and field with NASW support
Earlier this year, NASW members Delger Erdenesanaa, Alex Ip, and Claudia López Lloreda, were awarded Diversity Summer Fellowships to help offset the costs associated with pursuing science communication internships over the summer. Read about their experiences and the work they produced.
Making the Invisible Visible: Challenges to explaining deep tech
As one of the final sessions of ScienceWriters2021 (#SciWri21), the "Making the Invisible Visible: Challenges to explaining deep tech" session addressed how journalists and science writers can explain “invisible” science findings.