We Remember: NASW Pens at Rest (2024)
Commemorating members of our NASW community no longer with us in 2024.
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Hope, Energy, and Immense Support: NASW Diversity Summer Fellowship uplifts science writing trainees
NASW funding provided seven early career science writers with a needed boost to complete their summer 2023 training experiences.
Happy Birthday! NASW's 90th Anniversary Story + Photo Share
2024 marks the 90th anniversary of the founding of the National Association of Science Writers — and NASW members are sharing their stories and memories in celebration.
NASW supports comments by the National Writers Union submitted to the U.S. Copyright Office
The National Association of Science Writers (NASW) Board of Directors lends support to the National Writers Union comments to the U.S. Copyright Office.
How to help research reach the most vulnerable
Scientists note that inclusive science doesn’t just mean diversifying the workforce. It also means producing inclusive outcomes.
At AAAS, a controversial proposal to declare fentanyl a 'Weapon of Mass Destruction'
During a Feb. 17 session on fentanyl at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting, speakers advanced a controversial proposal to declare fentanyl a “weapon of mass destruction,” at times making assertions unsupported by evidence.
How STEM professors are weaving climate justice into higher education
Researchers from across the U.S. are making climate justice an integral part of higher education, in environmental courses and beyond.
At AAAS 2024, scientists ponder why hesitancy about dental fluoride treatment and vaccination occurs
Hesitancy — an attitude of indecisiveness because of lack of clarity — often can be beneficial, protecting us from being fooled, scammed or harmed. But when it comes to medical treatments, a group of researchers recently cautioned that it may not always be the right approach, especially when there is evidence showing a therapy is effective.
Navigating science diplomacy’s potential and pitfalls
Leveraging science for diplomatic purposes, as opposed to using diplomacy to promote science, could pose risks to scientific integrity and objectivity.