What's in store for ScienceWriters2019
Get a first look at the professional development opportunities at ScienceWriters2019 from Jill Adams, chair of the programs committee.
May 13, 2019
NASW news
Improv your way to better science writing
With support from Peggy Girshman Idea Grant, Katherine Mast, Allison Mills, and Phil Weaver-Stoesz are hosting a workshop using improv—live performance in which the plot, characters, dialogue, and movements develop in the moment—to help science writers become better storytellers.
Science Writing by Storytelling
The “Science Writing by Storytelling Master Class” took place Feb. 18-19, 2019, following the AAAS meeting in Washington, D.C.
Diorama contest finds sweet spot between science and storytelling
Siri Carpenter, NASW president and editor-in-chief of The Open Notebook (TON), is all out of Peeps puns. She’s had a peep at the 50 entries in The Open Notebook’s science-themed Peeps diorama contest.
NASW volunteers keep wheels turning
President Siri Carpenter shares an update on work being done by NASW's volunteer-run committees.
Apr. 15, 2019
LegalEye will aid access to federal court system
Charles Seife, a journalist, author and professor at New York University, is building LegalEye, an automated research service that will help journalists find new lawsuits that are relevant to their beats and notify them of developments in interesting cases.
Apr. 10, 2019
NASW releases Information Access Standards
NASW has released a set of Information Access Standards to guide interactions between journalists and PIOs and sources at federal science agencies. The guidelines foster the transparent and open exchange of information about science and technology generated, funded, or used by government entities.
Apr. 2, 2019
Science and religion can work together to boost mental health outcomes
A neuroscientist, a psychiatrist, and a theologian agree: Science and religion can work together to help improve mental health care. Studies have shown that religiosity is linked to positive mental health, though there has not always been an easy relationship between psychiatry and religion.
Mar. 19, 2019
Fellow reports back from AAAS meeting
Betsy Ladyzhets, a senior at Barnard College completing a dual degree in biology and English, shares her experience as an NASW Undergraduate Travel Fellow to AAAS.
Mar. 19, 2019
Extreme weather events spawn a new field in climate science
An emerging multidisciplinary field called event attribution can link occurrences such as a specific hurricane or heat wave to climate change with relative confidence.
Mar. 14, 2019