NASW volunteers keep wheels turning
President Siri Carpenter shares an update on work being done by NASW's volunteer-run committees.
NASW news
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.
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.
Since its inception in 2010, more than $450,000 has been awarded by NASW's Peggy Girshman Idea Grants program for projects that benefit science writing and its practitioners. Read more to see a list of all the awardees and their exciting science writing projects.
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.
SciCommSouth Conference in Austin
You’re invited to the second annual SciCommSouth conference on April 6 in Austin. This day-long meeting is designed for science communicators of all stripes from Texas and surrounding states to meet and share ideas with other communicators from across the region and brush up on skills.
Steven Nadis: Shape of a Life
Harvard geometer, Fields medalist, and McArthur Award recipient Shing-Tung Yau grew up in poverty in China and Hong Kong. A teacher’s recommendation enabled him to pursue doctoral studies at the University of California, Berkeley. In The Shape of a Life: One Mathematician’s Search for the Universe’s Hidden Geometry, Yau and NASW member Steven Nadis tell Yau’s engaging story and explore his work.
Choose a mascot for the NASW Travel Fellows!
In 2019, the National Association of Science Writers is celebrating more than 10 years of bringing undergraduate student travel fellows to the American Association for the A
NASW's 2018: A year in review
2018 was a busy year to be part of NASW. View some of the highlights in this infographic created by member Kasha Patel.
Thanks to the work of the freelance committee, NASW members now qualify for discount membership to the National Writers Union (NWU). This cooperative agreement allows NASW members to receive the advice, power, and backing of NWU in resolving payment disputes with publishers. NWU, a fellow member of the Authors Coalition, is the only labor union that represents freelance writers working in all genres, formats, and mediums.