The winner of the 2014 Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award, an annual prize for young science journalists, is Azeen Ghorayshi. Ghorayshi received the award and its $1,000 prize for “Bio Hackers,” a story in the East Bay Express about the “small but growing community of hackers, tinkerers and off-hours science enthusiasts” who are genetically engineering organisms in their garages and basements; and “Choking to Death in Tehran,” a story in Newsweek about smog in Iran.
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We have resent personalized voting invitations to all regular members who have not yet voted for the 2014-16 board. Meet the candidates by reading the full article, clicking here for a PDF with photos and bios, or perusing the summer issue of ScienceWriters magazine.
Spending time in a primatology research center gave Dennis Meredith insight into the behavior of chimpanzees, and honed his appreciation of legal, ethical, and emotional issues affecting their care. That experience, he says, helped shape his novel, Solomon’s Freedom.
The city of Columbus and The Ohio State University are preparing to welcome you to ScienceWriters2014, Oct. 17-21. There’s a lot to look forward to: NASW workshops, awards reception, annual NASW business meeting, lunch with a scientist, CASW’s New Horizons in Science briefings, and after-meeting field trips and tours. From the Spring 2014 ScienceWriters.
In Surgeon General's Warning, Mike Stobbe cites advantages of having a strong advocate for public health as the nation’s doctor.
Summary: In Do Fathers Matter?, Paul Raeburn, a father of five, debunks myths and stereotypes of fatherhood, while highlighting the many ways fathers shape the lives of their children.
In January, the NASW board passed a resolution of appreciation and gratitude marking the retirement of one of the pivotal figures in our organization’s history, Marianne Shock. If you don’t know that name, you’re not alone. Only a handful of NASW members have ever heard of Marianne and her crucial contribution to making NASW the active advocate for science writers it is today. From the Spring 2014 ScienceWriters.
Fang and claw have hopped the white picket fence, alarming parents, pet owners, and municipal officials, Edward Ricciuti reports in Bears in the Backyard.
Later this summer, NASW members will have the opportunity to elect board members for the upcoming two-year term. Candidate statements and voting option details (online or in person) will follow in the summer issue of ScienceWriters as well as right here on nasw.org. Read more to meet the candidates. Congratulations and thank you to all of the candidates, board members cycling off, and the Nominating Committee.
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