Desk Notes Newsletter, March 18, 2020
In the March, 2020 edition: Resources for covering COVID-19, work-from-home tips from our Freelance Committee, meet a new member, & more.
Featured news
Missing the grasses for the trees: Reforestation threatens grassland ecosystems
Tree-planting efforts might be destroying historic landscapes around the world.
NASW is surveying experiences on COVID-19 information requests
Your response will be entered into the NASW Information Access Database, which we will make publicly viewable and searchable.
Meet new member John Charpentier
John Charpentier, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Michigan and a new addition to the NASW community, shares #WhySciWri in this short Q&A.
Work from home like a pro
Are you new to working from home? Check out this tipsheet brought to you by the NASW Freelance Committee for advice on creating a home office, work-life balance, working at home with kids, and the freelance lifestyle.
From farm to fork: Crop diversification initiatives show promising future for sustainable agriculture
To bring large quantities of favorite foods to the kitchen table, many farmers focus their efforts on cultivating a single crop. But the practice of single-crop farming endangers ecosystems across the globe, threatening future food supply.
Music to the ears might be balm for the brain
Studies show that music therapy, listening to or playing music to improve health, decreases symptoms of depression, improves memory, and increases quality of life in people with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia.
Sarah Scoles: They Are Already Here
According to a 2019 Gallup poll, 33% of U.S. adults believe alien spacecraft visiting Earth from other planets or galaxies account for some UFO sightings. About 16% of Americans claim to have seen a UFO. “What intrigued me most was not the UFOs,” Sarah Scoles relates. “It was the people obsessed with UFOs.” She tells their stories in They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers.