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Diversity Fellowship recipients announced
The National Association of Science Writers’ Diversity Committee is pleased to announce Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Helen Santoro, and Anuradha Varanasi as recipients of our 2019 Diversity Fellowships. As fellows, Ortega, Santoro and Varanasi will each receive $5,000 to help defray relocation and living costs associated with completing a summer internship. Each will also receive a one-year membership to NASW.
The NASW Board of Directors has received resignation letters from the Co-Chairs of the NASW Governance Committee, Nsikan Akpan and Mollie Bloudoff-Indelicato. Additionally, Nsikan Akpan resigns as NASW Secretary and from the NASW Board. We thank both Nsikan and Mollie for their dedication as Governance Committee chairs and their tenures of leadership in our community, and to Nsikan for his service on the NASW Board since 2016.
May 23, 2019
Update on NASW and the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM
A few months ago, NASW joined the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM as an inaugural member, standing with 52 other professional and academic societies to advance professional and ethical conduct, climate, and culture, with the premise that harassment in all its forms is a barrier to the excellence of a field.
May 21, 2019
Rod Pyle: Heroes of the Space Age
Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to travel to space. Software engineer Margaret Hamilton’s programs proved crucial to the success of Apollo 11’s July 20, 1969 moon landing. In Heroes of the Space Age: Incredible Stories of the Famous and Forgotten Men and Women Who Took Humanity to the Stars, Rod Pyle describes the lives and motivations of these and other space pioneers.
Desk Notes Newsletter, May 15, 2019
The May issue features a peek at what's in store for ScienceWriters2019, resources for narrative storytelling, and a Q&A with new member Tim Bonfield.
Kris Newby: BITTEN
Having experienced persistent effects of a tick bite, Kris Newby helped create the 2009 Lyme documentary, Under Our Skin. In 2013, she learned scientist Willy Burgdorfer, who had identified the Lyme disease-causing bacterium, attributed Lyme’s initial outbreak to a bioweapons release. Her book Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons explores that astonishing claim.
Second Annual SciComm South a success
A diverse crowd of about 75 gathered at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin on April 6 to network and discuss science communication at the second annual SciComm South.
May 15, 2019