2026 NASW Summer Diversity Fellowships Announced
The National Association of Science Writers congratulates Chiara Villanueva, Emma Smith, Jamie Jiang, Julie Lee, Olivia Maule, and Pragathi Ravi on receiving a 2026 NASW Diversity Summer Fellowship.
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Terra Ziporyn (NASW Member) and Amy Wolfson—Educating the Exhausted: Adolescent Sleep and the Struggle for a Later School Start
Hundreds of US high schools have adopted healthy start times for adolescents—8:30 a.m. or later—but 1000s have yet to do so. In Educating the Exhausted: Adolescent Sleep and the Struggle for a Later School Start, Terra Ziporyn & Amy Wolfson report scientific evidence supporting later start times, their benefits for teens’ academic performance, & hurdles to raising public awareness & changing policy.
NASW expresses solidarity with journalists facing layoffs and loss of freelance work
To the workers affected by this round of layoffs, both in terms of staff jobs and the loss of freelance work as a result of those eliminated positions, and to those still recovering from similar actions elsewhere, know that such decisions do not reflect the quality of your work or what your labor deserves. You are valued, your work matters, and you are not alone in facing the challenges ahead.
NASW Elections Special Meeting
Current NASW members are invited to attend this Special Meeting of the National Association of Science Writers.
Virtual skills chat: AI: Reputational, ethical, and environmental considerations
The NASW Freelance Committee virtual meetup on August 6 will be a skills chat focused on GenAI (e.g., Claude, Gemini).
Proposed OMB changes would gut science communication — Comment by July 13
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget recently proposed extensive changes to federal grant guidelines that would severely restrict how scientists communicate their research findings to the public and American taxpayers.
Meet the candidates for the 2026-2028 NASW Board election
Later this summer, elections will be held to select our next volunteers for the National Association of Science Writers Board of Directors, who will serve during the 2026-2028 term.
Jun. 25, 2026
Virtual networking social: Pitch swap
The NASW Freelance Committee invites you to a virtual pitch swap. Please bring your fully-fleshed out, half-baked, or just-a-thought-in-the-wind pitches to share and receive casual feedback, and be ready to offer helpful critiques to others.
2026 David Perlman Virtual Mentoring Program
Read the latest Student Newsroom submissions, including five Summer Writing Awards winners, marking the conclusion of the 2026 NASW David Perlman Virtual Mentoring Program.