Minutes of the 2023 annual NASW Membership Meeting, recorded by NASW secretary Jyoti Madhusoodanan.
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Christopher Reddy—Science Communication in a Crisis: An Insider’s Guide
Science is like a jigsaw puzzle, environmental chemist Christopher Reddy asserts. In talking with the media and public in times of crisis, scientists may focus on small pieces while audiences seek a big picture, often while events still are evolving. In Science Communication in a Crisis: An Insider’s Guide, Reddy offers lessons derived from how he and other scientists conveyed info on eco-crises.
Submit by February 1: Entries open for NASW journalism awards and institutional writing awards
The National Association of Science Writers and its Awards Committee once again welcome entries for its Science in Society (SIS) Journalism Awards and its Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards (EIWA).
Ann B. Parson—The Birds of Dog: An Historical Novel Based on Mostly True Events
Ann Parson drew on news reports and other records to illuminate the awakening of the sciences in this country in the 1800s. In The Birds of Dog: An Historical Novel Based on Mostly True Events, she highlights growing efforts to protect birds and other wildlife from hunters’ “kill-and-collect” methods, explorers’ travels, and the repercussions of inventions such as photography and the telegraph.
At science writers national conference, a call to action for media covering Long COVID
SciWri23 travel grantee Alla Katsnelson reports on the "Long COVID – What’s the Story Going Forward?” Science + Science Writing session in Anschutz convened by CASW.
Maggie Jackson—Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure
Every writer facing a blank screen struggles with uncertainty. Embrace it, Maggie Jackson suggests in Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure. Our uncertainty, she maintains, “equips us to envision the unimaginable, adjust to the unexpected, and value a question as deeply as an answer.” Jackson explores uncertainty in diverse realms: basic science, medicine, politics, space, AI, & more.
Jen Golbeck and Stacey Colino (NASW Member)—The Purest Bond: Understanding the Human-Canine Connection
Dog adoptions have doubled since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. “Dogs are comfort animals for all of us,” Jen Golbeck & NASW member Stacey Colino say in The Purest Bond: Understanding the Human-Canine Connection. They tell how dogs help us connect with our families and communities, encourage us to go outside, help children learn and grow, and stabilize our lives. Recipe for pupcakes included!
NASW’s 2024 AAAS conference opportunities for NASW student members
The National Association of Science Writers invites its student members to apply for its upcoming winter programming coinciding with the 2024 AAAS Annual Meeting in Denver.