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2022 Virtual Events Video Archive (Member access)
Video archive of members-only NASW virtual events from 2022.
Desk Notes Newsletter, January 19, 2022
Inside the January, 2022 edition: Apply for an Idea Grant, virtual student programs at AAAS, NASW launches new affiliate membership, & more.
Wynne Brown—The Forgotten Botanist: Sara Plummer Lemmon's Life of Science and Art
For many Tucson visitors, a trek up the 9,157-foot Mount Lemmon is the trip’s literal high point. In 1881, botanist Sara Plummer Lemmon, for whom the peak is named, became the first white woman known to reach its top. She collected, identified, preserved, and painted 100s of new Southwest plant species, Wynne Brown reports in The Forgotten Botanist: Sara Plummer Lemmon's Life of Science and Art.
NASW welcomes applicants for Affiliate Membership
Following a 2021 vote of the membership, the National Association of Science Writers has created a new membership category: Affiliate Membership. Those interested in joining the organization in this new category can now apply nasw.org/join.
Jan. 19, 2022
Meet new member Vishva Nalamalapu
Vishva Nalamalapu, a science writer at Grinnell College and a new addition to the NASW community, shares #WhySciWri in this short Q&A.
Chris Hoofnagle and Simson Garfinkel—Law and Policy for the Quantum Age
“We are at the cusp of a quantum technology revolution, one where technologists master the special physics of the smallest particles,” Chris Hoofnagle and NASW member Simson Garfinkel write in Law and Policy for the Quantum Age. They explain how quantum technologies work, explore potential benefits and challenges for nations and individuals, and urge making public policy decisions now.
Virtual NASW Internship Fair and Meet & Greet at AAAS 2022
NASW student members looking for great internships or one-on-one conversation with editors or news and science organizations looking for top interns or the chance to meet up-and-coming science journalists should plan to attend the 2022 Virtual NASW Internship Fair and Editor Meet & Greet.
Virtual NASW student programs during AAAS 2022 annual meeting
The National Association of Science Writers (NASW) is sponsoring virtual student programming to coincide with the virtual AAAS 2022 annual meeting.