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Thomas E. Schindler, PhD—A Hidden Legacy: The Life and Work of Esther Zimmer Lederberg
Not including Esther Lederberg in the 1958 Nobel Prize awarded to Joshua Lederberg—Esther’s research partner and husband—and George Beadle and Edward Tatum for discoveries in genetics blatantly exemplifies sexism in science, Thomas E. Schindler asserts. In A Hidden Legacy: The Life and Work of Esther Zimmer Lederberg, Schindler reports Esther’s original contributions to the prize-winning findings.
Nancy Marie Brown—The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women
DNA tests in 2017 showed a high-status Viking warrior buried between 913 and 980 in Birka, Sweden, was a woman. The full set of sturdy weapons and two horses in her grave upended scholars’ assumptions about the role of Viking women. Who was she? For The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women, Nancy Marie Brown drew on science, history, and legends to imagine her life story.
ScienceWriters2021 conference transitioning to all-virtual event
Given the continuing risks and uncertainties posed by the coronavirus pandemic, the National Association of Science Writers (NASW) and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) are announcing the transition of ScienceWriters2021 (#SciWri21) to a virtual-only event. The decision was reached in coordination with our hosting partners at the University of Colorado Boulder and University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
2021 NASW Diversity Reporting Grants
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the normal order of our lives, and has represented hardships for many of us. This can be especially true for freelance writers, who may be finding it particularly difficult to secure work in these challenging economic times. The NASW Diversity Committee’s aim is to support the science writing community, so we are continuing with a set of Diversity Reporting Grants this year. This program will support five reporting grants of $1,000 each.