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A roundup of news included in the Winter/Spring 2021 edition of ScienceWriters magazine:
Human connections in a virtual space
With the exception of 2017’s World Conference of Science Journalists in San Francisco, October's virtual #SciWri20 event was our largest meeting to date, attracting many first time, international, and budget-conscious participants. NASW’s opening plenary sessions focused on increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our field, and covering sexual harassment in academia.
Liz Heinecke: Radiant—The Dancer, The Scientist, and a Friendship Forged in Light
In 1890s Paris, modern dance pioneer Loie Fuller dazzled Folies Bergere audiences with her swirling movements and inventive lighting. Later, she sought Marie Curie’s newly discovered glow-in-the-dark element, radium, to apply to her costumes. Liz Heinecke’s Radiant: The Dancer, The Scientist, and a Friendship Forged in Light tells the story of Fuller’s and Curie’s professional and personal ties.
