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Student coverage of the AAAS 2021 Annual Meeting
NASW's Education Committee paired 22 students with professional science writers for a mentorship program held in conjunction with the virtual AAAS 2021 Annual Meeting.
Jeff Weld: Charting a Course for American Education from out on a limb at the executive branch
In 2017, Jeff Weld, then head of STEM Education for Iowa, was tapped to be a senior policy advisor for STEM education at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. His mission: to develop a nationwide STEM education policy within one year. In Charting a Course for American Education from out on a limb at the executive branch, Weld tells how he and colleagues met that goal.
Desk Notes Newsletter, March 17, 2021
Inside the March 2021 edition: Tell us how can we support you! Plus updates for freelancers, grant and fellowship deadlines, meet a new member, & more.
Michelle Nijhuis: Beloved Beasts—Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction
Over the last 500 years, our planet has lost at least 755 animal species and 123 plant species, Michelle Nijhuis reports in Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction. Humans continue to kill species and destroy habitats, while climate change amplifies these threats. Growing worldwide conservation efforts, she says, have averted extinction of many species and aim to save more.