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  • Connector Chat: The story behind award-winning stories: A conversation with Usha Lee McFarling

    Virtual

    Join us for this special Connector Chat with Usha Lee McFarling, national science correspondent for STAT. McFarling is the winner of the 2024 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting. Joining her in conversation will be Steve Padilla, writing coach and Column One editor for the Los Angeles Times. Padilla and McFarling will

  • UK Conference of Science Journalists

    This biennial conference, organized by the Association of British Science Writers (ABSW), provides science journalists and writers with professional development and networking opportunities. The 2024 conference will take place on Tuesday, October 15, at the Francis Crick Institute in London. Early bird tickets are available through the end of July, and ABSW also offers diversity

  • ScienceWriters 2024

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    Raleigh Convention Center 500 S Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC, United States

    The National Association of Science Writers (NASW) and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) will host their 2024 Science Writing conference in two parts: virtually on October 17 and 18 and in-person in Raleigh, North Carolina from November 8 through 11, 2024. This annual meeting serves science writing journalists, communicators, and other

  • Good Science Project–Johns Hopkins MA in Science Writing Fellowship

    The Good Science Project-JHU MA in Science Writing Fellowship provides $5,000 reporting grants for feature-length magazine articles on the funding and practice of science in the United States. Grants support articles that "reveal flaws in current science policy, practice, or funding and identify ways these challenges might be overcome." Funded by the Good Science Project.

  • Communicating Discovery Science – International symposium

    This symposium, sponsored by the Kavli Foundation, "aims to deepen understanding of effective public engagement around Discovery Science, also known as basic or foundational science, by exploring ways to improve the practice of communicating Discovery Science, share insights and create a supportive community for scientists and science communication practitioners focused on basic science."

  • Lunch and Learn: Do you need an accountability partner?

    Accountability partners give each other feedback and encouragement on freelance goals and hold each other accountable for taking the next steps. During this discussion, we’ll share our freelance challenges, such as battling procrastination, re-pitching when a pitch is rejected, shifting to different outlets and increasing productivity. We’ll also offer tips for finding and keeping an

  • ‘No one can see you now’: What states are doing to boost primary care

    Evidence abounds that access to primary care improves health and lowers costs. According to one estimate, the U.S. could save $67 billion a year if everyone saw a primary care provider as their main source of care. And yet, only 5% of health care spending in this country goes to primary care, less than in

  • AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism

    "The AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism was established by the AACR in 2015 to raise awareness of the critical role that the media play in educating the public about cancer and cancer research." The award is open to "print, broadcast, and online professional journalists whose stories appear in newspapers, magazines, websites, and

  • Lunch and Learn: Jump start your freelance biz into 2025

    Virtual

    The new year is the perfect time to reassess your freelance business. Some freelancers formally do this — even holding a solo business retreat at a hotel or other venue, where they can review their past work, evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their freelance business and consider other paths forward. We’ll hear from freelancers

  • What Kennedy could do: Reporting on U.S. vaccine policy and the powers of the HHS Secretary

    President-elect Trump’s choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., could significantly impact the perception and uptake of vaccines. Whether he or any of Trump’s other vaccine-skeptical nominees receive Senate confirmation, signs suggest the incoming administration may attempt to change long-established vaccine policy in the U.S. This webinar will cover the

  • Sloan Foundation Book Program

    The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation provides grants to authors working on science-related books. Grants typically range from $20,000 to $50,000 and may support research and writing activities. Eligible book projects include: books that elucidate important subjects where the science is confusing or controversial; books that profile important figures in science and technology; books relating science

  • Press Briefing: How the LA Wildfires Are Fueled by Climate Change

    Virtual

    Long after the typical end of Southern California’s wildfire season, tens of thousands of people have been displaced as strong, dry winds drive devastating wildfires across Los Angeles county. Covering Climate Now will be joined Matthew Glasser of ABC News’ Climate Unit, Jacob Margolis of LAist, and Kaitlyn Trudeau of Climate Central for a one-hour

  • Be careful out there: A digital safety primer for journalists

    More than 40 percent of journalists dealt with threats and online harassment in 2022. When policymakers turn their attention to science and health issues such as vaccination, access to abortion care, and the health dangers of climate change, journalists covering these topics must be prepared to protect themselves amidst online communities that can mirror —