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The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing is committed to improving the quality of science news reaching the public. Comprised of a panel of distinguished journalists and scientists, CASW develops and funds programs to help reporters and writers produce accurate and informative stories about developments in science, technology, medicine and the environment.

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In Focus

New Horizons 2010—at Yale University!

The noted biologist Sean B. Carroll and the climate scientist Michael Mann will be among the featured speakers at this year's New Horizons in Science, part of ScienceWriters 2010. Yale University and the Yale School of Medicine will be our hosts as we address timely and important issues in science and medicine, such as these: Why do more…

CASW Periscope

Enstrom und drang: Air quality contrarian fights expulsion

The UCLA School of Public Health is trying to get rid of epidemiologist James Enstrom, and the media is taking notice. Enstrom [1] has made news before. In 2003, Enstrom co-authored a paper, which looked at a 100,000-person cohort over almost 40 years and concluded that second hand smoke was no big deal (British Medical Journal, more…
The Great Beyond (Nature Magazine News Blog)
Medical deans urge Congress to resume stem cell funding

As the effects [1] of a stop on government funding for human embryonic stem cell research continue to reverberate, medical researchers are taking a stand. In a full page ad that will appear 3 September in the Washington Post, the Association of American Medical Colleges [2] (AAMC) urges Congress to pass legislation ensuring federal funding for stem cell research. more…
The Great Beyond (Nature Magazine News Blog)
PBS, SJ Merc-News: A ballot proposition that, some way, would undo California’s carbon-frugal ways

A few weeks ago, while I was on vacation, the *San Jose Mercury News*’s *Paul Rogers* sent me the link to a piece he considers pretty important [1]. It is about revoking Proposition 32, now law, which would happen if another Proposition - 23 – on the November ballot passes. This measure, sponsored mainly by the Velero and more…
Knight Science Journalism Tracker
Bozeman Daily Chronicle: A feel-good story bites the dust? Scientists say Yellowstone wolves did not scare elk into letting aspen grow back

Just one popular media reporter, far as I can tell, has so far perked up at news that an often-cited trophic cascade in Yellowstone Park, one embraced by partisans of reintroducing wolves to the area a few decades back, may not have happened. At the *Bozeman Chronicle*, *Daniel Perso*n explains it without once foisting the term “trophic more…
Knight Science Journalism Tracker
Can Nuclear Waste Spark an Energy Solution?

A new generation of nuclear power technology seeks to transform one of the industry's most enduring problems--its radioactive waste--into an energy solution... from /National Geographic News/ more…
Science in The News Daily
Breast, Ovary Removal Raises Cancer Survival Rates

Preemptive removal of breasts or ovaries in women with two common breast cancer genes can sharply reduce the risk of contracting cancer and dying, even if a woman has already been diagnosed with breast cancer, a new study confirms... from the /Los Angeles Times/ (Registration Required) more…
Science in The News Daily

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