Council for the Advancement of Science Writing

promoting excellence in science news since 1960

Awards & Fellowships Usha Lee McFarling awarded Cohn Prize Honored for commitment to exposing healthcare disparities
CASW News Meaghan Parker to be CASW executive director Succeeds Rosalind Reid October 1
Awards & Fellowships Hannah Furfaro wins Sharon Begley Award $20,000 grant to Seattle journalist will fund project on rare diseases
Connector Now online: Connector tipsheet on hot-button issue reporting A new resource list and recorded chat for science writers

Awards & Fellowships

Nineteen journalists awarded grants to attend ScienceWriters2024 Seven journalists working across the United States have been selected to receive CASW New Horizons Travel Fellowships to support their participation i...

Awards & Fellowships

Usha Lee McFarling awarded 2024 Victor Cohn Prize Usha Lee McFarling (@ushamcfarling), national science correspondent at STAT, has been selected to receive the 2024 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in...

Awards & Fellowships

Jason Mast wins 2024 Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award Jason Mast at STAT has won the 2024 Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award, CASW’s annual prize for a young science journalist, for his reporting at the inter...

CASW News

CASW announces Meaghan Parker as next executive director The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) is pleased to name Meaghan E. Parker as the organization’s next executive director, effect...

Awards & Fellowships

Hannah Furfaro wins Sharon Begley Award for Science Reporting Hannah Furfaro (@hannahfurfaro), mental health reporter for The Seattle Times, has been selected as the winner of the 2024 Sharon Begley Award for Sci...

Events

CASW to present workshop on covering climate and health Nov. 8 Application deadline extended to Friday, August 16. Journalists who cover topics at the intersection of climate change and health are invited to apply...