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Science students and travel fellows cover microplastics, AI, the “Big One,” ITEK and more at ScienceWriters2026
At ScienceWriters2026, 10 science graduate students and nine New Horizons travel fellows covered the 64th annual New Horizons in Science briefings and...
In Memoriam
Cohn Prize honoree Helen Branswell remembered for sharp, authoritative reporting
CASW mourns the loss of Helen Branswell, a winner of the Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting and a journalist known for deca...
Awards & Fellowships
Kai Kupferschmidt wins 2026 Victor Cohn Prize
Kai Kupferschmidt, a contributing correspondent for Science magazine, has been named the winner of the 2026 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medica...
Awards & Fellowships
Elise Cutts wins 2026 Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award
The winner of the 2026 Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award, the annual prize for young science journalists awarded by the Council for the Advancement of Scie...
Awards & Fellowships
Jane Qiu wins 2026 Sharon Begley Award
Independent Chinese science journalist Jane Qiu has been awarded the 2026 Sharon Begley Award for Science Reporting. The award, established in 2021 by...
CASW News
Computer scientist Juan Gilbert to present 14th Patrusky Lecture
Distinguished and award-winning computer scientist Juan Gilbert will discuss hack-proof voting and other innovative ways to apply computer science to ...
Awards & Fellowships
Seven journalists awarded fellowships to study science writing
Seven journalists who’ve covered science and the environment across the country are headed to graduate programs in science journalism aided by T...
New Horizons in Science
ScienceWriters2026 to take place September 25-28
The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing and the National Association of Science Writers (NASW) are pleased to announce that ScienceWriters2...
New Horizons in Science
CASW, NASW accepting session proposals for ScienceWriters2026
The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) and the National Association of Science Writers (NASW), in partnership with Oregon State Uni...
Awards & Fellowships
Meet the 2026 National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellows
Six journalists have been selected for the 2026 National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships (SHERF) program. The fellowship is a collabo...
Awards & Fellowships
