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 to attend a full-day pre-conf...

Biologist Joseph L. Graves Jr. to present 12th Patrusky Lecture Biologist Joseph L. Graves Jr., whose work spans the evolution of aging and microbial evolution and takes on the scourge of racism, has been selected by the Council for the Advance...

Scenes from ScienceWriters2023 Every year, the ScienceWriters meeting brings together reporters, editors, filmmakers, writers and other professionals who are dedicated to the craft of science communication. As a...

CASW’s first Connector Chat generates fellowship resources Resources from CASW’s first Connector Chat, which offered tips for finding and securing science journalism fellowships, are now available online. Connector is CASW’s library ...

Propose a session for ScienceWriters2023 CASW invites science writers to propose a session on topics at the intersection of science and science writing as part of the New Horizons in Science program for ScienceWriters2023...

A critical reflection on media coverage of SARS-CoV-2’s origin The opening session of CASW’s 2022 New Horizons in Science briefings, “Science + Science Writing: A critical reflection on media coverage of SARS-CoV-2’s origin,&...

CASW offers new online mini-course starting Sep 21 CASW is pleased to announce a new online mini-course, with an in-person concluding workshop, to help journalists accurately interpret scientific evidence for their audiences. We’...

Astronomer Alyssa Goodman presents tenth Patrusky Lecture at ScienceWriters2022 Harvard astronomer Alyssa A. Goodman presented the tenth Patrusky Lecture on October 23, 2022, as part of New Horizons in Science, CASW’s annual briefing on emerging research and...

Workshop attendees focus on responsible reporting on Indigenous science and race in biomedicine What baggage do the words race, ancestry, and ethnicity carry in biomedical research today? How can traditional science journalism incorporate and respect Indigenous knowledge abou...

Student, professional science writers attend ScienceWriters2021 with CASW support CASW is happy to announce that five journalists have been awarded New Horizons attendance fellowships to support their participation in the ScienceWriters2021 virtual conference. I...

Second Kavli workshop to focus on coverage of science and race Science writers will take a deep dive into a magazine article and join small-group discussions with scientists on Oct. 6 as CASW offers its second program on science journalists...

ScienceWriters2021 conference transitioning to all-virtual event After a close review of the continuing risks and uncertainties posed by the coronavirus pandemic, the National Association of Science Writers (NASW) and the Council for the Advance...

Registration opens for ScienceWriters2021 Virtual and in-person program offerings and registration options are now available for this year’s ScienceWriters conference, including CASW’s New Horizons in Science p...

Writers to gather in Colorado and online for ScienceWriters2021 CASW and the National Association of Science Writers are pleased to announce that ScienceWriters2021 will be held as a hybrid event, with an in-person gathering on the Boulder and ...

COVID-19 Science & Coverage: A free series for media and the public The politics of the pandemic | Wednesday, September 30 Missed this session? Watch it on YouTube. Science and science journalism are never just about what happens in a laborator...

Kavli workshop to discuss challenges of covering emerging science What new issues arise as 21st-century science creates fresh frontiers in research, from neuroscience to gene editing to artificial intelligence? Science journalists, scientists, an...

ScienceWriters2020 to feature globe-trotting virtual field trips Science writers will venture under the ice at the South Pole, into hospital labs in Kenya and Uganda, and inside some of the world’s most powerful electromagnets—from the comfo...

Sociologist Ruha Benjamin will delve into race and technology in eighth Patrusky Lecture Princeton sociologist Ruha Benjamin (@ruha9), whose work examines how science and technology reinforce racial inequality as they shape the social world, has been selected by th...

ScienceWriters2020 pivots to virtual program After discussing the options for the annual ScienceWriters conference in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, CASW and the National Association of Science Writers have decided to replac...

Why Scientists Should Talk to the Media: A CASW brown-bag lunch discussion Prominent science and medical journalists spoke in October 2009 at Yale School of Medicine about the importance of scientists communicating their work to the public. They were part...