NOTE: DCSWA is posting the announcement of this science-themed event as a courtesy. DCSWA is not responsible for the content of the event. On Thursday, July 18, 2024 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 p.m. EDT, Nature Forward (https://natureforward.org/) invites you to join naturalist Rita Peralta for an adventure at Theodore Roosevelt Island, where she will introduce […]
What: A briefing and information session for journalists offered by Johns Hopkins University When: 9 a.m. to noon, Friday, Aug. 9, a half-day session with breakfast. No streaming option. Where: The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20001 REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Please register by Aug. 2 and feel free to share this […]
Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:00 - 8:00 PM Eastern Time Lulu's Winegarden 1940 11th St NW, Washington, D.C. 20001 A 3-minute walk from the U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Metro Station No registration necessary; just come and have fun!
*** SORRY, REGISTRATION CLOSED 8/22/2024 *** *** LIMIT OF 20 ATTENDEES REACHED *** Where was that beautiful gold mirror on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope assembled? Where is mission control for the remarkable achievements of the Hubble Space Telescope? Tour NASA's legendary Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and go behind the scenes with […]
Who doesn't like free pizza? * On Thursday, October 10, starting at 6:30 pm, come grab a slice - on us - with fellow DCSWAns and bring along friends who are considering joining! Sonny's Pizza is at 3120 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20010, just 4 blocks from the Columbia Heights metro stop. RSVP at https://dcswa.wildapricot.org/event-5885528 so that we […]
*** REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24! *** Engineers at Maryland are designing, building, 3D printing and commercializing new technology solutions that take on society’s grand challenges. Join Clark School of Engineering researchers and fellow DCSWA members at UMD’s College Park campus for: · A science cafe-style coffee chat with a bioengineering professor. · A facility […]
On Saturday, December 14th from 7pm-10pm, join us at Busboys and Poets 14th and V for a fun evening of food and drinks with your fellow science communicators. Mingle and meet friends new and old! Your ticket gets you two (2) drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic options available), lots of tasty food, and three hours of serious merriment. DCSWA […]
Since 2009, we’ve been celebrating achievement in short-form science writing with the DCSWA Newsbrief Award. Members of DCSWA can enter their own work, or others can nominate it, via the entry form. Entries will be judged by a panel of science writers and media professionals on the quality of the writing. The winner will […]
Tuesday, February 25 @ Noon ET, 10 AM MT Login to the talk here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87966171694?pwd=buTDZBGgLoxmM2LoumUcBa8PUWchha.1 Meeting ID: 879 6617 1694 Passcode: 106562 About the Talk Running a computer program isn’t just about processing information – it also comes with energy costs. The amount of energy needed depends on both the type of computation being done […]
The deadline for submitting entries in the 2024 DCSWA Newsbrief Award competition has closed. Thanks to all of you who entered! This will be the 16th annual Newsbrief Award to celebrate the best in short-form science writing during the past year. Entries will be judged by a panel of science writers and media professionals solely […]