For Immediate Release May 1, 2025 Contact: newsbriefaward@gmail.com Winners Announced for 16th Annual DCSWA Newsbrief Award Washington, D.C. — A story investigating the extinction of the woolly mammoth has won the 16th annual D.C. Science Writers Association’s Newsbrief Award. Longform journalism often gets the field’s accolades, but short pieces are the true workhorses of science […]
DCSWA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY 2025 (PDD 2025) George Washington University, Student Center Saturday, May 3, 2025 8:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. ET REGISTER AT: https://dcswa.wildapricot.org/event-6148947 AGENDA Time Grand Ballroom, 3rd floor Room 309 8:30 - 9:00 am Registration check-in: Grab some coffee and breakfast pastries before we get started 9:00 - 9:30 am Opening […]
Professional Development Day (PDD), a career development and networking event for science writers, has been DCSWA’s signature happening since 2006. Every year, over 100 science reporters, PIOs, editors, radio and video producers, and freelancers gather for a fun and exciting day of networking, collaboration, and skill-building. Please join us for PDD 2025 on Saturday, May […]
Join geologist (and DCSWA Board Member) Leanne Wiberg in a walk along Constitution Avenue NW. Leanne will offer insights into the history and geography of that well-used stretch of roadway. We will learn about the varied types of building stones we encounter and come to appreciate how these building blocks of DC have changed over time. […]
Come grab a slice with fellow DCSWA members, and bring along friends who are considering joining! There will be dairy free and gluten free pizza, for those with dietary differences. Sonny’s is just 4 blocks from the Columbia Heights metro stop. No registration required.
Just a few months after the game’s release, Ryan Sochol, a University of Maryland associate professor in mechanical engineering, launched “The Legend of Zelda: A Link to Machine Design.” The course began in Fall 2023 to provide undergraduate students with an uncommon opportunity to gain experience designing, prototyping, and testing new types of vehicles, robots, […]
Come enjoy beverages with the DCSWA community and, if you're so inspired, play some board games! Our next social event is at the Board Room DC in DuPont Circle. This venue serves drinks only but outside food is allowed. Location: Board Room DC, 1737 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, DC Date/Time: Thursday, July 24, 6:00pm to […]
Free ice cream for the first 25 people who show up! If the weather is nice, we'll sit by the waterfront and mingle. Location: Ice Cream Jubilee at Navy Yard Date/Time: Thursday, July 31, 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Even in a challenging economy, you can find unique career possibilities and land jobs! Join us for a fireside chat and Ask Me Anything with Alaina G. Levine, professional speaker, science writer, career coach to science writers, and author of Networking for Nerds and Create Your Unicorn Career (forthcoming). Ask her anything about uncovering hidden […]
Our next in-person social will be a crafting party at Because Science! You may remember the venue from our space painting event in 2023 — this time we’ll be creating collages from electronic waste! We’ll spend about an hour collaging and then head to a nearby restaurant for lunch. Space is limited to 15 participants […]