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SUMMARY:Winners Announced for 16th Annual DCSWA Newsbrief Award
DESCRIPTION:For Immediate Release\nMay 1\, 2025 \nContact: newsbriefaward@gmail.com \nWinners Announced for 16th Annual DCSWA Newsbrief Award \n \nWashington\, D.C. — A story investigating the extinction of the woolly mammoth has won the 16th annual D.C. Science Writers Association’s Newsbrief Award. \nLongform journalism often gets the field’s accolades\, but short pieces are the true workhorses of science communication. In the spirit of recognizing these unsung works of excellence\, DCSWA has been offering the Newsbrief Awards since 2009.  \nFor the 2024 Newsbrief Award\, a panel of science communicators judged all entries within a single category\, which honors short science writing in any medium and at any outlet. \nAs this year’s winner\, the judges named Claire Yuan for her story\, “The last woolly mammoths offer new clues to why the species went extinct\,” published in Science News.  \nSaid one judge\, “This story exemplified how modern science can challenge and update what we thought we knew\, and did so in a way that was easy to understand.” \nYuan is a senior at Harvard College studying the History of Science and Chemistry & Physics. Currently a freelance science journalist\, Claire has served as a AAAS Mass Media Fellow at Science News and associate managing editor of The Harvard Crimson. An aspiring physician-writer\, she is passionate in telling stories about science and medicine. \nThe judges also awarded an honorable mention to Maria Temming\, Aaron Tremper\, and Sarah Zielinski of Science News Explores for the TikTok video\, “Could a plant ever eat a person?“.  \n“Amazing use of ‘science fiction meets reality\,'” remarked a judge.  \nTemming is the assistant managing editor of Science News Explores. She has bachelor’s degrees in physics and creative writing from Elon University and a master’s in science writing from MIT. She enjoys covering all fields of science for her day job\, and writing about fandom-related research in her spare time.  \nTremper is the editorial assistant for Science News Explores. He received an M.A. in Journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism’s Science and Health Reporting program. His stories have also appeared in Science News\, Audubon Magazine\, WABE\, and Spectrum News-NY 1\, among others. Outside of the newsroom\, Tremper volunteers as a certified Virginia Master Naturalist in Arlington\, Fairfax\, and Alexandria counties.  \nZielinski is the print editor of Science News Explores. She has a B.A. in biological sciences from Cornell University and an M.A. in journalism through New York University’s Science\, Health and Environmental Reporting Program. She loves to work on stories about animals and ecology. In her spare time\, she writes and edits science comics. \nThe judges include Anneliese Palmer\, a research professor of science communication at the George Washington University and author of “Hot\, Hungry Planet: The Fight to Stop a Food Crisis in the Face of Climate Change”; Liz Landau\, incoming DCSWA president who is also a freelance writer and leads astrophysics multimedia for NASA via ASRC; Bill Kovarik\, a journalism professor at Radford University who Environmental Health News named among the leading pioneers of environmental journalism; Karl Eisenhower\, managing editor of SciLine\, based at the American Association for the Advancement of Science; and Gabe Castro-Root\, an American University student whose internships at Bloomberg Law and the San Francisco Chronicle focused on health and environmental reporting. \nDCSWA will celebrate the awardees in a ceremony during its DCSWA Professional Development Day on May 3. The winner will receive $300 and a framed certificate. Honorable mention recipients will receive framed certificates. \nEntries by DCSWA members published between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31\, 2024\, were eligible for the award. The D.C. Science Writers Association includes more than 300 science reporters\, editors\, authors\, and public information officers based in the Washington metropolitan area and beyond.  \nDetails on entering the 2025 Newsbrief Award will be available on the DCSWA website by the end of the year. \nPhotos available upon request. \n####
URL:https://dcswa.org/event/winners-announced-for-16th-annual-dcswa-newsbrief-award/
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SUMMARY:Agenda Set for DCSWA Professional Development Day 2025!
DESCRIPTION:DCSWA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY 2025 (PDD 2025)\nGeorge Washington University\, Student Center\nSaturday\, May 3\, 2025     8:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. ET\nREGISTER AT: https://dcswa.wildapricot.org/event-6148947 \n  \nAGENDA \n\n\n\nTime\nGrand Ballroom\, 3rd floor\nRoom 309\n\n\n8:30 – 9:00 am\nRegistration check-in: Grab some coffee and breakfast pastries before we get started\n\n\n\n9:00 – 9:30 am\nOpening remarks and Newsbrief Award presentation\n\n\n\n9:30 – 10:30 am\nKeynote: Nobody’s Normal: Challenging the Stigma of Mental Illness with Roy Richard Grinker\n\n\n\n10:45 – 11:45 am\nMaking the Most of AI with Ellen Kuwana\nSocial Media Best Practices\n\n\n11:45 – 1:00 pm\nLunch\, with the option to chat with a GW researcher\n\n\n\n1:15 – 2:15 pm\nWriter-Editor Meet and Greet\nNotes from the Field: Writing in Far-Off Places\n\n\n2:30 – 3:45 pm\nThe Poetry of Science\, The Science of Poetry (A poetry open mic will follow; if you want to read your science-themed poem\, contact president@dcswa.org by 5 p.m. ET\, May 2)\n\n\n\n3:45 – 4:15 pm\nMeet for closing remarks\, passing of the DCSWA duck (presidential transition)\, and book raffle\n\n\n\n4:15 – 6:00 pm\nHappy hour at Mission DuPont Circle\n1606 20th Street NW\, Washington\, D.C. (202) 525-2010.\n\n\n\n\n  \nKEYNOTE: NOBODY’S NORMAL: CHALLENGING THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS \nSpeaker: Roy Richard Grinker\, Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs\, George Washington University \nAnthropologist Roy Richard Grinker will explore the underlying causes of mental illness stigma. He will address three key topics: the economic foundations of mental health knowledge\, the influence of the military on the development of the psychological sciences\, and the impact of research on autism in reducing stigma. Grinker also will share tips with journalists and science communicators on how they can better report on mental illness and developmental disorders without contributing to stigma. \nMAKING THE MOST OF AI \nSpeaker: Ellen Kuwana\, freelance writer and editor; former president\, Northwest Science Writers Association; and co-host\, NASW Freelancer Business Chats \nTalk of AI is everywhere. But what tools can be used safely? In this interactive presentation\, Ellen Kuwana will give an overview of the differences between AI-assisted tools and generative AI (GenAI)\, and discuss cautions when using GenAI. Learn how to speed up background research (e.g.\, literature searches). Compare AI-assisted tools to edit your own writing or text from others. Discover how to get suggestions about plain language (to communicate better with the broader public) or make text more concise (great for grant proposals and abstracts). Included will be screenshots and demos of Scite.ai\, PerfectIt\, EditGPT\, and more. \nSOCIAL MEDIA BEST PRACTICES \nSpeakers:  \n\nGeorge Zaidan (American Chemical Society – Reactions)\nCourtney Lee (NASA Goddard)\nNanci Bompey (Howard Hughes Medical Institute – Janelia Campus)\n\nIn a world full of content creators\, science communicators face competition in the digital landscape to keep their audiences and stakeholders engaged. To stay ahead of the game\, learn from these experts on how to make engaging science content that is adaptable to your platforms\, and measure your success for future strategies. \nNOTES FROM THE FIELD: WRITING IN FAR-OFF PLACES \nSpeakers:  \n\nSarah Kaplan\, Washington Post\nGabe Castro Root\, American University Student/Freelance\nRachel Lense\, NASA/ADNET\nLiz Landau\, NASA/ASRC/Freelance (Moderator)\n\nFrom Alaska to Antarctica to Death Valley\, science writers face unique challenges in finding\, reporting\, and writing stories in far-flung places. Learn from three experts how they went about their projects and what tips they have for others. \nWRITER AND EDITOR MEET & GREET \nParticipating editors include: \n\nJuliet Beverly\, Brain Facts\nManny Morone\, C&E News\nLiza Lester\, Eos (AGU)\nJessica Stahl\, Grist\nJoyce Frieden\, MedPage Today\nWilliam Schulz\, Photonics Focus (SPIE)\nGene Russo\, Front Matter (PNAS)\nGloria Gonzalez\, Politico\nKaren Kwon\, Science News\nNancy Shute\, Science News\nAnne Bolen\, Smithsonian`\n\nTHE POETRY OF SCIENCE\, THE SCIENCE OF POETRY \nSpeaker: Claudia Gary\, independent writer\, poet\, and health/science communicator \nMetaphor—a mainstay of poetry—is essential to a science writer’s work of explaining advanced concepts to the general public. But poetry and science also have other deep connections! In this workshop\, Claudia Gary will take attendees on an exploration of how poetry\, like music\, is a window into the science of the brain. She’ll discuss poetry’s interactions with neurology and psychology\, its connections to music and memory\, and how poetry can improve the expressive power of all writing. An open mic concludes the session\, where a few attendees will be able to share their science-themed poems. To sign up to read your poem\, contact president@dcswa.org before 5 p.m. ET on May 2. 
URL:https://dcswa.org/event/agenda-set-for-dcswa-professional-development-day-2025/
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SUMMARY:Registration Now Open for DCSWA Professional Development Day\, May 3
DESCRIPTION: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. \nPlease join us for PDD 2025 on Saturday\, May 3\, 2025\, from 8:30 am ET – 4:00 pm ET at George Washington University’s Student Center on the 3rd floor. \nTHERE WILL BE NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION. REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 5 PM ET FRIDAY\, MAY 2ND. \nREGISTER AT: https://dcswa.wildapricot.org/event-6148947 \nOur full-day event will include a keynote talk\, panel discussions and workshops geared toward journalists\, institutional communicators (PIOs)\, and freelancers; lunch with GWU scientists; and an editor meet-and-greet. We also will have live streaming — with dedicated specialist support — for those who want to attend the talk and panel discussions virtually. Coffee\, breakfast pastries\, and lunch will be provided. PDD 2025 will conclude with an in-person raffle of science books\, followed by a happy hour at a local pub. \n——————————————————————————————— \n**** UPDATE 4/17/2025:  GWU ANTHROPOLOGIST ROY GRINKER WILL BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT DCSWA PDD 2025! **** \nTitle of Keynote: Nobody’s Normal: Challenging the Stigma of Mental Illness \nDescription: Anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker will explore the underlying causes of mental illness stigma. He will address three key topics: the economic foundations of mental health knowledge\, the influence of the military on the development of the psychological sciences\, and the impact of research on autism in reducing stigma. Grinker will also share tips with journalists and science communicators on how they can better report on mental illness and developmental disorders without contributing to stigma. \nBio: Roy Richard Grinker is Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at the George Washington University in Washington\, D.C. and Editor-in-Chief of The Anthropological Quarterly. He is the author of Nobody’s Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness (NY: W.W. Norton)\, and Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism (NY: Basic Books)\, among other books. \n——————————————————————————————— \n**** UPDATE 4/212025:  REGISTRATION FEES REDUCED FOR DCSWA PDD 2025! **** \nAcknowledging the recent financial hardships being faced as a result of federal government funding cuts and reductions in force\, financial difficulties at academic institutions and businesses\, and other events\, the DC Science Writers Association (DCSWA) Board of Directors has authorized a reduction in the registration fees for Professional Development Day 2025 (PDD 2025). \nWe hope this action will make it possible for more people to attend PDD 2025. \nThose who registered and paid before the reduced fees were authorized will be refunded the difference in price. \nTo register\, go to https://dcswa.wildapricot.org/event-6148947 \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://dcswa.org/event/registration-now-open-for-dcswa-professional-development-day-may-3/
LOCATION:George Washingon University Student Center\, 800 21st Street\, NW\, Washington DC\, 20052\, United States
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