SciComm Excellence
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The National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications encourages high-quality #scicomm.
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https://www.nationalacademies.org/awards/excellence-in-communication 03-03-2023 17:16:00
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Really really energized from this workshop at Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) with the Schmidt Science Fellows and SciComm Excellence cohort. When scientists and science journos come together to bridge the knowledge gap between their job and ours, amazing stuff *does* really happen. Looking forward to more!
In a piece for National Geographic, 2023 award winner Simar Bajaj highlights some practices that the American #mentalhealth system can learn from Rwanda, which is "a model for decentralizing services and integrating community-based solutions." Read more: nationalgeographic.com/science/articl… #scicomm
.Kristel Tjandra is a chemist-turned-journalist based in the U.S. We asked Kristel about her #scicomm journey and experiences since winning the SciComm Excellence, given by @thenasem in partnership with Schmidt Sciences, in 2022. Read the full interview at: nationalacademies.org/news/2024/07/f…
Organized by CPNAS, 2023 award winner Xavier Cortada's climate science artwork is on display at National Academy of Sciences building in Washington D.C. through the end of the year! Learn more ⬇️
2023 award winner Elijah Yetter-Bowman’s documentary Burned is now available to watch on YouTube! From Ethereal Films, #BURNED is the true story of a quest to understand decades of firefighter cancer, a problem still affecting firefighters today. Watch: etherealfilms.org/burned
Can sharks see? And do giraffes really give birth standing up? BBC Earth recently launched the Animal Fact Files, where 2023 award winner Sofia Quaglia and other science journalists answer questions like these about the animal kingdom. Learn more: bbcearth.com/factfiles/anim… #scicomm
In this episode of the Joy of Wh(y) podcast, computer scientist Yejin Choi and 2023 award winner Steven Strogatz discuss the capabilities and limitations of chatbots and the large language models on which they are built. Learn more: ow.ly/QuO150SS5Oy #scicomm
.Simar Bajaj visited 12 countries in 2 months, doing reporting projects in each that focused on stigmatized diseases. In his newsletter, Medicine Uncovered, he shares the story behind these pieces and unveils health inequities. More: ow.ly/HziB50SS5P6 #scicomm
In a piece for National Geographic, 2023 award winner Sanjay Mishra (Sanjay Mishra, PhD) shares new research on the recovery period of long COVID. “The finding[s] offer hope that gradual recovery is possible in some long COVID patients,” he writes. Read more at: ow.ly/vf9A50SShck #scicomm
“Mood, stress, energy, and poor sleep, can all be indicators of a morning migraine the next day,” writes 2023 award winner Sanjay Mishra (Sanjay Mishra, PhD). In a piece for National Geographic, he writes about the research behind morning migraines. Read more: nationalgeographic.com/premium/articl… #scicomm
“The summer of 2024 is projected to be the biggest summer wave of COVID infections to date,” writes 2023 award winner Sanjay Mishra, PhD. In a piece for @natgeo, he discusses the updated vaccines approved by the FDA, FLiRT variants, and more. Read more: nationalgeographic.com/science/articl… #scicomm
In a public lecture at University of Oxford, 2022 award winner Jordan Ellenberg tells the story of the “random walk” and how it’s history connects to the intersection of #math and #artificialintelligence in the present. You can watch the full lecture at: youtu.be/08FGB5x090M?si… #scicomm
Award winners Elijah Yetter-Bowman, Rodrigo Pérez Ortega and Yvette Cabrera are the panelists for the virtual opening plenary at #SciWri24 hosted by National Association of Science Writers (NASW) and CASW on October 17 from 1-2pm ET! You can learn more and register to attend at: sciencewriters2024.org #scicomm
#Interdisciplinary thinking builds connections and breaks boundaries to help us better understand the complex whole of #STEM topics. Winners Saad Bhamla, Janina Jeff, and Elijah Yetter-Bowman discuss how interdisciplinary thinking leads to excellent #scicomm.