
Robert Irion
@robertirion
Freelance journalist, educator. Director emeritus, Science Communication Program, UC Santa Cruz.
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http://scicom.ucsc.edu 18-10-2009 02:36:24
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It was a privilege to work with talented #SciWriStudent Zack Savitsky of FLORIDA at the Seattle #AAASmtg on his story for the National Association of Science Writers (NASW) website. Check out Zack's insightful reporting on a solar geoengineering session: nasw.org/article/solar-…


Giving a Zoom talk on science writing to almost 100 students and their talented mentors is weirdly disembodying (for this lifetime classroom lecturer) and so 2020. Here's hoping my "summer slaminar" will help our National Association of Science Writers (NASW) interns. Good luck! #SciWriStudent @sciwri_student

Such a pleasure to work with our new crew UCSC SciCom. Slugs forever! Welcome to our up-and-coming journalists in the class of 2023. scicom.ucsc.edu/students-alumn…



#ClimateChange in California—why has research here translated into such strong policy actions? Chilean student journo Sergio Villagrán reports from #WCSJ2017: bit.ly/2Akymsj #ClimatePrimer #WCSJStudents UC Berkeley

Responsible and informed #vaccines reporting doesn't feed the anti-vaxxers: A podcast with tips from Andrew Holtz at #WCSJ2017, produced by Sibusiso Biyela 🇿🇦 🇵🇸🏳️⚧️ of South Africa. bit.ly/2A2F2bv #VaccineClarity #WCSJStudents

Nobelist Saul Perlmutter of Berkeley Lab / UC Berkeley has a "modestly grandiose proposal" for how scientists and journalists could save the world. Read and listen to #WCSJ2017 coverage by student journo Amelia Jaycen: bit.ly/2zZY6Je #WCSJStudents #GrandioseProposal

The beauty of #PointReyes and the threats to our coasts: story and photos from a #WCSJ2017 field trip by student journo Jesús Antonio Pascual of Tabasco, Mexico. bit.ly/2k3DABR Point Reyes NPS #WCSJStudents #UCNRS


I've used The Open Notebook for my students and conference travel fellows for years, and I know so many in the field have benefited from the site's trove of practical #scicomm advice. Please consider a small gift today to support the site. It will be matched! bit.ly/2icsxps

Of tapeworms, Carl Zimmer and #Metagenomics: New disease diagnostics from Joe DeRisi UC San Francisco and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, reported at #WCSJ2017 by travel fellow Setsen of Mongolia: bit.ly/2zRrX7T #WCSJStudents Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network

Pseudoscience gets dangerous when governments endorse it. What can #scicomm pros do? Egyptian student journo Omnia Gohar reports with a podcast from #WCSJ2017: bit.ly/2AjopKG #ReportingPseudoscience Rodrigo Pérez Ortega Oscar Miyamoto Deborah Blum #WCSJStudents


World Federation of Science Journalists @WCSJ2017 National Association of Science Writers (NASW) CASW With deep gratitude to my partner on the #WSCJ2017 student news program, Diego Graglia, and to our #WCSJ2017 volunteer editors from RedMexPeriodCiencia in Mexico: @manuellino_ Oscar Miyamoto Rodrigo Pérez Ortega aleida rueda Renata Sanchez #WCSJStudents

World Federation of Science Journalists @WCSJ2017 National Association of Science Writers (NASW) CASW Diego Graglia RedMexPeriodCiencia Oscar Miyamoto Rodrigo Pérez Ortega aleida rueda Renata Sanchez And with thanks to our #WCSJ2017 volunteer editors from the U.S.: Misti Crane Jennifer Cutraro @amberldance Solenodon @LynneFriedmann Jeff Grabmeier @Arboreal_Laurel Sama Yhia Kendall Powell Czerne Reid Erik Vance cori vanchieri @sarahwebb Ashley Yeager #WCSJStudents

World Federation of Science Journalists @WCSJ2017 National Association of Science Writers (NASW) CASW Diego Graglia RedMexPeriodCiencia Oscar Miyamoto Rodrigo Pérez Ortega aleida rueda Renata Sanchez Misti Crane Jennifer Cutraro @amberldance Solenodon @LynneFriedmann Jeff Grabmeier @Arboreal_Laurel Sama Yhia Kendall Powell Czerne Reid Erik Vance cori vanchieri @sarahwebb Ashley Yeager This graphic shows where our 22 #WCSJStudents came from: bit.ly/2BS581p #WCSJ2017 A new international #scicomm student network.

I loved the 1980s golden era of glossy science mags. Now we’re in a golden era of online science mags... but then one stopped paying its freelancers. The #scicomm community must insist that Nautilus Magazine makes good on its obligations. bit.ly/2BhHpKn #PayNautilusWriters

Thanks for the shout-out Danna Staaf! It was a privilege to work with this talented crew, and we're all eager to follow their new careers. #WCSJStudents #WCSJ2017 x.com/DannaStaaf/sta…

Very proud to see #WCSJ2017 student travel fellow Sibusiso Biyela 🇿🇦 🇵🇸🏳️⚧️ spotlighted in this story about the need for a common language of science, reported by Sarah Wild for a South African business publication: bit.ly/2BdaoLi #WCSJStudents #DecolonizeScience
