Reminder: Wednesday is the final day to apply for the National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowship!

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We're thrilled to see the Climate News Task Force on this list!

"This could be the year independent newsrooms lean into interdependence," writes our Product Manager Andrew Haeg in his NiemanLab prediction. lnkd.in/eNAzt78r

Deadline extension alert! You now have until Dec. 31 to apply for a National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowship. If you're an early-career, U.S.-based journalist, this program is for you. casw.org/news/applica... @sejorg.bsky.social @healthjournalism.org @sciencewriters.org

ENTRIES OPEN: The National Association of Science Writers welcomes entries for our Science in Society Journalism Awards and Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards. Membership not required. Submit on behalf of yourself, peers, colleagues, or mentees by February 1, 2026:

DUE NEXT WEEK: Are you an early-career journalist who is pursuing - or do you have a strong interest in pursuing - a career in science, health and/or environmental reporting? Apply for a National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowship by December 19. Learn more:

We are joining other newsrooms in the Climate News Task Force to provide a single hub for signing up for all our newsletters. It’s a simple way to access climate coverage — and to support reporting that keeps powerful industries accountable. trustfnd.com/collaboratio...

After this @theopennotebook.bsky.social article inspires you, check out out the resources and advice on covering federal science funding available in Connector! connector.casw.org/tip-sheet-ho...

"How do you get the public ready for a field that they're not hearing about?...This is what we need you for." Watch David Awschalom's #SciWri25 Patrusky Lecture on quantum science on CASW's YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=etvI...

I hope you have as much fun reading this story as I had writing it!

Sources are going silent — putting truth at risk. Join us Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. EST for “Silenced Sources”, a webinar on protecting vulnerable sources and reporting amid rising retaliation. Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Receive up to a $5,000 grant for a climate or environmental reporting project in rural communities. Open to both newsrooms and freelancers. Apply by Dec. 3 https://grist.org/updates/grist-opens-applications-for-new-rural-reporting-grants-on-climate-and-environmental-justice/

Science journalists: How do you pursue excellence? Share your thoughts via this survey, and join the “How to Be Excellent” session at #WCSJ2025 to learn about tools, training, and resources to help you achieve it! @wfsj25.bsky.social docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

In case you missed it, catch the recording of the recent SHERF informational webinar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5vu... Apply by Dec. 19: healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...

Don’t miss this!

Happening tomorrow! Learn more about the National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships in a webinar at 1 p.m. EST. Applications for 2026 are due 12/19. Fellows get to attend #SciWri26 and the @sejorg.bsky.social and @healthjournalism.org meetings. healthjournalism.org/event/nation...

pls take #SciWri25 survey *today* if you attended any sessions including virtual & haven't yet (last chance today): u1108354.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn... #SciWri2025 🧪

This tip sheet is for any journalist interested in including more scientific evidence in their reporting, developed with @sciline.org and in consultation with @themarshallproject.org, includes 5 ideas for how to do just that, a number of other resources to help, pitfalls to steer clear of + more. 🧪

Hey #PNW, the @sciencewriters.org meeting next NOV is in Corvallis, OR. Hosts include @oregonstate.edu #sciwri26 Travel dream - a "private car" on Amtrak bringing all the #seattle folks south @nswa.bsky.social sciencewriters2025.org/next-year/

Thank you for an amazing #SciWri25! Attendees: Don't forget to fill out our quick survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/sciwri25 And see everyone next year for #SciWri26 at @oregonstate.edu!

It's #COP30 (this week and next), and world leaders have another opportunity to negotiate agreements to address, among other things, “thirsty” and “gassy” A.I. use. My latest on SustainLab -- informed by a scientific briefing at #SciWri25 hosted by @sciencewriters.org + @sciencewriting.bsky.social

I know we’re all political reporters now 😢but incredible to hear Nobelist and UChicago chemist Jack Szostak tell us about the rna world and origin of life at #SciWri25. Remember to nerd out. 🤓🤓🤓

Y’know, I really had a goddamn delightful time at #SciWri25. I learned some great stuff from other speakers, we had soooo many laughs at our panel & I saw friends I haven’t seen in ages. PLUS I talked to some younger folks in the industry who challenged my thinking. 10/10, see ya next year ✌🏻🤓

🎉 Just had an incredible experience attending ScienceWriters2025! 🎉 #SciWri25 - via #Whova event app

The world needs more science journalists, and more cookies! #SciWri25

Still processing all I took in at #SciWri25, but I know one thing: Science writers are crazy inspiring and determined people who will never stop seeking and sharing the facts. So grateful to learn from them, thanks to the huge efforts of @sciencewriters.org and @sciencewriting.bsky.social.

“Deciding the line between non-life and life is not interesting. What’s important is the process.” Great talk by Jack Szostak at #SciWri25

Thread on our New Horizons session on environmental and health impacts of data centers 👇 #SciWri25

Thank you to David Awschalom for calling on the #SciWri25 community to help prepare the public for the quantum future. "Once in a generation, you're in a moment of the birth of a fundamentally new technology. We need to get the word out, and for that, we turn to you." 📷 Daniella Garcia Almeida

Don’t miss Dr. Dominique Brossard at #SciWri25 on Nov 9! She’ll join a panel on childhood vaccines & how science writers can fight misinformation. With Tina Tan, Jessica McDonald & moderated by Dan Vergano. Register ⬇️ sciencewriters2025.org/register #ScienceCommunication

Excited to be at #SciWri25! @sciencewriters.org @sciencewriting.bsky.social

Pro tip for #sciwri #sciencewriters meeting: tie a knot in your lanyard so your name tag is near your face & won’t flip around & nobody has to do the awkward navel gaze to read it

want to be on TikTok to communicate science but "not good at TikTok"? Collaborate with someone who *is* good at it. We don't have to be good at everything, says Rudy Molinek. #sciwri25 🧪

If you're at #SciWri25, make sure to add yourself!

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This morning, I'm headed to @ScienceWriters' #SciWri25 — looking forward to catching up with folks in Chicago.

I have MADE IT to Chicago for #SciWri25! Truly surprised that I didn't get snared by flight madness. This is my first National Association of Science Writers conference, which is wild. Come find me if ya wanna talk about podcasting — or anything else! 👋🤓

Who’s around at #sciwri25?

Flying out to Chicago tonight for #SciWri25! Looking forward to reconnecting with fellow science writers and editors, many for the first time since the 2023 meeting in Boulder.

Did you hear? The Open Notebook just turned 15! If you’re in Chicago this weekend, we’ve love your help celebrating! Come enjoy some snacks, join our merch raffle, and pick up a copy of our book, The Craft of Science Writing. We’ll be at Harp & Fiddle in Uptown Ridge on 11/8 from 7-10 pm. 🧪

Reposting myself, which is a very cool thing to do, trust me. If you'll be at #SciWri25 next weekend in Chicago, come see this fun panel I'm on!

Getting super excited to see fellow science writers at #SciWri25 this weekend! If you're an institutional science communicator, be sure to stop by our table at the Saturday Open House (12-1) and say hi. Can't wait!

It's #SciWri25 week! As you transit through O’Hare, check out the airport's new quantum computing exhibit (near the dinosaur, of course). Then, hear @uchicagopme.bsky.social's David Awschalom talk about this technology’s impacts at the 13th Patrusky lecture. pme.uchicago.edu/news/new-sta...

There's only one place to be in Chicagoland on Nov. 8 and it's at The Open Notebook's 15th birthday celebration at the Harp & Fiddle in Uptown Ridge from 7 until 10 pm. Big thanks to @uchicagopress.bsky.social and @bwfund.bsky.social for their help making it possible! #SciWri25 #TON15 🧪

We've added three FREE ##SciWri25 Lunch and Learns: ▶️Medical science reporting, w/ Cohn Prize winners @charlespiller.bsky.social & Marilynn Marchione ▶️Funding science journalism at scale ▶️Technological progress & research Registration is required and spots are limited. Sign up by noon ET Monday!

Covering federal science funding? Check out the tipsheet from our Connector Chat with @stephaniemlee.bsky.social, @katherinejwu.com, and @scott-delaney.bsky.social, which includes a recording, tips for navigating Grant Witness, and lots of online resources. connector.casw.org/tip-sheet-ho...

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Getting bunches of emails now, so I will ask again, who's going to be at #SciWri25 in Chicago next weekend? I'd love to meet up with some folks I only know from the interwebs! 🧪