Liv Monahan
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Plant lover, food lover, she/her 🏳️🌈 | @AAAS Director of @AAASMassMedia | Thoughts are my own.
Congrats to Max and to all of this year's winners! Inspiring work across the board.
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Peter Hall
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I am at the
@aaas.org
Annual Meeting today and tomorrow, and I’m always looking to talk computer science, tech, math, AI, and
#SciComm
with people. Come find me!
#AAASmtg
I’m also on a panel tomorrow talking about science journalism and
@aaasmassmedia.bsky.social
:
aaas.confex.com/aaas/2026/me...
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Scaling Public Trust in Science Through Journalism: Lessons from the AAAS MMF
With the recent upheavals in science and its place in society, many are throwing in their own thoughts as to the causes and demands this moment faces. Many worry that science and the public are too fa...
https://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2026/meetingapp.cgi/Session/36448
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
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🌵 Join us on February 14 at
@aaas.org
Annual Meeting to hear from our fellows!
@michalruprecht.com
,
@smallthoughts.bsky.social
and
@peterha2l.bsky.social
will be sharing their experiences as
#MassMediaFellows
, bringing their scientific expertise to newsrooms across the country.
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
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We’ll be in Phoenix February 12-14 for the 2026
@aaas.org
Annual Meeting! 🌵✨ Be part of the movement to protect, uplift and renew the scientific enterprise at a defining moment in history. If you’ll be there, let’s connect in person!
meetings.aaas.org/attend-phx/r...
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AGU (American Geophysical Union)
2 months ago
🗞️ Applications are now open for the 2026 AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship! (
@aaasmassmedia.bsky.social
) Spend 10 weeks in a newsroom translating science for the public. Apply by TODAY Jan 1, 2026 ➡️
buff.ly/r8c6ybG
#AGU
#AAASMassMedia
#ScienceCommunication
#MassMediaFellowship
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
2 months ago
🚨 One more day until the MMF 2026 application closes! Have you pressed submit? Last chance to apply to be a part of the 51st cohort of
#MassMediaFellows
is January 1st, 2026 at 11:59 P.M. ET. 🔗
bit.ly/3KugH6D
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AGU (American Geophysical Union)
2 months ago
🗞️ Applications are now open for the 2026 AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship! (
@aaasmassmedia.bsky.social
) Spend 10 weeks in a newsroom translating science for the public. Apply by TOMORROW Jan 1, 2026 ➡️
buff.ly/r8c6ybG
#AGU
#AAASMassMedia
#ScienceCommunication
#MassMediaFellowship
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
2 months ago
🎉 The
#MassMediaFellowship
2026 application closes in 2 days! Apply now for a chance to use your scientific background to write stories for the general public in newsrooms across the country.
#SciComm
🔗
bit.ly/3KugH6D
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
2 months ago
📣 Final call for applications to MMF 2026! Stuck on a section? Check out our collection of application tips here:
www.aaas.org/programs/mas...
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
2 months ago
🎙️ The final Fellow Feature - featuring Bianca! This summer, Bianca made her mark at
@wunc.org
supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation. You can read all about it here:
www.aaas.org/programs/mas...
#MassMediaFellowship
#SciComm
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
3 months ago
🔬 Amber's summer was spent shaping stories at
@newsobserver.com
supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation. Read all about it here:
www.aaas.org/programs/mas...
#MassMediaFellowship
#SciComm
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Sofia Avritzer
3 months ago
Highly recommend the
@aaasmassmedia.bsky.social
program for any scientists who want a behind-the-scenes look at how science journalism works!
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
3 months ago
🧑🔬
@sofiavritzer.bsky.social
’s summer was packed with fascinating stories at
@sciencenews.bsky.social
thanks to the support of the Heising-Simons Foundation. Take a look at the stories here:
www.aaas.org/programs/mas...
#MassMediaFellowship
#SciComm
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
3 months ago
⛈️ Spotlight on Andrew!
@refriedectoderm.bsky.social
spent the summer at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel diving deep into stories thanks to
@aaas.org
. See his work unfold here:
www.aaas.org/programs/mas...
#MassMediaFellowship
#SciComm
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
3 months ago
✍️ This summer, Shraddha dove deep into groundbreaking stories at
@theconversation.com
with the support of
@aaas.org
. Don’t miss her latest piece:
aaas.org/programs/mas...
#MassMediaFellowship
#SciComm
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American Mathematical Society
3 months ago
"As mathematicians we often feel the public has little interest in what we do, but… At Scientific American I heard over and over that math is one of the most popular topics they cover—the readers simply can’t get enough," says Emma Hasson, 2025 Mass Media Fellow in January Notices.
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
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🌲
@alexmusicwrites.bsky.social
spent the summer at the
@idahostatesman.com
uncovering stories that matter most, thanks to
@agu.org
. Check it out here:
www.aaas.org/programs/mas...
#MassMediaFellowship
#SciComm
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Sofia Avritzer
3 months ago
So excited to share a comic I wrote out on
@snexplores.bsky.social
! Flamingos make underwater whirlpools with their heads and feet to catch shrimp 🦩🌀 Written during my
@aaasmassmedia.bsky.social
this summer:
www.snexplores.org/article/flam...
. Beautiful illustrations by the amazing JoAnna Wendel!
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Flamingos hunt by creating their own underwater tornadoes
Chilean flamingos use their beaks and feet to create underwater whirlpools that suck in prey.
https://www.snexplores.org/article/flamingos-make-whirlpools-suck-in-prey
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
3 months ago
From day one,
@smallthoughts.bsky.social
has been shaping stories with
@insideclimatenews.org
, supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation. His summer of storytelling is one you can't miss:
www.aaas.org/programs/mas...
#MassMediaFellowship
#SciComm
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Chad Small
3 months ago
Truly life changing experience that I highly recommend to those who are interested in science communication!
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
3 months ago
🧩 Emma spent the summer
@sciam.bsky.social
thanks to the support from
@amermathsoc.bsky.social
. Try the math puzzles and read all about it here:
www.aaas.org/programs/mas...
#MassMediaFellowship
#SciComm
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AGU (American Geophysical Union)
3 months ago
🗞️ Applications are now open for the 2026 AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship! (
@aaasmassmedia.bsky.social
) Spend 10 weeks in a newsroom translating science for the public. Apply by Jan 1, 2026 ➡️
buff.ly/r8c6ybG
#AGU
#AAASMassMedia
#ScienceCommunication
#MassMediaFellowship
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
3 months ago
🦕 Spotlight on Meagan! Hosted by
@newscientist.com
and sponsored by
@acs.org
, Meagan spent the summer diving deep into impactful stories. Check them out:
www.aaas.org/programs/mas...
#MassMediaFellowship
#SciComm
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
3 months ago
🌟 Fellow feature Friday! Sam’s summer at
@stltoday.com
, backed by the Heising-Simons Foundation, led to some powerful reporting. Read her pieces here:
www.aaas.org/programs/mas...
#MassMediaFellowship
#SciComm
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
4 months ago
Congratulations to the 2025 winners of the international AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards! Read the full list of this year's winners – including journalists from Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom.
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
3 months ago
Congratulations
@maxlevy.bsky.social
for winning the Gold award in the Magazine category of the International
@aaas.org
Kavli Science Journalism Awards! 🎉 Max was a
#MassMediaFellow
at
@wired.com
in 2020, sponsored by the
@apsphysics.bsky.social
. Check out the award winning piece:
bit.ly/3Y9qrGW
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
3 months ago
🩺 Calling all med students!
@michalruprecht.com
used his medical background to write stories at
@npr.org
sponsored by
@aamc.org
. Read his work here:
www.aaas.org/programs/mas...
#MassMediaFellowship
#SciComm
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
3 months ago
🍃 Risa spent the summer reporting on local news
@cascadiadaily.com
sponsored by the Ralph W.F. Hardy Endowment. You'll want to read it:
www.aaas.org/programs/mas...
#MassMediaFellowship
#SciComm
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
3 months ago
🏝️ ¡Hola Puerto Rico! Olivia spent the summer in Puerto Rico reporting in Spanish on local news at
@elnuevodia.bsky.social
(supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation). Interested in communicating science in Spanish? Check out what she wrote here:
www.aaas.org/programs/mas...
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
3 months ago
✨ Fellow feature time!
@amberonradio.bsky.social
's summer at
@smithsonianmag.bsky.social
supported by
@aspbofficial.bsky.social
resulted in some incredible work. Read them all here:
www.aaas.org/programs/mas...
#MassMediaFellowship
#SciComm
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AGU (American Geophysical Union)
3 months ago
🗞️ Applications are now open for the 2026 AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship! (
@aaasmassmedia.bsky.social
) Spend 10 weeks in a newsroom translating science for the public. Apply by Jan 1, 2026 ➡️
buff.ly/r8c6ybG
#AGU
#AAASMassMedia
#ScienceCommunication
#MassMediaFellowship
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
4 months ago
💻 Spotlight on Peter!
@peterha2l.bsky.social
spent the summer digging into stories
@technologyreview.com
, supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation. Don’t miss his work:
www.aaas.org/programs/mas...
#MassMediaFellowship
#SciComm
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
4 months ago
☀️This summer, Niamh completed her fellowship at
@latimes.com
, proudly sponsored by
@amstatnews.bsky.social
. Explore her story highlights here:
www.aaas.org/programs/mas...
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
4 months ago
🎉It’s time for Fellow Features! Marissa spent her summer at
@statnews.com
and was sponsored by
@aamc.org
. Check out her stories here:
www.aaas.org/programs/mas...
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
4 months ago
Introducing Fellow Features! We will be showcasing each of our fellows from the Class of 2025. Stay tuned!
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AGU (American Geophysical Union)
4 months ago
🗞️ Applications are now open for the 2026 AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship! (
@aaasmassmedia.bsky.social
) Spend 10 weeks in a newsroom translating science for the public. Apply by Jan 1, 2026 ➡️
buff.ly/r8c6ybG
#AGU
#AAASMassMedia
#ScienceCommunication
#MassMediaFellowship
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
4 months ago
For over 50 years,
@aaas.org
places students and post docs studying science, engineering, mathematics and medicine in newsrooms across the country as
#MassMediaFellows
. Check out this video to learn more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeYv...
#SciComm
#Fellowship
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
YouTube video by AAAS_org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeYvArNrqSE
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Brittany Trang
4 months ago
Four years ago, we were
@aaasmassmedia.bsky.social
fellows, starry-eyed at our first full-time
#sciencejournalism
gigs. Now, we're working dream/beyond-dream jobs at the New York Times,
@cenmag.bsky.social
and
@statnews.com
. 2021 us could not have imagined 2025 us.
#scicomm
#stem
#altchemjobs
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AGU (American Geophysical Union)
4 months ago
🎉 Congrats to Alex Music (
@alexmusicwrites.bsky.social
), AGU’s 2025
@aaasmassmedia.bsky.social
Fellow! Alex spent the summer with the Idaho Statesman reporting Earth & space science stories and helping connect science to the public. Apply to be a 2026 Fellow 👉
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
5 months ago
¿Es un científico o ingeniero interesado en periodismo! También puede completar este programa en español. Escribe y reporta ciencia en español durante diez semanas durante este verano. ¡Aplica ahora!
bit.ly/3KugH6D
#CienciaEnEspañol
#SciComm
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Applications are OPEN!
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Elise Cutts
6 months ago
Science journalism fans: I made a starter pack of
@aaasmassmedia.bsky.social
fellows from 2015 to 2025. I did this by hand, so if you notice someone missing or mistakenly added, please shoot me a DM or comment. I'll keep it updated as new fellows are announced! 🧪
#scicomm
#journalism
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Joe Spring
6 months ago
Can scrolling on your mobile phone really cause "brain rot"?
@amberonradio.bsky.social
digs into the science in this in-depth feature.
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
@aaasmassmedia.bsky.social
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Can You Really ‘Rot’ Your Brain by Scrolling Too Much on Your Smartphone?
While that message has been spread on social media, researchers are just beginning to understand how the devices affect the mind
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/can-smartphone-overuse-really-rot-your-brain-180987329/
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So incredibly proud of this group!
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7 months ago
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
9 months ago
The
#MMF50th
fellows have completed orientation and we're thrilled to watch as they use their learned
#SciComm
skills to write the news!
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June cannot come fast enough! Looking forward to gathering with this group in DC to kickoff their fellowships. Congrats, all!!!
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
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Are you ready to try something new and work in
#SciComm
? Apply by Jan 1, 2025 to be a part of
#MMF50th
and join an alumni cohort of over 850 as you spend the summer using your STEM background as a journalist writing the news!
aaas.org/mmf
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