by Ashley Braun | Jan 15, 2021 | Events, Past Events
This free virtual (and interactive!) student-focused career event on Saturday, January 30, 2 to 4 p.m. PT., was sponsored by the Asian American Journalists Association Seattle, Northwest Science Writers Association, and the Seattle Association of Black Journalists....
by Jane Hu | Feb 20, 2019 | Events, Past Events
Can a computer ace a high school biology exam? What about navigate a typical household, or play Pictionary? At the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), researchers are working on these questions, among others. CEO Oren Etzioni gave us an overview of...
by Wudan Yan | Nov 28, 2018 | Events, Past Events
For writers, synthesizing information from research and interviews to produce a story is a challenging task. And it can even be more complex for those writing features, longform stories, or even books. On Nov. 28 at University House, we learned ways to think about...
by Breanna Draxler | Jul 14, 2018 | Events, Past Events
Sunday, July 29 Naked City Brewery 8564 Greenwood Ave N. NSWA partnering with The People’s Science on July 29 at Naked City Brewery to put on an interactive workshop and write-a-thon for effectively communicating science to the public. Scientists and researchers...
by Matt Vivion | Nov 28, 2017 | Events, Past Events
Members and guests joined Ian Haydon and Rebecca Randall, our 2017 NSWA career development award winners, on Nov. 28 for an evening discussion recapping the World Conference of Science Journalists last month in San Francisco. Ian and Rebecca both used their awards to...
by Matt Vivion | Mar 14, 2017 | Events, Past Events
In an era of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” how well can you draw the line on what counts as truth? What role do science writers play in spreading or exposing spurious science? On March 14, UW professors Carl T. Bergstrom and Jevin West...
