#NSWASCIWIRE
Recent work by our members#nswasciwire highlights the published writing of NSWA members each month. Would you like to see your writing featured? Please suggest an item online or send a link or PDF file to Susan Keown at sciencewire@nwscience.org. The NSWA Board of Directors determines what material to present. We look forward to highlighting your work.
Chapman-Stockwell: Off the Hook
Ick, right? Fortunately, Valerie Chapman-Stockwell has news about potential novel treatments for hookworm. Infections by the blood-sucking parasites can be treated with drugs, but resistance is an issue. For Central Washington University News, Valerie writes about two...
Williams: Ashy Anniversary
It's been 35 years, writes David B. Williams @geologywriter.com , since the Mount Saint Helens blowout. At GeologyWriter.com, David takes us on a photo and essay tour of the mountain, which threw up a cloud of ash in May 1980. David was watching the news and wondering...
McGillis: Art in Practice
Branching out from science, Shaun McGillis @skmcg writes about a Portland State University program that brings together Master of Fine Art students and kids from Martin Luther King Jr. school. Learning from each other, the graduate and middle school students engage in...
Gibbs: Star Power
Wayt Gibbs @waytgibbs is energetic this month, writing two pieces for Discover on smart new energy projects. Wayt describes space-based solar energy harvesting that avoids earthly problems like clouds and night and winter. He also visits New Mexico to see what's...
Roach: Megawatts
John Roach visits Glacier, Washington for the crisp mountain air and the big batteries. In a National Geographic piece, John writes that Glacier is just one of many national testing grounds for giant battery systems that could make electrical systems more reliable and...