#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.
Gibbs: Howl
Did you see Judi Gibbs’ stunning book on the display table at the January NSWA party? Among Wolves, by Dr. Gordon Haber and Marybeth Holleman, has a mesmerizing cover photo and compelling story. But for FOJs (friends of Judi), the real attraction is the index. More ...
Sharpe: Fowler for Fowls
Yes, Elizabeth Sharpe interviewed a scientist named Fowler who does chicken research. The project is serious, though: testing backyard chickens for Salmonella. Elizabeth is communication director for the University of Washington Department of Environmental and...
Silberner: ‘Round the Warming World
You haven’t heard the worst about climate change, writes Joanne Silberner @jsilberner, freelance writer and University of Washington artist-in-residence. Starting Down Under, returning to the Northwest, and circling back to Australia, Joanne reports for Grist, the...
Scigliano: Star Gazing
Eric Scigliano @SeattleFlotsam is investigating mysteries. In a story for NOAA, he looks into an enigmatic illness of Pacific sea stars and work to identify and track the cause. Eric notes that one factor could be warm water, which also makes an appearance in his...
Lindley: Breaking the Suicide Silence
February is film season. Robin Lindley talks with a documentary producer who is also a physician, mental health advocate, and anxiety patient. Robin’s chat with Dr. Delaney Ruston for Crosscut covers the stigma and global reach of mental illness and the impact of...