#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.
Roseth: Improvisation and Inspiration
Bob Roseth gets a chance to profile a modern jazz great, guitarist Bill Frisell. The occasion? Frisell, renowned performer, has joined the University of Washington School of Music. Read how the Jazz Studies Program lured the musician, who spends most of his time...
Hendrickson: Lemonade Aid
There's no wallowing, writes Janet Hendrickson, at the Lemonade breast cancer support group. In Group Health Research News, Janet reports that the women who attend the monthly Group Health meetings focus on practical education, personal empowerment and positive...
Sharpe: Down the Drain
Think before flushing, writes Elizabeth Sharpe. Unused medicines sent down toilets wash into our waterways. University of Washington researchers are testing for drugs and chemicals from soap and shampoo in Puget Sound, and they're checking for their effects on...
Paulson: Ebola Explained
In a podcast for Humanosphere, Tom Paulson talks with public health expert Laurie Garrett about Ebola. Like everything on Humanosphere (@TheHumanosphere), a nonprofit news organization run by Tom that covers global science, the interview is comprehensive and...
Long: One River, Many Angles
In The Smithsonian, Priscilla Long (@pricillalong) gives us a tour of the Skagit River, a complex modern ecosystem. This natural wonder is also a commercial area, recreational spot, and site of a spectacular 2013 bridge accident. Priscilla takes us through all the...