#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.
Peeples: Fever
It's not just the planet that suffers from climate change, says Lynne Peeples @lynnepeeps—it's all of us. In a story for The Huffington Post, Lynne described how global temperature changes have human costs. Lynne attended a environmental journalist's conference with a...
Tompa: Maxine Linial, Unstoppable
What is science without sight? Rachel Tompa answers with a profile in Quest of Maxine Linial, a virologist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Blinded when she was hit by a car in 2010, Dr. Linial had to rethink and restart her research career. Rachel describes...
Braun: Get Involved
You don't need a diploma to be a scientist, writes Ashley Braun @ashleybraun, ashleybraun.com. You just need enthusiasm, dedication, and an interest in a research topic ranging from archaeology to geomorphology. Find your citizen science passion in Ashley's list for...
Doughton: How to Stop a Plague
The Ebola outbreak has kept science journalists, especially Sandi Doughton @SandiDoughton, busy. Seattle is making major contributions to fighting Ebola, Sandi reports, from Gates Foundation support for containment and treatment, to Paul Allen and World Vision funding...
Ostrander: Tips for Science Writers
Madeline Ostrander @madelinevo also earned a 2014 NSWA Career Development Award (see Lynne Peeples, above). Madeline went to freelance writer summer camp and returned with . Send her blogpost and at ibiology.org to anyone who asks, "How do I get started in science...