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The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing is committed to improving the quality of science news reaching the public. Comprised of a panel of distinguished journalists and scientists, CASW develops and funds programs to help reporters and writers produce accurate and informative stories about developments in science, technology, medicine and the environment.

CASW P.O. Box 910
Hedgesville, WV 25427
304-754-6786

Professional information

Name: Deborah Blum
Title/position: Board member
Biography: Deborah Blum is a Pulitzer-Prize winning science writer and professor of journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the author of several books, most recently Ghost Hunters: William James and the Scientific Search for Life After Death, and a co-editor of A Field Guide for Science Writers. She is a past president of the National Association of Science Writers and, in addition to serving on the CASW board, is a member of the Board on Life Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences and the program committee of the World Federation of Science Journalists.