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Awards & Fellowships Meet the 2026 SHERFs Six journalists selected for National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships
New Horizons in Science Propose a session for SciWri26 CASW and NASW seek ideas for panels, discussions
Awards & Fellowships Application windows open for 2026 awards and fellowships Science journalists are invited to apply or nominate their colleagues

New Horizons in Science

CASW, NASW accepting session proposals for ScienceWriters2026 The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) and the National Association of Science Writers (NASW), in partnership with Oregon State Uni...

Awards & Fellowships

Meet the 2026 National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellows Six journalists have been selected for the 2026 National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships (SHERF) program. The fellowship is a collabo...

Awards & Fellowships

Entry window open for 2026 CASW prizes, fellowships Science journalists are invited to apply or nominate their colleagues for three major science journalism prizes to be awarded by the Council for the A...

CASW News

Science students report on RNA, quantum information and more at ScienceWriters2025 At ScienceWriters2025, eight science graduate students jumped into journalism to cover the 63rd annual New Horizons in Science briefings and the 13th ...

SHERF

Applications open for SHERF: A development program for U.S.-based, early-career journalists The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing, the Society of Environmental Journalists and the Association of Health Care Journalists together a...

Patrusky Lectures

Quantum scientist David Awschalom to present 13th Patrusky Lecture David Awschalom plans to share his insights about how quantum information science and technology are reshaping our everyday lives when he delivers the...