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The National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications encourages high-quality #scicomm.
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.@__katrinarenee is a science reporter for @nytimes who writes about the universe and how the pursuit of understanding it impacts society. 🌌 We asked her about covering #astronomy and #physics, shifting from research to journalism, and more: nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10/f… #scicomm
A new, free tool designed specifically for local journalists! 📝 The Science Reporting Navigator by The Open Notebook equips reporters on any beat to incorporate scientific evidence, voices, data, and context into their stories. Try it out: theopennotebook.com/science-report… #scicomm
As a researcher, @stevenstrogatz sees #math everywhere — around us and inside us. 👀 ♾️ Read about his love of #mathematics, where it shows up in his everyday life, and what sparked his efforts to communicate about it: nationalacademies.org/news/2025/08/s… #scicomm
Ripple bugs are aquatic insects about the size of a grain of rice, and it turns out that they can surf! 🦟🏄 A recent discovery by team @BhamlaLab found that these insects harness tiny fans to surf streams and glide across fast-flowing water. More at: bhamla.gatech.edu/project-blog/r…
From hip-hop inspired podcasts to science comics, new media storytelling can make complex topics in science not only accessible, but unforgettable. @AndreaObaid, @BhamlaLab, @inthosegenespod, @xcortada, and Eli Yetter-Bowman share how creative storytelling can engage audiences.
In a new interview, we asked 2024 @SciCommAwards winner @AndyLuttrell5 about #SocialScience, what sparked his #ScienceCommunication efforts, and lessons from his @OpinionSciPod. Read: ow.ly/aJNa50WKr6b
.@AndyLuttrell5 is a social psychologist studying people’s opinions and how they change. We asked Andy about social science, what sparked his efforts to communicate about it, and lessons from his podcast, Opinion Science. Read the interview: nationalacademies.org/news/2025/08/w… #scicomm
From clean water to air pollution, local journalism connects people to the issues that shape their lives. @YCabreraOC and Fredrick @Mugira reflect on the importance of local journalism and covering local issues like pollution and public health. More at: youtube.com/@SciCommExcell…
2024 award winner @ScolesSarah explores whether or not AI could help us better understand animals. “If the eyes are the proverbial window to the soul, language might be the window into the mind,” she writes. More at: ow.ly/TGuX50WtIEV #scicomm #wildlife #AI #language
2023 award winner Katrina Miller shares more about The Best Illusion of the Year contest, which offers researchers, and participants, an opportunity to explore the gaps and limits of human perception. More at: ow.ly/nZ0E50WtIBl #scicomm #psychology #neuroscience
2022 award winner @KatherineJWu explores whether or not wild animals can get sunburns, and if so, whether or not they should use sunscreen. Read more: ow.ly/kL2Y50WtIyN #scicomm #wildlife #animalscience
In a piece for @NautilusMag, 2024 award winner @DeWeerdt_Sarah describes how orcas in Washington are creating grooming tools out of kelp stalks. Read more: ow.ly/yTaT50WtIry #scicomm #marinelife #oceanscience #oceans #whales
Previous winner Chanda Prescod-Weinstein describes how we measure our vast, expanding universe. “One of the big challenges in communicating about space and space-time is that the universe is so large the scales are very difficult to imagine.” More at: ow.ly/G0A750WtIjF
.@Sapna_Parikh is an award-winning journalist, artist, environmentalist, and visual storyteller with an incredible journey into #scicomm. 🎤📸 Learn more about Sapna and watch her award-winning science communication videos: nationalacademies.org/awards/excelle… #explorer #medicine #journalism
To build healthier communities, scientists and science communicators have to meet people where they are. @SciCommAwards winners @calvinmackie, @inthosegenespod, and Elijah Yetter-Bowman share why communication is the cornerstone of better health outcomes. #scicomm #PublicHealth
2024 award winner J. Marshall Shepherd covers how the Texas floods and other compounding disasters may bring about the revival of weather radios. ⛈️📻
Could the Texas floods spark a return of weather radios? 🌧️📻 #NASmember J. Marshall Shepherd reflects on how compounding disasters—per a 2024 @theNASEM report—may leave Gulf communities unprepared and calls for a weather-radio revival. Read in @Forbes: ow.ly/4xpA50WpVPJ
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Texas Flood Disaster — The Case For A Weather Radio Renaissance?
Do the catastrophic Texas floods make the case for NOAA weather radios? Experts weigh in.
Applications are open for the @NewVoicesNASEM Program 2026–2028 Cohort! Join a network of mid-career STEM leaders at @theNASEM tackling national and global challenges. 📅 Application Deadline: September 3, 2025 🔗 Learn more: nationalacademies.org/our-work/new-v… #NewVoices #scipol #nasem
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