Meet the New Members of SANDSWA’s Board

This year, the San Diego Science Writers Association welcomes four new members to its board. As a volunteer-run organization, our board members play critical roles in helping to connect the San Diego region’s diverse group of science communicators.  Here, our newest members share a bit about themselves, including what they’re most looking forward to this …

Exploring the Ocean: SANDSWA Tours Scripps Institution of Oceanography

By Swetha Kasetty Ramakrishnan SANDSWA invited us to tour the renowned Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. The event was organized by Brittany Hook, a member of the Scripps Communications team and a SANDSWA board member. We enjoyed an opportunity to visit the Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier, a research facility normally closed …

SANDSWA Panel Discussion: The Business of Freelancing

Interested in learning about the business of freelancing? Hear from a panel of experts in this discussion organized by the SANDSWA on Oct. 26, 2023 at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology. The featured panelists were science writers Randy Dotinga, Madeline McCurry-Schmidt, and Neil Thompson, and SANDSWA Vice President Josh Baxt served as moderator. Visit …

Too Much Good Stuff

Several SANDSWA members recently visited the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, in Escondido next to the Safari Park. I’d say the tour was amazing, but that would be underselling it. We were led by Maggie Reinbold, director of Community Engagement. Maggie talks fast – we had to keep up – but there was …