The San Diego Science Writers Association (SANDSWA) recently asked members to nominate their favorite pieces of local science communications published this year. We are proud to showcase those science stories on our list of 2025 SciComm Highlights.
Meet the 2024 SANDSWA Travel Grant Winner
By Madeline McCurry-Schmidt The San Diego Association of Science Writers (SANDSWA) is pleased to announce that Swetha Kasetty Ramakrishnan has received the 2024 SANDSWA Travel Grant. This $500 grant will help fund Ramakrishnan’s trip to Raleigh, NC, this fall for the ScienceWriters 2024 conference, hosted by the National Association of Science Writers (NASW) and the …
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Exploring Cutting-Edge Equine Science: Highlights from the AAEP Annual Conference 2023
By Neil Thompson In December 2023, I had the privilege of attending the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) annual conference in San Diego, a gathering that brought together horse doctors from around the world to delve into the latest advancements in equine technology, practice, and innovation. There was an exhibit hall with companies hocking …
Alan Alda’s Science Communication Training Comes to San Diego: What Science Writers Need to Know
By Kelly Quigley Most science writers already appreciate the actor Alan Alda for much more than his role as Hawkeye Pierce in the TV show M*A*S*H. For more than a decade, Alda’s been training scientists to become better communicators — both through his New York-based center and his bestselling book, “If I Understood You, Would …
December Updates
Sorry for the prosaic title, things are hectic. First, you may have noticed the groovy new SANDSWA logo. Many thanks to Sanford Burnham Prebys science writer Monica May for the concept and graphic designer Priyanka Paurana for the finished product. For her creativity, Monica won a year’s membership in SANDSWA – nice. On January 3, SANDSWA …
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