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 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 …
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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Meet Our New Board Members
Last month we welcomed four new members to the SANDSWA board. They shared more about themselves, including what they are looking forward to as a board member, how they broke into science writing and more. Mario Aguilera (he/him/his) Director of Strategic Communications, UC San Diego Division of Biological Sciences As a new SANDSWA board member, …
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 …
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