By Monica May Aaron Burden/Unsplash Mario Aguilera was scrolling through Twitter when a post caught his eye. UC San Diego biologist Fabian Rivera-Chávez, Ph.D., had co-written an article in Spanish for the LA Times with the goal of encouraging vaccination in the Hispanic community. Aguilera, the director of strategic communications for UC San Diego’s Division …
The 2021 SANDSWA Writing Award
We are pleased to announce the inaugural 2021 SANDSWA Writing Awards. The competition is open to all SANDSWA members, and there are four categories: Best Traditional Media Story; Best Institutional Writing; Best Multimedia Piece; and Best Student Writing Assignment. Winners receive a free SANDSWA membership for the upcoming year. The Best Student Writing Assignment winner …
Dr. Jenni Brandon: Microplastics Pioneer and Ocean Advocate
By Nicole Woolcock A curious, shining object glimmers through the tentacle-like arms of a knotted pile of kelp along the beach. Upon further inspection of the object, a pang of sadness dims the original excitement of coming across an interesting beach find. This is not a dazzling sea treasure but a piece of discarded trash. …
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SANDSWA Racial Justice Statement
The board of the San Diego Science Writers Association (SANDSWA) condemns violence and racism, and we are angered by the increase in hate crimes across our country targeting communities of color. In the past year, there have been 3,800 reported anti-Asian racist incidents -- only a fraction of the incidents that actually occur due to …
3 Easy Ways to Find Diverse Sources for Your Stories (or Press Releases)
By Monica May Shutterstock Many of us want to include more people who are underrepresented in science in our stories, but may not know where to begin. To help this process become easier—and hopefully at some point second nature—SANDSWA’s Social Justice in Science Writing club recently read the Open Notebook piece “Finding Diverse Sources for …
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