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.
Event Recap: The Real Impact of Cutting Medical Research Dollars—And What We Can Do About It
BY DEBORAH BRIGHT On June 26, the Prebys Foundation hosted an event titled "This Affects All of Us: The Real Impact of Cutting Medical Research Dollars," featuring a panel of distinguished scientists, medical experts, and advocates. Held at the San Diego Central Library, the event brought to light far-reaching negative consequences of federal funding cuts …
SANDSWA book club recap: Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe by Carl Zimmer
Author Carl Zimmer joined the SANDSWA Book Club via Zoom. This year, SANDSWA’s May book club selection was Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe, the latest volume by science writer and journalist Carl Zimmer. Our meeting, which took place at an unassuming Starbucks in East County, was extraordinary with Zimmer joining us on Zoom …
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 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 …
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