- FIELD NOTES
If you want to know how science works, there's no substitute for hanging out in a research lab or tromping around in the field with a group of scientists. Here students blog on what the public almost never sees in the news media -- the uncut version of scientists in action. - NASW 2008
At the 2008 meeting of the National Association of Science Writers in Palo Alto, California, students attended science writing workshops and networked with professionals. Here are travel diaries, blogs about the workshops, and Q&As with science writers students met at the meeting. - SCIENCE: NEW FINDINGS
New science can confuse the public, with butter bad one day and good the next, so it's important to know how to cover new discoveries responsibly. Here are stories of new findings, written with attention to context and other matters helpful for the public's understanding of science. - SCIENTIST PROFILES
Who are the people behind the discoveries? Students wrote profiles of scientists to find out. They will pitch them to alumni magazines. As these stories are acted on by the magazines, we will post them. - THE CANON: REVIEWS
New York Times reporter Natalie Angier has written a book, The Canon, which is designed to bring a scientifically illiterate public up to speed. It's been described as a "romp," but is it a book undergrads enjoy? Read these reviews to find out. - THE WRITERS
Meet the science writers of Science Watch.
Students in a new undergraduate course in science writing report here on the 2008 meeting of the National Association of Science Writers, on new discoveries in science, on the scientists who make the discoveries, and on the science writers who translate these discoveries for the general public. They also review a recent book on science written by New York Times science writer Natalie Angier.