Northwest Science Writers Association

2024 Holiday Party and Annual Membership Meeting at the Seattle Aquarium!

Please join us at The Seattle Aquarium on January 18th for our annual member meeting and holiday party. Guests will be able to explore the aquarium, mingle with peers (piers?), and relax all while enjoying delicious food and drink. More details and registration link here.

Images from The Seattle Aquarium.

#nswasciwire – Recent work by our members

microscope view of T cell

Siegel: Immune System Changes

For the Allen Institute, Jake Siegel writes about how populations of T cells change over the lifespan, shedding new light...
photo of mountain meadow with stream and scattered trees

Braun: Indigenous Fire Management Brings Water

For bioGraphic, Ashley Braun brings us to the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas to learn about how the North Fork Mono Tribe...
tsunami evacuation route sign

Scigliano: Exclusions in Disaster Risk Index

For Politico, Eric Scigliano writes about the many local geological hazards that are not, somehow, accounted for in FEMA’s...
view of deep ocean corals

Steinberg: Exploring the Ocean’s Abyss

For Oregon State University’s Strata Magazine, Nancy Steinberg profiles the work of Astrid Leitner, who studies areas of...
sunset at nisqually wildlife refuge with birds flying overhead

Dzombak: Future of Washington’s Wildlife Agency

Rebecca Dzombak writes for High Country News about a backlash to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s draft...
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