Chicago Science Writers

06/09/2020

Members of the media are welcome to join a SciLine Media Briefing: COVID-19: Vaccines and Therapeutics, today, June 9 at 1:00 PM CDT. Speakers include Dr. Amy Jenkins, DARPA, and Dr. John Mascola, Vaccine Research Center, NIH. Moderated by SciLine Director Rick Weiss. Register here:

Scientists around the world are racing to develop novel approaches to treat and prevent COVID-19. SciLine's next media briefing will cover the status of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development and clinical trials as well as research on uses of antibodies and convalescent plasma for treatment and protection.

12/09/2019

Current CSW members, there is still time to sign up for our holiday party tomorrow night: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-science-writers-holiday-party-2019-tickets-83349240823?aff=mcivte

06/07/2019

Co-designing with "non-policy people" is more important than ever. Civil servants must work with outsiders to tackle society's most challenging issues.

05/17/2019

Kavli Civic Science Fellow Are you passionate about civic science, including science outreach, communication, and public engagement? We, a collaboration of scientific societies, are looking for someone to lead an initiative that will increase the support and incentives for scientists who incorporate...

02/25/2019

01/21/2019

Deadline is soon: 1/31

Submissions for the 2019 Victor K. McElheny Award for local and regional science journalism will be accepted from December 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019.

01/15/2019

Global Change Impacts and WaterAccording to the United Nations, water is the “primary medium through which we will feel the effects of climate change” and water scarcity alone affects nearly half the global population.

11/05/2018

Chimpanzees and their sister species, the bonobo, are humankind’s closest living relatives. Because of this close evolutionary relationship, chimpanzees provide a model system to evaluate claims about human uniqueness. John Mitani’s 23-year study of an unusually large community of chimpanzees at...

10/01/2018

World-renowned scientist Martin Rees offers his look at the future of humanity and science in this talk based upon his new book On the Future: Prospects for Humanity. Rees argues that humanity's future is bound to the future of science, and our prospects hinge on how successfully we harness technolo...

08/27/2018

Welcome to the massive open online course (MOOC) “Intro to Mapping and GIS for Journalists” from the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin.

08/21/2018

Join us for Science, a Raffle, and Prizes! Come check out one of Chicago's most well-known breweries and mingle with other STEM enthusiasts and professionals! Join the C2ST crew for a light-hearted evening of craft brews, raffles, and prizes. Tickets and space are limited, so make sure to purchase y...

08/17/2018

Cornell University online course that covers the basics of climate change, from science to action, and will assist you in developing a climate change action plan. Sept 11 – Oct 23, 2018, Register: https://civicecology.org/Course-CC