MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing
A one-year journalism masters program that trains students how to interpret, explain, and contextualize science for the wider public: Sciwrite.mit.edu
- Congratulations to @celinaz.bsky.social, '25, for winning the inaugural Starks-Murcutt Prize for Excellence in Science Journalism. The award honors an early-career Science News intern or fellow. You can read more about Celina and the award here: www.societyforscience.org/blog/science...
- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science WritingCompared with the 1st year of previous admins, including Trump’s 1st term, the current admin has taken fewer polluters to court & settled fewer existing court cases, per a new review of federal court records by the nonprofit EIP. Story @bloomberg.com w/gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science WritingI edited a @thexylom.com story which cited research that found the tear gas concentration in Portland during George Floyd protests was high enough to cause severe and irreversible health effects, including asthma, shortness of breath, and panic. And in Nepal, hospitalizations more than doubled:
- Oh hey! MIT science writing alum @rokazmier.bsky.social chats with @indiejournalists.bsky.social about her work @scifri.bsky.social. The death metal story mentioned here is by our associate director, @ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social www.sciencefriday.com/segments/dea...
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- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science WritingLooking for sources for a @nature.com story about how researchers are coping in the midst of current events: If you're a PhD or other academic who's struggling to focus with everything that's happening in the world and would like to be interviewed for this story, please get in touch ASAP!
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- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science WritingScientists grew tiny models of our nasal airways, complete with mucus-secreting cells and cilia that beat rhythmically to understand how our bodies fight the common cold wapo.st/4qzFZQY
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- Alumna @lisalsong.bsky.social, '09, covers how the EPA is questioning its own ability to adjust pollution rules when new science emerges. Published in @propublica.org: www.propublica.org/article/air-...
- Stellar work from Zoe Beketova, Class of 2026:
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- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science WritingSaturn's largest moon, Titan, has been a member of the deep-sea club for almost 2 decades. New research might revoke its water world card. 🪐 🌊 My 2nd #AGU2025 story of the week for @science.org : www.science.org/content/arti... #space #titan #nasa
- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science WritingWhat’s better than giving to something you care about? Having what you give count twice! Before the end of the year, we’re hoping you consider supporting The Open Notebook. Your donation will be matched by a group of generous donors, up to a total of at least $7,500. 🧪
- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing🔥Scientists discover oldest evidence of human-made fire — a 400,000-year-old English hearth wapo.st/4aaP3GM
- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science WritingFor Farm School NYC, federal funding cuts have "put their work with various community partners in jeopardy." Uprooter Iris M. Crawford for @npquarterly.bsky.social nonprofitquarterly.org/if-farm-scho...
- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science WritingProgram announcement! Join us for a short virtual session on December 12, to learn about the past, present and future of efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay. To register, send an email to contact@ijnr.org and we'll send you the link!
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- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science WritingDEADLINE EXTENDED! We're giving you an extra few days to apply for up to $5,000 to cover climate and environmental stories in rural communities. Apply by **Dec. 8** grist.org/updates/grist-opens…
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- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science WritingThis is really good. You have to make readers care, and that means connecting the science to something they know, or something they can relate to.
- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science WritingIn case you missed it, catch the recording of the recent SHERF informational webinar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5vu... Apply by Dec. 19: healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...
- Happening tomorrow! Learn more about the National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships in a webinar at 1 p.m. EST. Applications for 2026 are due 12/19. Fellows get to attend #SciWri26 and the @sejorg.bsky.social and @healthjournalism.org meetings. healthjournalism.org/event/nation...
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- Join us for our fall information session at 3pm today. Registration is here: mit.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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- Happening tomorrow! Learn more about the National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships in a webinar at 1 p.m. EST. Applications for 2026 are due 12/19. Fellows get to attend #SciWri26 and the @sejorg.bsky.social and @healthjournalism.org meetings. healthjournalism.org/event/nation...
- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science WritingTrump's EPA is proposing rule changes that if approved would result in fewer ponds, streams and wetlands being protected from development and pollution under clean water rules. Read all about this proposal and what it means @bloomberg.com (w/a gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science WritingA female wolf has been doing something unusual on the Central Coast of British Columbia. She's learned to pull crab traps up from the water, yanking on a rope to bring it to the surface. But is it tool use? Very fun story from @phiejacobs.bsky.social for @science.org
- @giorgiag-sciwriter.bsky.social covers emerging genetics research that could help reveal why autism is more common in boys: www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/gen...
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- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science WritingLast call to sign up for our news event on Wednesday, 1 pm ET! Our Publisher and Editor @alexip718.com will moderate a conversation and Q&A with experts @joshettinger.bsky.social @finejulia6.bsky.social at @mason4c.bsky.social about advancing and integrating climate and health policy:
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- Want to know more about the MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing? Join us for our fall admissions information webinar on Friday, November 21 at 3pm. Registration is here: mit.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science WritingAfter a quiet summer, the bird flu virus H5N1 is hitting poultry flocks hard in the run-up to the holidays — and in the midst of a federal government shutdown. w/ @emilyanthes.bsky.social (Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/h...
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- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing90% of the world's niobium comes from a single operation in Brazil 🪨 ⛏️ . More might be hiding in the scars left by an ancient supercontinent breakup. Read my first story for @eos.org: eos.org/articles/to-... #criticalminerals #mining
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- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing👏 Huge shoutout to Nathan Sanders, @laurengh.bsky.social and @mackenziewhite.bsky.social from #ComSciCon! We’re so proud to see our community empowering researchers to share their voices! 💬 #SciComm #ScienceCommunication #PublicEngagement #OpEdWriting
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- A large study of developing brains reveals genetic and molecular differences between males and females. The findings may help explain why neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism, occur at different rates in boys and girls. By @giorgiag-sciwriter.bsky.social bit.ly/4q9BsVH
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- Want to learn more about our program? We'll be at the MIT Virtual Graduate Fair to answer questions about the Graduate Program in Science Writing. Register here by October 15 at 10AM ET: apply.mit.edu/register/?id...
- This is going to be fantastic
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- Congratulations to @jamesdinneen.bsky.social, '22, for winning a 2025 NASW Science in Society Journalism Award in the Science Reporting category! You can read the award-winning story here: www.newscientist.com/article/2416...
- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science WritingDEAL ALERT: Take advantage of early bird rates for #SciWri25! For writers, editors, authors, journalists, institutional writers, communications managers, students, and anyone working to translate science for the non-scientist. Join us. Early bird rates end tomorrow, Oct. 1 sciencewriters2025.o...
- Congratulations to @hartleys.bsky.social, '24, for winning the John M. Collier Award for Forest History Journalism from @foresthistory.bsky.social. Read more about Sophie's win on our website: sciwrite.mit.edu/news-events/
- @alexip718.com created the most comprehensive map of H-1B workers at research institutions for @thexylom.com. This is an impressive and vital resource:
- On the GPSW website today: @pratik-p.bsky.social's story for @vox.com on a historic flip in child malnutrition: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing“My inbox is flooded with [potential news] items every day—which is part of the administration’s “flood the zone” strategy. They are overwhelming us intentionally.” – @hayleysmith.bsky.social. Five reporters share what it means to cover science in the U.S. right now.
- Death, Grief, and Cicadas -- Eva Cornman, '24, reports on how one mother is helping others cope with grief with virtual reality tech. Written for the Yale School of Medicine: medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
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- Reposted by MIT Graduate Program in Science WritingI know there's a lot of news rn but @eroston.bsky.social, @zhirji.bsky.social and I wrote a full accounting of the Trump administration's war on climate science and clean energy. Putting it all in one place was a lot!
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