
SciComm Excellence
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The National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications encourages high-quality #scicomm.
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https://www.nationalacademies.org/awards/excellence-in-communication 03-03-2023 17:16:00
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For Quanta Magazine, 2024 award winner Zack Savitsky explores chirality in our universe through the analogy of Lewis Carroll’s 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass! 🧬🐇 Read more: quantamagazine.org/how-the-univer… #scicomm #physics

Looking forward to seeing many friends and fellow SciComm Excellence (@thenasem Schmidt Sciences) awardees soon! Grateful to be part of this inspiring community celebrating science communication, innovation, and collaboration.

2024 award winner C. Brandon Ogbunu is a computational biologist whose research investigates complex problems in epidemiology, genetics, and evolution 🧬 🌱 as well as the intersection of science, society, and culture. Learn more about Brandon: nationalacademies.org/awards/excelle… #scicomm

On June 3, National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt will explore the current status of the U.S. research enterprise and strategies for navigating a rapidly changing scientific landscape. Register now: events.nationalacademies.org/44894_06-2025_… #StateOfTheScience


2024 award winner Miguel Ángel Dobrich is a journalist, educator, and entrepreneur based in Uruguay. His stories use multimedia techniques and visualization tools to illustrate the impacts of climate change at a personal, local level. Learn more: nationalacademies.org/awards/excelle… #scicomm


A new study by 2023 SciComm Excellence winner Saad Bhamla on the flamingo 🦩 feeding process can also be viewed as a comic at: bhamla.gatech.edu/comics #comics #scicomm #sciart

.SciComm Excellence winner Zack Savitsky is a freelance #science journalist who writes stories about our evolving understanding of the universe and our place within it. 🌌🪐 His reporting seeks to answer some of humanity's deepest questions. More at: nationalacademies.org/awards/excelle… #scicomm

2024 award winner Sofia Castelló y Tickell is a British-Mexican marine conservation scientist and artist working across comedy, creative writing, film, and theatre. 🪸🎭 Learn more about Sofia and her ocean science-themed comedy: nationalacademies.org/awards/excelle… #scicomm #comedy #WorldOceansDay

“Math, Revealed,” a series by Steven Strogatz, starts with an object, uncovers the #math behind it, and follows it to places you wouldn’t expect. In the first installment, Steven reveals taxicab geometry through the capabilities of an Etch A Sketch. More: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

As a gifted science communicator, Grace Huckins — a lecturer and award-winning science writer — covers neuroscience, AI, chronic illness, and other topics at the intersection of science, philosophy, and society. Learn more: nationalacademies.org/news/2025/06/e… #scicomm #neuroscience #AI

.SciComm Excellence winner Grace Huckins talks about their experiences with #neuroscience, writing and teaching, and drawing connections between multiple disciplines to tell a deeper story in a new interview. Read: ow.ly/GVot50Wea6m




🌱 Science belongs everywhere, and one of the best places to start bringing it to life is in your own neighborhood. Xavier Cortada, Calvin Mackie, Yvette Cabrera, and Elijah Yetter-Bowman discuss how #scicomm engagement starts with listening and meeting communities where they are.