Jessica Leigh Hester (@jessicahester) 's Twitter Profile
Jessica Leigh Hester

@jessicahester

Science journalist, fledgling historian.

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Bloomberg is hiring a reporter to cover how extreme weather and climate change are affecting people, governments, economies: linkedin.com/jobs/view/3922…

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Excited to announce we are now open for pitches at The Sick Times, and also hiring for two part-time roles, an engagement editor and podcast producer! More info here: thesicktimes.org/write-for-us-p…

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I’m super honored by this award and grateful to the mentors, classmates, community organizers and researchers, and archivists whose generosity and brilliance enriched this work!

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Heading home having learned a valuable lesson that I will surely forget immediately: the version of me who prowls the book tables at the end of a conference shockingly misunderstands 1) the capacity of my carry-on luggage and 2) the limits of my upper body strength 😅😅😅😅

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📢 Applications are now open for our 2024/25 Black Women's History Series Incubator 📢 Selected applicants will receive feedback on their work-in-progress from series editors Talitha LeFlouria, Ashley D. Farmer, & @DainaRameyBerry. Learn more and apply here: uncpress.org/black-womens-h…

📢 Applications are now open for our 2024/25 Black Women's History Series Incubator 📢

Selected applicants will receive feedback on their work-in-progress from series editors <a href="/TLeFlouria/">Talitha LeFlouria</a>, <a href="/drashleyfarmer/">Ashley D. Farmer</a>, &amp; @DainaRameyBerry.

Learn more and apply here: uncpress.org/black-womens-h…
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Today, in partnership w/ grist and The 19th, Vox Climate is launching a new package: Expecting Worse: Giving Birth on a Planet in Crisis that explains how climate change impacts reproductive health—from menstruation to conception to birth. vox.com/climate/351533…

Today, in partnership w/ <a href="/grist/">grist</a> and <a href="/The19thNews/">The 19th</a>, <a href="/voxdotcom/">Vox</a> Climate is launching a new package: Expecting Worse: Giving Birth on a Planet in Crisis that explains how climate change impacts reproductive health—from menstruation to conception to birth.
 
vox.com/climate/351533…
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What does health justice look like, feel like, and sound like? HipHopRx engages with questions related but not limited to: — Art, Health, and the Humanities — Hip Hop and the Archive — Narrative Medicine — Sound & Subjectivity Follow us to keep up with our upcoming work!

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Student historians of medicine: come and share your work at the virtual SAHMS conference this September. It's open to both undergrads and grad students, and you can submit abstracts until July 2. sahms.net/call-for-paper… Get in touch with questions!

Student historians of medicine: come and share your work at the virtual <a href="/histmedscisouth/">SAHMS</a> conference this September. It's open to both undergrads and grad students, and you can submit abstracts until July 2. sahms.net/call-for-paper… Get in touch with questions!
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I'm generally sad that my parents and I live in different cities, but then I remember distressed they would be to discover that I still have have a tiny fatberg in my freezer from my book tour 😂

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Big news! A team of former @natgeo editors and contributors (Rachael Bale Oliver Payne Rene Ebersole) has started a new investigative wildlife journalism nonprofit called WIRE. Incredible that they are continuing this important work: wireonline.org

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The Program of Liberal Studies at the University of Notre Dame is accepting applications for a TT, assistant professor in the history of science, philosophy of science, or science & technology studies to begin in August 2025, with duties including research, teaching, & service.

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Really really looking forward to the SAHMS virtual student conference coming up on September 13. Register + see the preliminary schedule here and come join in on Zoom: sahms.net/virtual-regist…

Really really looking forward to the <a href="/histmedscisouth/">SAHMS</a> virtual student conference coming up on September 13. Register + see the preliminary schedule here and come join in on Zoom: sahms.net/virtual-regist…