The Open Notebook is seeking pitches for our Diverse Voices series. This series, a partnership with the National Association of Science Writers Diversity Committee, examines the experiences, expertise, and perspectives of science journalists from communities that are underrepresented in science journalism. Deadline: May 10.
All 30 students in Natalie Tamblyn’s 5th/6th grade class at David Lubin Elementary School in Sacramento, California made Peeps dioramas, and 14 students entered theirs into The World’s Finest Science-Themed Peeps Diorama Contest. 6th grader Lucy Higgenbotham won a Silver Peep (Kids) Award for “Pure Wild Peep,” honoring the work of ethologist Jane Goodall; another student, EJ, received an honorable mention for best social action theme for “The Pluto Protest.” The Open Notebook spoke with Mrs. Tamblyn to learn how the project went.
The Open Notebook asked Sally Mitchell, chemistry teacher at Rye High School in Rye, New York, to tell us the story behind her students’ impressive rendering of the entire periodic table of elements—in Peeps. Her 74 students’ project, the Peepiodic Table of the Elements, won both the Silver Peep (Teens) award and the Peeple’s Choice Award in The World’s Finest Science-Themed Peeps Diorama Contest in April 2019.
The winners of The World’s Finest (and Only … As Far as We Know) Science-Themed Peeps Diorama Contest have been chosen, and we’re happy to announce the crème(-filled eggs) de la crème(-filled eggs)!
Schrodinger’s Peep. Rice CRISPR/Peep9. The first “Peep”eration with ether. All monumental advances in science—with a marshmallow twist. These are just three of the 50 dioramas created by science-minded crafters and entered in the first-ever World’s Finest (and Only…As Far as We Know) Science-Themed Peeps Diorama Contest. Our gallery of the sweet tableaux is now open, and anyone can vote (through April 14) for their favorite to win the highly coveted Peeple’s Choice Award.
We are thrilled to announce two exciting sources of financial support in 2019, from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. This new support will help us expand The Open Notebook‘s reach and impact and to build new resources for the science journalism community.
What happens if you ask a child, “Hey, do you want to talk to a scientist?” That question drove science writer Jenny Cutraro to develop Science Storytellers, a public engagement program that aims to sit children down to interview scientists, just like professional journalists do—and then to share their science stories. The Science Storytellers booth will be at AAAS’s Family Science Days in Washington, DC on February 16 and 17. Join us!
Welcome, ladies and gentlepeeps, to The World’s Finest (and Only … As Far as We Know) Science-Themed Peeps Diorama Contest! It’s time for science communication to meet sugary confection, for innovators in medicine to […]
The Open Notebook is excited to introduce the latest recipients of our fellowship for early-career science journalists, made possible by a generous grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. Welcome to the TON community, Knvul Sheikh and Jennifer Lu, and to Knvul and Jen’s mentors, Roxanne Khamsi and Maya L. Kapoor.
Thanks to a pool of generous matching donors, from now through December 31, gifts to The Open Notebook will be doubled (up to a total of $5,000). If TON is a meaningful resource for you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation or—even better—a recurring contribution.
A science media landscape that lacks diversity is missing opportunities to engage communities of readers who could shape tomorrow’s science and science policy. By calling attention to some of the problems, giving visibility to minority journalists’ work, and undertaking nuanced examinations of issues that minority journalists often encounter, we hope to strengthen the profession of science journalism. We hope you’ll join us.
We are now accepting applications for the next two rounds of The Open Notebook/Burroughs Wellcome Fund fellowship for early-career science writers. The application deadline is October 11.
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