Greetings to all as spring semester begins.
Fall-semester highlights for the STJR program included the
following:
Roma Subramanian very successfully defended her master's
thesis. The topic was best practices of journalists winning awards
for mental-health reporting.
The front page of the Texas A&M student newspaper
repeatedly featured science storie... (Read More)
September 28, 2011
STJR student Christina Sumners' dream was to work with NOVA. Her
internship allowed her to do so.
This summer, Christina went to Boston to do a 10-week internship
at NOVA. This science-themed television series has won multiple
awards since it started in 1974. It is produced by WGBH, a leading
public television station.
"I had an amazing time," Christina said... (Read More)
March 15, 2011
Seven students from the Texas
A&M University science and technology journalism graduate
program attended the 2011 American Association for the Advancement
of Science (AAAS) annual meeting, held February 17-21 in
Washington, DC. Their activities included covering science
communication sessions for Science Editor, the Council of Science Editors
periodical.
... (Read More)
February 07, 2011
On February 18-20, seven
students from the Texas A&M science and technology journalism
program will attend the 2011 meeting of the American Association of
the Advancement of Science, in Washington, DC.
During the meeting, the
students will cover science communication sessions for Science
Editor,
the magazine of the Council of Science Editors. They will a... (Read More)
12.31.10
Several science and technology journalism (STJR) students have
recently won funding to attend conferences.
Via scholarships supported largely by NASA, students George
Hale, Antonio Villarreal, and Emily White attended the Eddy
Cross-Disciplinary Symposium on Sun-Climate Research, held 22 to 24
October 2010 in Aspen, Colorado. The students had taken a course in
... (Read More)
December 06, 2010
Maryn McKenna, award-winning independent science writer, visited
the Texas A&M University science and technology journalism
(STJR) program November 29 through December 1.
During her stay, McKenna visited two STJR classes. In one, she
discussed issues faced as a science writer. In the other, she
dispensed advice on science writing and described her daily
ro... (Read More)