Career Development: Calendar

The World Conference of Science Journalists 2013 provides opportunities for science journalists and communication professionals to meet in the heart of Helsinki, in the middle of Nordic summer. The main theme of the conference is "Critical Questioning in the Public Sphere." This applies equally to both journalists and to the public. Media content and channels are in rapid flux. Social media are evolving. What does this mean for science journalism?

AHCJ has teamed up with the National Library of Medicine to present the AHCJ-NLM Fellowships. AHCJ will select four journalists to spend a week on the campus of the National Institutes of Health.

The fellowship includes membership, travel within the United States, lodging and stipend.

The dates of the 2012 fellowship are Sept. 30-Oct. 4. Application deadline is Aug. 6. Apply now!

Join us in America’s heartland on June 1 to learn how to better report the health stories abounding in rural areas. This special one-day, no-fee workshop in Omaha, Neb., will help you find and cover those stories in your area. Just join AHCJ – or make sure your membership is up to date – to attend.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has played a leading role in research and development of simple, low-cost medical items and devices used in the United States and around the world.

NASA’s Glenn Research Center has been involved in much of that R & D. And since activities there are now focusing on “exploration medicine” – the design and development of diagnostic and treatment devices that non-experts can use during exploration missions – that role will grow.

To learn about NASA’s work on medical devices and procedures currently used in health care and those in development, come and hear from Dr. Jerry G. Myers, Jr., PhD, chief of the Bio Science and Technology branch, NASA Glenn Research Center.