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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
We’re adding to the KSJ team. 📣 If you care about good journalism, clear communication, and the people doing the work of covering science, this could be for you. 📋 Apply here: careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/c…
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ScienceWriters2026 gave the KSJ and Undark community plenty to celebrate: Undark’s new print edition, fellows and alumni from across the years, reporting honors, new connections, and an unforgettable weekend in Corvallis. 🎥 Take a look back with us.  See you in 2027!
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
How can newsrooms regulate AI? How should journalism professors teach AI in the classroom? What are the chances that rogue AI will kill all of humanity? Last week, KSJ brought local science writers together at MIT for a lively discussion about AI and journalism. Thanks to everyone who joined us!
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Science writers, see you in Corvallis, Oregon!  KSJ is proud to sponsor the “Taste the Research” opening reception at #ScienceWriters2026. Join us for good food and great company. 🔗 Register for #ScienceWriters2026: sciencewriters2026.org
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
📢 We're growing our team at KSJ @ MIT!  Interested in science journalism and helping us share the work of KSJ? We'd love to hear from you. 📋 Learn more and apply: careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/c…
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Read Usha Lee McFarling’s essay. 🔗: ksj.mit.edu/news/2026/09/21/science…
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The bigger question is what support should look like for reporters carrying that weight, especially when self-care alone is nowhere near enough.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
At the conference, the stories shared by journalists made that toll impossible to dismiss.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Science journalism can take reporters into emotionally difficult territory, even when the beat is rarely framed that way.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A fascinating first seminar for the year, with plenty more conversations ahead. Thank you again to Dr. Kanwisher for joining us.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
These conversations are part of what the fellowship year makes possible: time to engage closely with researchers and the questions driving their work.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
For KSJ fellows, the seminar was a chance to spend an afternoon with one of MIT’s leading cognitive neuroscientists and hear how a years-long body of research continues to evolve.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The 2026–27 KSJ seminar series has officially begun. 🧠 Thank you to Dr. Nancy Kanwisher, founding member of MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research, for spending time with this year’s fellows and kicking off the series.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Welcome to MIT, KSJ Fellows. We’re excited for the year ahead. 🎉
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Over the next nine months, the fellows will audit MIT courses and pursue research projects on topics ranging from AI and microbiology to food science and military technology.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
They also headed into the field with the University of Rhode Island’s Metcalf Institute for hands-on workshops in marine ecology and environmental science, including oyster restoration and a research trawl on Narragansett Bay.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Their first days included conversations with past fellows, visits to library spaces, and a public speaking workshop.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Over orientation week, the fellows explored MIT, Boston, and the broader Cambridge science ecosystem.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Two weeks ago, 11 science journalists came to Cambridge to begin their fellowship year, bringing experience from Newton, Providence, London, Cairo, and beyond.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The new KSJ Fellows have arrived at MIT. 🧵
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Read the latest quarterly alumni notes from Knight Science Journalism at MIT. 🔗: ksj.mit.edu/news/2026/08/19/aug-202…
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The roundup also includes recent honors for alumni, new books on the shelf, and a compendium of bylines curated from across science, technology, health, climate, and culture.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
There are stories about people building their own internet, questions about governing AI safely, investigations into education technology, and reflections on what the night sky can do for the soul. Together, the pieces reflect the breadth, curiosity, and rigor of the KSJ alumni community.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Each quarter, we gather news from former Knight Science Journalism Fellows: recent work, new books, awards, audio projects, and bylines from around the world. This edition is especially full of strange, ambitious, deeply reported stories.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Romanian rooftop internet, AI governance, Big Tech in schools, stargazing, cold-water dippers, Ebola, fusion, volcanoes, mathematics, and more. The latest KSJ alumni notes are here 🧵
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Jane Qiu, PhD @janeqiu.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
When applying for @ksjatmit.bsky.social, I was advised to make a case how it would be a transformative experience As someone aversive to hyperboles, I cringed. It turned out to be transformative in ways more than one, without which this award would not have been possible. bsky.app/profile/scie...
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
What does a week of science journalism at MIT look like? Inside KSJ’s HBCU Science Journalism Summer Camp, emerging journalists asked questions, reported stories, and learned from one another. The week was only the start: they’ll keep working with KSJ over the next eight months.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The camp is part of KSJ’s work to support emerging journalists and strengthen science journalism in the public interest. This year’s students left with new questions, new reporting ideas, and a broader sense of what it can mean to tell science stories with rigor and curiosity.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
For many students, the week offered both practical reporting guidance and a clearer sense of how science journalism can fit into the work they want to do next.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The camp gives emerging journalists time to test story ideas, ask field-level questions, and see science reporting as part of a broader public-interest journalism practice.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Science journalism can connect to many beats students are already drawn to, from labor and education to climate, health, technology, and public policy.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Throughout the week, students learned from science editors, reporters, mentors, and one another while exploring the craft of covering science, health, technology, and the environment.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A week at MIT. Ten emerging journalists. A closer look at what science journalism can make possible. KSJ’s HBCU Science Journalism Summer Camp brought undergraduate journalism students from five HBCUs to Cambridge from June 7–12. 📸 Photos by Leise Jones
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
In another smart piece of reporting for @science.org , former KSJ Fellow @kakape.bsky.social speaks to the experts trying to understand how the cruise ship hantavirus started — and what that says about the only hantavirus documented to transmit from person to person. www.science.org/content/arti...
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How did the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak start? Scientists are investigating new scenarios
Understanding how the first patient became infected may shed new light on Andes virus’ transmission patterns and incubation period
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Our Knight Science Journalism Fellows have been busy. The latest Alumni Notes features award-winning environmental investigations, a wave of new books, ambitious reporting and more.
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Alumni Notes: Taking Award Season — And Summer Reading Season — By Storm - Knight Science Journalism @MIT
A recurring roundup of news about former KSJ Fellows, including a compendium of what the fellows have been writing.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Congratulations to our HBCU Science Journalism Fellow Davis Dailey, who took a germ of an idea and developed it into this fascinating story for @vpm.org on invasive plant monitoring in Henrico county, Virginia: www.vpm.org/news/2026-05...
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A growing invasion: Henrico’s effort to track and contain invasive plants
Local groups are planting native trees and mapping invasive species in the county.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Our February panel brought together journalists and researchers to discuss how AI is reshaping news. In this clip, John Wihbey, director of the AI-Media Strategies Lab at Northeastern University, argues that the long-standing "grand bargain" between platforms and journalism has broken.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Last week, we gathered MIT leaders and faculty, former KSJ directors, and journalists including current and former fellows to celebrate the life and legacy of Victor McElheny. 
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At Victor McElheny Luncheon, Luminaries Reflect on KSJ Founder’s Life and Legacy - Knight Science Journalism @MIT
The event featured a panel discussion marking 25 years since the signature achievement of the Human Genome Project, which revolutionized biology and captivated McElheny as a reporter.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Meet the 2026-27 Knight Science Journalism Fellows | Karem Monzer is a Lebanese journalist and filmmaker, and Managing Editor at Beirut Today.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Meet the 2026-27 Knight Science Journalism Fellows | Smriti Mallapaty is a senior reporter for Nature magazine based in Sydney, Australia.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
How does race shape the way science gets done, medicine gets practiced, and stories get told? Our Spring Lecture with MIT STS brought together David S. Jones, Oliver Rollins, and KSJ Director Usha Lee McFarling to dig into the history — and what comes next.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Meet the 2026-27 Knight Science Journalism Fellows | Sam Fellman is the deputy editor for defense at Business Insider, where he leads coverage of military affairs and works with journalists based around the world.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Brazilian journalist Eliane Brum joined the Knight Science Journalism program this spring for a seminar on covering the Amazon from inside it. 📸: Photo: Sumaúma, Lela Beltrão — 2026
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Since starting her career as a visual journalist at the New York Times, Leslye Davis has worked across photo and print journalism, as well as short and long-form video. 🔗: ksj.mit.edu/news/2026/05/08/leslye-…
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
We're proud to announce the 10 outstanding undergraduate journalism students to our 2026-27 HBCU Science Journalism Fellowship class. 
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KSJ Names 2026-27 HBCU Science Journalism Fellowship Class - Knight Science Journalism @MIT
Representing five different Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the students are interested in everything from AI to astronomy.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Sarah McBride has built her career on finding the human stories behind Silicon Valley’s biggest technologies. We spoke with her about her path to journalism, navigating hype cycles, and finding the human elements of technology stories. 🔗: ksj.mit.edu/news/2026/03/13/sarah-m…
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Springer Nature @springernature.com · 11/02/2026
Celebrating Samira Hamza this #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience — the 2025 recipient of the Springer Nature Fellowship for Advancing Science Journalism in Africa and the Middle spklr.io/63326DZSoY @ksjatmit.bsky.social. 👉 spklr.io/63322DZSoq #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #IDWGS
Quote: "I think that what motivated me for all of this is my passion for transformation. I've long been captivated by butterflies because they are the symbol of transformation from phase to phase even if their life is very short." - Samira Hamza. Photo of her on the bottom right.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
We had the privilege of hosting former Mutter Museum executive director Kate Quinn for a fascinating conversation about museums, human remains, the media, and public trust. It was a thought-provoking seminar, with a lively Q&A.
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Usha Lee McFarling @usha.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
We have a VIP (and a VIB!) at the @ksjatmit.bsky.social offices today. @melaniedgkaplan.bsky.social is speaking to Knight fellows about her book Lab Dog.
Lab Dog author Melanie D.G. Kaplan at the KSJ offices with beagle pal Moira Rose.
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Knight Science Journalism @ MIT @ksjatmit.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
If you're in the New England area, don't miss the chance to see former KSJ fellow @melaniedgkaplan.bsky.social discuss her fascinating new book about the world of animal research.
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