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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 03/10/2026

Communicator and comedian Rollie Williams uses humor to make complex climate science approachable, engaging, and entertaining. Through his YouTube channel @climatetown.bsky.social, Rollie uses comedy and carefully researched storytelling to connect people with climate science. #SciComm #Climate

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 17/09/2026

Science and environmental journalist Iván Carrillo believes that science stories should reflect the perspectives, languages, research, and experiences of the communities they affect. 🌎 📝 🔗 Learn more about #SciComm and the work of past winners like Iván at: www.nationalacademies.org/awards/excel...

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 11/09/2026

As students head #BackToSchool, science communicators @terepaneque.bsky.social, Winnie Karanja, and @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social are reminding us that curiosity, exploration, and even mistakes, are all part of learning about the world around us. 🎒 #SciComm www.nationalacademies.org/programs/NAE...

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 03/09/2026

This week, we're going behind-the-scenes with cosmologist @clairelamman.bsky.social. 🔭 Take a sneak peek #BTS: at the Mayall Telescope on Kitt Peak, working on a planetarium film, conducting research at Harvard, and introducing her cat, Phlox, to a gingerbread Voyager spacecraft that she baked.

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 31/08/2026

Winnie Karanja is inspiring the next generation of scientists by making sure kids see themselves in #STEM. 🔬✨ As the founder + CEO of Nakira’s World, Winnie uses digital storytelling to spark early STEM literacy, curiosity, and confidence. #SciComm #BackToSchool

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 27/08/2026

This time, we're going behind-the-scenes with award winner @dr-imari.bsky.social, a research scientist and science communicator studying microplastics. Take a sneak peek at Imari's work #BTS in the lab and talking about microplastics in our food and PFAS in our cookware on The Tamron Hall Show.

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 20/08/2026

A new resource for scientists looking to connect their work with broader audiences: “Modern science outreach: a guide for scientists.” Excited to see members of our #SciComm awards community among the authors — @dr-brein.bsky.social + @bhamlalab.bsky.social. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 19/08/2026

2024 #SciComm award winners @sapnaparikh.bsky.social, @sanjanacurtis.bsky.social, @joelbervell.bsky.social, and @cbo.bsky.social share how bringing your full self to science can help people connect with research, build understanding, and make people feel empowered by information. #STEM

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 14/08/2026

Joss Fong is a video journalist and producer specializing in science and technology explainers. 💬 ▶️ Through her YouTube channel, Howtown, co-produced with Adam Cole, she helps people understand how we know what we know and sparks curiosity in a rapidly changing media landscape. #SciComm #DigitalAge

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 13/08/2026

Take a sneak peek at environmental journalist Albert Oppong-Ansah's work #BTS: Interviewing folks for stories about air pollution, working with the team at Afri-Set to use and analyze air quality sensors, choosing pictures for a story with colleagues in the Ghana News Agency newsroom. #scicomm

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 08/08/2026

Take a sneak peek at shark scientist and CEO of @misselasmo.bsky.social Jasmin Graham's work #BTS: 1 – As Mr. Krabs for the Bikini Bottom Block Party. 2 – The Science of The Little Mermaid screening party. 3 – A boat show talking about the critically endangered smalltooth sawfish. #SharkWeek

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 31/07/2026

Science can be wonderfully weird. ✨ By embracing humor, 2024 #SciComm award winners @clairelamman.bsky.social, @sofiaatsea.bsky.social, and @onlinekyne.bsky.social show that making people laugh can also help them learn and make science more fun for everyone. #ScienceComedy #Comedy #STEM

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 30/07/2026

@samjscience.bsky.social is co-host and producer of Tiny Matters, where curiosity and conversation help make science approachable for listeners everywhere. Take a sneak peek at Sam's work #BTS: Interviewing astronaut Terry Hart, at Podcast Movement, recording a crossover episode with SciShow.

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 23/07/2026

2024 #scicomm award winners @cbo.bsky.social, @fieseler.bsky.social, @zacksavitsky.bsky.social, and @joelbervell.bsky.social show how science communication can build trust through transparency and empower all of us to keep learning by sharing the process of discovery. #medialiteracy #trustinscience

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 30/06/2026

For science journalist and video producer Jesse Nichols, curiosity is key. 🎥 🧐 By sparking curiosity first, Jesse helps audiences become more open to new ideas and deeper conversations about climate change, the environment, and the science that shapes our lives. #SciComm #ScienceJournalism

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 08/06/2026

For @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social , a fascination with the ocean became a mission to better understand and protect some of its most extraordinary inhabitants. 🐋 This #WorldOceanDay 🌊, she reminds us that whales are not only remarkable animals, but essential to healthy ocean ecosystems.

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 05/06/2026

Science shapes the world around us in ways we may not notice. From your morning coffee to GPS navigation, science is woven into our experiences everywhere we look. 2025 #scicomm award winners explore how curiosity can transform ordinary moments into opportunities for discovery.

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 03/06/2026

Emily Zhang is a writer and director who specializes in making science videos for YouTube. 🎬 In 2026 she started her own channel Rabbit Hole 🐇 to cover extraordinary answers to everyday questions. We talked with her about everyday rabbit holes at: www.nationalacademies.org/news/the-rab... #scicomm

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 27/05/2026

The 21st century information ecosystem is increasingly challenging for children and youth to navigate as they connect, create content, seek information, and more. Join @nationalacademies.org on June 11-12 to examine promising initiatives for supporting their media literacy needs: bit.ly/3QjC4u8

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 20/05/2026

Sea and space may seem worlds apart, but both invite us to ask the same fundamental questions: Where do we come from? What connects us? And how much is left to discover? From reefs to distant galaxies, #scicomm awardees explore the wonder and sense of connection that drives scientific discovery.

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 08/05/2026

For journalist and podcast creator Golda Arthur, a deeply personal story became a podcast with a powerful call to action for women’s health. Through Overlooked, she brings visibility to gaps in research, injustice, and the urgent need to talk openly about women’s health. #WorldOvarianCancerDay

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 17/04/2026

For independent journalist and documentary photographer Sanket Jain, science is something people live every day. Reporting from remote villages in India, he brings forward the lived realities of communities on the frontlines of climate change. www.nationalacademies.org/programs/NAE... #scicomm

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 08/04/2026

For ER physician, musician, and writer @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, medicine and music are deeply connected. 🎶🩺 Through Inside Medicine, he makes complex public health information accessible, reminding us this #WorldHealthDay and #NPHW that clear communication is key to healthier communities. #scicomm

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 21/03/2026

Chilean astronomer @terepaneque.bsky.social shares her science and wonder with people around the world. ✨🔭 Teresa was a top prize winner of our #SciComm awards in the Research Scientist: Grad Student category. 🏆 Now it’s your turn! 2 weeks left to apply: www.nationalacademies.org/awards/excel...

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 11/03/2026

2025 winner @callimcflurry.bsky.social tells the stories behind scientific discoveries, focusing on the people and systems that make them possible. 🔗 Apply by April 3, 2026 for our #scicomm awards which recognize excellent science journalists like Calli: www.nationalacademies.org/awards/excel...

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 02/03/2026

🏆 Our science communication awards are now open! These awards recognize exceptional science journalists, communicators, and researchers whose work in 2025 made #STEM accessible and engaging for broad audiences. Deadline: April 3, 2026 Apply now: www.nationalacademies.org/awards/excel... #scicomm

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 19/02/2026

In the most recent episode of Tiny Matters, two #SciComm awardees, @samjscience.bsky.social and @fieseler.bsky.social, explore the fascinating science and history of wind power. 🌬️ 🎧 Listen here: www.acs.org/pressroom/ti... #WindPower

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 02/02/2026

Science journalist and educator J.D. Allen is helping reshape how science stories are told by putting community needs and perspectives at the center of reporting. 📻 🎙️ Learn more about his civic science media framework: www.nationalacademies.org/news/civic-s... #scicomm

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 08/01/2026

2023 awardee @dr-brein.bsky.social brought neuroscience to #AGDQ as part of @labx.org’s special programming. During the game Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater, Ben served as the scientist commentator — connecting science with a global gaming audience. 🎮 Watch here: youtu.be/ckvrWZSsII0?... #scicomm

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 29/12/2025

Filmmaker Eli Yetter-Bowman founded Ethereal Films to help solve problems with media, storytelling, and impact campaigns. We asked about their work with local communities and their perspective on science filmmaking in today's digital landscape: www.nationalacademies.org/news/from-il... #scicomm

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 24/11/2025

On Nov. 14th @nationalacademies.org & @schmidtsciences.bsky.social celebrated the 2025 winners of the Awards for Excellence in #SciComm. Learn more about the 24 winners whose creative storytelling and communication bring #STEM to people around the world: www.nationalacademies.org/news/nationa...

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 24/10/2025

#ICYMI - yesterday our program welcomed 24 new award winners! 🏆🥳🎉 The #scicomm awards given by @nationalacademies.org in partnership with Schmidt Sciences recognize excellent science journalists, research scientists, and science communicators. Learn more: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10...

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 23/10/2025

Congratulations to the 2025 winners of the National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications given by @nationalacademies.org in partnership with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social ! Learn more about the winners: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10... #scicomm

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 02/10/2025

@katrinamillerphd.bsky.social is a science reporter for @nytimes.com who writes about the universe and how the pursuit of understanding it impacts society. We asked her about covering #astronomy and #physics, shifting from research to journalism, and more: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10...

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 17/09/2025

As a researcher, @stevenstrogatz.com sees #math everywhere — around us and inside us. 👀 ♾️ Read about his love of #mathematics, where it shows up in his everyday life, and what sparked his efforts to communicate about it: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/08... #scicomm

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 21/08/2025

@andyluttrell.bsky.social is a social psychologist studying people’s opinions and how they change. We asked Andy about social science, what sparked his efforts to communicate about it, and lessons from his podcast, Opinion Science. Read the full interview: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/08...

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 23/07/2025

@zacksavitsky.bsky.social writes stories about our evolving understanding of the universe and our place within it. 🪐 His reporting across multiple continents follows researchers seeking answers to humanity's deepest questions. He shared a few of his #BTS moments with us. #scicomm

Photographing a biologist in the Atacama Desert digging for microbes in the dirt. He travelled to Chile for this story in Quanta magazine about the origins of life on Earth and stayed in a research log cabin alone with the spiders and stars.

Inside the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory with NASA scientists as they (intentionally) smashed their spacecraft into an asteroid named Dimorphos Zack was covering this story about NASA's DART mission for Science magazine. Pictured here with Robin George Andrews, a science journalist who recently wrote a book about asteroid-deflection (which featured a chapter about them sneaking into this private event).

Entering a clean room at the Vienna University of Technology to watch physicists forge ultra-pure, hair-thin samples of mysterious metals for a feature in Science magazine.

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 22/07/2025

@migueldobrich.bsky.social is a journalist, educator, and digital entrepreneur based in Uruguay. He's also the CEO and Editor-in-chief of Amenaza Roboto, a science and technology news website that hosts Uruguay's only data and climate journalism vertical. He shared a few of his #BTS moments with us.

In the field, collaborating with drone pilots from the Aerospace Remote Sensing Service of the Uruguayan Air Force (SSRA) and geologists from the Technological University of Uruguay (UTEC).

The moment he was informed that he won an Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communication while working in Greece.

Sharing Amenaza Roboto’s open data methodology with data journalists from The Asahi Shimbun in Tokyo.

At the iMEdD International Journalism Forum 2024, Athens, Greece, sharing the open-data methodology he uses with journalists from all over the world.

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 14/07/2025

Applications are open for the New Voices Program 2026–2028 cohort! Join a network of mid-career STEM leaders at the @nationalacademies.org tackling national and global challenges. 📅 Application Deadline: September 3, 2025 🔗 Learn more: www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/new... #NewVoices #scipol

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 10/07/2025

Are you a grad student or early-career STEM professional interested in learning about careers in science policy? Apply today for the 2026 #MirzayanFellowship at @nationalacademies.org, held March 2 – May 22, 2026! Learn more and apply by August 20, 2025: mirzayanfellow.nas.edu

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 08/07/2025

Fredrick Mugira is the founder of Water Journalists Africa, a group that brings together journalists in 50 African countries to report on water conservation. He has reported on water, climate change, and wildlife for over 18 years, and he shared a few of his #BTS moments with us. 📸 🛶 #scicomm

Fishers in the River Nile. Fredrick concentrates on storytelling about waterways such as the River Nile, the longest river in the world.

Fredrick investigating the effects of plastic waste on water bodies in Africa.

From a project focused on the beauty of lichens. Through photography in various environments, Fredrick isolates the lichens by removing their backgrounds, visually transforming them into delicate, flower-like structures. This project aims to underscore the importance of lichens for maintaining biodiversity, ecosystem health, and potential human benefits.

Reporting on plastic pollution in River Rwizi in Mbarara.

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 26/06/2025

@alecluhn.bsky.social ‬, a climate journalist who’s covered everything from wildfires, droughts, and oil spills to melting glaciers and a polar bear “invasion,” shares a few of his #BTS moments! 🧊🥾 Learn more about Alec: www.nationalacademies.org/awards/excel... #scicomm #journalism #climate

Riding a Soviet-made helicopter to report on indigenous reindeer herders in the Russian Arctic

Posing with a 10,000-year-old woolly mammoth head that was preserved in permafrost. As the permafrost thaws, people in Siberia are illegally hunting mammoth tusks to sell to Chinese ivory carvers

Packrafting 100 miles down the Salmon River with scientists to figure out why Alaskan rivers are turning orange and acidic

Taking a snowmobile to get to where researchers are trying to artificially thicken sea ice in the Northwest Passage in Canada

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 18/06/2025

As a gifted science communicator, Grace Huckins — a lecturer and award-winning science writer — covers neuroscience, AI, chronic illness, and other topics at the intersection of science, philosophy, and society. Learn more: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/06... #scicomm #neuroscience #AI

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 11/06/2025

@rudymolinek.bsky.social, a geologist, science journalist, and audio producer shares a few of his #BTS moments producing the podcast "Under Our Feet!" 👣 🪨 Learn more about Rudy: www.nationalacademies.org/awards/excel... #scicomm #podcast #geology

Giving a public talk on the geologic and glacial history of the Lake Superior region, while on a ridge overlooking the lake and some outstanding fall colors

Behind-the-scenes of Rudy’s set-up to record an episode of Tiny Matters with Sam Jones, a fellow scicomm awards winner (appropriating what will very soon become Rudy’s baby’s room and changing table!)

Visiting Blanche the gorilla at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History for a story about museum taxidermy in Smithsonian Magazine

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 03/06/2025

First up — @alexdainis.bsky.social, a science communicator and video producer creating content that makes science approachable, accessible, and fun. Take a sneak peek at Alex’s work behind-the-scenes! #BTS #scicomm

Filming at the Museum of Neon Art for a video about the chemistry of color

With co-producer Stephanie behind-the-scenes on a "Hungry Planet" shoot about corn and tacos!

Filming in South Carolina for "Hungry Planet"

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 03/06/2025

For the next few months, we'll be sharing behind-the-scenes snapshots and stories from these standout communicators—showing the creativity, hustle, and, sometimes, chaos that goes into making science clear, compelling, and accessible to all.

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 03/06/2025

Ever wondered what goes on behind-the-scenes to bring science stories to life? 🎥 🎨 From fieldwork and podcast recordings to unexpected moments that shaped their work, #SciComm awards winners are giving us a peek behind the curtain.

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 22/05/2025

Ever wondered why flamingos eat upside down? 🦩 2023 award winner Saad Bhamla and team @bhamlalab.bsky.social have figured out that the flamingo feeding process is actually an impressive performance in fluid dynamics in a study published in @pnas.org. Learn more: www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 20/05/2025

On June 3, @nasonline.org President Marcia McNutt will explore the current status of the U.S. research enterprise and strategies for navigating a rapidly changing scientific landscape. Register now: events.nationalacademies.org/44894_06-202... #StateOfTheScience

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 29/04/2025

@sofiaquagliajourno.bsky.social is a freelance journalist writing about all things science and nature. We asked Sofia about her experiences covering #biodiversity, traveling the world, and her unique love of often-forgotten creatures. Read more: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/04... #scicomm

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