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UCSC Science Communication Program

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The world's leading science journalism training program. scicom.ucsc.edu

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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Clips are coming! 📰 Today, we’re highlighting Paige Francis’s story for SFGATE about a new wildlife crossing in Siskiyou County, California, where a black bear was spotted before the official opening! 🐻 Congrats, Paige! Read Paige's story: www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Big THANK YOUs to NASW and CASW for putting together another amazing Science Writers meeting! 🙌 Highlights of this year's meeting included our annual Slug Meet Up, and watching student Breyton Hill knock it out of the park with her expertly crafted and clearly delivered pitch at the Pitch Slam!
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🗣️ Calling all SciCom slug alumni, students, and friends! Are you headed to Science Writers 2026 in Corvallis this week? If so, we can't wait to see you! 💛 🍻 Please join us for an informal meet up at Common Fields on Saturday evening from 4-6 pm. Come when you can! 👉️ Find more details on Whova.
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
And that's a wrap on our second annual Book Camp! 🎉 📚️ THANK YOU to our wise and beloved author-mentors, Rachel Gross and Sarah Scoles. There is no way that Book Camp would be the success it is without the help of these two seriously talented and experienced authors who are also phenomenal mentors. 💛
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🚨 REMINDER! 🚨 💻️ Enrollment closes TOMORROW for our 10-week online course, Science Communication I: Sharing Science with a General Audience. 👉️ Learn more and enroll here: www.ucsc-extension.edu/series/scien...
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Science Communication
Telling the stories of our natural world
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
SciCom Class of 2027, Day 1 ✔️ Our newest class of science writers are here, full of energy and enthusiasm for the coming months of reporting, writing, storytelling, editing, filming, recording, and so much more. Welcome to the program, baby slugs 🤗 🍌 🐌
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Lots of great things on the horizon this month for the SciCom Program: 📚️ Sep. 13-18: Book Camp 2026 🤝 Sep. 15: Orientation for the incoming SciCom Class of 2027! ✍️ Sep. 25-28: ScienceWriters 2026 Meeting 💻️ Sep. 29: Classes start for Science Communication I (virtual course) - enroll today!
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Whether you're a graduate student in STEM looking for a science career that takes you out of the lab, or a researcher who feels (rightfully!) compelled to share your work with non-expert audiences — you belong in our program. 🤗 Learn more about us here: scicom.ucsc.edu
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
👩‍🔬 Scientists are taught how to communicate with other scientists. 🤷 But who teaches scientists how to communicate with non-scientists? 👋 We do! Enroll today in our online professional development course, Science Communication I: lnkd.in/gRC_KjGw
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
You are the best person to share the science you're excited about with the world — you just need to learn how. We're here to help. 🫡 Learn more: www.ucsc-extension.edu/series/scien...
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
📅DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR EARLY ENROLLMENT! You have FIVE more days to benefit from early enrollment pricing for our new (and totally online!) science communication course! After Aug. 31, pricing goes up to $750. So sign up now and let's take your scicom skills to the next level 🙌
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
⭐ BIG NEWS ⭐ The SciCom Program is expanding its reach! We're now offering online courses on the basics of science communication beginning this September. Learn more here: www.ucsc-extension.edu/series/scien... Enroll by Aug. 15 for $100 off!
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 25/03/2024
Look out! Current student Alix Soliman's article and video on local artist Taylor Seamount's cyberpunk vision of Santa Cruz's future is out now in Look Out Santa Cruz! lookout.co/taylor-seamo...
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Through paintings, local artist Taylor Seamount reimagines Santa Cruz as an eco-utopia
To combat the hopelessness they feel, Taylor Seamount has turned to an environmental art movement called solar punk – a utopian artistic and literary genre that pictures a world where humanity address...
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 12/03/2024
And finally we watched Hellbent which was co-directed by @annieroth.bsky.social The full film will be available online very soon 😎 youtu.be/CV9QH6-lIJY
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HONORABLE MENTION - Jackson Wild 2023 BEST SHORT FILM - New York Wild Film Festival OFFICIAL SELECTION - United Nations World Wildlife Day Film Showcase AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD - American Conservation Film Fest BEST NATURE FILM - Environmental Film & Screenplay Festival AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD - Les Bois Film Festival BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM - Westchester Film Festival In a small rural town in Pennsylvania, the refuge of a rare salamander and the only source of clean drinking water for 700 people is threatened by the installation of a fracking waste injection well, prompting community members to band together and mount an epic fight for the rights of their people and nature.
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 12/03/2024
We followed that up with a trip to the sky with Jennifer Leman & Popular Mechanics www.popularmechanics.com/science/a396...
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I Pulled 10Gs and Held Back Vomit to Learn About the Physics of Aerobatic Flight
We pulled 10Gs with a Red Bull stunt pilot so you don’t have to.
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 12/03/2024
Then we watched Nicholas St. Fleur get a colonoscopy for Stat News t.co/WSCoJNo9d7
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An unusual 30th birthday gift: Why I got a colonoscopy so young — and documented every step
Because of a family history of colorectal cancer, STAT's @SciFleur had his first colonoscopy just days before turning 30 — and documented every step. Watch his story:
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 12/03/2024
We enjoyed "The Flowers Are Talking" by Emily Harwitz and her fellow Jackson Wild media lab fellows. vimeo.com/872631551
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The Flowers Are Talking
A short film featuring Charlotte Cadow and the Wildflower Watch in the Grand Teton National Park created by the 2023 Jackson Wild Media Lab Fellows -- Emily Harwitz,…
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 12/03/2024
Alumni movie night was a hit! Here are the films we watched 🧵👇
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 07/03/2024
This year's class is hard at work making videos! In addition to writing, our students are trained in video production. From TikToks to documentaries, they can do it all! 📹✨
Student recording a voice over for a video
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 01/03/2024
And current student Sierra Bouchér runs an amazing account where she discusses slugs, bugs and local history! www.tiktok.com/@blumbleb33
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 01/03/2024
Class of 2022 alum Megan Kalomiris has answers to all your fishiest questions over on the Seymour Center TikTok! www.tiktok.com/@seymourcent...
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TikTok - Make Your Day
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 01/03/2024
@annieroth.bsky.social from the class of 2018 has scripted several TikToks for Scientific American including this one about clear air turbulence ✈️ www.tiktok.com/@scientifica...
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TikTok - Make Your Day
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 01/03/2024
Current student Alix Soliman just made her debut on the Scientific American TikTok account! www.tiktok.com/@scientifica... Our program recently added a class on how to use TikTok for science communication and it's already paying off! Check out 🧵👇 the for more TikToks made by our students & alumni
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TikTok - Make Your Day
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UCSC Science Communication Program @ucscscicomm.bsky.social · 01/03/2024
The UCSC Science Communication Program is now on BlueSky! We're the world's leading science journalism training program. Our students work to bridge the gap between scientists and the public to create a better future for us all! Click here to learn more 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbjg...
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Science Communication Master's Program at UCSC
There is a huge gap between scientists and the public, but graduates of the Science Communication Masters Program at UCSC are working to bridge that gap. The...
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