This month! Come hang with science nerds during SCONC After Hours @ Locopops in Durham No need to register! BYOD (buy your own drink) and get ready to chat about sci-fi and funding cuts 🙃 More info here: www.sconc.org/ourevents/
SCONC- Science Communicators of North Carolina
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We serve a vibrant network of science communicators in NC with resources, events and the world’s best skunk memes. Join us! Proud member of the National Association of Science Writers #SciWriCongress. www.sconc.org
Calling all freelancers - this month's Skunk Speak will feature Melba Newsome, an award-winning freelance science journalist with more than 20 years of experience. Register: www.sconc.org/ourevents/
Coming up! This month's After Hours event will be in Hillsborough, NC on June 25 - www.sconc.org/ourevents/
On the blog! Read Jillian Daly's reflections on harnessing curiosity as a science communicator. www.sconc.org/2026/05/13/c...
Curiosity, Credibility, and the Creator Economy | SCONC
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Hello science lovers! My name is Nik, and I’m one of the interns at SCONC who’ll be covering today’s Science by the Slice talk! Today’s talk will be given by Dr. Kate Scholberg, Arts & Science distinguished Professor of Physics at Duke University, and will be all about neutrinos!
SkunkSpeak is next Thursday, May 28! Join us in-person or online to hear Marley Parker share her adventures as an ocean explorer and science communicator. Note: Registration is for SCONC members only, but feel free to bring a friend. Sign up here: www.sconc.org/ourevents/
Hello, science enthusiasts! My name is Daniela Danilova and I'm delighted to be with you all once again as one of SCONC's interns for this month's Science By the Slice. We're joined by Véronique Koch, Senior Multimedia Producer at Duke University and 3x Emmy Award–winning science communicator.
Hey everyone! My name is Nik Narain, and I’m one of the SCONC Interns here to cover our April Science by the Slice talk by Dr. Deborah Littlejohn titled “Visualizing Science with Audience in Mind.” Dr. Littlejohn is a Professor of Graphic and Experience Design at NC State University.
Deborah Littlejohn
We teach students to design for life.
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Good afternoon! My name is Daniela and I'm one of SCONC's new interns. For today's Science by the Slice, we're delighted to welcome UNC's Dr. Tamlin Pavelsky for his talk, "The Surface Water and Ocean Topography Mission: NASA's Eye in the Sky for Earth's Water" Stay tuned for more!
Hey everyone! My name is Nik Narain, and I’m an Intern at SCONC. I’m going to be covering today’s Science by the Slice talk: “Tales from an Insect Diagnostician: the Good, the Bad, and the Wacky” featuring @bertonemyia.bsky.social. Stay tuned for more info!
Tonight’s meet up is CANCELED due to weather! Catch you at the next meet up September 3 🦨
Join us today @ 6:00pm for a SciComm Meet up! This month we'll be at Eno River Brewing, Hillsborough, NC 27278 and bring a friend or two!
Deadline TODAY! Apply TODAY for a SCONC professional development and travel grant 💸 SCONC members can apply for up to $1000 to support their professional development (including costs like child care)! More info:
SCONC Professional Development / Travel Grants
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Hurry- Deadline: June 11! SCONC professional development and travel grants are now open 💸 SCONC members can apply for up tp $1000 to support their professional development (including costs like child care)! More info:
SCONC Professional Development / Travel Grants
SCONC is delighted to be able to offer members funding to network, learn and generally geek out at #SciComm conferences and events around the country. Our rolling grant funding application should be…
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TODAY! Start your weekend with a SCONC SciComm Meet Up @ the Rosecomb Beer Garden in Cary TODAY @ 6 pm. No need to register! BYOD (buy your own drink) and get ready to chat with science nerds! More info here: buff.ly/zhsRdJt See you there! 🦨
TOMORROW! Join us for June's SCONC SciComm Meet Up @ the Rosecomb Beer Garden in Cary TOMORROW Friday, June 6 @ 6 pm. No need to register. BYOD (buy your own drink) and get ready to chat with science nerds! More info here: www.sconc.org/ourevents/ See you tomorrow 🦨
SCONC members: Professional development and travel grants are now open! Members can apply for a max award of $1000 to support their professional development. The deadline for this round is June 11th. More info:
SCONC Professional Development / Travel Grants
SCONC is delighted to be able to offer members funding to network, learn and generally geek out at #SciComm conferences and events around the country. Our rolling grant funding application should be filled...
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Warm weather calls for a Scicomm meet up! Join us for June's SCONC SciComm Meet Up @ the Rosecomb Beer Garden in Cary THIS Friday, June 6 @ 6 pm. No need to register. Bring a friend or collaegue to this BYOD (buy your own drink) event! More info here: www.sconc.org/ourevents/ See you Friday 🦨
🥁drumroll 🥁 Save the Date: We are pleased to announce that this year's SCONCies Award Gala will take place October 10 at the UNC Botanical Garden! Be on the lookout for the SCONCies Scicomm contest to open later this summer. This year we will introduce a new category for multimedia submissions!
Congratulations to all the May 2025 SCONC student member graduates!
Students (and recent grads)! NASW is offering a wonderful virtual mentoring opportunity! Deadline extended to May 25. More info and sign-up link: www.nasw.org/article/nasw...
2025 David Perlman Virtual Mentoring Program
This summer, NASW is again offering its virtual summer mentoring program for graduate and undergraduate students. The program is named for longtime science writer and past NASW president David…
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Tomorrow! Hybrid lunchbox talk @ the NC botanical garden. Carolina Ghosts, Synchronous Shows and Foxfire Lights: The Bioluminescent Insects of North Carolina With Clyde Sorenson, PhD @ 12 p.m. ET | Free! | In-person & Zoom Register: ncbg.unc.edu/calendar
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Some fellowship and residency opportunities are available at the Oak Springs Garden Foundation www.osgf.org/fellowships Applications close May 31!
Oak Spring Garden Foundation - Fellowships
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Summeris a great time to join SCONC for a SciComm Meet Up! Don't miss the next SCONC SciComm Meet Up @ the Rosecomb Beer Garden in Cary Friday, June 6 @ 6 pm. No need to register, but feel free to bring a friend to this BYOD (buy your own drink) event! More info here: www.sconc.org/ourevents/
Happening TOMORROW: Free film screening of Observer @ the NC Museum of Natural Sciences followed by exploration outside with Museum educators this Saturday, May 17, from 1-3 pm 🔍🌱 The first 30 registrants get an Observer kit! More details and trailer: buff.ly/dAcYScT
Huge congratulations to SCONC student member Nik Narain, who is a 2025 Louis Sudler Prize Recipient! Congratulations, Nik! arts.duke.edu/nik-narain-r...
Nik Narain receives the 2025 Louis Sudler Prize - Duke Arts
Nik Narain has been selected for this award for his distinguished record of excellence in performance and creation in writing for stage/screen and comedy performance.
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We had a great turnout last week at the SCONC happy hour in Durham! 🦨 🦨 🦨 Join us next month at the Rosecomb Beer Garden in Cary on Friday, June 6. More info here: www.sconc.org/ourevents/
Check out the film screening of Observer @ the North Carolina Museum Natural Sciences followed by exploration outside with Museum educators this Saturday, May 17, from 1-3 pm 🔍🌱 The first 30 registrants can get an Observer kit! More detail and trailer: naturalsciences.org/calendar/eve...
