SCONC- Science Communicators of North Carolina
@sconc.bsky.social
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
Tonight’s meet up is CANCELED due to weather! Catch you at the next meet up September 3 🦨
August 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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!
August 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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
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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June 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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:
Are you a federal worker or contractor or ORISE participant? The SCONC board wants to hear from you! Please take this super quick survey so we can develop an event (or event series) that best supports you: buff.ly/4GjNsdu
June 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Are you a federal worker or contractor or ORISE participant? The SCONC board wants to hear from you! Please take this super quick survey so we can develop an event (or event series) that best supports you: buff.ly/4GjNsdu
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…
docs.google.com
June 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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:
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! 🦨
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! 🦨
June 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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! 🦨
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 🦨
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 🦨
June 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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 🦨
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...
docs.google.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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:
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 🦨
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 🦨
June 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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 🦨
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!
June 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
🥁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!
May 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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...
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…
www.nasw.org
May 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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...
NASW is offering a wonderful virtual mentoring opportunity! Deadline extended to May 25.
More info and sign-up link: www.nasw.org/article/nasw...
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
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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May 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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
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
Some fellowship and residency opportunities are available at the Oak Springs Garden Foundation www.osgf.org/fellowships
Applications close May 31!
Applications close May 31!
Oak Spring Garden Foundation - Fellowships
Use the form on the right to contact us.
www.osgf.org
May 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Some fellowship and residency opportunities are available at the Oak Springs Garden Foundation www.osgf.org/fellowships
Applications close May 31!
Applications close May 31!
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/
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/
May 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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/
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
The first 30 registrants get an Observer kit!
More details and trailer: buff.ly/dAcYScT
May 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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
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...
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.
arts.duke.edu
May 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Huge congratulations to SCONC student member Nik Narain, who is a 2025 Louis Sudler Prize Recipient!
Congratulations, Nik!
arts.duke.edu/nik-narain-r...
Congratulations, Nik!
arts.duke.edu/nik-narain-r...
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/
Join us next month at the Rosecomb Beer Garden in Cary on Friday, June 6.
More info here: www.sconc.org/ourevents/
May 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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/
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...
The first 30 registrants can get an Observer kit!
More detail and trailer: naturalsciences.org/calendar/eve...
May 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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...
The first 30 registrants can get an Observer kit!
More detail and trailer: naturalsciences.org/calendar/eve...
Happening tonight!!
Join SCONC @ 6 PM, for SciComm Meet Up Happy Hour: Durham @ Ponysaurus!
Hang out with SCONCs and meet new science friends at this (Buy Your Own Drink) event 🦨 Feel free to bring any colleagues who may be interested!
More info: buff.ly/az5JFBK
Join SCONC @ 6 PM, for SciComm Meet Up Happy Hour: Durham @ Ponysaurus!
Hang out with SCONCs and meet new science friends at this (Buy Your Own Drink) event 🦨 Feel free to bring any colleagues who may be interested!
More info: buff.ly/az5JFBK
May 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Happening tonight!!
Join SCONC @ 6 PM, for SciComm Meet Up Happy Hour: Durham @ Ponysaurus!
Hang out with SCONCs and meet new science friends at this (Buy Your Own Drink) event 🦨 Feel free to bring any colleagues who may be interested!
More info: buff.ly/az5JFBK
Join SCONC @ 6 PM, for SciComm Meet Up Happy Hour: Durham @ Ponysaurus!
Hang out with SCONCs and meet new science friends at this (Buy Your Own Drink) event 🦨 Feel free to bring any colleagues who may be interested!
More info: buff.ly/az5JFBK
Calling all 🦨 ! Join us THIS WEDNESDAY, May 7 @ 6 PM, for SciComm Meet Up Happy Hour: Durham @ Ponysaurus!
Hang out with SCONCs and meet new science friends at this (Buy Your Own Drink) event 🦨 Feel free to bring any colleagues who may be interested!
More info: buff.ly/az5JFBK
Hang out with SCONCs and meet new science friends at this (Buy Your Own Drink) event 🦨 Feel free to bring any colleagues who may be interested!
More info: buff.ly/az5JFBK
May 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Calling all 🦨 ! Join us THIS WEDNESDAY, May 7 @ 6 PM, for SciComm Meet Up Happy Hour: Durham @ Ponysaurus!
Hang out with SCONCs and meet new science friends at this (Buy Your Own Drink) event 🦨 Feel free to bring any colleagues who may be interested!
More info: buff.ly/az5JFBK
Hang out with SCONCs and meet new science friends at this (Buy Your Own Drink) event 🦨 Feel free to bring any colleagues who may be interested!
More info: buff.ly/az5JFBK
Today is the day! Don't miss the final Science by the Slice of the season TODAY @ 12:30 (in person or virtually + free 🍕). Ryan E. Emanuel, Ph.D will share stories from his book, On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice.
Learn more about this FREE EVENT: buff.ly/wE8DCsT
Learn more about this FREE EVENT: buff.ly/wE8DCsT
May 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Today is the day! Don't miss the final Science by the Slice of the season TODAY @ 12:30 (in person or virtually + free 🍕). Ryan E. Emanuel, Ph.D will share stories from his book, On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice.
Learn more about this FREE EVENT: buff.ly/wE8DCsT
Learn more about this FREE EVENT: buff.ly/wE8DCsT
TOMORROW! Don't miss the final Science by the Slice of the season tomorrow, May 1st, at 12:30 (in person or virtually + free 🍕). Ryan E. Emanuel, Ph.D will share stories from his book, On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice.
Learn more about this FREE EVENT: buff.ly/wE8DCsT
Learn more about this FREE EVENT: buff.ly/wE8DCsT
April 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
TOMORROW! Don't miss the final Science by the Slice of the season tomorrow, May 1st, at 12:30 (in person or virtually + free 🍕). Ryan E. Emanuel, Ph.D will share stories from his book, On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice.
Learn more about this FREE EVENT: buff.ly/wE8DCsT
Learn more about this FREE EVENT: buff.ly/wE8DCsT
Join us next Wednesday, May 7 @ 6 PM, for SciComm Meet Up Happy Hour: Durham at Ponysaurus!
Hang out with local science enthusiasts at this BYOD (Buy Your Own Drink) event! Feel free to bring any colleagues or friends who may be interested!
Learn more here: buff.ly/az5JFBK
Hang out with local science enthusiasts at this BYOD (Buy Your Own Drink) event! Feel free to bring any colleagues or friends who may be interested!
Learn more here: buff.ly/az5JFBK
April 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Join us next Wednesday, May 7 @ 6 PM, for SciComm Meet Up Happy Hour: Durham at Ponysaurus!
Hang out with local science enthusiasts at this BYOD (Buy Your Own Drink) event! Feel free to bring any colleagues or friends who may be interested!
Learn more here: buff.ly/az5JFBK
Hang out with local science enthusiasts at this BYOD (Buy Your Own Drink) event! Feel free to bring any colleagues or friends who may be interested!
Learn more here: buff.ly/az5JFBK
Don't forget to register for this FREE EVENT happening THURSDAY!
Thursday, May 1st @12:30 (in person or virtually + free 🍕) is Science By the Slice! Ryan E. Emanuel, Ph.D will share stories from his book, On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice.
More info: buff.ly/wE8DCsT
Thursday, May 1st @12:30 (in person or virtually + free 🍕) is Science By the Slice! Ryan E. Emanuel, Ph.D will share stories from his book, On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice.
More info: buff.ly/wE8DCsT
April 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Don't forget to register for this FREE EVENT happening THURSDAY!
Thursday, May 1st @12:30 (in person or virtually + free 🍕) is Science By the Slice! Ryan E. Emanuel, Ph.D will share stories from his book, On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice.
More info: buff.ly/wE8DCsT
Thursday, May 1st @12:30 (in person or virtually + free 🍕) is Science By the Slice! Ryan E. Emanuel, Ph.D will share stories from his book, On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice.
More info: buff.ly/wE8DCsT