Terry and Joe Graedon, People’s Pharmacy

The Graedon’s are particularly interested in: new research on immunotherapy for cancer new treatments for depression (ketamine, e.g.) functional (medical) foods, e.g. spices, herbs, vinegar, etc. alternative health Joe and Terry write stories and interview experts both for their radio show and website (www.peoplespharmacy.comwww.peoplespharmacy.com)

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Pete Spotts, Christian Science Monitor

Christian Science Monitor

Pete is interested in receiving pitches about:

• Non-nuclear, sustainable energy technology
• Desalination technology

***Pete is not especially interested in single source stories, but is looking for experts who can answer the following questions***

• For a renewable energy future, what are the most important technologies that need to be improved or happen? What’s the leading edge and who is doing it? Are the most important innovations batteries, other storage, fuel cells, hydrogen, solar panels, or changes to the grid to make electric energy more renewable?
• Similarly with desalination technologies, who is doing the most innovative work to solve problems with expense and environmental impact?

Is your source’s research in these areas recognized by peers outside your institution seen as innovative or cutting edge? Pete suggests, if he asked a recognized leader in the field: “What paper published recently made you wish you’d been co-author?” would your researcher be mentioned?

See Pete’s stories on CSM See all of Pete's work

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Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed

Inside Higher Ed Doug is interested in higher education, and wants to know "ways in which your institution is innovating or experimenting with ways to get better." Evidence of effectiveness is key.

The areas to look include:

• cutting cost
• preparing students for careers
• instructional delivery (classroom vs. online, e.g.)
• sexual harassment or assault
• excess or problems of sports

Doug is also open to other story ideas, for example education research. You can read his stories online.

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Michelle Cortez, Bloomberg News

Medical technology and innovation Michelle is interested in medical technology and innovation. She is particularly interested in medical technology for which your researcher has a collaboration with a company. She wants you to highlight the commercial potential of the research. If the new research is not with a company, it must have exceptional potential, i.e. “revolutionary”.

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Jonathan Amos, BBC

Physical science and earth observation Jonathan is interested in physical science, including space, particle physics, geology, and anthropology, for example. He is especially interested in earth observation and “how satellite observations of the earth have “transformed our understanding of how the system behaves.”

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Robin Lloyd, Freelance for Scientific American

Sustainable water and social science related gun violence Robin is interested in two topics: sustainable water Where are the engineering stories related to conserving, treating, and keeping water safe social science related to gun violence She's looking for the long view of research on gun control (e.g. related to concealment or open carry laws, automated weapons), education. Where is implementation effective and tested. Is Congress limiting research? You can review Robin's stories here

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Mary Ann Roser, Austin American-Statesman

Medical research with a Texas perspective ... Mary Ann is only interested in stories from Texas institutions. Mary Ann is interested in medical research with a Texas perspective, and it's even better the closer it is to Austin. The medical research stories should be about clinical research in humans (not mice). Zika virus is hot right now and probably continue. She is also interested in health care, but quality (effectiveness) and cost ( e.g. transparency). You can see Mary Ann's stories here

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Alexandra Witze, Science News and Nature

Alex is interested in earth and planetary sciences (for instance natural disasters or climate), as well as astronomy. She is looking for ideas for future news stories -- these could be publications or conference talks from your researchers, or perhaps a field expedition or launch of a major new research program or facility. She is interested in hearing about early-career researchers as well as your more established scientific stars. You can see Alex's Science News stories here You can see Alex's Nature stories here

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Patrick Skerrett, Stat News

Life Sciences Pat both writes and assigns articles in life sciences.  He says “STAT covers life sciences writ large: health, medicine, biomedical and pharmaceutical research, and more. First Opinion gives voice to experts in these areas. We are looking for opinions/perspectives/points of view that have some passion, that will resonate with our readers, and that show a strong personal connection – some first person narrative is great – between the writer and his or her topic. (We want readers to be able to see what gives the author the standing to be writing about the topic.)” Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

• dietary supplements, the regulation and hazards

• advances in neuroscience

• what's beyond CRISP-Cas 9

• reining in drug costs

• advances in pain control – on beyond opioids

• palliative/end-of-life conversations and care

Related links Link to stories; http://www.statnews.com/staff/patrick-skerrett LinkedIn profile; https://www.linkedin.com/in/pjskerrett

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Dan Ferber, Mechanical Engineering Magazine

Engineering and Technology Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Dan Ferber, a senior editor at Mechanical Engineering magazine, is scheduled for Wed. Apr. 6 at 2 pm ET. Mechanical Engineering magazine goes out to 120,000 members of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and audience that includes engineers in a variety of industries as well as engineering faculty and students. Mechanical Engineering magazine covers a broad spectrum of engineering and technology--not just mechanical engineering. Dan is especially interested in design, new inventions with commercialization potential, engineering computing, energy, bioengineering, artificial intelligence, advanced or digital manufacturing, robotics, 3-D printing, and development engineering. Related links You can see some of the stories he's written at; http://www.danferber.com http://www.sciencemag.org/author/dan-ferber http://discovermagazine.com/authors/dan-ferber http://www.sciencemag.org/author/dan-ferber Here's a 48 second video of Dan talking about how to investigate and tell a science story: http://www.theopennotebook.com/2014/04/15/single-best-dan-ferber/  Mechanical Engineering magazine at: https://www.asme.org/network/media/mechanical-engineering-magazine. You can review Dan’s LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/danferber 

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Dori Meinert, HR Magazine

Work Place Issues and Mental Health Issues Dori is interested in receiving pitches about:

• Work place issues, such as innovation, esp. management and innovation.
• Mental health issues, such as employee relations, organizational behavior.
• Leadership development, corporate ethics, diversity and organizational and employee development.

Other areas covered by HR Magazine and the Society for Human Resource Management’s online news team include:

• Talent management
• Safety and security
• Compensation and benefits
• Workplace law

                                                               ** *She both writes and assigns stories*** You can review her stories at: https://www.questia.com/magazine/1P3-3316670841/are-you-listening http://www.shrm.org/publications/hrmagazine/editorialcontent/2014/0414/pages/0414-ethical-workplace-culture.aspx You can review her LinkedIn profile at www.linkedin.com/in/dorimeinert

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Jeanette Mulvey, Business News Daily

Business Research News Jeanette is interested in business research news with the following areas:

• research on careers
• research on workplace
• research on advertising
• research on marketing
• research on education as it applies to business.

It can be research with a sociological angle on business.

***She is not interested in individual school's programs, such as entrepreneurial programs***

She assigns stories to her staff. Here are stories at http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/ that are based on business research: http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/8825-confident-leaders-creativity.html http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/8819-strong-men-leaders.html http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/8814-football-hiring-lessons.html http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/8815-entrepreneurs-deal-with-disaster.html You can review her LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanettemulvey .

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Eric Berger, ARS TECHNICA

Eric is looking for “cool" tech stories about space, space exploration and manned space exploration. Also, topics such as:

• robotics,
• technology
• innovative small satellites
• technology for exploring other worlds such as Europa with extreme environmental issues
• water reclamation
• new propulsion technology
• astrophysics
• human performance and keeping astronauts healthy
• NSF and NASA grants

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Corey S. Powell, Science Editor, Aeon magazine

His core interests are astronomy and physics. He describes his interest as “big, juicy stories that transcend the insiders perspective”, such as:

• Stephen Hawking's suggested goal of sending a space probe to another star
• Rumors of a new particle discovered at CERN that could rewrite our theories about the nature of matter
Corey both writes and assigns stories. He will assign both to freelancer writers and he looks for articulate scientists as writers and interviewees. Corey also writes a blog at Discover Magazine You can see his stories there at: http://discovermagazine.com/authors?name=Corey+S.+Powell You can review his LinkedIn profile ( http://www.linkedin.com/pub/corey-powell/4/803/a55 ).

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Pitching a story $ 0.00
Just observing $ 0.00

Peggy Peck, MedPage Today,

She is interested in medical breaking news that impacts the delivery of clinical care by physicians, nurses and physicians assistants, especially research news in journals or presented at national meetings. You can see MedPage Today at www.medpagetoday.com or review her LinkedIn profile (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peggy­peck/7/780/577).

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Just observing $ 0.00

Ben Gruber, Reuters

Ben Gruber from Reuters news agency

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Steve Sternberg, U.S. News and World Report

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Sarah Sparks, Education Week

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Paul Heltzel, Discovery News

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Josh Fischman, Scientific American

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John Travis, Science Magazine

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Dan Vergano, Buzzfeed

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Joe Palca, NPR

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Janet Raloff, Science News for Students

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Jeff Hecht, New Scientist

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Laura Tangley, National Wildlife Magazine

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Tina Saey, Science News

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Bob Arnot, CBS News

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David Grimm, Science magazine

Animal Welfare Issues He is looking for more scientists who will talk about unique approaches to animal research, and ethics of continuing animal research. Dave is also interested in any cat and dog research such as;

• Evolution
• Domestication
• Behavior

You can read about David at http://davidhgrimm.com/about/ You can see his stories at http://davidhgrimm.com/selected-articles/ You can review his LinkedIn profile at www.linkedin.com/pub/david-grimm/82/bb8/965 .

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Pitching a story $ 0.00
Just observing $ 0.00

Ellen Wulfhorst, Reuters

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Ellen Wulfhorst, Reuters, is scheduled for Wed., June 8, 2 pm EDT. Ellen is interested in reporting on real human beings with humanitarian issues, such as women’s rights, property rights and the displacement or servitude of people, human trafficking, and the impact of climate change on people. She is especially interested in stories relating to the Supreme Court decision coming in June ruling on the Texas abortion laws. You can see her stories at: http://www.reuters.com/journalists/ellen-wulfhorst/ and you can review her LinkedIn profile ( http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ellen-wulfhorst/8/983/6ab ).

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pitching a story $ 0.00
just observing $ 0.00

Matt Davenport, C&EN

Matt is interested in materials and nanotechnology research. He is especially interested in new materials in 3-D printing, energy--such as battery and solar cell technology—and carbon materials--such as graphene--and other 2-D and sheet materials. You can see his stories at http://bit.ly/27dPfN0 . You can review his LinkedIn profile at http://bit.ly/1XleHfa .

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pitching a story $ 0.00
just observing $ 0.00

John Travis and Leslie Roberts, Science

John and Leslie are particularly interested in two special issues of  Science dealing with the neuroscience of pain The pain issue is targeted and timed to coincide with the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting in November. He and Emily are broadly interested current research trends and controversies in pain science as well as topics such as chronic pain, novel or non-addictive pain killers, and opioids--research, clinical, ethical or regulatory aspects. John explains they are looking for ideas that will be presented at the meeting. They do not necessarily have to be research news. They could be feature oriented about trends, themes, or ongoing research issues or even profiles of scientist who is doing provocative, cutting edge science which is moving the field forward or generating controversy and also has an interesting life story. John writes, assigns stories, and edits news and feature stories for the print and web versions of Science. When he identifies a story, he'll likely assign it to a staff writer who will contact your source. You can read more about John's articles at Science magazine or his LinkedIn profile and Leslie's Science magazine articles. You can see an example of a special issue of Science (dealing with forensic science) online.

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pitching a story $ 0.00
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John Travis, Science magazine

John is particularly interested in a special issue of Science dealing with circadian biology The circadian issue is targeted at the Cell Biology meeting in Nov. John is more interested in the ecology and organismal biology, versus the molecular biology, of circadian rhythms, as well as health related issues, such as jet lag, artificial light effects, the health effects of shift work, and timing drugs to biological rhythms. The news component of the issue may focus on human circadian biology that animal, plants or microbes, but that is not settled. John explains they are looking for ideas that will be presented at this meetings. They do not necessarily have to be research news. They could be feature oriented about trends, themes, or ongoing research issues or even profiles of scientist who is doing provocative, cutting edge science which is moving the field forward or generating controversy and also has an interesting story. John is also interested in tracking stories in: •translational science, such as plant biotechnology, including genetic engineering to produce proteins •rare disease research John writes, assigns stories, and edits news and feature stories for the print and web versions of Science. When he identifies a story, he'll likely assign it to a staff writer who will call your source.

You can read more about John's articles at Science magazine or his LinkedIn profile. You can see an example of a special issue of Science (dealing with forensic science) online.

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Erika Hayden, Nature

Erika is interested in research advances in fetal and newborn health, such as fetal surgery, newborn care. This could include guideline changes. This should include research to be published or presented at national meetings within the next few months. You can see her stories at Wired, Scientific American, and Nature.  You can also review her LinkedIn profile.

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Megan Scudellari, Boston Globe

Megan is looking for stories for her columns in Boston Globe and IEEE Spectrum. For her Boston Globe column “Findings” in the lifestyle section, she writes about “health, home, and work” including fitness and wellness, relationships, family, etc. based on research papers published within the last six weeks. If not breaking news, it needs to not have been covered widely by other major US media outlets. One example--"I think I love you, but I’m considering my options"--came from a story she found on Newswise. For her work for IEEE Spectrum blog, called The Human OS she looks for biomedical stories about the interaction of technology and health. This includes wearable devices, diagnostics and big data.

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Beth Mole, PhD, Ars Technica

Beth is interested in health and technology. Her PhD in microbiology shapes her interest in diagnosis and treatment for infectious diseases, Zika virus, for example, antibiotics, and drug resistance! Her audience likes stories about the microbiome, nutrition and diet. Those geeky IT types also like virtual reality, new gadgets, health apps, robotics, artificial organs, and wearable devices--not just consumers--also health professionals in emergency rooms, monitoring patients. She is also looking at research on how the brain and cognition work, and how to create healthy work environments, e.g. In addition to news stories, she looks for feature angles, especially trends. You can see her stories at www.arstechnica.com and you can review her LinkedIn profile.

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Elizabeth Wade, Science magazine

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Elizabeth Wade, Science magazine, is scheduled for Wed. Aug. 31, 2 pm ET. Lizzie, who is Science magazines Latin American correspondent and based in Mexico City is interested in archeology in the Americas and especially in Latin America. Some of her interests are:

• collaborations between USA and Latin American archeologists
• archeology as it relates to common people, not just royalty
• unique or off-beat archeology research
• archeology research from the colonial period

She also looks for Latin American geoscience research, geography, paleoclimatology, ecology, and evolutionary biology. You can see her stories and a bio at Sciencemag. 

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Editorial/ Reporting Team at The Scientist

Our Fast Pitch session with the editorial/reporting team at The Scientist is scheduled for Wed, Sept, 14 at 2 pm ET. They are interested in the crossover of music and science for a special issue of the magazine in March 2017. They are especially interested in life sciences research on music: · music therapy · music for fetuses in utero · health effects of music · science of music as a communication tool · neuroscience research on music · sensory perception, or the neuroesthetics of music; is it more than sound? · relationship between music and human language · evolution of music Also there might be an article on a scientist who is a musician, and a possible inclusion in the careers section for scientists who are serious or accomplished performers You can review The Scientist, especially special issues below. This will give the participants an idea of how they tackle a single topic. · Sleep · Aging · HIV · Hearing · Food · Sex Pitches are more powerful if you share visuals; if this is new, we'll show you how to screenshare.

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Jamie Talan, Neurology Today

Our Fast Pitch session with Jamie Talan, Neurology Today is scheduled for Wed, Sept, 7 at 2 pm ET. Jamie is interested in the brain, and Neurology Today is published by the American Academy of Neurology for neurologists. She's interested in hearing about research published in recent journals about topics such as: Alzheimers, stroke, ALS, Parkinson's, brain tumors, microencephaly associated with Zika virus, etc.. She would also be open to a few personal profiles of neurologists who are doing VERY interesting things outside of their neurology. For more information, you can see Neurology Today and review Jamie's LinkedIn profile.

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Kristina Fiore, MedPage Today

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Kristina Fiore, MedPage Today is scheduled for Wed, Oct. 19 at 2 pm. Kristina covers neurology and psychiatry, and is looking for trend and enterprise/investigative stories that would interest MedPage Today readers: primary care doctors, specialists, nurse practitioners, nurses, and pharmacists. Her topics of interest include addiction medicine, opioid abuse, concussion, Alzheimer's disease, MS, epilepsy, headache, depression, and health policy stories. You can see MedPage Today's Neurology and you can review Kristina's LinkedIn profile for further information.

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Science of Presidential Debates

Four expert panelists each day will present their analyses and answer your questions live and face-to-face. This event will be virtual. You can attend with any device -- PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device (with a webcam) – anywhere with good bandwidth. To participate (ask questions) in the meeting, you must be on video, just as a normal news conference. Register below for guaranteed seating; there is limited seating in the virtual room.

Eight experts (four at each event) will present their analyses. The diverse expert team (7 universities and an institute) will analyze both candidates during the debates for their gestures, facial expressions (including smiles--number, type, appropriateness, etc.), posture, language, including sentiment, tone, inflammatory language, repetition, vocabulary, sentence structure, metaphors, framing, themes, suggestions, subtlety, nuance, honesty (deceit/lies—explicit and implicit), transparency, gender issues, and any other possible quantitative and/or scientific measures/analysis to compare their performance. These experts research within linguistics, rhetoric, psychology, marketing, political science, communication and public relations. The experts will provide a nonpartisan, scientific investigation of the debate.

Tuesday, Sept. 27, 11 am ET

Simon DeDeo	Santa Fe Institute	Cosmology, Linguistics (language analysis)
Kristine L. Munoz	University of Iowa	Communications (discourse analysis, persuasion)
Tim Ketelaar	New Mexico State University	Psychology (body language)
Erik P. Bucy	Texas Tech Communications	Psychology (body language, audience response)

Wednesday, Sept 28, 11 am ET

Andrew Kehler	UC, San Diego	Linguistics (language analysis)
Patrick Stewart	University of Arkansas	Psychology, Communications (facial displays, humor)
Jeff Jarman	Wichita State University	Communications (audience response)
Michael Cunningham	University of Louisville	Psychology, Communications (body language)

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reporter $ 0.00
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Helen Palmer, Producer, Living on Earth

Helen is interested in food in India. Helen is traveling to India in Nov/Dec. to investigate stories dealing with the broad spectrum of food and agricultural issues there, including alternatives to commercial agriculture, such as home gardens, agroforestry and silviculture, particularly where these can help solve the problems of a vast and growing population and the need to meet targets under the Paris Climate Agreement. Other interests include deforestation and reforestation, land and gender issues concerning ownership and tenure, and aquaculture. She is aware of the work of Vandana Shiva, but is also interested in more mainstream alternatives. To date, she has plans to visit home gardens in Kerala, but maybe also projects of Kamal Bawa (ATREE) in the Darjeeling Hills. She is looking for academics/researchers (experts in Indian agriculture or the issues the country is facing) here who can contribute to the stories she will report on there, including suggestions for what and who she should visit/investigate there. Candidates to pitch to Helen at 2 pm ET on Friday, Oct. 28, will be selected from a rehearsal event on Thursday, Oct. 27, at 2pm ET. Newswise editors will make selections to meet with Helen based on the topic and quality of the pitch. You can read about LOE here or here and Helen here .

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PIO pitching $ 0.00
just observing $ 0.00

Stephen Ritter, Chemical & Engineering News

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Stephen Ritter, Chemical & Engineering News, is scheduled for Wed, Nov. 2, 2 pm EDT. Steve is interested in chemistry, especially synthetic chemistry of new molecules. He is looking at new ways of scrambling the Periodic Table. He is interested in stories about new types of molecules including new 3D constructs of the fullerene genre, also green or sustainable chemistry, and ways to reduce chemical toxicity or the environmental footprint of technology. In medicinal chemistry, he looks for stories about the toxicity of chemical, endocrine disruptors, and how to evaluate and protect from chemicals, etc. You can see Steve stories at C&EN Pitches are more powerful if you share visuals; if this is new, we'll show you how to screenshare. The event with Steve will last no longer than 30 minutes. After each pitch (no longer than 90 seconds, and we will be rigorous time keepers), he will have the opportunity to ask questions. The goals are: 1. To give Steve some great story ideas. 2. Demonstrate how useful this virtual meetings technology can be for events such as this (nobody has to travel, but communication and engagement are not compromised). 3. Help PIOs promote their experts and learn to pitch well. 4. Promote good relationships and collaboration.

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Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed is scheduled for Wed, Dec. 14, 2 pm EST. Scott is interested in new ideas about higher education, such as teaching math in new ways or education research. What are the major challenges and how are you solving them? What are you doing in the hot topics such as sexual assault, admissions, student diversity, and economic challenges? For example, “the election has been very divisive on campuses; what are you doing to restore civility?” Scott is not interested in typical announcements, such as gifts, buildings, grants, your presidents “walking on water.” You can read about Scott at Insidehighered and you can also review his profile at LinkedIn Pitches are more powerful if you share visuals; if this is new, we'll show you how to screenshare. The event with Scott will last no longer than 30 minutes. After each pitch (no longer than 90 seconds, and we will be rigorous time keepers), he will have the opportunity to ask questions. The goals are: 1. to give Scott some great story ideas. 2. demonstrate how useful this virtual meetings technology can be for events such as this (nobody has to travel, but communication and engagement are not compromised). 3. help PIOs promote their experts and learn to pitch well. 4. promote good relationships and collaboration.

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Willie Vogt, Editor, Penton Farm Publishing Group

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Willie Vogt, Editor, Penton Farm Publishing Group, is scheduled for Wed, Jan. 11, at 2 pm EST. Willie is interested in: 1- explaining gene editing to a lay audience readers of his publications. “We need to understand the technology and the regulatory and ethical issues for gene editing of both plant crops and animals. Experts can come from anywhere.” 2- cloud data management: farmers are tracking their equipment via computer. What's coming in this area? 3- autonomy and robotics; what are the issues? What's coming? Some equipment is now 95% autonomous; what's the potential? You can see more about Willie's interests at Farm Industry News and you can review his profile at LinkedIn. Pitches are more powerful if you share visuals; if this is new, we'll show you how to screen share. The event with Willie will last no longer than 30 minutes. After each pitch (no longer than 90 seconds, and we will be rigorous timekeepers), he will have the opportunity to ask questions. The goals are: 1- to give Willie some great story ideas. 2- demonstrate how useful this virtual meetings technology can be for events such as this (nobody has to travel, but communication and engagement are not compromised). 3- help PIOs promote their experts and learn to pitch well. 4- promote good relationships and collaboration.

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Tom Ackerman, Al Jazeera English

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Tom Ackerman, Al Jazeera English is scheduled for Wed, Nov. 16, 2 pm EST. Tom is interested in stories about the environment, immigration, energy, and agriculture. He is a TV reporter so, he needs to be able to SHOW the story (visuals are important!). He says he's a general assignment reporter trying to “explain what goes on in America with a particular awareness of the “voice of the voiceless”. He does lots of stories about indigenous people. His audience is global. If he likes your story he might visit your campus with a video camera. You can see Tom's stories on YouTube and you can also review his LinkedIn profile.

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Miles O'Brien, PBS Newshour

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Miles O'Brien, PBS NewsHour, is scheduled for Wed., Dec. 7 at 2 pm EST. He's looking for science stories in Cuba; what science can he find in Cuba, and do you have professors who can help him with that? Miles also has a special interest in drone technology, not just aircraft, also robotic automobiles. He is interested in the "rules of autonomy and how they are established. How confident are we in machines and their signals of reliability? Do we hold them to a higher standard?" While he's looking for a professor who takes a philosophical slant on the machines, he needs the gadgets for video. He's also interested in news about new battery powered electric motors that operate with more power and longer in drones. You can see Miles' stories at: www.milesobrien.com, and you can review his LinkedIn profile at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/milesobrien

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Melissa Gotthardt, First for Women

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Melissa Gotthardt, First for Women is scheduled for Wed., Feb. 1 at 2 pm ET. Melissa is focused on stress, especially news about the integration of research on the biology, neurology, chemistry, and psychology of stress. She's looking for “new research, new thinking, books” etc. She mentioned the importance of playfulness and neuroplasticity. e.g. You can review Melissa's LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-gotthardt-8091224

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Special Event: Science of the Super Bowl Expert Panel

Newswise will host experts that will provide unique information related to the upcoming Super Bowl. The speakers for the Newswise event, Science of Super Bowls on February 2, 2017 at 2pm ET are: Dr. Timothy Fong will discuss gambling around the most wagered event in the world, the Super Bowl. UCLA School of Medicine, Professor of Psychiatry and Co-Director of UCLA Gambling Studies Program. Dr. Vikram Chib will discuss "choking" under pressure and how this relates to the Super Bowl. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Jesse Piburn will discuss the use of data science and analytics in game performance. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Research Scientist in Geographic Data Sciences Dr. Kenneth Kim will discuss how likability of a Super Bowl ad correlates to company stock price University at Buffalo, Associate Professor Operations Management and Strategy Department Space is limited and advance registration is required. RSVP by clicking button below.

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Alisa Bowman, Rodale

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Alisa Bowman, Rodale is scheduled for Thurs., Feb. 9 at 2 pm ET. This is not a typical Fast Pitch event but a conversation with Alisa. She is pitching her idea to you. She is looking for book authors. “I am on the hunt for new talent,” she said. “Primarily, I’m looking for experts with writing skills. So basically, a nutrition researcher or registered dietician who can write a menu plan, recipes AND the content that explains how to use it all. Usually, I’m looking for people with a natural focus (for example, they are into Ayurveda or herbs) or who have something new to say about health (weight, fitness, nutrition, aging, etc). I hire people to write books and also various other products (meditation audio, DVD's, etc). They would end up with both a byline, a paycheck, and a ton of exposure, as we advertise our products in our brands (Prevention, Men’s Health, etc.) as well as by direct mail, email campaigns, etc.” Alisa will tell you more about the nature of her work, her books, Rodale audience, the kinds of authors she's looking for, and the diversity of topics (within nutrition). She will also answer your questions. If you come to the meeting with a potential author, you might also take a minute to describe him or her and their expertise and qualification. There will be no practice for this event. You can see Alisa's LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisabowman

Event Fees:

Observing $ 0.00
Pitching $ 0.00

Marion Renault, Columbus Dispatch

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Marion Renault, Columbus Dispatch, is scheduled for Wed., Feb 15 at 2 pm ET. Marion is interested in research on two topics. First, she would like stories about the cultural implications of fracking on a community. How do the members of communities in which there is a tradition of mining and commerce react to the risks and benefits of fracking? Second, she is interested in studies of the psychology of communication about issues such as climate change, vaccination, or evolution, in which journalists are confronted by readers with a denial stance. You can see Marion at http://www.dispatch.com/search?text=Marion%20Renault&start=1, and you can review her LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marion-renault-04889463 Pitches are more powerful if you share visuals; if this is new, we'll show you how to screen share.

Event Fees:

Observing $ 0.00
Pitching $ 0.00

Rachel Courtland, IEEE Spectrum

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Rachel Courtland, IEEE Spectrum is scheduled for Wed., Mar. 1 at 2 pm ET. Rachel is interested in the technology that will create the computers of the future, including materials science, new transistors and memory structures, and new approaches to building chips for applications such as deep learning. She is also interested renewable energy technology, anything involving quantum computing (in fact, “anything quantum”) and finally the engineering behind future science, especially physics and astronomy, such as the technology behind new dark matter detectors, subatomic particle physics experiments, and efforts to produce fusion. You can see selected stories by Rachel at http://www.rachelcourtland.com/, and her LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-courtland-b1a6b91a.

Event Fees:

Pitching $ 0.00
Observing $ 0.00

Colin Fernandez, Daily Mail

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Colin Fernandez, Daily Mail is scheduled for Thurs, Feb.16 at 2 pm ET. Colin will be attending the AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston and is interested in hearing about your researchers presenting there. You can see Colin's stories at http://dailym.ai/2kccnfm, and you can review his LinkedIn profile at https://uk.linkedin.com/in/colin-fernandez-9069411.

Event Fees:

Pitching $ 0.00
Observing $ 0.00

Tina Saey, Science News

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Tina Saey, Science News, is scheduled for Mar. 22, 2017 at 2 pm ET. Tina's areas of interest include biology, and especially molecular biology. She is interested in basic medical research, such as stem cell genomics, microbiology, microbiome, transposons and retrovirus, developmental biology, and molecular evolution. She also writes about the reproducibility of science and the societal/ethical implications of prenatal genetic testing. Although her interests are very broadly basic research, she sometimes covers clinical research. Some topics she's exploring in this year include direct-to-consumer genetic testing, why does carrying a genetic mutation not guarantee you will – or won’t – get a disease, what whole genome and exome sequencing bring to the table that currently available consumer genetic tests don’t, the technology and ethics of human gene editing, gene drives, domestication, speciation (what is a species, particularly molecular mechanisms behind making species reproductively isolated from each other). You can read Tina's stories at ScienceNews and more about Tina on her LinkedIn profile.

Event Fees:

Fast Pitch Attendee $ 0.00
Just Observing $ 0.00

Corey S. Powell, Science Editor, Aeon magazine

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Corey S. Powell, Science Editor, Aeon magazine, is scheduled for Wed. Mar. 29 at 2 pm ET. His core interests are astronomy and physics. He describes his interest as “looking for insights that go beyond the immediate news hook and provide a broader perspective” and “big, juicy stories that transcend the insiders perspective,” such as; •Stephen Hawking's suggested goal of sending a space probe to another star •Rumors of new particle discoveries that impact theories about the nature of matter Corey both writes and assigns stories both to freelancers and researchers. He looks for articulate scientists as writers and interviewees. He also recommends authors (mostly scientist authors and Q&A subjects) for American Scientist. He also does his own news coverage for his Discover magazine blog. “It's a bit complicated, I realize, but that mix lets me use a lot of different kinds of story leads.” You can see Corey's stories at Discover Magazine and more about Corey on his LinkedIn profile.

Event Fees:

Fast Pitch Attendee $ 0.00
Just Observing $ 0.00

The Future of Astronomy: ALMA and the Next Generation VLA: Newswise Live Expert Panel Discussion

Two of the most iconic telescopes on Earth – the Very Large Array, or VLA as its known, and ALMA, the trailblazing Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array – are helping us understand our cosmic origins, but their stories are just beginning. New technology and future expansions will greatly enhance their abilities, revealing never-before-seen details of the cosmos. Two astronomers explain the latest discoveries and future upgrades for these powerful instruments. Presenters Dr. Al Wootten ALMA North America Program Scientist National Radio Astronomy Observatory Dr. Eric Murphy Project Scientist, the Next Generation Very Large Array National Radio Astronomy Observatory The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a facility of the National Science Foundation, operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.

Event Fees:

press attendee $ 0.00
NSF member $ 0.00
public observer $ 0.00

Cordant Health Solutions Live Professional Briefing

You are Invited to a Live Professional Briefing Join us March 21 as Richard Stripp, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer at Cordant Health Solutions, explains how a new testing technology gives clinicians the insight of steady-state blood testing while also offering the ease and benefits of oral fluid testing to help clinicians assess medication levels for their chronic pain patients. Introducing CORE™, Cordant's Comprehensive Oral fluid Rx Evaluation The first drug monitoring solution to correlate drug concentrations in oral fluid with drug levels in blood plasma. Offering individualized drug testing for pain management. Testimony From a Current Family Medicine Physician Who Uses CORE in His Practice. "Dose-correlation testing helps doctors detect problems on how patients are taking or not taking their meds," said Kwesi Grant-Acquah, M.D., a family physician at Omni Family Medical in Milwaukee. "If a patient's drug level is above or below the expected steady-state range at the prescribed dosage, the patient may not be taking the drug as directed or may have genetic or metabolic abnormalities that could require a therapy change." According to Dr. Grant-Acquah, results from the CORE test provide physicians with actionable information to use in conversations with patients about how and when they are taking their medications. "Urine testing can't determine if a patient is adhering to exact dosing. All the physician knows is the patient took the drug before urine collection and not if proper dosing is being followed." About the Speaker As Cordant's Chief Scientific and Technical Officer, Dr. Stripp provides leadership to five toxicology laboratories across the country. He currently serves as a professor of forensic and clinical toxicology at the City University of New York. Additionally, Dr. Stripp is a member of various toxicology organizations, including the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, and is a certified forensic consultant for the American Board of Forensic Examiners. Dr. Stripp earned his Ph.D., in pharmacology and toxicology from the St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions.

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Alexandra Witze, Science News and Nature

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Alexandra Witze, Science News and Nature, is scheduled for Wed. May 10, 2 pm ET. Alexandra is interested in earth and planetary sciences (for instance natural disasters or climate), as well as astronomy. She is looking for ideas for future news stories -- these could be publications or conference talks from your researchers, or perhaps a field expedition or launch of a major new research program or facility. She is interested in hearing about early-career researchers as well as your more established scientific stars. “I'm always looking for leads on interesting people and research, so it doesn't have to be hard discoveries. Just anyone working on interesting stuff in earth/planetary/astro,” she says. You can read Alexandra's stories here: - Science News - Nature - Alexandra Witze You can also read more about Alexandra on her Linkedln Profile.

Event Fees:

Fast Pitch Attendee $ 0.00
Just Observing $ 0.00

Sarah Sparks (Education Week)

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Sarah Sparks (Education Week), is scheduled for Wed Apr. 5 at 2 pm EDT. She's a K12 education reporter interested in research on the science, sociology, demographics, psychology or economics of learning. She is especially tracking stories: 1- gifted education 2- early math education and parental involvement 3- research on the effectiveness of the recently overhauled military proficiency test 4- research on measuring and managing students' stress before and during assessments 5- anything involving improving equity related to achievement gap in students You can read more about Sarah at Edweek and on her LinkedIn profile.

Event Fees:

Fast Pitch Attendee $ 0.00
Just Observing $ 0.00

Mike Casey (Associated Press)

Our next Reporter Pitch session (a virtual event), with Mike Casey (Associated Press), is scheduled for Wed., April 19 at 2:30 pm EDT. We've rescheduled and modified the description of Mike's interest, so please read closely. It now covers two widely different topics. First, Mike covers VT, ME, MA, NH, and RI, and travels in that area as a science and technology reporter. He's interested in feature science stories and research in other than the most highly rated journals. The top journals are covered by the national bureau AP staff. Some of his interests are: * climate change * animal behavior * earth science * astronomy (planetary science, black holes) * dinosaurs * robots/AI/virtual reality * human evolution or paleontology or archeology Second, he is writing a book based on his experience covering the Indonesian tsunami in 2004. The book explores cultural changes following a catastrophe, and while it focuses on Indonesia also deals with Sri Lanka, Thailand and India. He's interested in political, economic, disaster relief efforts and religious changes (especially the role of Islam in society), and the effects on individuals, such as the changes to women, gays, and transgender. He's looking for popular science stories--with video potential. Provide visuals; at least think about the possibility and if possible have a brief—less than 30 second sample--to share during your pitch. You can read more about Mike on his LinkedIn profile or his website IndonesiaMike.

Event Fees:

Just Observing $ 0.00
Fast Pitch Attendee $ 0.00

Pippa Wysong, Hakai

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Pippa Wysong, who freelances for Hakai is scheduled for Wed., May 3, at 2 pm ET. Pippa is interested in any and all things coastal for Hakai. You can see her stories at Hakai Magazine. You can review her profile at LinkedIn.

Event Fees:

Fast Pitch Attendee $ 0.00
Just Observing $ 0.00

Bob Cronkleton, Kansas City Star data journalist

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Bob Cronkleton, Kansas City Star data journalist, is scheduled for Wed. Apr. 26, at 2 pm ET. Bob is interested in data visualization stories, and wants video if possible. He needs experts and national trends involving three specific stories he's working on. •How do express buses, and public transportation in general affect crime along their routes? •The problem with oak mites … Is the problem affected by climate? •Global warming? Trend toward winter snow drought and more severe weather and storms? What are the trends? Here's sampling of Bob's stories, including one that has a data-visualization aspect to it. •Missouri’s solar roadways to begin with sidewalk at historic Route 66 Welcome Center •Researcher warns of more ‘driving while high’ deaths •Van with cameras and lasers travels KC to study road conditions •Where are the most deer-vehicle crashes in Missouri and Kansas? You can review his LinkedIn profile.

Event Fees:

Fast Pitch Attendee $ 0.00
Just Observing $ 0.00

Jean Carper, documentary filmmaker

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Jean Carper, documentary filmmaker, (former CNN medical correspondent,) and independent consulting producer Lee Koromovokis, Emmy-award-winning producer for PBS NewsHour, is scheduled for Wed. May 31, at 2 pm ET. Jean and Lee are investigating stem cell therapy for a feature length theatrical and TV documentary film, tentatively titled “Inside the Stem Cell Revolution,” to be produced in the next year with shooting beginning in July. They are looking for leading experts in stem cell research and clinical applications to discuss this exciting and exploding new form of intervention for multiple conditions, including osteoarthritis, heart disease, strokes, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hair loss, macular degeneration, MS, Huntington’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, Alzheimer’s, autism, spinal cord injury, etc. The documentary explores stem cell therapy’s current status, promise and hazards, including the proliferation of controversial clinics that create a market in treatment tourism. The documentary offers an “insider’s” perspective to counter balance the sense of urgency and chaos that dominates the advancement of this unprecedented therapy. The ultimate aim is to help impatient patients understand the importance of making wise choices in the rapidly moving field of stem cell therapy. This is a chance for our leading expert scientists to enlighten all the rest of us who are just learning about stem cells and dreaming of immortality. Jean was a long-time producer at CNN and has authored 24 books. You can read about Jean's career here, and about her current film "Monster in the Mind.” Also, you can read about Lee Koromvokis in her LinkedIn profile.

Event Fees:

Fast Pitch Attendee $ 0.00

New Blood Sample Device Reduces Contamination: Live Briefing with Study Author

Major new research shows innovative blood sampling technology can reduce healthcare costs by improving outcomes and eliminating unnecessary antibiotic use. Live briefing with author of study demonstrating new device's effectiveness and the impact on patient care. View the embargoed news release here: (reporter press pass required).

Event Fees:

press attendee $ 0.00
Hosts and staff $ 0.00

Jenna Babin, WNYC, New York Public Radio

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Jenna Babin, WNYC, New York Public Radio, is scheduled for Thurs., May 25, at 2 pm ET. Jenna is investigating two stories: 1- Climate change and the arctic ice sheet and revised predictions of melting and rising sea levels 2- Marine plastic debris and cleanup projects and research You can read about her work at http://www.wnyc.org/people/janet-babin/ and her profile at www.linkedin.com/in/janetbabin

Event Fees:

Fat Pitch attendee $ 0.00

Katie Becker, Freelancer for Marie Claire, Allure, Women's Health, and others

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Katie Becker, freelancer for Marie Claire, Allure, Women's Health, and others, is scheduled for Wed., June 21, at 1 pm ET. Katie is interested in a broad spectrum of women's health issues, including skin care, weight loss, exercise, and mental health (can be about confidence, happiness, relationships). She's interested in new devices and treatments such as therapeutic infrared saunas, which are trendy in NYC, e.g. The pitches can be experts, trends, and ongoing research. Ideas do not have to be breaking news journal articles, but it helps. Her audience is generally healthy women from teens to 60s who are interested in their own self improvement. You can read about her at www.katiejaynebecker.com and her profile at www.linkedin.com/in/katiejaynebecker

Event Fees:

Fast Pitch attendee $ 0.00

Mary Hickey, Freelance and Author

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Mary Hickey, freelance and author, is scheduled for Wed., June 28, at 2 pm ET. Mary is working on a book, a guide for millennials in the workplace. She's looking for experts on millennials' behavior, characteristics, their expectations that relate to their employment. In the changing workplace and workforce, how can the snow flake generation respond, prosper, and keep a job. You can read about her at linkedin.com/in/mary-c-hickey-6a92315

Event Fees:

Pitcher $ 0.00
Observer $ 0.00

Cindy Kuzma, Runners World

Our Fast Pitch session (a virtual event) with Cindy Kuzma, freelance and Contributing Editor, Runners World is scheduled for Wed., June 14, at 2 pm ET. Cindy is investigating the science and medicine of physical performance, including physiological adaptations to physical activity and the prevention and treatment of sports and fitness injuries. She's interested in all athletics, and especially in running. She is also looking for research stories about the psychological aspect of sports and exercise, including the idea that there is a psychological process following injury that parallels the physical recovery process and includes such emotions as grief, denial, self-blame, and eventually, acceptance. Similarly, she's interested in the chemical processes and cognitive and mood changes (including improvements in depression and anxiety) associated with physical activity, along with MRI studies of the brain associated with exercise and sports. You can read about her at: cindykuzma.com and her profile at: linkedin.com/in/cindykuzma.

Event Fees:

Fast Pitch Attendee $ 0.00

Hyacinth Empinado, STAT News

Our Fast Pitch session with Hyacinth Empinado is scheduled for Wed., June 7, at 2 pm ET. Hyacinth is a multimedia producer and is looking for highly visual health and medical feature stories (embargoed or breaking news is generally too fast). She's looking for “quirky devices,” such as medical robots or virtual reality, medical science art, such as beautiful bacteria, “unusual or inspiring characters,” and “people trying to make a difference.” She has a national beat and likes to travel to location to shoot video, esp. if on the east coast. The samples of her work below will help you come up with creative ideas. News-related profile: https://vimeo.com/214521110 Scientist profile with 2D animation: https://vimeo.com/205941964 Smoking lung on chip: https://www.statnews.com/2016/10/27/smoking-cigarettes-harvard-wyss/ 3D Animation: https://vimeo.com/176458888 Mouth Bacteria: https://vimeo.com/165432308 Singing transporter: https://vimeo.com/151148222 Cartoon Doc: https://vimeo.com/150376274 Or you can see her profile: linkedin.com/in/hyacinth-empinado-31b40a84

Event Fees:

Fast Pitch Attendee $ 0.00

Michael Behar, Writer & Editor

Michael is investigating two topics: scientists studying the changes in the perception of time when we go into the wilderness, and what is the cutting edge in proteomics? What's the most unique and innovative research in the area, and is SomaLogic a leader in the field? You can read samples of his work at www.michaelbehar.com or his profile at linkedin.com/in/behar

Event Fees:

Fast Pitch Attendee $ 0.00

David Biello, TED Talks

David Biello, for TED Talks, is looking for scientists with big ideas, scientists who are changing the way we think about their discipline and the world. They need to be leaders, and while they must be able to speak, they will also receive lots of coaching from the TED team. They can come from any and all branches of science, as broadly interpreted as possible. You can read his profile: linkedin.com/in/david-biello-7142497

Event Fees:

Fast Pitch Attendee $ 0.00
Fast Pitch Observer $ 0.00

A Conversation with Qualcomm Tricorder XPrize Innovators

	Jessica Ching, MBA Lead Advising Consultant, Life Sciences, XPRIZE
	Eugene Chan, MD Chief Executive Officer and Head Scientist, DNA Medicine Institute (DMI)
	Chung-Kang Peng, PhD Leader, Dynamical Biomarkers Group Co-Director, Rey Institute for Nonlinear Dynamics in Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
	Philip Charron Final Frontier Medical Devices Executive Board Member, Basil Leaf Technologies

The Qualcomm Tricorder XPrize competition challenged research teams to develop a device inspired by the fictional Star Trek tricorder that weighs no more than five pounds and diagnoses 13 health conditions and captures five real-time health vital signs. Devices were judged for their diagnostic accuracy and user experience. In this session, a member of the winning team, Final Frontier Medical Devices, will present for the first time the real-life tricorder DxtER to researchers at a U.S. scientific conference. The audience will hear from contest finalist Dynamical Biomarkers Group and semi-finalist DMI as well. The speakers will discuss the technology they have developed and its potential future, while also sharing the inspiration for their devices and the hurdles they encountered. This is an opportunity to hear more from these innovators about the drivers and status of the digital health revolution, as well as the breakthroughs needed for this area of science fiction to become reality. These include the emergence of precision diagnostics that utilize novel sensing technologies with advanced technological integration, and that will require new regulatory pathways and healthcare industry acceptance. Following the presentation, there will be a moderator-led Q&A session featuring questions from the audience, who are experts in the field with the knowledge and experience needed to assess the science of DxtER as well as its impact on patient care.

Event Fees:

press attendee $ 0.00
presenters and colleagues $ 0.00

Every Child Needs - Virtual Press Briefing

Equality isn’t cutting it. No matter where children live, learn, or play, they need—and deserve—the opportunity to lead a healthy life. While progress is being made in states across the country to help children grow up healthy, in many neighborhoods, there is still a long way to go. Even as states and cities see more children achieving a healthy weight, the reality is racial disparities persist. In order to accelerate progress, we need to tip the scales further to health equity by creating the opportunity for everyone to be healthier, especially those whose obstacles are the greatest. A new campaign—Every Child Needs—is shedding light on what communities and schools need to create healthy environments to help children succeed. Twenty organizations that are improving nutrition and increasing physical activity among children are working together to underscore that every child needs a healthy start, healthy schools, and healthy communities in order to build a foundation for a healthy future. Join our virtual press briefing on August 10 at 11 am ET to hear from some of these organizations about new research, stories of successful programs in communities, and experts who can speak to the need to ensure all children have access to nutritious food and safe places to be physically active. Participating organizations include: · Alliance for a Healthier Generation · America Walks · American Academy of Pediatrics · American Heart Association · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · MomsRising · Safe Routes to School National Partnership · Salud America! · SHAPE America · The Food Trust · UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity · Youth for Healthy Schools

Event Fees:

press attendee $ 0.00
presenters and colleagues $ 0.00

Emily Mullin, Technology Review

Emily covers emerging, leading edge technology in biomedicine, such as CRISPR, gene editing, gene therapy, synthetic biology, reproductive technology, neurotechnology (such as deep brain stimulation and brain-computer interfaces) and personalized medicine. She's interested in innovative technology stories that will be big trends several years in the future. You can read her stories at https://www.technologyreview.com/profile/emily-mullin/ and about her at linkedin.com/in/emilymullin.

Event Fees:

PIO Pitching $ 0.00
Observing $ 0.00

Dawn Fallik, freelancer for the Wall Street Journal and Philadelphia Inquirer

Our Fast Pitch session with Dawn Fallik is scheduled for Wed., Oct 11, at 2 pm ET. Dawn freelances for Wall Street Journal and Philadelphia Inquirer and teaches journalism at the University of Delaware. She is writing a book about the medical implications of loneliness in young people (18-30). She is also interested in what universities are doing about this issue with students. You can read about her at linkedin.com/in/dawnfallik.

Event Fees:

Fast Pitch Attendee $ 0.00
Fast Pitch Observer $ 0.00

Francie Diep, Pacific Standard magazine

Our Fast Pitch session with Francie Diep, Pacific Standard magazine is scheduled for Wed., Sept. 20, at 2 pm ET. Francie covers a spectrum of health policy issues, such as: - Drug policy, such as the opiate epidemic - Use of science or non-science by companies or institutions with nefarious goals to influence federal policy - Discrimination in science or health, such as the access to healthcare, training or participation in clinical trials You can read about Francie at: linkedin.com/in/francie-diep-b83a1b26 or see her portfolio at http://www.franciediep.com/ or her Pacific Standard articles at https://psmag.com/author/francie-diep.

Event Fees:

Fast Pitch Attendee $ 0.00
Fast Pitch Observer $ 0.00

Shraddha Chakradhar, Nature Medicine

Our Fast Pitch session with Shraddha Chakradhar, Nature Medicine is scheduled for Wed., Sept. 27, at 2 pm ET. Shraddha covers biomedicine for Nature Medicine. Her stories track preclinical medicine (not clinical) and need a strong research focus, but since Nature Medicine is a monthly, she looks for feature and trend stories, not hot news. She tracks cancer, infectious disease, immunology, CRISPR and DNA editing, etc.. She is especially looking to expand into neuroscience and fetal-maternal health. They do not profile individual researchers but look for multiple sources for their features. You can review her Nature Medicine articles at: https://www.nature.com/search?journal=nm&q=chakradhar&page=1 and about her at: linkedin.com/in/shraddha-chakradhar-a7212341

Event Fees:

Fast Pitch Attendee $ 0.00
Fast Pitch Observer $ 0.00

Rachel Feltman and Mary Beth Griggs, Popular Science

Our Fast Pitch session with Rachel Feltman and Mary Beth Griggs, Popular Science, is scheduled for Wed., Oct. 4, at 2 pm ET. Rachel is science editor; she writes and assigns stories. Mary Beth is a reporter. For this event they are interested in hearing about research (not the embargoed news in major journals). 1- space, space industry, astrobiology, space geology, planets 2- palaeontology; esp. dinosaurs, fossils of strange animals, interesting species, esp. interesting human paleontology These stories are for average readers, consumers and must be relatable or “gee whiz” topics. You can see Rachel's stories in PopSci website and learn more about Rachel visitng her LinkedIn profile and Mary Beth visiting her LinkedIn profile.

Event Fees:

Fast Pitch Attendee $ 0.00
Fast Pitch Observer $ 0.00

Robin Meadows, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Estuary News, and Bay Area Monitor

Robin covers the very broad turf (bad metaphor) of California water—all kinds of water, including oceans, snow and running water, but it has to be anchored within California. Within that geographical confine, however, she covers everything related to water - environmental issues, supply, conservation, treatment, infrastructure, economics, policy and more. Let it flow. You can read Robin's work at https://robinmeadows.tumblr.com/tagged/water and about her on her LinkedIn profile.

Event Fees:

PIO pitching $ 0.00
Just observing $ 0.00

Lisa Grossman, Science News

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Lisa Grossman, Science News

Lisa tracks astronomy and space. She writes both news and features about things beyond the moon, including solar physics, planetary science (exploration, within our solar system and exoplanets, how they came to be the way they are), black holes, galaxy evolution, astrobiology (including extraterrestrial life and extremophiles) and cosmology. She is especially interested in topics that are up and coming and have not received a lot of media attention yet. You can read about Lisa visiting her LinkedIn profile

Event Fees:

Atendee $ 0.00
Observer $ 0.00

David Biello, TED Talks

REGISTRATION TO PITCH DURING THIS EVENT IS FULL. YOU MAY STILL REGISTER TO OBSERVE. David Biello, for TED Talks, is looking for scientists with big ideas, scientists who are changing the way we think about their discipline and the world. They need to be leaders, and while they must be able to speak, they will also receive lots of coaching from the TED team. They can come from any and all branches of science, as broadly interpreted as possible. You can read his profile: David Biello

Event Fees:

register to pitch $ 0.00
just observing $ 0.00

Closing the Rural Health Gap: Media Update from RWJF and Partners on Rural Health Disparities

WHO: Presenters from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH), National 4-H Council, and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) WHAT: Update on RWJF’s Rural Learning Agenda and Culture of Health Prize-winning communities, NOSORH update on National Rural Health Day and Power of Rural Movement, National 4-H Council programs to engage with rural youth, and additional resources from ARC. Brief presentations from each organization, and time for media Q&A and follow-ups. WHEN & HOW: Wednesday, Nov 8, 11 AM EST. Virtual, online video meeting with Newswise Live (via Zoom). Register here: instructions to join online or by mobile device to follow after registration.

Event Fees:

Press Registration $ 0.00
Obeserving $ 0.00

Overflow Session for David Biello, TED Talks

REGISTRATION TO PITCH DURING THIS EVENT IS FULL. YOU MAY STILL REGISTER TO OBSERVE. THIS IS THE OVERFLOW SESSION FOR MEMBERS WANTING TO PITCH ORIGINALLY DURING THE DECEMBER 13TH MEETING. YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED BY NEWSWISE STAFF IF YOU HAVE BEEN MOVED TO PITCH TO DAVID DURING THIS EVENT. David Biello, for TED Talks, is looking for scientists with big ideas, scientists who are changing the way we think about their discipline and the world. They need to be leaders, and while they must be able to speak, they will also receive lots of coaching from the TED team. They can come from any and all branches of science, as broadly interpreted as possible. You can read his profile: David Biello

Event Fees:

just observing $ 0.00
register to pitch $ 0.00

Sharon Oosthoek, Freelance

Sharon Oosthoek is an award-winning freelance journalist who writes about science and the environment. Her work has appeared in New Scientist, The Globe and Mail, Canadian Geographic, CBC.ca, Maclean’s, Reader’s Digest and Science News for Students. Sharon has more than 25 years experience working for daily newspapers, magazines, online news services and non-governmental organizations, including the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Council of Ontario Universities. She is interested in Hybridization (cross-breeding) in wildlife species, such as between grizzlies and polar bears, the spread of plague among wildlife, feeding yogurt to bats to prevent white-nose syndrome, habitat restoration, urbanization, and wildlife. You can read her profile, LinkedIn and Website

Event Fees:

Fast Pitch Attendee $ 0.00
Fast Pitch Observer $ 0.00

Erin Ross, Axios Science Reporter

Erin is interested in a broad range of science topics, but avoids health coverage and prefers environmental science, geology, marine science, and space. Her publication reaches general readers. She's looking for big trend or innovation stories about science, including features, and not necessarily hard news. She has recently covered a topic for synthetic biology, such as engineering bacteria to create molecules. She also describes her stories as “visually driven and not widely covered in the media”. Stories that do well are ones that directly impact the readers' lives. She also gathers sources for Axios' “Expert Voices” section, which brings together a selection of experts to write ~250 word curated op-eds on one topic. You can find more at the Expert Voices. You can read her profile, LinkedIn and Website

Event Fees:

Fast Pitch Attendee $ 0.00
Fast Pitch Observer $ 0.00

Nala Rogers, Staff Writer, Inside Science

Nala Rogers covers Earth, climate, and environmental sciences, as well as all nonhuman biology and ecology. She welcomes pitches about animals and climate change and would be even more grateful for ideas in other areas of her beat, where she has a tougher time finding stories. In the Earth science beat, that might include "mystery solved" type stories, in which scientists have made sense of puzzling geological or oceanographic phenomena. She also would love to get some exciting stories about plants, microbes or fungi. Inside Science is a nonprofit, editorially independent news service run by the American Institute of Physics. Inside Science, stories appear on www.insidescience.org and are syndicated to news organizations including NBCNews.com, The Washington Post, FoxNews.com, Slate, Christian Science Monitor, The Huffington Post, CBS Digital, Scientific American, LiveScience and PBS Learning Media. You can read about Nala visiting her LinkedIn Profile

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Susan Milius, Science News

Susan covers evolutionary and organismal biology (but not primates). She requests pitches on: (1) Unusual, photogenic creatures (animal, plant, fungal, whatever) in recent papers or ongoing research that could be profiled in Science News’ It's Alive series on unusual research organisms. Successful ideas need a big “wow” factor, showy photo possibilities and researchers willing and able to speak charmingly. (2) Research projects involving animal weaponry or conflicts (biomechanics of teeth/fangs, evolution or resolution of lethal conflict), (3) Research on attempts to cope with food insecurity, and (4) Fresh ideas for undercovered topics that might turn into an enterprise story. You can read about Susan visiting her LinkedIn Profile

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John Gever, MedPage Today

*John says: “MedPage Today is a news service for physicians and other healthcare professionals. Pitches should focus on stories relevant to healthcare practice, which can include epidemiology, policy and healthcare management, as well as clinical medicine. Human interest is good if it involves practicing clinicians. Avoid basic science, animal studies, behavioral psychology and evolutionary biology. Also, avoid research already published -- such stories on our site usually post within a couple days of study publication/presentation. Check us out at http://www.medpagetoday.com.” You can read about John visiting his LinkedIn Profile

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Dan Vergano, BuzzFeed News

*Dan says: “I mostly write about science-flavored disasters: The opioids crisis, nuclear war, asteroids, hurricanes, earthquakes, mass hysteria, and/or science and politics. I also write about forensics mysteries, as well as the space program. I like pitches about social science that touch on these areas, recent history that illuminates them, and more traditional research that points to good narratives, such as a researcher who interviews heroin dealers or led an interesting but under-reported investigation into some awful/intriguing thing. I don't do one shot 'study says' type stories very often.”

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Register now for PAMN webinar and learn to improve your Pitch Craft

Before you pitch your next story to a reporter, consider: How can you get to the point, overcome your nerves and earn a busy reporter’s interest? Join us at noon ET Thursday, Feb. 22, for our next PAMN webinar, “Pitch Craft.” Jessica Johnson Papaspyridis, CEO of Newswise Inc., will offer a checklist to help hone your pitch, based on lessons learned from their Fast Pitch sessions. The webinar will include the option for all participants to join via video conference. To practice your “pitch craft,” we’ll have volunteers deliver their pitches to see how these pointers work in action. Be prepared for a fun and interactive opportunity to improve your craft. This webinar is sponsored by Newswise for PAMN members.

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Claire Brown, New Food Economy

Our Fast Pitch session with Claire Brown, New Food Economy is scheduled for Wed., March. 14, at 2 pm ET. Claire is investigating the new food economy, which means the economy of the food chain. She's interested in stories about all parts of the supply chain from the farm to the fork, such as, food science studies, economic policies, trade agreements and legislation that affect the food chain, how food companies use data analytics, water quality both in drinking water and farm runoff, climate change effects on the food chain, including ocean acidification impacts on fisheries, and food waste. While she doesn't cover nutritional effects, she is interested in consumers choices and how they affect the economy of food. You can read about her articles at New Food Economy, and her LinkedIn Profile

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Robert Hanson, Healthline Media

Our Fast Pitch session with Robert Hanson, Editorial Director, Healthline Media is scheduled for Wed., Mar 7, at 2 pm ET. Rob assigns stories to his writers and will have several staff editors participating in this event. He and his team are interested in major medical trend stories. He says their approach is close to Newsweek, i.e. looking for the week later analysis of stories, not the breaking news story. Audience demographic is 60 percent female, 25-45, and mobile-first. They look for major disease issues such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, MS, and science-centered actionable info on fitness and nutrition applicable to a millennial audience. You can review more details right on Healthline Website His LinkedIn Profile

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Carol Pearson, Voice of America

Carol covers health with an international and video focus at the Voice of America. Her audience is in 47 languages. She writes primarily for TV, but she also produces reports for radio and the web. She must have video (interviews and b-roll). Videoconference technology (Zoom or Skype) is acceptable, but not ideal. Her focus on health news ranges from infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, polio eradication, Zika, Norovirus to influenza and measles (and vaccine and anti-vaccine sentiment) to major medical issues, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease. Each story must be of interest to an international audience. Carol plans to invite other members of the science, tech and health team to join her in the Fast Pitch event. Again, video is essential for her stories. If you have it, show it. If not, let her know if you can arrange and provide b-roll and a video interview using questions she will provide. For an idea of the stories covered by this team, go to www.voanews.com and click on “Science and Health” or “Technology” in the banner along the top. You can read Carol's stories at Voice of America and about Carol at her LinkedIn Carol Pearson

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George Putic, Voice of America

George covers science and technology with an international and video focus. His audience is in 47 languages. He writes primarily for TV, but he also produces reports for radio and the web. He must have video (interviews and b-roll). Videoconference technology (Zoom or Skype) is acceptable, but not ideal. Again, video is essential for his stories. If you have it, show it. If not, let him know if you can arrange and provide b-roll and a video interview using questions he will provide. You can read George's stories at Voice of America and about George at his LinkedIn

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Optimizing your Newswise Strategy

You are invited to join us for a brief Newswise refresher and best practices webinar! Our Account Executive, Thom Canalichio will be available at 2 times next Thursday, April 19th and Tuesday April 24th, taking questions about Newswise and reviewing membership benefits for anyone that needs a quick refresher. He will also share some tips and best practices that might help your team get more value out of participation with Newswise. Staff from multiple organizations are invited to attend simultaneously, so no confidential information will be discussed, and we can plan for individual follow-ups as needed. We hope you will join us! We will be sending you an invite from my calendar for the upcoming webinar, and you can just accept the one that fits your schedule.

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April 19th Webinar Registration $ 0.00
April 24th Webinar Registration $ 0.00

Melissa Dahl, New York Magazine

Melissa writes about human behavior and psychology. She is particularly interested right now in two themes: loneliness and the effects of hormones on behavior. You can see selected stories by Melissa at her New York Magazine Profile, and read about her on LinkedIn Pitches are more powerful if you share visuals; if this is new, we'll show you how to screen share at our Practice Session on Monday, April 30th.

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Laura Tangley, National Wildlife Magazine

Laura's areas of interest include animal behavior broadly, such as animal grieving, teaching, communication, and sexual harassment. She is particularly interested in birds and bees, with a special focus on bird behavior (song, communication, migration, etc.) Laura writes, assigns, and edits both news and feature stories for both print and web versions of National Wildlife Magazine. When Laura identifies a story, she'll likely assign it to a writer, who will call your source. You can see more about her writing at her Blog You can read more about Laura on her LinkedIn profile

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Editorial Tips and Best Practices

This will be an online, virtual meeting where Craig will briefly discuss some tips on optimizing your posts on Newswise. He will talk about headline writing, multimedia enhancements, citations and promoting your experts. Staff from multiple organizations are invited to attend simultaneously, so no confidential information will be discussed, and we can plan for individual follow-ups as needed.

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Tracy Middleton, Women's Health magazine

The readership of Women's Health is mainly 20 to mid 40's age women who are looking for motivation and inspiration to make positive changes in their lives. The magazine covers health, nutrition and fitness and the intersection of those areas. She suggested feature ideas (she works on the print version so wants to know: “If based on a study what is the broader story?”) with four themes, but will accept stories outside these: • Mental wellness, this could be happiness, loneliness, meditation, stress reduction, strategies for dealing with anxiety, etc. • Reproductive health, fertility, contraception, peri-menopause, “should I freeze or not?” The magazine does not cover pregnancy or children's health • The “new organ” interstitium and fascia and its role in both fitness and health • Sleep You can read more about her on her LinkedIn Profile

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May Editorial Tips and Best Practices

This will be an online, virtual meeting where Craig will briefly discuss some tips on optimizing your posts on Newswise. He will talk about headline writing, multimedia enhancements, citations and promoting your experts. Staff from multiple organizations are invited to attend simultaneously, so no confidential information will be discussed, and we can plan for individual follow-ups as needed.

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Optimizing your Newswise Strategy May Webinar

You are invited to join us for a brief Newswise refresher and best practices webinar! Our Account Executive, Thom Canalichio will be available at 2 times next Tuesday, May 22nd and Thursday, May 24th, taking questions about Newswise and reviewing membership benefits for anyone that needs a quick refresher. He will also share some tips and best practices that might help your team get more value out of participation with Newswise. Staff from multiple organizations are invited to attend simultaneously, so no confidential information will be discussed, and we can plan for individual follow-ups as needed. We hope you will join us! We will be sending you an invite from my calendar for the upcoming webinar, and you can just accept the one that fits your schedule.

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May 22nd Webinar Registration $ 0.00
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Tamlyn Oliver, BioCompare

Tamlyn's areas of interest include life science technology. (Biocompare's audience is life scientists. You can review the types of news articles at: https://www.biocompare.com/Life-Science-News/). She is especially interested in stories about novel tools and improvements to life sciences technologies, as well as unique applications in areas such as cancer research, microscopy, CRISPR, antibodies, ELISA, mass spec, flow cytometry, cell culture, protein characterization, molecular diagnostics, Western Blot, microarrays, cell-based assays, etc. She is also interested in early career challenges such as career-related stories, funding, or gender and diversity issues in life science research. You can review her LinkedIn Profile

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June Editorial Tips and Best Practices

This will be an online, virtual meeting where Craig will briefly discuss some tips on optimizing your posts on Newswise. He will talk about headline writing, multimedia enhancements, citations and promoting your experts. Staff from multiple organizations are invited to attend simultaneously, so no confidential information will be discussed, and we can plan for individual follow-ups as needed.

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Webinar Registration $ 0.00

Optimizing your Newswise Strategy

You are invited to join us for a brief Newswise refresher and best practices webinar! Our Account Executive, Thom Canalichio will be available at 2 times next Wednesday, July 25th, and Thursday July 26th, taking questions about Newswise and reviewing membership benefits for anyone that needs a quick refresher. He will also share some tips and best practices that might help your team get more value out of participation with Newswise. Staff from multiple organizations are invited to attend simultaneously, so no confidential information will be discussed, and we can plan for individual follow-ups as needed. We hope you will join us! We will be sending you a calendar invitation for the upcoming webinar, and you can just accept the one that fits your schedule.

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July 25th Webinar Registration $ 0.00
July 26th Webinar Registration $ 0.00

Editorial Tips and Best Practices

This will be an online, virtual meeting where Craig will briefly discuss some tips on optimizing your posts on Newswise. He will talk about headline writing, multimedia enhancements, citations and promoting your experts. Staff from multiple organizations are invited to attend simultaneously, so no confidential information will be discussed, and we can plan for individual follow-ups as needed.

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Optimizing your Newswise Strategy

You are invited to join us for a brief Newswise refresher and best practices webinar! Our Account Executive, Thom Canalichio will be available at 2 times next Wednesday, August 22nd, and Thursday, August 23rd, taking questions about Newswise and reviewing membership benefits for anyone that needs a quick refresher. He will also share some tips and best practices that might help your team get more value out of participation with Newswise. Staff from multiple organizations are invited to attend simultaneously, so no confidential information will be discussed, and we can plan for individual follow-ups as needed. We hope you will join us! We will be sending you a calendar invitation for the upcoming webinar, and you can just accept the one that fits your schedule.

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Aug 22nd Webinar Registration $ 0.00
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Editorial Tips and Best Practices

This will be an online, virtual meeting where Craig will briefly discuss some tips on optimizing your posts on Newswise. He will talk about headline writing, multimedia enhancements, citations and promoting your experts. Staff from multiple organizations are invited to attend simultaneously, so no confidential information will be discussed, and we can plan for individual follow-ups as needed.

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Emily Mullin, Washington Post and Stat News

Emily is a science journalist who writes about health, medicine and biotechnology. Most recently, she was the associate editor for biomedicine at MIT Technology Review. She now freelances and has been published in the Washington Post, Scientific American, Smithsonian Magazine, The Atlantic, Pacific Standard and the Baltimore Sun, among others. She is drawn to stories with a strong human element and is interested in topics like drug development, rare diseases, neurodegenerative disorders, gene therapy, genomics, regenerative medicine, women's health, public health, AI in medicine and disparities in health and medicine. You can read recent examples of her work at www.emilymullin.com and read about her at her Linkedin

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Joni Sweet, Forbes & Healthline

Joni Sweet is a freelance writer who specializes in travel, health and wellness. She’s particularly interested in women’s health, nutrition, wellness, self-care, addiction, sexual health, mental health, alternative therapies, improving the lives of people with disabilities, staying healthy while traveling, and innovative advancements in healthcare. You can read more information from Joni at her website

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Kathleen Doheny, Web MD, Endocrine Web, HealthDay

Kathleen Doheny is a Los Angeles-based journalist specializing in health, fitness, and behavior topics. Breaking news and features. She is looking for stories on health and medicine (doctors and consumer sides), nutrition, diabetes, and pain. You can see her Linkedin profile, here.

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Jennifer Runyon, Renewable Energy World, POWERGRID and Electric Light and Power

Jennifer is looking for stories on renewable energy, particularly on innovations in wind, solar and the changing landscape of utilities and grid operators. She is not interested in pitches on bio-energy, nor is she looking for stories that are more on the theoretical side (untested ideas, etc.). Some suggested topics: energy storage (ie batteries), projects that are close to commercialization, pilot projects.

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Sarah McCammon, NPR

Sarah McCammon is a reporter covering the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast for NPR's National Desk. Sarah is looking for stories related to abortion and reproductive rights. More information on Sarah can be found at her reporter's section in NPR site.

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Katherine Kornei, Science, Scientific American, Eos

Katherine is a science communicator and astrophysicist. She has written about next-generation telescopes, drones that fly through volcanic plumes, and fertility-preservation research. Her work has appeared in Science, Scientific American, Discover, Wired, Astronomy, and Sky & Telescope. She is looking for pitches related to earth and space science. Topics can include natural disasters like tsunami, earthquakes, etc., glaciers, ocean science, upcoming space missions, volcanoes, and "historical" science such as events that occurred in the past. You can read more of her work, here.

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Meagan Drillinger, Travel Weekly, Healthline, Men's Health, Women's Health

Meagan is interested in health and lifestyle-related pitches. She writes a lot of sexual wellness articles, mental health, fitness, lifestyle, and travel (including health-related travel stories). You can read more about Meagan, here.

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Editorial Tips and Best Practices for October

This will be an online, virtual meeting where Craig will briefly discuss some tips on optimizing your posts on Newswise. He will talk about headline writing, multimedia enhancements, citations and promoting your experts. Staff from multiple organizations are invited to attend simultaneously, so no confidential information will be discussed, and we can plan for individual follow-ups as needed.

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Webinar Registration $ 0.00

Get Fast Pitch Certified

Participate in a brief video conferencing workshop and get on the fast-track to join our weekly Fast Pitch sessions with reporters. Fast Pitch is the best opportunity to meet reporters, learn their process, and get stories placed. See how it could work for you! More than 180 of your peers at Newswise member organizations already have. This webinar will include the following topics: 1. Fast Pitch certification: confirm you can join with video and sound, tips and best practices on lighting and presentation, and screenshare tutorial. 2. Please prepare your own 90-second pitch of any recent or upcoming story you have worked on, with optional editorial consultation from Newswise experts on style and content. 3. General questions about Fast Pitch and other Newswise services.

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Get Fast Pitch Certified

Participate in a brief video conferencing workshop and get on the fast-track to join our weekly Fast Pitch sessions with reporters. Fast Pitch is the best opportunity to meet reporters, learn their process, and get stories placed. See how it could work for you! More than 180 of your peers at Newswise member organizations already have. This webinar will include the following topics: 1. Fast Pitch certification: confirm you can join with video and sound, tips and best practices on lighting and presentation, and screenshare tutorial. 2. Please prepare your own 90-second pitch of any recent or upcoming story you have worked on, with optional editorial consultation from Newswise experts on style and content. 3. General questions about Fast Pitch and other Newswise services.

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Webinar Registration $ 0.00

Optimizing your Newswise Strategy

You are invited to join us for a brief Newswise refresher and best practices webinar! Our Account Executive, Thom Canalichio will be available on January 31st, taking questions about Newswise and reviewing membership benefits for anyone that needs a quick refresher. He will also share some tips and best practices that might help your team get more value out of participation with Newswise. Staff from multiple organizations are invited to attend simultaneously, so no confidential information will be discussed, and we can plan for individual follow-ups as needed. We hope you will join us! We will be sending you a calendar invitation for the upcoming webinar, and you can just accept the one that fits your schedule.

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Christine Ro, Forbes

Christine is interested in technological innovations related to development and poverty reduction, but also interested in social innovations: this could be a new solar energy product, for instance, or it could be a novel sanitation-related practice. She's also interested environmental aspects, income generation for low-income people, reduction of gender inequality--all sorts of topics related to development, as long as there's some sort of social science or natural science angle. You can read more about Christine, here, and through her website.

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Copy of Katherine Kornei, Science, Scientific American, Eos

Katherine is a science communicator and astrophysicist. She has written about next-generation telescopes, drones that fly through volcanic plumes, and fertility-preservation research. Her work has appeared in Science, Scientific American, Discover, Wired, Astronomy, and Sky & Telescope. She is looking for pitches related to earth and space science. Topics can include natural disasters like tsunami, earthquakes, etc., glaciers, ocean science, upcoming space missions, volcanoes, and "historical" science such as events that occurred in the past. You can read more of her work, here.

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Copy of Katherine Kornei, Science, Scientific American, Eos

Katherine is a science communicator and astrophysicist. She has written about next-generation telescopes, drones that fly through volcanic plumes, and fertility-preservation research. Her work has appeared in Science, Scientific American, Discover, Wired, Astronomy, and Sky & Telescope. She is looking for pitches related to earth and space science. Topics can include natural disasters like tsunami, earthquakes, etc., glaciers, ocean science, upcoming space missions, volcanoes, and "historical" science such as events that occurred in the past. You can read more of her work, here.

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Katherine Kornei, Science, Scientific American, Eos

Katherine is a science communicator and astrophysicist. She has written about next-generation telescopes, drones that fly through volcanic plumes, and fertility-preservation research. Her work has appeared in Science, Scientific American, Discover, Wired, Astronomy, and Sky & Telescope. She is looking for pitches related to natural disasters: tsunami, volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, glaciers, etc. You can read more of her work, here.

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Gary Stix, Scientific American

Gary Stix is a journalist and author. He is a senior editor for Scientific American and has worked there for over 20 years. He is currently responsible for covering neuroscience, following three years as a science journalist at IEEE Spectrum, the flagship publication for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Gary wants pitches on new research in neuroscience and psychology. You can read some of his work, here.

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Webinar

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National Athletic Trainers' Association Virtual Press Briefing hosted by Newswise Live

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Attending to Event $ 0.00

Mary Hoff, Ensia

Mary Hoff is the Editor-in-Chief of Ensia. Ensia is working on a new series in response to the biodiversity crisis, as brought forth by the UN Intergovernmental Panel for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, IPBES. Mary would like pitches on research in biodiversity, and proposed solutions. Ongoing or recently released research is okay, as long as it's not been covered widely. You can read more of her background on Linkedin.

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Experts to Demystify Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing at the 71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting

The popularity of consumer genetic testing is rising exponentially, with as many people buying these tests in 2018 as in all previous years combined. However, many consumers do not fully understand the limitations of these tests. Genes and lifestyle factors interact to influence disease risk in complex ways that at-home tests cannot yet quantify—yet many people consider results from these tests definitive, which may lead them to undergo unnecessary or even detrimental treatments. In the session “Consumer Genomics, Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing, and Patient Empowerment,” two renowned experts will explore how the healthcare community can enable patients to benefit from the direct-to-consumer revolution while also protecting them from its potential pitfalls. The session will feature Dr. Jill Hagenkord, chief medical officer of Color Genomics (and former chief medical officer of 23andMe), who will discuss the state of consumer genomics in 2019. Dr. Theodora Ross, a geneticist who directs the high-risk cancer genetics program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, will then delve into the hype surrounding direct-to-consumer genomics, the harms these tests can cause, and the hope for the future of this field. The session will also examine how various direct-to-consumer genetic tests differ from each other in terms of accuracy and utility, how these tests are regulated, and how they fit into patient care overall. Find out more about this session here. Session Location: Room 204B Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California If you are interested in attending this session in person, AACC Annual Scientific Meeting registration is free for members of the media. Reporters can register online here. To watch this session via livestreaming, register below.

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Brittany Risher, Women's Health, Self, Yoga Journal

Brittany is a freelance journalist who specializes in health and lifestyle. She writes for Women's Health, Self, Yoga Journal, and Prevention among others. She would like to hear pitches on women's reproductive and sexual health. Suggested topics: fertility in women 35+, preventing miscarriages, treatment for sexual trauma. She would like pitches only on research that is current, either recently published or on-going.

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Katherine Kornei, Science, Scientific American, Eos

Katherine is a science communicator and astrophysicist. Her work has appeared in Science, Scientific American, Discover, Wired, Astronomy, and Sky & Telescope. This time, Katherine is looking for pitches related to earth science (fossils, oceans, glaciers, forests, etc.). She's particularly interested in experimental work that's tied to a recent publication.

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YOUTH SPORTS SPECIALIZATION PRESS CONFERENCE

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COVID-19 Expert Panel

Newswise Live Expert Panel discussion of unique angles to the COVID-19 outbreak of interest to the public and the media, including public health, testing, business and financial markets, 2020 elections, and more. Experts from institutions including Binghamton University, AACC, Rutgers, Weill Cornell Medical College, Georgetown, and more will participate in a two-part series of moderated expert panels covering a wide variety of topics, with questions prepared by Newswise editors and submissions from media attendees. Who: THURSDAY March 12 at 2 PM EDT XinQi Dong, MD, Rutgers University (Epidemiology) Zhaohui Chen, PhD, University of Virginia (Finance) Ali Khan, M.D., M.P.H, University of Nebraska Medical Center (Public Health) Valerie Reyna, PhD, Cornell University (Psychology) Tom Ewing, PhD, Virginia Tech (History) MONDAY March 16 at 2 PM EDT Carmen Wiley, PhD, President, American Association for Clinical Chemistry (Lab Testing) Dean Headley, PhD Wichita State University (Airline Industry and Travel) Jennifer Horney, PhD, University of Delaware (Epidemiology) Dawn Bowdish PhD, McMaster University (Immunology) Daniel McKeever, PhD, Binghamton University (Finance) When: Thursday, March 12 at 2 PM EDT and Monday, March 16 at 2 PM EDT Where: Newswise Live event space on Zoom - https://newswiselive.zoom.us/j/7459578068 This live event will also be recorded and transcribed for use by media and communicators after it is concluded.

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COVID-19 Expert Panel March 23, 2020

Newswise Live Expert Panel discussion of unique angles to the COVID-19 outbreak of interest to the public and the media, with a focus on children's health, mental health, and education. Experts from institutions including Binghamton University, West Virginia University, and more will participate in a two-part series of moderated expert panels covering a wide variety of topics, with questions prepared by Newswise editors and submissions from media attendees. Who: Laurie Theeke, PhD, FNP-BC, GCNS-BC, FNAP, Nursing Professor, West Virginia University Robert Franks, PhD, President and CEO, Judge Baker Children’s Center Mobeen Rathore, MD, Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology for Wolfson Children’s Hospital Jennifer Wegman, PhD, Binghamton University When: Monday, March 23 at 2 PM EDT

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Stanford Economists Comment on Stimulus Package

Stanford Economists Comment on Stimulus Package

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Economics & Finance Professors Speak Out on Impact of Congress' Coronavirus Relief Bill

Congress must bail out people before large corporations. This is the gist of an open letter to Congress by a growing list of 80+ leading economists and finance professors from major universities around the country. The authors and representatives of the signers will discuss what’s at stake in the $2 trillion coronavirus relief package, and answer questions about what it does--and will not do--to keep the nation's economy out of recession. PANELISTS: Anat Admati, Professor of Finance and Economics, Stanford Graduate School of Business Jonathan Berk, Professor of Finance, Stanford Graduate School of Business Jonathan Parker, Professor of Finance, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management Paul Pfleiderer, Professor of Finance, Stanford Graduate School of Business

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COVID-19 Expert Panel for March 26, 2020

Newswise Live Expert Panel discussion of unique angles to the COVID-19 outbreak of interest to the public and the media. Experts will participate in a moderated expert panel covering a wide variety of topics, with questions prepared by Newswise editors and submissions from media attendees. Who: 1. Matthew Kavanagh, Director of Global Health Policy & Governance Initiative at Georgetown University (Politics) 2. Christian Walzer, Chair, Conservation Medicine Unit - Wildlife Scientist (Wildlife) 3. Anat Admati, Professor of Finance and Economics, Stanford Graduate School of Business (Economics) 4. Stephanie Preston - Behavioral Neuroscientist - University of Michigan (Mental Health) When: Monday, March 26 at 2 PM EDT

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COVID-19 Expert Panel Thursday April 2

Italy is flattening the curve while the U.S. has become the epicenter. What have we learned about the virus and how will we know when the tide turns on the rates of infection? This panel of experts will be able to discuss topics such as treatment of COVID-19, repurposing of existing drugs, vaccines and drug discovery, what the statistics can tell us about the length of this crisis, testing for COVID-19 infections and precautions everyone should take to protect themselves. Confirmed panelists:

• Dr. Juan Dumois - MD - Pediatric Infectious Diseases physician - Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
• Sumit Chanda - Ph.D - Director and Professor -Immunity and Pathogenesis Program - Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
• Dr. Brian Hedlund - Professor - University of Nevada Las Vegas
• Eric Forgoston - Professor, Mathematical Sciences - Montclair State University
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COVID-19 Expert Panel for April 9, 2020

As the COVID crisis continues to test the capacity of the healthcare system, what interventions are necessary to turn the tide of new infections, will the relief package have an impact, and how will a prolonged shutdown affect our economy? Some of the questions we will ask our Expert panel: Nurses and healthcare professionals, what challenges are they facing? What is your analysis of the relief bill final version signed into law by the president? What may be needed to mobilize large-scale emergency response if the crisis worsens? Do the numbers suggest an acceleration or is there still time to flatten the curve?

• Samantha Penta, Ph.D - Assistant Professor of Emergency Preparedness in the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity - University at Albany.
• Dr. Sophia L. Thomas, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PPCNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP - President - the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
• JonathanB.Berk - A.P. Giannini Professor of Finance - Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB)
• Dr. Robert A. Salata - Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and International Health - Case Western Reserve University
• Bernard Weinstein - Associate Director of the Maguire Energy Institute - Southern Methodist University

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COVID-19 Expert Panel for April 16, 2020

3D Printing life-saving equipment, the latest drug trials to fight the coronavirus, taking education virtual during social distancing, political and economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. Panelists: Raymond L. Woosley MD, PhD - Co-Director, Division of Clinical Data Analytics and Decision Support - University of Arizona contact Roxan Olivas, [email protected], Bioconvergence Media Lab Michael Moreno - Assistant Professor, Director of Innovation for Engineering Medicine - Texas A&M contact Amy Halbert [email protected] Dr Deborah Riebe - Professor, Associate Dean of College of Health Sciences - The University of Rhode Island contact Dawn Bergantino, [email protected] Ronald Fricker - Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Administration and professor of statistics with research focused on the performance of various statistical methods for use in disease surveillance. - Virginia Tech contact [email protected]

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COVID-19 Expert Panel for April 23, 2020

Topics: How the media is covering the COVID-19 pandemic, How are we managing sleep during crisis, Innovative ways tech is being used to help healthcare industry, and what is on the horizon for the U.S. economy. Panelists: Allissa Richardson - Assistant Professor of Journalism - Annenberg School of Communication. Kelly Baron, PhD, MPH - Associate Professor in the Division of Public Health, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine - University of Utah Health Christine Reilley - Senior Director - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Mauro Guillen - Holder of the Zandman Endowed Professorship in International Management at the Wharton School of Business

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COVID-19 Expert Panel for April 30, 2020

Newswise Expert Panel Event for April 30, 2020 Topics: New tech from engineers to protect healthcare workers, assessing how bad the recession will get When: April 30th, 2020. 2pm EDT. Where: Where: Newswise Live event space on Zoom - https://newswiselive.zoom.us/j/7459578068 Who: Professor Doyne Farmer - Professor in the Mathematical Institute at the University of Oxford, and an External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. Randall Moore DNP, MBA, CRNA - CEO of the AANA Dr. Andrew Barnard, Ph.D.- director of the Great Lakes Research Center and an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University Shandy Dearth - Lecturer, Director of Undergraduate Epidemiology Education- University of Indiana John Wylczynski - Executive Director of America Makes

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COVID v. RE-OPEN: Business Experts Debate Re-Opening

As the pandemic continues, we debate the pros and cons of re-opening the economy versus longer social distancing. Panelists include business school professors, economists, and finance experts to take questions from media in a live, virtual Q&A Panelists: Roland Rust - Distinguished University Professor and David Bruce Smith Chair in Marketing at the Robert H. Smith School of Business - the University of Maryland Alessandro Rebucci - Associate Professor - Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Paul Pfleiderer - Professor of Finance -Stanford Graduate School of Business

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COVID-19 Expert Panel for May 7, 2020

Topic: Food Security, Supply Chains, Meat Shortages, and nutrition during the pandemic, the environmental impact of meat production, agriculture industry issues during the pandemic. What does big data tell us about the security of food supplies? May 7th Panel:

• Stella Volpe, Drexel University, to discuss the benefits of going meatless, food, nutrition, and fitness during the pandemic.
• Benjamin Ruddell, Northern Arizona University, to discuss supply chains and vulnerabilities in the food industry during the pandemic.
• Carmen Martino, Director, Occupational Training and Education Consortium (OTEC), Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations
• Matti Kummu, Aalto University, Associate professor, Global water and food issues

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COVID-19 Expert Panel for May 14, 2020

Vaccine and Treatment Leaders for COVID Drug trails and the latest on remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine studies, reports of possible vaccine progress, treating COVID in the ICU, public health policy and research on how the pandemic is progressing, can we safely “re-open,” what interventions have worked, which have not, and what still needs to be done Panelists:

1. Rachel Hess, MD, MS - Chief, Division of Health System Innovation and Research - University of Utah Health. Hess is co-leading an outpatient clinical trial. They are examining how long patients with COVID-19 shed the virus, an indication of the length of time they’re contagious, and whether hydroxychloroquine reduces shedding.
2. Nisha K. Duggal, Ph.D - Assistant Professor - Virginia Tech. Duggal is working to develop a reverse genetics system to study COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.
3. Thomas Denny, MSc, M.Phil - Professor of Medicine and Global Health - Duke University. Denny is chief operating office of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute.
4. Natasha Martin - Associate Professor, Medicine - UCSD Health. Martin is now leading the UC San Diego Return to Learn Program -- an effort to potentially test all students, faculty and staff for COVID-19 monthly.
5. Dr. Adolfo Garcia-Sastre, Ph.D.- Director of Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Professor - Mount Sinai

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How COVID Changed Healthcare: Expert Panel for May 21, 2020

What's changing about the healthcare system to adapt, what areas are under strain, the mental health of healthcare workforce, closures and job losses, adoption of telehealth and how to safely restore routine healthcare services Who:

• Mary Dale Peterson M.D., MSHCA, FACHE, FASA - President - American Society of Anesthesiologists.
• Susan McDaniel, PhD - Professor of Families & Health in the Departments of Psychiatry and Family Medicine - University of Rochester.
• Joseph A. Dearani, MD, President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Chair, Cardiovascular Surgery - Mayo Clinic
• Professor Gilberto Montibeller - Professor of Management Science at Loughborough University (UK) & Senior Research Fellow at CREATE, University of Southern California.
• Eunice Wang, MD - Chief of Leukemia and Director of Infusion Services - Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
• Dr. Robert Bonar - Gordon A. Friesen Professor of Healthcare Administration, Director of Master of Health Administration Program - George Washington University.

When: May 21, 2020, 2PM EDT Where: Newswise Live event space on Zoom - https://newswiselive.zoom.us/j/7459578068 This live event will also be recorded and transcribed for use by media and communicators after it is concluded.

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Education After COVID: Expert Panel for June 4, 2020

Education Won’t Be Normal After COVID Whatever schools decide to do next fall, education won’t be back to normal for a long time. Experts will discuss such questions as: Will schools reopen in the fall? If schools remain closed, what will be the impact on students’ education, long-term? How has the pandemic already impacted students, from elementary through higher ed; how are schools at all levels adapting to teaching virtually, and how to safely return to teaching in person - June 4, 2020 from 2-3 PM EDT

Panelists:
• Dr. Vanessa Dennan - Professor of Instructional Systems & Learning Technologies in the Department of Educational Psychology & Learning Systems, Florida State University
• Natalie B. Milman, Ph.D - Professor of Educational Technology and Director of the Educational Technology Leadership Program at The George Washington University
• Gary Liguori, Ph.D., Dean, College of Health Sciences at the University of Rhode Island - ACSM Member. Email: [email protected]

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Testing, Testing, and More Testing: COVID Expert Panel

College of American Pathologists and Newswise Live present this expert panel, including: Patrick Godbey, MD, FCAP President of the College of American Pathologists, Laboratory Director, Southeast Georgia Health System. Bobbi S. Pritt, MD, FCAP Director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory and Co-Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Lab Services, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, Chair of the CAP’s Microbiology Committee Raouf Nakhleh, MD, FCAP Professor of Pathology Mayo College of Medicine, Consulting Pathologist, Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, Chair of College of American Pathologists Council on Scientific Affairs, Emily Volk, MD, FCAP President-elect of the College of American Pathologists, Senior VP of Clinical Services, University Health System and Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Health, Long School of Medicine, San Antonio.

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Re-Opening Pro Sports and the Economy

When and how to resume major sporting events, pro leagues as well as youth and college sports, what is the economic impact of sports industries, and what are the health concerns of resuming sports under a pandemic. Panelists: Dr. Lisa Delpy Neirotti - director of the MS in Sport Management Program and an associate professor of Sport Management - George Washington University School of Business. David Pierce Ph.D - Associate Professor; Director of Sports Innovation Institute - Indiana University. Dr. Lee Kaplan, Chief of the UHealth Division of Sports Medicine and director of the University of Miami Sports Medicine Institute. Jayson Kratoville BA, MPA - Interim Director of the National Center for Security & Preparedness - University at Albany.

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Mental Health After COVID: Expert Panel for June 11, 2020

When: June 11, 2020. 2 PM - 3 PM EDT Who: Dr. Carl Weems Ph.D.- Professor and Chair, Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Iowa State University Dr. Olga Acosta Price - Associate Professor in the Department of Prevention and Community Health - George Washington University Nicole Mavrides, M.D. - Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences- Medical Director, Child Psychiatry Consultation Service - University of Miami Health System Vaile Wright, Ph.D. - Senior Director for Health Care Innovation - American Psychological Association Nadine Kaslow Ph.D - Professor Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University and former president of the American Psychological Association. Roxane Cohen Silver Ph.D.- Professor of Psychological Science, Medicine, and Public Health - UC Irvine and member of the Association for Psychological Science.

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Protests Against Police Killings: Newswise Live Expert Panel

Experts discuss protests across the U.S. to confront police killings of black men and women. Panelists:

1. Kevin Cokley Ph.D - Professor of African & African Diaspora Studies and Director of the Institute for Urban Policy & Research Analysis - University of Texas at Austin.
2. Christopher M. Whitt, Ph.D - Vice Provost for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion - Creighton University.
3. Ayesha Bell Hardaway - Assistant Professor of Law, School of Law - Case Western Reserve University.
4. Sabrina Strings Ph.D - Assistant Professor of sociology - UC Irvine
5. Danielle Kilgo Ph.D. - Formerly Assistant Professor of Journalism at The Media School - Indiana University (teaching at University of Minnesota in the Fall)

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Defund or Reform? BLM and Policing: Newswise Live Event for June 16, 2PM EDT

Panelists:

1. Natalie Kroovand Hipple, Ph.D - Associate Professor, Criminal Justice - Indiana University
2. Vesla Weaver, Ph.D - Bloomberg Distinguished Associate Professor of Political Science and Sociology - Johns Hopkins University
3. Ersula Ore, Ph.D - Lincoln Professor of Ethics in the School of Social Transformation and assistant professor of African and African American studies and rhetoric Arizona State
4. Muniba Saleem, Ph.D - Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication and Media and a Faculty Associate at the Institute for Social Research - University of Michigan
5. Julia Robinson Moore, Ph.D - Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies - UNC Charlotte

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Summer of COVID: The 2nd Wave, BLM, the Economy, and 2020 Elections Expert Panel

It’s the summer of COVID and experts will discuss four major news stories converging together during the global pandemic. First, what’s the latest on infection rates and the likelihood of a ‘2nd wave’? Then, how is the pandemic affecting the economy, Black Lives Matter protests, and the looming 2020 election? Panelists: Anne Bailey Ph.D - Professor - Binghamton University. Eli Rosenberg Ph.D - Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - University at Albany Kevin Smith, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Loyola University Medical Center

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Cancer Docs Join Fight Against COVID: Newswise Live Expert Panel

Cancer researchers are turning their talents to the fight against COVID, using strategies that have lead to breakthroughs in cancer therapies for years, such as precision medicine, immunotherapy, biomarkers, and more. Panelists:

• Dr. Roy Jensen - Director at The University of Kansas Cancer Center and Director at Kansas Masonic Research Institute (KMCRI).
• Igor Puzanov, MD, MSci, Professor of Medicine, Director of Early-Phase Clinical Trials, Co-Leader of the Developmental Therapeutics Program and Chief of Melanoma, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Carl Morrison - Anatomic Pathology - Senior Vice President of Scientific Development and Integrative Medicine - Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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COVID-19 Expert Panel for July 16, 2020

Asymptomatic Transmission and Reinfection Emerging data shows more risk of asymptomatic transmission and reinfection with COVID than previously thought. Experts will discuss these findings and what are the implications for managing the pandemic - July 16, 2020 from 2-3 PM EDT.

Panelists
• Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner M.D - Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Vice-Chair of Medicine for Healthcare Quality, and Director of the Laboratory of Mycology Research - UT Health Science Center at Houston.
• More panelists TBA

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Alzheimer’s Research with WUSTL, Rockefeller Press, and the Alzheimer's Association

Media are invited to attend a live event and ask questions with some of the researchers at 3PM EDT on July 28th.

Panelists

Randall Bateman, MD, The Charles F. and Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Nicolas Barthelemy, PhD, Instructor in neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Suzanne Schindler, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Rebecca M. Edelmayer, PhD, Director, Scientific Engagement, Alzheimer’s Association

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Lung Cancer Patients and COVID: Panel for July 30, 2020, 3PM EDT

To understand the specific needs of lung cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, panelists will discuss a recent survey created by GO2 Foundation and other patient advocacy groups. Panelists: Danielle Hicks, Chief Patient Officer at GO2 Foundation Amy Moore, PhD, Director of Science and Research at GO2 Foundation

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Schools Reopen Vs. Remote

As school districts around the nation roll out plans to reopen or go remote, communities want to know how schools can stay safe while delivering the best education possible during the pandemic. Panelists will discuss the public health, education, and mental health aspects of the plans for the 2020 school year.

Panelists

1. Katelyn Jetelina Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. 2. Valerie Crabtree Ph.D. - Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty Chief, Psychosocial Services at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. 3. Pamela Davis-Kean Ph.D. - Professor of Psychology, Research Professor at the Institute for Social Research Associate Director of the Michigan Institute for Data Science

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China rising in global business, politics, and foreign policy

How has a historic pandemic and a period of geopolitical shake-ups affected China’s position in global business, politics, and foreign policy? A cross-sectoral panel of experts will discuss how current events are shaping China’s trajectory and its relationship with the rest of the world

Panelists

1. Co-Moderator - Sanjeev Khagram Ph.D. - Director General and Dean at Thunderbird School of Global Management. 2. Anne-Marie Slaughter Ph.D. - Distinguished Professor of Practice at Thunderbird School of Global Management & CEO at New America 3. Doug Guthrie Ph.D. - Professor of Global Leadership at Thunderbird School of Global Management, where he is also Director of China Initiatives and Executive Director of Thunderbird Global. 4. Landry Signe Ph.D. - Professor and Senior Director at Thunderbird School of Global Management, and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. 5. Rebeca Hwang - Professor of Practice at Thunderbird and the Faculty Director for Thunderbird's new Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurship at Thunderbird School of Global Management.

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Latest News from COVID Front Lines

Critical care specialists and clinical researchers are joining us to discuss the latest frontline experience and major headlines in the COVID pandemic. Panelists will discuss topics such as the announcement of FDA approval for convalescent plasma, production, and deployment of a vaccine, the latest in drug trials, treatment protocols, and survival rates.

Panelists

Dr. Gabriel Lockhart - Pulmonologist in the division of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at National Jewish Health. Dr. Kenneth Lyn-Kew - Associate Professor & pulmonologist at National Jewish Health. Dr. William Janssen - Section Head, Critical Care Medicine, Professor of Medicine, Section of Critical Care Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Department of Medicine at National Jewish Health.

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Jacob Blake, BLM, and Political Conventions

Jacob Blake, BLM, and Political Conventions Demonstrations for Jacob Blake continue, and an Illinois teen is in custody and facing charges for allegedly shooting three protesters earlier this week, killing two of them. Our panel will discuss a variety of related topics to racial justice, police reform, protest, and Black Lives Matter as a 2020 election issue. Panelists Vladimir Medenica Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Delaware. Andrea S. Boyles, Ph.D., Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies, Tulane University Anne Bailey Ph.D., Professor of History, Binghamton University, State University of New York.

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Reopening Higher Education

Reopen? Or go remote? Get the quotes you need directly from the people making the call. Join our Zoom session and ask your questions, either live or via chat. Please register here. There will be new speakers every 10 minutes with a 20 minute intermission. Join for all or part of the schedule. This free registration adds you to the list for updates on the schedule, and to get a video and transcript after the event. Who: UTHealth Binghamton University West Virginia University Lewis University Cornell College University of Arkansas, Little Rock University at Albany University of California, Irvine Council on Undergraduate Research University of Texas, El Paso More TBA Additional panelists and schedule TBA. New speakers approximately every 10 minutes with a 20 minute intermission. Join for all or part of the schedule. More about this event: University students around the nation prepare for a 2020 academic year that will be like no other in recent memory, with social distancing, remote classes, and limited on-campus activities, and now, increasing numbers of COVID infections. How are leaders assessing the situation and planning to keep their students and communities safe, while maintaining the high standards of education that their students expect? This virtual media event welcomes presidents, deans, and other university spokespeople to make the case for how their universities are handling this once in a lifetime challenge. Panelists: Michael Dennin Ph.D., Dean of Undergraduate Education and Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning at the University of California, Irvine Jonathan Brand, President, Cornell College Harvey Stenger, Ph.D., President, Binghamton University Christopher Sindt, Ph.D., Provost, Lewis University George Zimmerman, Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Management, West Virginia University. LaTanya J. Love, MD - Dean of Education at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in Houston. Stephen Conard, MPA, CEM - Emergency Management Coordinator, University at Albany More Panelists TBA

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The Latest on COVID Drug and Vaccine Trials

Panelists: Dr. Dushyantha T Jayaweera, M.D. - Infectious disease specialist, Professor in Clinical Medicine at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Susan R. Bailey, MD - President - AMA Gary I Kleiner, MD - Allergy & Immunology Specialist - University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Laura Beauchamp, MD - Infectious Disease Specialist - University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

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Katherine Kornei - Science, Eos, Scientific American, and The New York Times

Katherine is a science communicator and astrophysicist. Her work has appeared in Science, Scientific American, Discover, Wired, Astronomy, and Sky & Telescope. This time, Katherine is looking for pitches related to earth science (fossils, oceans, glaciers, forests, etc.). She's particularly interested in experimental work that's tied to a recent publication.

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COVID Vaccines and drug trials, plus the third spike in covid cases

Panelists: Dr. Edward Jones-Lopez - Assistant Professor & Infectious Diseases Specialist at Keck Medicine of USC & Investigator on the AstraZenea vaccine trial Perry N. Halkitis, Ph.D., MS, MPH - Dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health Dr. Stephen Spector - Professor, Pediatrics at UC San Diego & PI on the UCSD arm of the Moderna trial. Sean Diehl, Ph.D.- Associate Professor at The University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine & Published Serology Study Robert Salata, MD - Infectious Disease Specialist and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center & Participating in the study of the Phase 2/3 global study by Pfizer Inc Shobha Swaminathan MD - Associate Professor and the principal investigator for the Moderna trial at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Jeffrey A. Shaman, PhD, MS - Chief Science Officer at Coriell Life Sciences

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Embargoed study involving dietary soy and dementia prevention

Speak to the lead researcher involved in embargoed study involving dietary soy and dementia prevention Who: Akira Sekikawa, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of epidemiology at University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. Where: https://newswiselive.zoom.us/j/7459578068 When: October 21st, 2020. 3:30 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT

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