Michael E. Newman

Are you a science geek with nada to do this Sat. night, Apr. 19th? @DCSWA is having a happy hour & science trivia night at Right Proper Brewing, 624 T St NW in DC (near from Green Line’s Shaw-Howard University Metro station). Come join us from 6-9 pm ET. Trivia starts at 7!

Registration's now open for the @DCSWA premier annual event, Professional Development Day! Join us for workshops, panels, skills building, an editor meet-and-greet, and lots of networking. It happens May 3 at the GWU Student Center in DC. Register at dcswa.org.

Come one, come all to DCSWA's holiday bash in DC on Saturday, December 14th! Registration open and tickets on sale. Get yours today!

@DCSWA Professional Development Day is a just 9 days away! On Sat 5/4, science communicators will gather for in-person/virtual events -- incl. a keynote talk, panels/workshops, lunch w/ scientists, a writer-editor meet & greet, & more! Register at🔗 dcswa.wildapricot.org/event-5643066

My latest news release (bit.ly/48U0bU0) for @HopkinsMedNews describes novel fluid biomarker under development by @HopkinsMedicine @JHUPath that may one day predict the risk of degenerative diseases #ALS and #FTD - even before symptoms appear.

3rd catch-up post of my recent @HopkinsMedNews stories. From 9/19/23, a study in @mbiojournal (bit.ly/45RakQt) suggests early use of #COVIDConvalescentPlasma may lower risk of patients w/ #COVID19 developing #LongCOVID symptoms. News release at bit.ly/3HpQ3qA.

2nd catch-up post of my recent @HopkinsMedNews stories. From 11/7/23, this one details @AnnalsPlastic study (bit.ly/3QVjLcZ) suggesting #BMI shouldn’t define eligibility for #GenderAffirmingSurgery. News release at bit.ly/471esOF

Except for @DCSWA posts, I've been mostly AWOL from X (nee Twitter). Time to reduce the backlog & share some recent news stories I've done for @HopkinsMedNews. First up, reporting on a 12/27/23 @JAMASurgery article w/ an important finding about #GenderAffirmingSurgery.

Mark your calendars! The DC Science Writers Association (DCSWA) annual Professional Development Day will be on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at George Washington University in Washington, DC. More details and registration to come in March at dcswa.org.

Science writers in the Balt-Wash DC area: another great DCSWA science writers happy hour is upon us! Come join us at Calico DC this Wednesday, January 17th, starting at 6 p.m. ET. Food, drinks, trivia and comradery for all. See you there!

Calling all science writers in the greater Balt-Wash DC area! The entry period for DCSWA's Newsbrief Award is underway and we need you to enter your best shortform writing from calendar year 2023. Deadline is February 1, so don't delay!

Science writers in the Wash-Balt area: Happy Hour on 9/27 with @GWAnthropology at @tonicatquigleys. Geeking and drinking starts at 5:30 PM!

Here’s a scoop for all science writers… Or, rather, scoops On April 29, @DCSWA 🐥is screaming ice cream 🍦 as in a big social at @icecreamjubilee The 1st 30 students gets some frozen assets for free! Details here & below: dcswa.org/event/dcswa-ic… Enjoy a sundae on a Saturday

If attending #SciWri22 virtually, you can still be part of the annual 1st time attendees meet&greet! Join us tomorrow, 10/13, at noon ET, 11 CT for a special virtual get-together. SciWri mtg veterans are urged to be at this welcoming event. Details: whova.com/portal/webapp/…

Can't believe my last tweet here was one year ago today! Time to start tweeting on a regular basis again.

#KetogenicTherapyDiet turned 100 today! Learn how @HopkinsMedicine contributed to its successful use treating #epilepsy & other diseases. Follow link to timeline I authored. Thanks JH Medicine's #SeanMorris & #LenaMeadowcroft for giving it life visually! hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/…

My nominee for "Headline of the Year" so far in 2021! Way to go, @LiveScience editors! Michelangelo's fingerprint possibly found on butt of wax statue livescience.com/michelangelo-f…

Remember how Fleming discovered #penicillin by accident when mold spoiled his #bacteria culture? @HopkinsMedicine researchers recently had similar eureka moment when #enzyme inhibitor stopped #MRSA cold. From my recent @HopkinsMedNews release: hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/…

And here's an @HopkinsMedNews story from earlier in June related to #Alzheimers: hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/…

Can't believe I haven't posted to Twitter since January! To start catching up, here's my most recent @HopkinsMedNews release on remarkable work by @HopkinsMedicine organ transplant team: hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/…