Science Communicators of North Carolina

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Tonight’s meet up is CANCELED due to weather! Catch you at the next meet up September 3 🦨

Join us today @ 6:00pm for a SciComm Meet up! This month we'll be at Eno River Brewing, Hillsborough, NC 27278 and bring a friend or two!

Deadline TODAY! Apply TODAY for a SCONC professional development and travel grant 💸 SCONC members can apply for up to $1000 to support their professional development (including costs like child care)! More info: buff.ly/FKSh9f0

Are you a federal worker or contractor or ORISE participant? The SCONC board wants to hear from you! Please take this super quick survey so we can develop an event (or event series) that best supports you: buff.ly/4GjNsdu

Hurry- Deadline: June 11! SCONC professional development and travel grants are now open 💸 SCONC members can apply for up tp $1000 to support their professional development (including costs like child care)! More info: buff.ly/FKSh9f0

TODAY! Start your weekend with a SCONC SciComm Meet Up @ the Rosecomb Beer Garden in Cary TODAY @ 6 pm. No need to register! BYOD (buy your own drink) and get ready to chat with science nerds! More info here: buff.ly/zhsRdJt See you there! 🦨

TOMORROW! Join us for June's SCONC SciComm Meet Up @ the Rosecomb Beer Garden in Cary TOMORROW Friday, June 6 @ 6 pm. No need to register. BYOD (buy your own drink) and get ready to chat with science nerds! More info here: buff.ly/zhsRdJt See you tomorrow 🦨

SCONC members: Professional development and travel grants are now open! Members can apply for a max award of $1000 to support their professional development. The deadline for this round is June 11th. More info: buff.ly/FKSh9f0

Warm weather calls for a Scicomm meet up! Join us for June's SCONC SciComm Meet Up @ the Rosecomb Beer Garden in Cary THIS Friday, June 6 @ 6 pm. No need to register. Bring a friend to this BYOD (buy your own drink) event! C U Friday🦨 More info here: buff.ly/zhsRdJt

This year we will introduce a new category for multimedia submissions!

🥁drumroll 🥁 Save the Date: We are pleased to announce that this year's SCONCies Award Gala will take place October 10 at the UNC Botanical Garden! Be on the lookout for the SCONCies Scicomm contest to open later this summer. Continued in 🧵:

Congratulations to all the May 2025 SCONC student member graduates!

Students (and recent grads)! NASW is offering a wonderful virtual mentoring opportunity! Deadline extended to May 25. More info and sign-up link: buff.ly/I8qDTxi

Tomorrow! Hybrid lunchbox talk @ the NC botanical garden. Carolina Ghosts, Synchronous Shows and Foxfire Lights: The Bioluminescent Insects of North Carolina With Clyde Sorenson, PhD @ 12 p.m. ET | Free! | In-person & Zoom Register: ncbg.unc.edu/calendar

Some fellowship and residency opportunities are available at the Oak Springs Garden Foundation buff.ly/x4d6EXG Applications close May 31!

Summeris a great time to join SCONC for a SciComm Meet Up! Don't miss the next SCONC SciComm Meet Up at the Rosecomb Beer Garden in Cary on Friday, June 6 @ 6 pm. No need to register, but feel free to bring a friend! More info: buff.ly/Lh94UGp

Happening TOMORROW: Free film screening of Observer @ the NC Museum of Natural Sciences followed by exploration outside with Museum educators this Saturday, May 17, from 1-3 pm 🔍🌱 The first 30 registrants get an Observer kit! More details and trailer: buff.ly/dAcYScT

Huge congratulations to SCONC student member Nik Narain, who is a 2025 Louis Sudler Prize Recipient! Congratulations, Nik! buff.ly/n4gkgSk

We had a great turnout last week at the SCONC happy hour in Durham! 🦨 🦨 🦨 Join us next month at the Rosecomb Beer Garden in Cary on Friday, June 6. More info here: buff.ly/qqqrnF7

Check out the film screening of Observer @ the North Carolina Museum Natural Sciences followed by exploration outside with Museum educators this Saturday, May 17, from 1-3 pm 🔍🌱 The first 30 registrants get an Observer kit! More details and trailer: buff.ly/dAcYScT