“Nothing in science has any value to society if it is not communicated…”

Anne Roe, clinical psychologist

For the third year, the Heising-Simons Foundation is excited to support the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in its competitive fellowship program that connects scientists and journalists to better communicate complex science ideas to all audiences.

The AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellows Program places exceptional junior scientists in newsrooms such as CNN, KQED, and NPR to report on science topics, including physics, engineering, cosmology, and climate science. For 10 weeks over the summer, media fellows collaborate with senior editors at these prominent media organizations and produce high-quality scientific reporting, while also sharpening their own skills as science communicators.

The Heising-Simons Foundation’s Science program is proud to sponsor the following five fellows this summer:

Mira Abed

North Carolina State University, Fiber and Polymer Science
Assignment: Los Angeles Times

“I currently hold an internship in the Office of Public Science for the NC State College of Sciences, which has allowed me to pursue public outreach and engagement activities and given me a new passion for citizen science.”

Read her full bio here.