***UPDATE*** Due to unforeseen circumstances we’ve had to cancel next week’s PWAS event. But stay tuned for announcements for our next gathering in April!

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Join your fellow New England Science Writers for a small-group discussion about chiclids, fish used as a model system for understanding evolutionary biology, with University of Konstanz professor Axel Meyer, a 2017-18 fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 6:00 pm
Byerly Hall
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
8 Garden St, Cambridge, MA

Space for this event is limited; RSVP to reserve your seat!

Contact Elizabeth Thompson with any questions.

Can’t make this one? Learn about our other spring 2018 Pizza with a Scientist events.

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Join your fellow New England Science Writers for a small-group discussion about carbohydrates and their role in potential therapeutics with Indiana University professor Nicola Pohl, a 2017-18 fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study who analyzes sugars’ roles in plant, animal, and human biology.

Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018 6:00 pm
Byerly Hall
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
8 Garden St, Cambridge, MA

This event is limited to 15 people; RSVP to reserve your seat!

Contact Elizabeth Thompson with any questions.

Can’t make this one? Learn about our other spring 2018 Pizza with a Scientist events.

Image: Rob Hooft/Wikimedia Commons

Join your fellow New England Science Writers for a small-group discussion about the diversity and evolution of mushroom-forming fungi with Clark University professor David Hibbett, a 2017-18 fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study who is currently working on a book on mushroom evolution for a general audience.

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 6:00 pm
Byerly Hall
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
8 Garden St, Cambridge, MA

This event is limited to 15 people; RSVP to reserve your seat!

Contact Elizabeth Thompson with any questions.

Can’t make this one? Learn about our other spring 2018 Pizza with a Scientist events.

Image: DarmstadtKoeln/Flickr

Join your fellow New England Science Writers this spring for five small-group discussions over pizza with Radcliffe Fellows who will talk with us about everything from the evolution of mushrooms to women, science, and Islam. All talks, which are free (pizza is on us), will be held at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study from 6-8pm.

Dates and speakers are:

Tuesday, January 30
David Hibbett, Clark University
Diversity and evolution of mushroom-forming fungi

Tuesday, February 20
Nicola Pohl, Indiana University
Carbohydrates and their role in potential therapeutics

Thursday, March 22
Axel Meyer, University of Konstanz (Germany)
Evolution and genomics of cichlids (fish that are a model system in evolutionary biology)

Tuesday, April 24
Jane Lipson, Dartmouth
How does a biological cell resemble salad dressing? Why is a glass not crystalline? Using chemistry and physics to understand the world around us.

Thursday, May 10
Rana Dajani, Hashemite University (Jordan)
Women, science, and Islam

Image: Larry Hoffman/Flickr

It’s time for everyone’s favorite holiday tradition: the New England Science Writers’ annual holiday dinner. We’ve reserved the back room at The Burren in Davis Square, Somerville, from 6:00 to 10:00 PM on Tuesday, December 12. Join us for a three-course meal of hearty comfort food, including vegetarian and gluten-free options. You do not need to choose your dinner ahead of time. Cost is $30 per person.

Reserve your seat today!

Image: Jim Lukach/Flickr