Jan 10 2012
The Keck Futures Initiative - a program of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine - is accepting nominations for the 2012 Communication Awards for excellence in reporting and communicating science, engineering, and medicine to the public during 2011. A $20,000 prize will be awarded in each of the following categories: book; film, radio, or TV; magazine or newspaper; and online.
Nominations must be completed online no later than Feb. 10, 2012. The winners will be honored in the fall at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. For information on eligibility, submission requirements, and nomination procedures, visit http://www.keckfutures.org/awards/nominate.html.
The recipients of the 2011 Communication Awards were:
BOOK
Rebecca Skloot for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a compelling and graceful use of narrative that illuminates the human and ethical issues of scientific research and medical advances. (Crown Books, a division of Random House)
FILM/RADIO/TV
Alexa Elliott (producer) and WPBT2 Production Team for "Changing Seas: Sentinels of the Seas," South Florida Public Television (WPBT2), on what Florida's bottlenose dolphins tell us about the health of coastal waters and our own exposure to chemical contaminants.
MAGAZINE/NEWSPAPER
Amy Harmon of the New York Times for "Target: Cancer," on the promises and realities of clinical drug trials as seen through the eyes of passionate researchers and worried, sometimes desperate patients.
ONLINE
Andrew Revkin, senior fellow for environmental understanding, Pace University, and New York Times blogger, for "Dot Earth" Blog, pioneering social media about the issues of climate and sustainability with worldwide readership and impact.
Source: http://www.keckfutures.org.