Patrusky Lecture

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The Patrusky lecture series is held by the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) in honor of Ben Patrusky, [1] [2] who retired from CASW in 2013 after 25 years as the executive director of CASW and 30 years as the director of the New Horizons in Science program. The first lecture was held in 2013 and the event has taken place every year since then. [3]

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References

  1. "Ben Patrusky". Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (casw.org).
  2. "From ScienceWriters: CASW salutes Ben Patrusky". National Association of Science Writers (nasw.org).
  3. "New Horizons in Science, The Patrusky Lectures". Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (casw.org). (videos of Patrusky Lectures)