KSJ at MIT

@KSJatMIT

The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT. Directed by @deborahblum. We run the world's best science journalism fellowship program and publish @undarkmag.

Cambridge, MA

Joined July 2012

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KSJ at MIT@KSJatMIT · Jul 25

“He unleashed in me waves of positive thinking, new story ideas, and determination.” Past directors, alumni, and friends of the Knight Science Journalism Program reflect on the legacy of its founder: ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/07/2…

KSJatMIT's tweet card. Past directors, alumni, and friends of the Knight Science Journalism Program reflect on the legacy of its founder and longest-serving director.

KSJ at MIT@KSJatMIT · Jul 18

The Knight Science Journalism Program regrets to announce that our founding director, Victor K. McElheny, passed away this week. The pioneering journalist and author was a steadfast champion of the global science journalism community. ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/07/1…

KSJatMIT's tweet card. The pioneering journalist and author was a steadfast champion of science journalism — and its global community of practitioners.

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KSJ at MIT@KSJatMIT · May 12

Usha Lee McFarling, named as the next director of the Knight Science Journalism Program is "eager to take the helm during this critical time for science journalism." @ushamcfarling ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/05/1…

KSJatMIT's tweet card. McFarling, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and national science correspondent for STAT, was a 1992-93 Knight Science Journalism Fellow.

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KSJ at MIT@KSJatMIT · Jan 14

Applications for the Africa and Middle East Fellowship at KSJ are also due on Wednesday, January 15 at 11:59pm EST. Time to hit submit! ksj.submittable.com/submit/efbcf95…

KSJatMIT's tweet image. Applications for the Africa and Middle East Fellowship at KSJ are also due on Wednesday, January 15 at 11:59pm EST.

Time to hit submit! ksj.submittable.com/submit/efbcf95…

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KSJ at MIT@KSJatMIT · Jan 14

Last call! Applications for the KSJ Academic-Year Fellowship are due on Wednesday, January 15 at 11:59pm EST. Make sure your application is complete 🔗 ksj.submittable.com/submit/e539179…

KSJatMIT's tweet image. Last call! Applications for the KSJ Academic-Year Fellowship are due on Wednesday, January 15 at 11:59pm EST.

Make sure your application is complete 🔗
ksj.submittable.com/submit/e539179…

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MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences@MIT_SHASS · Jan 14

"It's just talking to each other," according to @KSJatMIT director Deborah Blum, who spoke with @guardian about science skeptics. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j… #mitshass #mit #journalism #Science

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MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences@MIT_SHASS · Jan 7

.@KSJatMIT Fellow @lynnepeeps spoke with @NPR about inner clocks' health impacts and her new book, "The Inner Clock: Living in Sync with Our Circadian Rhythms." #thisismit #mitshass #mit #sciencejournalism npr.org/sections/shots…

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Tom Zeller Jr.@tomzellerjr · Jan 7

Do you want to run the premier science #journalism program in the country? Do you want to relocate to the staggering brain trust of Cambridge, Mass, and @MIT? Apply now to be the next director of @KSJatMIT. careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/clie…

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KSJ at MIT@KSJatMIT · Jan 7

Photojournalist Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi (KSJ '25) saw how the absence of climate terminology in sign language made it hard to share important information in a crisis. He's using his time at KSJ looking for a way to fill the gap. ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/01/0…

KSJatMIT's tweet card. After witnessing the absence of sign language climate terminology create barriers to information in a crisis, Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi is setting out to fill the gap.

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KSJ at MIT@KSJatMIT · Jan 6

Less than 10 days left to submit your application!

KKSJ at MIT@KSJatMIT · Nov 15

📢 Application season is open for KSJ @ MIT 📰 Both the Academic-Year Fellowship and the Africa and Middle East Fellowship are accepting applications until January 15, 2025. ksj.mit.edu/news/2024/11/1…

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KSJ at MIT@KSJatMIT · Jan 3

Powerful reporting by @Elana_Gordon (KSJ '19). Gordon spent her fellowship year researching addiction and the US overdose crisis. wapo.st/49RO9N9

EElana Gordon@Elana_Gordon · Dec 27

These people used naloxone to save lives. Here’s how they did it: wapo.st/49RO9N9 Featuring stunning graphics from Aaron Steckelberg & Leslie Shapiro. Endless thanks to those who shared your overdose experiences & wisdom with me.

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KSJ at MIT@KSJatMIT · Jan 2

**Apply by Jan 15 ksj.mit.edu/fellowships/af…

GGIJN Africa@gijnAfrica · Dec 31

Science Journalism Fellowship - Africa and The Middle East This @KSJatMIT fellowship aims to enrich the training of a journalist to contribute to a culture of high-quality science and health journalism. Apply by January 16: twp.ai/1K8QEY

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KSJ at MIT@KSJatMIT · Dec 24

Reminder! Submit your KSJ fellowship applications before January 15. - Academic-Year Fellowship open to science journalists from around the globe. $85k stipend - Africa and Middle East Fellowship (fall-semester) open to science journalists from the region. $40k stipend

KKSJ at MIT@KSJatMIT · Nov 15

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GIJN Africa@gijnAfrica · Dec 24

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Springer Nature@SpringerNature · Dec 19

Applications for the 2025 Fellowship for Advancing Science Journalism in Africa and the Middle East at the @KSJatMIT at @MIT are now open. The fellowship honours the life of Egyptian science journalist and former colleague, Mohammed Yahia, who died 2023: ksj.mit.edu/fellowships/af…

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KSJ at MIT@KSJatMIT · Dec 19

KSJ Director @deborahblum has announced that she will retire at the end of the academic year after a decade leading the program. MIT has convened a search committee to identify the program’s next director. ksj.mit.edu/news/2024/12/1…

KSJatMIT's tweet image. KSJ Director @deborahblum has announced that she will retire at the end of the academic year after a decade leading the program. MIT has convened a search committee to identify the program’s next director.
ksj.mit.edu/news/2024/12/1…

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