Upcoming Events

The Knight Science Journalism Program offers a variety of programming, including seminars featuring world-class scientists and storytellers, and workshops designed to help journalists hone their craft. Click on an event to learn more.

Latest Past Events

The IgNobel Prize Ceremony

Sanders Theatre, Harvard University 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge

Special Event: The IgNobel Prize Ceremony (6 pm to 8 pm, Sanders Theatre, Harvard) - Fellows Only

The Best Science Stories Are Improbable (At First Glance)

Video Conference

Marc Abrahams writes about research that makes people laugh, then think. Abrahams founded the Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony in 1991, and serves as Master of Ceremonies. He co-founded and edits the magazine Annals of Improbable Research (AIR), and wrote This is Improbable, The Ig Nobel Prizes, and other books. He edits and writes much of […]

New Orleans Science Editing Workshop

Roosevelt Hotel 130 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans

The Knight Science Journalism fellowship program at MIT, thanks to a generous grant by the Los Angeles-based Kavli Foundation, hosted an expenses-covered science editing workshop Sept. 10 and 11, 2019, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans. This workshop brought together two-dozen journalists to explore the challenges, ethics, and opportunities in editing outstanding science stories […]