Virginia Gewin

@virginiagewin

PDX-based science journalist writing about climate change, food security, land use, biodiversity loss, and diversity in STEM she/her Signal: ginnyg.04 Stories here: www.virginiagewin.com

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Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Jul 6

Portlanders: Tomorrow @powells.bsky.social, I’ll be talking with Perrin Ireland about her fantastic new graphic novel: “Poking the Squid: What we can learn from animal sex”

Perrin Roosevelt Ireland will be talking with Virginia Gewin at Powell’s City of Books on July 7 at 7pm about her new book”Poking the Squid: What we can learn from animal sex”

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Jun 8

So excited to see where this conversation goes! Perrin Ireland is the author of Poking the Squid: What we can learn from animal sex. Hope to see folks @powells.bsky.social on July 7 at 7pm. 🦑

Flyer for Powell's City of Books conversation between book author Perrin Ireland and myself on Tuesday, July 7 at 7pm. Book title--Poking the Squid: What we can learn from animal sex.

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Apr 20

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Apr 9

📢Journalists: there are ~10 days left to apply for the @novaforhealth.bsky.social media fellowship! If you are reporting on any of these topics--or other ways to connect the dots between health and flourishing--get your application in by April 20:) 🧪

The intersection of mental health, well-being, and justice in all its forms, including legal and/or carceral systems;
The interconnected ways in which individual, community, and planetary health are shaped by creativity, the arts, consciousness, Indigenous knowledge, and/or spirituality;
Impacts of artificial intelligence on healthcare, medicine, and/or societal well-being;
Political, social, and/or environmental dynamics contributing to health inequities;
Regenerative agriculture, conscious food systems, and their relationship with both ecological and human health

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Apr 9

The current fall forecast for global surface temperatures is "shockingly high", says @tdiliberto.bsky.social. Thanks to @coveringclimatenow.org and @climatecentral.org for today's webinar on the potential for a Super El Nino.

A graph titled "How El Nino impacts global temperatures". Image on left shows rising global temperatures from 1950-2026. Image on the right shows the model forecasts for global surface temperatures that are much higher than last year.

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Mar 26

Thanks to @coveringclimatenow.org and @climatecentral.org for producing this map showing the extent to which climate change exacerbated the heat wave, especially across the Southwest.

A map of the Climate Shift Index: showing the extent of the heat wave in the southwestern US and the likelihood that this event is due to climate change, especially in AZ, NM, CO, UT.

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Feb 11

Kickstarting my birdwatching era 🦩

A row of 7 flamingos on Holbox Island, Mexico

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Jan 25

Portland neighbor

Sign written on Portland, Oregon garage says “A better country is possible”

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Dec 18

Any ideas on what the Friday afternoon announcement will be?

HHS email states: Due to a Presidential announcement tomorrow afternoon, we are postponing our children's health announcement to after the first of the new year.

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Nov 19

Glimpses of fall🍁🍂🌿

Single pale pink and orange leaf covered in water droplets

Orange and yellow leaves collected in a rock ledge

Fallen red and orange leaves on a vibrant green lawn

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Oct 13

The latest Portland iconography

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Sep 10

Hope to see folks at our ONA25 session on Friday at 3:30!

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Sep 5

Friday sentiment

Bumper sticker reads: the best things in life aren’t things

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Sep 2

Summer ain’t over yet

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Aug 28

This year’s 8 🍅 varieties (and some ground cherries)

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Aug 7

The FBI's recent report includes this graph of crime rates over the last 20 years. Robbery down. Aggravated assault trending down. Rape and murder disturbingly steady albeit at low rates.

A graph of the 20-year violent crime offense rate from 2005-2024 shows that aggravated assault is trending down, robbery is significantly down from a high in 2005, and rape and murder are disturbingly steady at low rates.

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Jul 11

Looking forward to setting off all the metal detectors henceforth!

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Jul 5

Bear grass bloomage on Mt. Hood

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· May 23

Don’t forget to seek the beauty❣️

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· May 16

Portlanders: Hope to see you at @powells.bsky.social this Sunday! I'll be talking with @mariahblake.bsky.social about her riveting new book on the forever chemicals crisis.

A promo for a Powell's Books event with Mariah Blake, author of "They Poisoned The World", on Sunday May 18 at 3pm. She'll be talking to science journalist Virginia Gewin.

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· May 15

Neighbor’s Doug Fir tree removal. In the Pacific Northwest, it is a complex operation.

The top of a massive Doug Fir tree is removed via enormous crane.

Wide shot of the crane removing massive tree

Another wide shot of crane removing tree

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Apr 30

📣The @sciencewriters.org conference will be in Chicago Nov 7-10! 🧪

The National Association of Science Writers and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing are excited to announce that ScienceWriters2025 will take place in Chicago, November 7-9, at the Marriott Chicago O'Hare. We are thrilled to be able to bring the community together this fall in a city with vibrant cultural and scientific opportunities. In this challenging time, we are pleased to have secured a convenient midwestern location with reasonable rates, which we hope will keep costs lower for attendees.

After announcing in early March that we were seeking a new conference location, we received an outpouring of support and offers to help from individuals, institutions, and the science writing community at large. We sincerely thank everyone who reached out, many of whom put in a great deal of time and energy into exploring alternatives.

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Apr 21

*looks up US maternal mortality rate*

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Apr 16

Who’s going to @sejorg.bsky.social next week? I’ll be there! Find me at this panel on reporting the overlooked links between climate change and reproductive health with @jkutzie.bsky.social @zteirstein.bsky.social Jenae Barnes Hope to see you in Tempe!

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Apr 14

Nothing to see here

Headline: El Salvador's President refuses to return man who was mistakenly deported.

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Apr 5

Portland showed up for democracy today

Protest sign reads “Only you can prevent fascist liars” with Smokey the Bear. His hat reads TRUTH

A sea of people protesting at Portland’s waterfront park

Protest sign reads Stop Trump from using tariffs to replace income tax; starving the poor to feed the rich

Protest signs read: 1) Orange Lies Matter and 2) Fight Truth Decay

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Mar 14

I'm looking forward to @sejorg.bsky.social conference next month! And being on this "Reporting the Overlooked Link: Reproductive Health, Justice and the Climate Crisis" panel with @jkutzie.bsky.social, Jenae Barnes @capitalbgary.bsky.social & @zteirstein.bsky.social. Hope to see you there!

SEJ "Reporting the Overlooked Link: Reproductive Health, Justice and the Climate Crisis" Panel details for Saturday, April 26 from 8:15-9:30. Climate change is making it even more dangerous to have a uterus, affecting the ability to have a healthy pregnancy and baby in a world made more dangerous by rising temperatures, intensifying hurricanes and an environment growing more toxic by pollutants. Now with a new presidential administration that promises to roll back environmental regulations and could curtail reproductive rights, there is an urgent need for environmental journalists to report out how a changing climate will affect pregnant people in their communities.

Our panel of journalists will be able to equip audience members with strategies, resources and story ideas that will help them think through different topic areas where they can apply their reporting to center some of the most vulnerable members of society — the pregnant and postpartum people in their communities.

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Mar 14

Moon surrounded by a red-tinged halo of clouds

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Mar 11

I’m just back from a few days rambling around Santa Fe. If anyone needs encouragement to escape for awhile and recharge, it really helps.

Plaza Blanca white columns (subject of Georgia O’Keefe paintings)

Sunset cloud reflections in wetland at the Nature Conservancy in Santa Fe

Cliff dwellings at Bandelier National Monument

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin· Mar 7

Santa Fe March for Science 🔥