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Latest News from NASW- From ScienceWriters: CASW salutes Ben Patrusky April 17, 2014Retiring Council for the Advancement of Science Writing Executive Director Ben Patrusky was honored during a surprise event during ScienceWriters2013. Patrusky was hailed during a celebration at the Harn Museum of Art, at the University of Florida, and presented with a citation that acknowledged his “decades of brilliant contributions to the council, to scie […]cybrarian
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