Michael E. Newman ’78 (microbiology) has been elected as the 2023-24 vice president of the DC Science Writers Association (DCSWA), the nation’s largest regional organization bringing together science, medical, and technology journalists, writers, public information officers, and audio and video producers through socializing, networking, science-based tours and events, and professional development workshops. Newman, the senior media relations representative for Johns Hopkins Medicine, will become DCSWA president in May 2024.