Sharon Muzaki
@sharonmuzaki.bsky.social
Environmental & Science Journalist | Inaugural Africa and Middle East Fellow | Research Fellow, KSJ Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2024/2025) | Founder, Great Lakes Centre for Climate & Tech.
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‘More Than an Accolade’: Sharon Muzaki Reflects on a Life-Changing Fellowship - Knight Science Journalism @MIT
The Ugandan journalist was KSJ’s inaugural Africa and Middle East Fellow, an honor she viewed as both a privilege and “a call to action.”
ksj.mit.edu
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From experience, this is exactly the kind of opportunity any science journalist needs. Go ahead and apply for @ksjatmit.bsky.social. When the fellowship ends, we shall be speaking the same language.
Applications are open now! Apply by Jan 9
ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/11...
From experience, this is exactly the kind of opportunity any science journalist needs. Go ahead and apply for @ksjatmit.bsky.social. When the fellowship ends, we shall be speaking the same language.
Applications are open now! Apply by Jan 9
ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/11...
Walking through the Masese dumpsite in Jinja, I saw firsthand the harsh reality of survival. This story is my account of their resilience, struggles, and the urgent need for safer, sustainable solutions.
#WasteManagement #PublicHealth #LakeVictoria
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#WasteManagement #PublicHealth #LakeVictoria
www.theniles.org/stories/grow...
Growing waste, rising risks: Masese dumpsite threatens Jinja communities | The Niles
At Masese dumpsite in Jinja, waste sustains livelihoods while quietly endangering lives. As the site exceeds its capacity, women and nearby residents face mounting health risks amid gaps in urban wast...
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January 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Walking through the Masese dumpsite in Jinja, I saw firsthand the harsh reality of survival. This story is my account of their resilience, struggles, and the urgent need for safer, sustainable solutions.
#WasteManagement #PublicHealth #LakeVictoria
www.theniles.org/stories/grow...
#WasteManagement #PublicHealth #LakeVictoria
www.theniles.org/stories/grow...
Interviewing Tshikalange revealed a journey that began with childhood kitchen remedies in rural Limpopo and evolved into leading laboratory research dedicated to scientifically validating the plant-based treatments of traditional healers.
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www.nature.com/articles/d44...
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From kitchen cures to the laboratory
Thilivhali Emmanuel Tshikalange traces his journey from childhood remedies in rural Limpopo to leading research that validates traditional healers’ plant-based treatments
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December 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Interviewing Tshikalange revealed a journey that began with childhood kitchen remedies in rural Limpopo and evolved into leading laboratory research dedicated to scientifically validating the plant-based treatments of traditional healers.
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www.nature.com/articles/d44...
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www.nature.com/articles/d44...
In Mityana 🇺🇬, youth are redefining coffee growing using climate-smart farming - improving yields, restoring soil & protecting trees.
Through @TeamUpUG, over 5,500 youth are gaining hands-on skills & planting disease-resistant varieties sustainably.
infonile.org/en/2025/12/h...
#coffeefarming
Through @TeamUpUG, over 5,500 youth are gaining hands-on skills & planting disease-resistant varieties sustainably.
infonile.org/en/2025/12/h...
#coffeefarming
How Uganda’s Youth Coffee Growers Are Planting a Greener and Stronger Future - InfoNile
On a warm morning in Kiggwa village, in the central Ugandan district of Mityana, 31-year-old Herbert Ssekyanzi stands next to a young coffee tree. The smell
infonile.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
In Mityana 🇺🇬, youth are redefining coffee growing using climate-smart farming - improving yields, restoring soil & protecting trees.
Through @TeamUpUG, over 5,500 youth are gaining hands-on skills & planting disease-resistant varieties sustainably.
infonile.org/en/2025/12/h...
#coffeefarming
Through @TeamUpUG, over 5,500 youth are gaining hands-on skills & planting disease-resistant varieties sustainably.
infonile.org/en/2025/12/h...
#coffeefarming
ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/12...
From experience, this is exactly the kind of opportunity any science journalist needs. Go ahead and apply for @ksjatmit.bsky.social. When the fellowship ends, we shall be speaking the same language.
Applications are open now! Apply by Jan 9
ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/11...
From experience, this is exactly the kind of opportunity any science journalist needs. Go ahead and apply for @ksjatmit.bsky.social. When the fellowship ends, we shall be speaking the same language.
Applications are open now! Apply by Jan 9
ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/11...
‘More Than an Accolade’: Sharon Muzaki Reflects on a Life-Changing Fellowship - Knight Science Journalism @MIT
The Ugandan journalist was KSJ’s inaugural Africa and Middle East Fellow, an honor she viewed as both a privilege and “a call to action.”
ksj.mit.edu
December 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/12...
From experience, this is exactly the kind of opportunity any science journalist needs. Go ahead and apply for @ksjatmit.bsky.social. When the fellowship ends, we shall be speaking the same language.
Applications are open now! Apply by Jan 9
ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/11...
From experience, this is exactly the kind of opportunity any science journalist needs. Go ahead and apply for @ksjatmit.bsky.social. When the fellowship ends, we shall be speaking the same language.
Applications are open now! Apply by Jan 9
ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/11...
Day Three at UNEA 7! Huge thanks to GRID-Arendal for making it possible to connect with the people shaping global environmental decisions. The access, insights, and conversations have been eye-opening and truly meaningful.
#unea7 #environment #climateaction #biodiversity #sustainability #journalism
#unea7 #environment #climateaction #biodiversity #sustainability #journalism
December 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Day Three at UNEA 7! Huge thanks to GRID-Arendal for making it possible to connect with the people shaping global environmental decisions. The access, insights, and conversations have been eye-opening and truly meaningful.
#unea7 #environment #climateaction #biodiversity #sustainability #journalism
#unea7 #environment #climateaction #biodiversity #sustainability #journalism
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I haven’t found every @ksjatmit.bsky.social fellow here at #WCSJ25 but here’s a start. Rosalia Omungo, Fabio Turone, and our inaugural Africa/Middle East fellow @sharonmuzaki.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I haven’t found every @ksjatmit.bsky.social fellow here at #WCSJ25 but here’s a start. Rosalia Omungo, Fabio Turone, and our inaugural Africa/Middle East fellow @sharonmuzaki.bsky.social
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“If I’m not getting attacked…I would have felt I failed.” @charlespiller.bsky.social at #WCSJ25 on how his work exposing fraud in Alzheimer’s research was attacked and called misinformation and how he responded. “Ignoring scientific misconduct invites public distrust.”
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
“If I’m not getting attacked…I would have felt I failed.” @charlespiller.bsky.social at #WCSJ25 on how his work exposing fraud in Alzheimer’s research was attacked and called misinformation and how he responded. “Ignoring scientific misconduct invites public distrust.”
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Former sickle cell patient Victoria Gray was joined by science journalist and NPF alum Bijal Trivedi on a trip that would've been unthinkable before CRISPR gene therapy: a Colorado mountain hike. https://nationalpress.org/topic/from-agony-to-advocacy-victoria-grays-post-crispr-journey/
From Agony to Advocacy: Victoria Gray's Post-CRISPR Journey - National Press Foundation
Victoria Gray's sickle cell pain is a memory thanks to CRISPR gene therapy. She and NPF alum journalist Bijal Trivedi answer questions.
nationalpress.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Former sickle cell patient Victoria Gray was joined by science journalist and NPF alum Bijal Trivedi on a trip that would've been unthinkable before CRISPR gene therapy: a Colorado mountain hike. https://nationalpress.org/topic/from-agony-to-advocacy-victoria-grays-post-crispr-journey/
Monday, December 1, 2025, marked the official launch of the 13th World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ) at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria, South Africa.
#wcsj2025 #pretoria #southafrica #sciencejournalism
#wcsj2025 #pretoria #southafrica #sciencejournalism
December 2, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Monday, December 1, 2025, marked the official launch of the 13th World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ) at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria, South Africa.
#wcsj2025 #pretoria #southafrica #sciencejournalism
#wcsj2025 #pretoria #southafrica #sciencejournalism
I had the opportunity to attend the Science Journalism Forum 2025.
Thank you to the SJF team for organising such a meaningful forum and for my certificate of attendance, which I’ll truly cherish.
Thank you to the SJF team for organising such a meaningful forum and for my certificate of attendance, which I’ll truly cherish.
November 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I had the opportunity to attend the Science Journalism Forum 2025.
Thank you to the SJF team for organising such a meaningful forum and for my certificate of attendance, which I’ll truly cherish.
Thank you to the SJF team for organising such a meaningful forum and for my certificate of attendance, which I’ll truly cherish.
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We're proud to be a sponsor of the World Conference of Science Journalists. Communities all around the globe benefit when science journalists gather to learn from one another.
Can't make it to South Africa? Online access is still available.
https://www.wcsj2025.org/
Can't make it to South Africa? Online access is still available.
https://www.wcsj2025.org/
November 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
We're proud to be a sponsor of the World Conference of Science Journalists. Communities all around the globe benefit when science journalists gather to learn from one another.
Can't make it to South Africa? Online access is still available.
https://www.wcsj2025.org/
Can't make it to South Africa? Online access is still available.
https://www.wcsj2025.org/
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Flying from Europe to the #WCSJ2025, Pretoria?
Land at O.R. Tambo Airport, 30 min by Gautrain to the venue.
💸 Save with Kenya Airways code WCSJ25 + 10% off transfers.
🎟 Join global peers, 1–5 Dec 2025.
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@wcsj2025.bsky.social @wfsj25.bsky.social
Land at O.R. Tambo Airport, 30 min by Gautrain to the venue.
💸 Save with Kenya Airways code WCSJ25 + 10% off transfers.
🎟 Join global peers, 1–5 Dec 2025.
🔗 zurl.co/FQEaB
@wcsj2025.bsky.social @wfsj25.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Flying from Europe to the #WCSJ2025, Pretoria?
Land at O.R. Tambo Airport, 30 min by Gautrain to the venue.
💸 Save with Kenya Airways code WCSJ25 + 10% off transfers.
🎟 Join global peers, 1–5 Dec 2025.
🔗 zurl.co/FQEaB
@wcsj2025.bsky.social @wfsj25.bsky.social
Land at O.R. Tambo Airport, 30 min by Gautrain to the venue.
💸 Save with Kenya Airways code WCSJ25 + 10% off transfers.
🎟 Join global peers, 1–5 Dec 2025.
🔗 zurl.co/FQEaB
@wcsj2025.bsky.social @wfsj25.bsky.social
James Levine, President, Fondation Ipsen, speaks during his presentation to journalists at the 2025 National Press Foundation Rare Disease Reporting Fellowship, emphasizing the vital role of journalism in driving awareness for the rare disease community.
@nationalpress.bsky.social
#rarediseases
@nationalpress.bsky.social
#rarediseases
November 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
James Levine, President, Fondation Ipsen, speaks during his presentation to journalists at the 2025 National Press Foundation Rare Disease Reporting Fellowship, emphasizing the vital role of journalism in driving awareness for the rare disease community.
@nationalpress.bsky.social
#rarediseases
@nationalpress.bsky.social
#rarediseases
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✈️ Meet the six journalists attending #WCSJ2025 with the support of #ABSW
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🇺🇬 Uganda @DianaTaremwaK @DavisBuyondo @sharonmuzaki.bsky.social
🇬🇧 UK @DrYemisiBokinni @pauladepoju.bsky.social @rosafurneaux.bsky.social
@wcsj2025.bsky.social South Africa, 1-5 Dec
@wfsj25.bsky.social
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🇺🇬 Uganda @DianaTaremwaK @DavisBuyondo @sharonmuzaki.bsky.social
🇬🇧 UK @DrYemisiBokinni @pauladepoju.bsky.social @rosafurneaux.bsky.social
@wcsj2025.bsky.social South Africa, 1-5 Dec
@wfsj25.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
✈️ Meet the six journalists attending #WCSJ2025 with the support of #ABSW
🔗zurl.co/fvqMR
🇺🇬 Uganda @DianaTaremwaK @DavisBuyondo @sharonmuzaki.bsky.social
🇬🇧 UK @DrYemisiBokinni @pauladepoju.bsky.social @rosafurneaux.bsky.social
@wcsj2025.bsky.social South Africa, 1-5 Dec
@wfsj25.bsky.social
🔗zurl.co/fvqMR
🇺🇬 Uganda @DianaTaremwaK @DavisBuyondo @sharonmuzaki.bsky.social
🇬🇧 UK @DrYemisiBokinni @pauladepoju.bsky.social @rosafurneaux.bsky.social
@wcsj2025.bsky.social South Africa, 1-5 Dec
@wfsj25.bsky.social
I’m excited to share that I have been selected among 62 journalists worldwide for the 2025 National Press Foundation Rare Disease Reporting Fellowship, courtesy of @nationalpress.bsky.social.
I look forward to learning and the projects ahead!
#HealthReporting
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I look forward to learning and the projects ahead!
#HealthReporting
nationalpress.org/newsfeed/npf...
NPF Selects More Than 60 International Journalists for 2025 Rare Disease Reporting Fellowship - National Press Foundation
Congratulations to the more than 60 journalists selected worldwide to participate in the National Press Foundation's 2025 Rare Disease Reporting Fellowship, Nov. 17-21!
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October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I’m excited to share that I have been selected among 62 journalists worldwide for the 2025 National Press Foundation Rare Disease Reporting Fellowship, courtesy of @nationalpress.bsky.social.
I look forward to learning and the projects ahead!
#HealthReporting
nationalpress.org/newsfeed/npf...
I look forward to learning and the projects ahead!
#HealthReporting
nationalpress.org/newsfeed/npf...
@kakape.bsky.social KSJ '24, shares actionable tips for journalists seeking to reduce the harm of misinformation.
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ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/10...
The Lies Have It: Advice for Journalists Approaching Misinformation
Kai Kupferschmidt, KSJ '24, shares actionable tips for journalists seeking to reduce the harm of misinformation.
ksj.mit.edu
October 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
In my latest story for Nature Africa, I highlight how AVA is equipping African researchers with the technical and regulatory skills to design, test, and manufacture homegrown vaccines, advancing the goal of producing 60% of Africa’s vaccines by 2040.
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
Building Africa’s next generation of vaccine scientists
Through virtual simulations and practical training, a Nigeria-based initiative is equipping African researchers with the skills to design, test, and manufacture the continent’s own vaccines.
www.nature.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM
In my latest story for Nature Africa, I highlight how AVA is equipping African researchers with the technical and regulatory skills to design, test, and manufacture homegrown vaccines, advancing the goal of producing 60% of Africa’s vaccines by 2040.
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
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It's not too late to tune in for the conversation with KSJ associate director @ashleythesmart.bsky.social and KSJ alum @kakape.bsky.social this Thursday. Tickets are still available for virtual access to #SFJ2025
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Truth Decay: Science Journalism in the Misinformation Age - Science Journalism Forum
Society is awash in misinformation and disinformation about science, with significant implications for policy, personal decision-making, and the future of the global scientific enterprise. In this ses...
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October 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
It's not too late to tune in for the conversation with KSJ associate director @ashleythesmart.bsky.social and KSJ alum @kakape.bsky.social this Thursday. Tickets are still available for virtual access to #SFJ2025
sciencejf.com/slots/truth-...
sciencejf.com/slots/truth-...
In my latest story for Nature Africa, I highlight how AVA is equipping African researchers with the technical and regulatory skills to design, test, and manufacture homegrown vaccines, advancing the goal of producing 60% of Africa’s vaccines by 2040.
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
Building Africa’s next generation of vaccine scientists
Through virtual simulations and practical training, a Nigeria-based initiative is equipping African researchers with the skills to design, test, and manufacture the continent’s own vaccines.
www.nature.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
In my latest story for Nature Africa, I highlight how AVA is equipping African researchers with the technical and regulatory skills to design, test, and manufacture homegrown vaccines, advancing the goal of producing 60% of Africa’s vaccines by 2040.
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
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#ptg2025 is already in full swing, with engaging debates and inspiring speakers sharing insights on some of the most pressing issues in sport and society
Take a look at the moments we’ve captured so far from the first two days 👇
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📸: Thomas Søndergaard
Take a look at the moments we’ve captured so far from the first two days 👇
www.flickr.com/photos/play_...
📸: Thomas Søndergaard
October 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
#ptg2025 is already in full swing, with engaging debates and inspiring speakers sharing insights on some of the most pressing issues in sport and society
Take a look at the moments we’ve captured so far from the first two days 👇
www.flickr.com/photos/play_...
📸: Thomas Søndergaard
Take a look at the moments we’ve captured so far from the first two days 👇
www.flickr.com/photos/play_...
📸: Thomas Søndergaard
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Amazing to hear Abdullah Ibais speak in person as a free man after spending years in a Qatari prison for refusing to lie about striking workers, while working on the World Cup.
“FIFA did nothing at all… They ghosted me”
A brave, humble and free man.
#playthegame #ptg2025
“FIFA did nothing at all… They ghosted me”
A brave, humble and free man.
#playthegame #ptg2025
October 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Amazing to hear Abdullah Ibais speak in person as a free man after spending years in a Qatari prison for refusing to lie about striking workers, while working on the World Cup.
“FIFA did nothing at all… They ghosted me”
A brave, humble and free man.
#playthegame #ptg2025
“FIFA did nothing at all… They ghosted me”
A brave, humble and free man.
#playthegame #ptg2025
www.playthegame.org/news/meet-th...
I am currently at the Play the Game conference in Finland.
#ptg2025 #sports #climateaction #sustainability
I am currently at the Play the Game conference in Finland.
#ptg2025 #sports #climateaction #sustainability
Meet the speakers: Corporate greenwashing in Ugandan sport is a new trend
Environmental and science journalist Sharon Muzaki joins Play the Game 2025 to speak about the tension between genuine environmental initiatives and corporate greenwashing in Ugandan sports.
www.playthegame.org
October 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
www.playthegame.org/news/meet-th...
I am currently at the Play the Game conference in Finland.
#ptg2025 #sports #climateaction #sustainability
I am currently at the Play the Game conference in Finland.
#ptg2025 #sports #climateaction #sustainability
I’m honored to be part of #ptg2025, where I’ll share insights on how genuine green initiatives in Ugandan sport are being challenged by rising corporate greenwashing.
Sport can drive real climate action but only if sustainability goes beyond PR.
Read more here 👇
🔗 lnkd.in/dMJDJdt4.
#Sports
Sport can drive real climate action but only if sustainability goes beyond PR.
Read more here 👇
🔗 lnkd.in/dMJDJdt4.
#Sports
October 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I’m honored to be part of #ptg2025, where I’ll share insights on how genuine green initiatives in Ugandan sport are being challenged by rising corporate greenwashing.
Sport can drive real climate action but only if sustainability goes beyond PR.
Read more here 👇
🔗 lnkd.in/dMJDJdt4.
#Sports
Sport can drive real climate action but only if sustainability goes beyond PR.
Read more here 👇
🔗 lnkd.in/dMJDJdt4.
#Sports
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A Review in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology discusses how diet shapes the gut #microbiome, the role of diet–microbiome interactions on the immune, nervous and cardiometabolic systems, and implications for dietary guidelines and precision nutrition. go.nature.com/41F8baD #medsky 🧪
August 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A Review in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology discusses how diet shapes the gut #microbiome, the role of diet–microbiome interactions on the immune, nervous and cardiometabolic systems, and implications for dietary guidelines and precision nutrition. go.nature.com/41F8baD #medsky 🧪