The Knight Science Journalism Program (KSJ) at MIT announced the selection of 18 distinguished American science journalists to receive its pioneering remote project fellowships during the 2020-21 academic year. The fellowships will support the pursuit of a diverse range of reporting projects related to science, health, technology, and the environment. KSJ established the project fellowships in response to the unique logistical and safety challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic. (The program’s traditional residential fellowships have been deferred until the 2021-22 academic year.) Although project fellows will work remotely, they will…