The awards, an internationally recognized measure of
excellence in science journalism for a general audience, go to individuals (rather than institutions, publishers, or employers) for coverage of the sciences, engineering, and mathematics
Andrew C. Revkin received the 2015 Robert C. Cowen Award for Sustained Achievement
in Science Journalism at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Honors Ceremony, held on 16 December 2015 in San Francisco, Calif..
Appenzeller has won numerous awards for his work, including the American Geophysical Union's 2005 Walter Sullivan Award for
Excellence in Science Journalism for a National Geographic feature on climate science.
His awards include the American Geophysical Union's Robert C. Cowen Award for Sustained
Achievement in Science Journalism, the Science - in Society award from the National Association of Science Writers, the American Association for the Advancement of Science - Westinghouse Award, the American Chemical Society's James T. Grady - James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public, and the American Institute of Physics Science Communication Award.
Bob McDonald has 25 years of
experience in science journalism and is well known across Canada as the host of the Canadian Broadcasting Company radio show, Quirks and Quarks.
Robin Arnette spoke to school officials and former students from three leading U.S. science - writing programs about the value of formal
training in science journalism.
Prior to earning an
M.A. in Science journalism from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, Danielle produced sports features for Fox Sports, ESPN, and NBC Sports.
Meyer suggests that those with a background in pure science take a
course in science journalism, science policy, economics, or management to broaden their viewpoints.
She studied biology at the University of Iowa and earned a master's
in science journalism as a Fulbright Scholar at City University in London.
Since its launch on May 20, 1996, the online news service, operated by AAAS under the guidance of an independent advisory group, has become a
fixture in science journalism.
Our commitment reaffirms all that the AAAS - Kavli partnership has come to reflect: no - strings - attached support for the highest possible
standards in science journalism,» said Robert W. Conn, President and CEO, The Kavli Foundation.
Sir John Maddox, twice the editor of the journal Nature, was one of the most thoughtful
voices in science journalism of the past five decades.
People, I have so many friends now who are
not in science journalism but come up to me and say, «You work for Scientific American?
The international recipients were enthusiastic about the awards, and their presence added a new dimension to the awards ceremony and other activities held in conjunction with the AAAS Annual Meeting, including a luncheon roundtable in which the winners discussed their award - winning work and current
issues in science journalism.
Mooney was also a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — which is one of the most prestigious
fellowships in science journalism.
In 2004, she received an M.A. in journalism from New York University's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program and began a
career in science journalism.
She has a bachelor's degree in astronomy and physics from Wesleyan University and a graduate degree
in science journalism from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
She has a bachelor's degree in molecular genetics from Michigan State University, and a master's
degree in science journalism from Boston University.
Another positive development was the American Geophysical Union's decision to award its
Excellence in Science Journalism award to Pallava Bagla, an Indian journalist who broke and unraveled the story about how the IPCC overestimated the melt - rate of Himalayan glaciers.
Revkin has won most of the top
awards in science journalism, along with a Guggenheim Fellowship, Columbia University's John Chancellor Award for sustained journalistic excellence and an Investigative Reporters & Editors Award.
She holds a Master of Science degree in neuroscience from the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) in Paris, and has done graduate - level
work in science journalism at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Nancy has extensive
experience in science journalism, coming to us from NPR where she cohosted NPR's health blog, Shots, and contributed news and radio features to NPR's All Things Considered and Morning Edition.
REA has evaluated four of Youth Radio «s NSF - funded initiatives to provide
training in science journalism and technology development to underserved young people, and to create digital media toolkits for educators.
She moved to the Washington, D.C., area in 1999 after earning her bachelor's degree in journalism and master's
in science journalism from Texas A&M University.
Lisa was a finalist for the AGU David Perlman Award for Excellence
in Science Journalism and received the Institute of Physics / Science and Technology Facilities Council physics writing award.
Tina then rounded out her degree collection with a master's
in science journalism from Boston University.
Leslie received an undergraduate degree in English literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a master's degree
in science journalism from the University of Minnesota.
In the United States and worldwide today, there is an unprecedented need for excellence
in science journalism, which is essential to help the public understand and trust scientific results, and how science is shaping our lives.»
The experience cemented my decision to pursue a career
in science journalism and gave me the tools I needed to take the next steps on that path.
Early stints as an aide in a day school for children and teenagers with severe psychological problems and as a counselor in a drug diversion center provided Bruce with a surprisingly good background for a career
in science journalism.
Jason Houston Science Latin American correspondent Lizzie Wade has won the 2016 Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence
in Science Journalism in the features category for her story, «Cradle of Life,» about...