Chemical & Engineering News: Nanomedicines Stick to Cellulose, 12 September, 2011.
Reuters Health: list of stories
Chemical & Engineering News: Chemical Bonding, top companies to work for in chemistry. 18 October, 2010.
Chemical & Engineering News: Of Food, Drugs, And Brain Chemistry, review of Gary Wenk’s Your Brain on Food. 27 September, 2010.
Chemistry World: Bio battery based on cellular power plant, 27 August, 2010.
ScienceNOW: ScienceShot: Webmasters’ Secrets, 2 June, 2010.
ScienceNOW: The Scent That Makes Mice Run Scared, 13 May, 2010.
A Moment of Science: Asparagus and Its Stinky Consequences
Aired May 7, 2010 on NPR affiliate WFIU, Bloomington IN.
The Scientist: Lonely beetles make more sperm, 14 April, 2010.
Science: Of HeLa and Human Lives Book review of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, 26 February 2010: Vol. 327. no. 5969, pp. 1081 – 1082, DOI: 10.1126/science.1186755
A Moment of Science: Why Are Some Headlights Blue? High Intensity Discharge Lamps. Aired February 25, 2010 on NPR affiliate WFIU, Bloomington IN.
Earth Eats (interviewed) Seasonal All Year-round: Baking the Perfect Homemade Pizza Pie. Aired February 20, 2010 on NPR affiliate WFIU, Bloomington IN.
Science A Story of Symbiosis Book review of Tales of the Beanworld, June 5, 2009, Vol. 324. no. 5932, p. 1270
University of Chicago Magazine A bug’s life—examined
A practical pest, the red flour beetle has swarmed Michael Wade’s lab for decades. May/June 2009
From June to August 2008, I was a AAAS Mass Media Fellow at The Orange County Register in Santa Ana, California. There I worked with science editor Gary Robbins and environment editor Pat Brennan. Over the course of the summer, I wrote more than 25 stories for the print edition of the paper and for ScienceDude, Gary’s science blog.
Water district opens new wetlands in Orange County
Newly opened wetlands in Irvine’s Quail Hill area works to purify water naturally.
Fire prevention with the squirt of a hose
Oregon based company prevents future blazes by spraying fire retardant in O.C. yards.
Hope in a Petri dish
Researcher inspired by struggles of a local family afflicted by fatal disease.
West Nile virus situation ‘dangerous’
Health specialists say virus widespread among Southern California mosquitoes.
Canyon Crest: open space or opportunity?
Owners want to develop, activists want to preserve ‘one of the last free spaces’ in O.C.
Has West Nile Virus been found near your house?
Vector control officials are calling the virus’s threat severe in Southern California this year.
Anaheim to evaluate pollution near Ross Park
UCI heading to South Pole to gauge human impact on atmosphere
UCI to try new approach to fighting HIV
UCI study pays attention to our distractions
Rare California wildflowers may vanish forever
Southern California pollution sinking into desert
California’s native plants: Thank you and goodnight
Oceans levels rising 50% faster than thought
UCI to scrutinize ethics of HIV drug trial
O.C. congressman urges hunt for Earth-bound asteroids
UCI study finds more dementia among women in the oldest old
Beach bonfires beget burns
UCI weighs massive ‘holes’ in deep space
15 minutes can sort sick from healthy, UCI says
UCI finds possible path to treating brain disorders
Famed chemist shines new light on alternative energies
Stronger sunscreen warnings coming soon
People with heart disease losing battle against cholesterol
Famed scientists Jones, Cerf and Coe to speak in O.C.
The Indiana Daily Student is the student run newspaper of Indiana University. Until they recently discontinued the Health & Science section, I wrote two types of science columns. The first was a series of subjects that interested me; the second was a science answer column called ‘Ask Suzie Q. Scientist.’
Happy Mole Day!
So you want to be a scientist
Is global warming real?
Eternal rest with plenty of formaldehyde
In this age of modern refrigeration, why are people still embalmed?
Salty substitute
What is low-sodium salt?
