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Appendix IV: Communication Awards Selection Committees and Winners by Year
Pages 325-350

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... Campbell Professor of physics, electrical and computer engineering, and materials science and engineering, Boston University Cornelia Dean Science writer, The New York Times; writer-in-residence, Brown University Baruch Fischhoff (NAS/NAM) Howard Heinz University Professor, department of engineering and public policy, Institute for Politics and Strategy, Carnegie Mellon University Laura Helmuth Health, science, and environmental editor, The Washington Post 325
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... Professor of biomedical engineering, Northwestern University Charles C Mann Author; contributing correspondent, Science; contributing editor, The Atlantic Joe Palca Science correspondent, NPR Nancy Shute Editor-in-Chief, Science News Dan Vergano Science reporter, BuzzFeed News 2018 National Academies Communication Awards Winners Selected from 364 entries for work published or aired in 2017, the recipients of the 2018 awards were: Book Winner Dan Egan for The Death and Life of the Great Lakes (W.W.
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... APPENDIX IV 327 for a package of articles on human migration: "Busting Myths of Origin," "The Pain of Exile," "Battling Bias," and "Restless Minds" "A multidisciplinary and multidimensional examination of human migration, past and present, that is timely, cogent, and rich in stories that connect to the science in unexpected and thought-provoking ways." Online Winner Nina Martin, Adriana Gallardo, and Annie Waldman of ProPublica and Renee Montagne of NPR for "Lost Mothers" "A powerful series that illuminates the disproportionate incidence of maternal deaths in America, a shamefully neglected area of medicine, with scrupulous documentation and solid, heartbreaking storytelling." 2017 National Academies Communication Awards Winners Selected from 290 entries for works published or aired in 2016, the recipients of the 2017 awards were: Book Winner Margot Lee Shetterly for Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race (William Morrow/HarperCollins Publishers) "A hitherto little-known episode in the history of pioneering aerospace engineering and computing brought to light so engagingly that, along with the blockbuster movie it inspired, has had an unprecedented impact on the American public." Film/Radio/TV Winner William Brangham, Jason Kane, and the team at PBS NewsHour with Jon Cohen at Science magazine for "The End of AIDS?
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... Newspaper/Magazine Winner David Ferry and Mother Jones for "The Fever: How the Government Put Tens of Thousands of People at Risk of a Deadly Disease," a compelling account of a medical mystery and social injustice. Online Winner ProPublica's Abrahm Lustgarten, Naveena Sadasivam, Al Shaw, and David Sleight for the six-part series "Killing the Colorado," an outstanding interactive review of how decades of avarice, ignorance, and indifference led to an environmental disaster.
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... Campbell Professor of physics, electrical and computer engineering, and materials science and engineering, Boston University Cornelia Dean Science writer, The New York Times; writer-in-residence, Brown University Baruch Fischhoff (NAS, NAM) Howard Heinz University Professor, department of engineering and public policy, Institute for Politics and Strategy, Carnegie Mellon University Peggy Girshman Editor Laura Helmuth Science and health editor, Slate Mark Johnson Health and science reporter, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel John H
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... Online Winner The Reuters Team for the series "Water's Edge: The Crisis of Rising Sea Levels," a comprehensive investigation of a slow-motion environmental crisis with imaginative data visualization and interactive tools. 2014 National Academies Communication Awards Selection Committee May Berenbaum (Committee Chair, NAS)
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... Arthur J Mahon Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Cornell Medical College Nancy Shute Editor and blogger, NPR 2014 National Academies Communication Awards Winners Selected from 335 entries for works published or aired in 2013, the recipients of the 2014 awards were:
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... 2013 National Academies Communication Awards Selection Committee May Berenbaum (Committee Chair, NAS) Professor and head, department of entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Pablo J
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... Mahon Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Cornell Medical College Nancy Shute Freelance 2013 National Academies Communication Awards Winners Selected from 291 entries for works published or aired in 2012, the recipients of the 2013 awards were: Book Winner David George Haskell for The Forest Unseen (Viking Penguin) , for his exquisite portrait of nature's universe, drawn from one tiny patch of forest.
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... 2012 National Academies Communication Awards Selection Committee Barbara A Schaal (Committee Chair, NAS)
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... Mahon Professor of Neurology And Neuroscience, Weill Cornell Medical College Christine Russell President, Council for the Advancement of Science Writing; Senior fellow, Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs 2012 National Academies Communication Awards Winners Selected from 311 entries for works published or aired in 2011, the recipients of the 2012 awards were: Book Winner Daniel Kahneman for Thinking, Fast and Slow, an outstanding and accessible book that brings to the public key scientific insights about how we think and make decisions. Film/Radio/TV Winner Paula S
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... NAS Vice President; Mary-Dell Chilton Distinguished Professor, Department of Biology, Washington University Jad Abumrad Host and managing editor, RadioLab, WNYC Radio Deborah Blum Freelance writer and professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin–Madison Pablo J Boczkowski Associate professor, Program in Media, Technology and Society, and Department of Communication Studies, Northwestern University Alan Boyle Blogger, CosmicLog; Science editor, MSNBC David K
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... Gyula and Katica Tauber Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Brandeis University Cristine Russell President, Council for the Advancement of Science Writing; Senior fellow, Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Dan Vergano Science and Medical Reporter, USA Today 2011 National Academies Communication Awards Winners Selected from more than 300 entries for works published or aired in 2010, the recipients of the 2011 awards were: Book Winner Rebecca Skloot (author) for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a compelling and graceful use of narrative that illuminates the human and ethical issues of scientific research and medical advances.
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... NAS Vice President; Mary-Dell Chilton Distinguished Professor, Department of Biology, Washington University Greg Andorfer Emmy-winning producer for informal science communications for television, IMAX, radio, print, and museums; Former executive director, Maryland Science Center Deborah Blum Freelance writer and professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin–Madison Pablo J Boczkowski Associate professor, Program in Media, Technology and Society, and Department of Communication Studies, Northwestern University David K
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... Online Winner Ed Yong and his blog "Not Exactly Rocket Science," for engaging and jargon-free multimedia storytelling about science in the digital age. 2009 National Academies Communication Awards Selection Committee Don Kennedy (Committee Chair, NAS/IOM)
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... NAS Vice President; Mary-Dell Chilton Distinguished Professor, Department of Biology, Washington University Greg Andorfer Emmy-winning producer for informal science communications for television, IMAX, radio, print, and museums; Former executive director, Maryland Science Center; Frostburg State University Pablo J Boczkowski Associate professor, Program in Media, Technology and Society, and Department of Communication Studies, Northwestern University Deborah Blum Freelance writer and professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin–Madison Robert W
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... for NPR's "Climate Connections," a year-long multimedia journey to explain the impacts of global climate change with well-reported stories from around the world. 2008 National Academies Communication Awards Selection Committee Don Kennedy (Committee Chair, NAS/IOM)
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... Vesic Professor of Civil Engineering and Professor of History, Duke University Cristine Russell President, Council for the Advancement of Science Writing; Senior fellow, Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Dan Vergano Science and medical reporter, USA Today; Fellow, Nieman Foundation for Journalism, Harvard University Carl Zimmer Science writer and book author
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... 2007 National Academies Communication Awards Selection Committee Don Kennedy (Committee Chair, NAS/IOM) Editor-in-chief, Science; President emeritus and Bing Professor of Environmental Science Emeritus, Institute for International Studies, Stanford University Deborah Blum Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin–Madison
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... Dan Vergano Science and medical reporter, USA Today 2007 National Academies Communication Awards Winners Selected from 250 entries for works published or aired in 2006, the recipients of the 2007 awards were: Book Winner Eric Kandel, for In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of the Mind, a scientist's personal memoir that skillfully blends an explanation of the science of memory. Film/Radio/TV Winner Jad Abumrad, host and producer of Radio Lab's "Musical Language," and "Where Am I?
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... Editor-in-chief, Science; President emeritus and Bing Professor of Environmental Science Emeritus, Institute for International Studies, Stanford University Deborah Blum Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin–Madison David Clark Producer and director, David Clark Inc. Peter Dykstra Executive producer, CNN Science and Technology Samuel C
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... Newspaper/Magazine Winner Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, for her authoritative treatment of the science and politics of global climate change in the three-part series "The Climate of Man." 2005 National Academies Communication Awards Selection Committee Barbara J Culliton (Committee Chair, IOM)
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... Chairman, Kreisler Borg Florman Construction Company Peggy Girshman Assistant managing editor, NPR George Strait Associate vice chancellor, University of California, Berkeley Lubert Stryer (NAS) Winzer Professor, Emeritus, Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University School of Medicine Curt Suplee Director, Office of Legislative and Public Affairs, National Science Foundation Abigail Trafford Author and weekly columnist, The Washington Post; Senior fellow, Civic Ventures 2005 National Academies Communication Awards Winners Selected from 202 entries for works published or aired in 2004, the recipients of the 2005 awards were: Book Winner John M
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... Professor of civil engineering and history, Duke University Paul Raeburn Author George Strait Associate vice chancellor for public affairs, University of California, Berkley 2004 National Academies Communication Awards Winners Selected from 143 entries for works published or aired in 2003, the recipients of the 2004 awards were: Book Winner Matt Ridley, The Agile Gene: How Nature Turns on Nurture
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... Professor of entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign David Billington (NAE) Professor of civil engineering and operations research, Princeton University Peggy Girshman Assistant managing editor, NPR David Perlman Science editor, San Francisco Chronicle Boyce Rensberger Director, Knight Science Journalism Fellowships, Massachusetts Institute of Technology George Strait Assistant vice chancellor for public affairs, University of California, Berkeley
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... 350 COLLABORATIONS OF CONSEQUENCE 2003 National Academies Communication Awards Winners Selected from entries for works published or aired in 2002, the recipients of the 2003 awards were: Book Winner Carl Safina for Eye of the Albatross: Visions of Hope and Survival Radio/TV Winner Joe Palca, NPR, for a series of news stories for radio about the scientific and human dimensions of cloning Newspaper/Magazine Winner Andrew Revkin, The New York Times, for a series of articles on the complex science and policy issues of global climate change


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