Science Writing Awards​​

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Canadian Society of Zoologists Public Education Award 2022.

[society "lifetime achievement award" for excellence in public education about zoology]

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Canadian Society of Zoologists Public Awareness Award 2022.

“Microscopic worms pee milk on their children as their bodies decompose” Massive Science. 

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Honorable Mention, Best Shortform Science Writing (July – Dec 2020)

"How does Pfizer’s “90% effective” COVID-19 vaccine work?” Massive Science. 

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Canadian Society of Zoologists Public Awareness Award 2020.

"How does an electric fish get its charge?" Massive Science.

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Honorable Mention, Best Shortform Science Writing (Apr – Jun 2019)

“What scientists can expect when dabbling in science writing" Nature.

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Science Seeker pick (Jul 30 to Aug 6)

Hitting the pause button on life. Lateral Magazine. 

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Top Pick Best Shortform Science Writing (Apr – Jun 2018)

“Tracking the history — and future — of the world’s largest penguin breeding colony" Massive Science.

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McMaster Biology Graduate Student Achievement Award for Outstanding Research Communication

"Life is evolving through a hurricane of human pollution." Massive Science.

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Canadian Society of Zoologists Public Awareness Award 2017.

"Sea of love: tales of symbiosis in the ocean" Oceanbites.

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McMaster Biology Graduate Student Achievement Award for Outstanding Research Communication

"Sea of love: tales of symbiosis in the ocean" Oceanbites.

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Let’s Talk Science CurioCity Article of the Month

"It's (not) alive! Zombie genes wake up after death." CurioCity.

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