Michelle Nijhuis

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Michelle Nijhuis[1] (born January 7, 1974) is an American science journalist who writes about conservation and climate change for many publications, including National Geographic and Smithsonian magazines.

Awards[]

Nijhuis has received several awards for her work, including the 2012 American Association for the Advancement of Science's Kavli Science Journalism Award in the magazine category,[2] for her piece titled Crisis in the Caves[3] on white-nose syndrome in bats.[4] The piece was published by Smithsonian and was also the recipient of the 2012 Award for Reporting on a Significant Topic, from the American Society of Journalists and Authors.[5]

In 2011 Nijhuis was a fellow of the Alicia Patterson Foundation.[6]

Nijhuis received the 2006 Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism from the American Geophysical Union; a 2006 AAAS Science Journalism Award in the small newspaper category; the Media Award from the American Institute of Biological Sciences; and three additional awards from the American Society of Journalists and Authors. Nijhuis has been a finalist for the National Academies Communication Award.

Early life, education, and career[]

Nijhuis was born and raised in Poughkeepsie, New York. She graduated from Reed College in 1996[7] and began interning at High Country News, in Paonia, Colorado, in January 1998. Nijhuis is the magazine’s Contributing Editor.[8] She also holds the title of Contributing Writer for Smithsonian magazine.[9] She has also published in the New York Times,[10] Nature,[11] Scientific American,[12] National Geographic, Audubon, and Orion, among many other outlets. She gave the 2008 commencement address at her alma mater, Reed College.[13]

With journalist Thomas Hayden, Nijhuis is the co-editor of The Science Writers’ Handbook, released in spring 2013.[14] Nijhuis blogs regularly at The Last Word on Nothing.[15]

Bibliography[]

  • The Science Writers' Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Pitch, Publish, and Prosper in the Digital Age (Hachette Books, 2013), ed. with Thomas Hayden ISBN 9780738216560
  • The Science Writers' Essay Handbook: How to Craft Compelling True Stories in Any Medium (2016) ISBN 9780692654668
  • Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in the Age of Extinction (W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2021), ISBN 9781324001690)

References[]

  1. ^ Nijhuis, Michelle. "Michelle Nijhuis". Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  2. ^ Lane, Earl (November 14, 2012). "Winners Named in 2012 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award Competition". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012.
  3. ^ Nijhuis, Michelle. "Crisis in the Caves". Smithsonian. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  4. ^ Carpenter, Siri (September 6, 2011). "Michelle Nijhuis searches for hopeful signs amid a bat plague". The Open Notebook. Archived from the original on September 6, 2011.
  5. ^ "American Society of Journalists and Authors". Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  6. ^ "Alicia Patterson Foundation". Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  7. ^ "Michelle Nijhuis '96 (interview in series "Life Beyond Reed")". Reed Magazine. 95 (2). June 2016.
  8. ^ "Staff". High Country News. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  9. ^ "Staff". Smithsonian. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  10. ^ "New York Times". Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  11. ^ Nijhuis, Michelle. "Forest Fires Burn Out". Nature. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  12. ^ "Scientific American". Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  13. ^ "In Weirdness is the Preservation of the World". Reed College News Center. November 14, 2012.
  14. ^ Nijhuis, Michelle. "The Science Writers' Handbook". Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  15. ^ "The Last Word on Nothing". The Last Word on Nothing. Retrieved November 25, 2012.

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