Usha Lee McFarling
Usha Lee McFarling is an American science reporter who is an Artist In Residence at the University of Washington Department of Communication. She won a 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting.[1] University of Washington Department of Communication.
Biography
McFarling was born in
biological psychology/animal behavior from the University of California, Berkeley in 1998.[1][3] McFarling reported for Knight Ridder Washington Bureau, Boston Globe, and San Antonio Light prior to joining the Los Angeles Times, where she was a national science reporter.[1][3] McFarling has reported on a wide variety of science news, including topics such as astrophysics, seismology, neuroscience, medicine, and climate change.[1]
McFarling joined Stat News as their Los Angeles correspondent in April 2016 and was named national science correspondent in 2021.
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McFarling was a 1992 Knight Science Journalism Fellow at
Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science,[8] and the National Association of Science Writers Science in Society Award.[9]
McFarling won first place in the beat category for her reporting for STAT on health disparities and structural racism. She showed how systematic racism exists at every level, from medical school admissions to faculty hiring in orthopedics.
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In 2023, McFarling and Angus Chen were recognized for three stories on inequality in medicine for STAT with the national Edgar R. Murrow Award for excellence in diversity, equity and inclusion in the large digital news organization category.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Faculty - McFarling, Usha Lee."
- ^ a b "In the Green Room: Usha McFarling" (November 2, 2009). Zócalo Public Square.
- ^ a b c "2007 Grantham Prize Winner." Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment.
- ^ "McFarling names national science correspondent at STAT News". 24 March 2021.
- ^ "The 2007 Pulitzer Prize Winners: Explanatory Reporting." The Pulitzer Prizes.
- ^ "2006 George Polk Award Winners." Long Island University.
- ^ "2007 Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism–Features Winner - Kenneth R. Weiss and Usha Lee McFarling." American Geophysical Union.
- ^ "Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science - 2007" Council of Scientific Society Presidents
- ^ "2007 Science in Society Awards" (December 21, 2010). National Association of Science Writers.
- ^ "AHCJ announces winners of 2021 health journalism contest". Association of Health Care Journalists.
- ^ "Edward R. Murrow Awards 2023". Radio Television Digital News Association.
External links
- Profile from the University of Washington Department of Communication
- "Altered Oceans" - five-part Los Angeles Times series on the state of the world's oceans
- Appearances on C-SPAN
