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Pulitzer Center Update

Science Journalists Give Advice to Hunter College Students

On October 8, 2024, more than a dozen Hunter College journalism students gathered in the Film and...

Sebastian Fraccari
Guest Contributor

November 1, 2024
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PART OF: Climate Change and Reef Health in Hawaiʻi

Half of All Coral Reefs Are Dead. A Maui ‘Super Reef’ Offers Hope

Paula Dobbyn
Grantee

October 31, 2024
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Mississippi Trusted Elections Project 2024

A look at a patchwork elections system that is prone to errors

Multiple Authors

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PART OF: Science of Misinformation

A Field’s Dilemmas: Misinformation Research Has Exploded. But Scientists Are Still Grappling With Fundamental Challenges

Kai Kupferschmidt
Grantee

October 31, 2024
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PART OF: Deserted: The Deterioration of Reproductive Health Care in Louisiana

Louisiana Health Care Providers Sue State, Claiming Misoprostol Law Violates Constitution

Lorena O’Neil
StoryReach U.S. Fellow

October 31, 2024
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PART OF: A Poisoned Community

City’s Inaction on Lead Paint Prompts Calls for Immediate Action on Lead in Schools

Cassandra Garibay
Guest Contributor

October 31, 2024
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Science of Misinformation

The challenges researchers grapple with as they try to understand how misinformation spreads.

Kai Kupferschmidt
Grantee

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Coping With Extreme Heat

What it's like to live in communities called "urban heat islands"

Will Atwater
Grantee

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PART OF: Science of Misinformation

The Rumor Clinic: At the Center for an Informed Public, Kate Starbird Tracks Falsehoods and Counters Them in Real Time

Kai Kupferschmidt
Grantee

October 30, 2024
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PART OF: Mississippi Trusted Elections Project 2024

Mississippi Counties Change 54 Voting Precincts, But Incorrect Information May Send Some Voters to the Wrong Place on Election Day

Multiple Authors

October 30, 2024
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PART OF: The Silent Maternal Mortality Problem in Gary, Indiana

Toxic Air, Limited Care: The Cost of Motherhood in Gary, Indiana

Jenae Barnes
StoryReach U.S. Fellow

October 30, 2024
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Pulitzer Center Update

Pulitzer Center Fellow, Grantees Awarded for Excellence in Science Communications

On October 24, 2024, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced the 24...

Alexandra Waddell
Pulitzer Center Staff

October 29, 2024