Richard Kerr Receives Distinguished Achievement Award from URI

Prize-winning journalist Richard Kerr Ph.D. '77 (Graduate School of Oceanography) of Bethesda, MD, is a national leader in scientific journalism. His interest in journalism began at URI when he enrolled in communication classes while pursuing his doctorate. Today he is senior news writer at Science magazine, considered the world's leading outlet for scientific news, commentary, and cutting-edge research. Kerr has written more than 1,000 articles on Earth and planetary sciences since 1977. He won a half-dozen awards for his coverage on dinosaur extinction, ozone depletion, and climate change, including the first American Geophysical Society Award for Sustained Achievement in Science Journalism. His freelance pieces have appeared in Discover, The Washington Post, and other publications.

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