2020: American Society Of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) Covering Crisis Award for reporting on the Coronavirus pandemic.
2019: Harvard Medical School Immunology Program for Journalist Fellow.
2018: North American Travel Journalists Association Gold Award in Special Purpose Travel Category
2018: Murray Fromson Media Fellowship at Ben-Gurion University
2017: Newswomen’s Front Page Award for Science Reporting
2017: Marine Biological Laboratory fellow
2016: North American Travel Journalists Association Silver Award in Special Purpose Travel Category.
2016: National Press Foundation Fellowship
2015: Society of Professional Journalists/Deadline Club Award. First Place for Reporting by Independent Digital Media
2014: Newswomen’s Front Page Award for Science Reporting
2012: John Horgan Award for Science Reporting
2010: Writer’s Digest First Prize Nonfiction Award
2010: Writer’s Digest Honorary Mention
2008: Writer’s Digest Top 100 Award
2011: Anne O’Hare McCormick Scholar
2011: Rose Biller United Jewish Appeal Scholar
We thought that our ancestors were farmers first and bakers second. Turns out they learned to bake first—and became farmers to grow more grain.
(Photo courtesy Amaia Arranz-Otaegui)