Rowan Walrath

Rowan Walrath

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Rowan Walrath is a life sciences reporter at Chemical & Engineering News. The best way to…

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Experience

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    American Chemical Society

    Greater Boston

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    The Woodlands, TX

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Education

  • Northeastern University Graphic

    Northeastern University

    Activities and Societies: The Huntington News, Spectrum Literary Arts Magazine, Woof Magazine

    Graduated cum laude
    Bachelor of Arts in journalism
    Minors: English, Spanish

Volunteer Experience

  • Jumpstart Graphic

    Early Childhood Educator

    Jumpstart

    - 9 months

    Education

    I conducted evidence-based, early intervention pilot program with family childcare providers to ensure school readiness and literacy skills for low-income preschool children at Project Hope in Dorchester, MA. As a Corps Member, I served on a six-person team that led bi-weekly preschool sessions to implement early childhood curriculum, support family involvement, and promote quality adult-child interactions.

Honors & Awards

  • Multiple Awards, 2023 New England Better Newspaper Competition

    New England Newspaper & Press Association

    Part of a team at the Boston Business Journal that won second place for General Excellence among specialty and trade publications
    Won second place in the science and technology reporting category for a profile of microbiome drug developer Seres Therapeutics

  • First Place, General Excellence, 2022 New England Better Newspaper Competition

    New England Newspaper & Press Association

    Part of a team at the Boston Business Journal that won first place for General Excellence among specialty publications.

  • Chronicle of Philanthropy Fellow

    Chronicle of Philanthropy

    Part of a team at the Boston Business Journal selected for a grant-funded fellowship to explore the relationship between nonprofits and for-profit companies in partnership with the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
    https://www.philanthropy.com/page/4-news-organizations-awarded-fellowships-to-support-coverage-of-philanthropy-nonprofit-accountability

  • Ravitch Fiscal Reporting Fellow

    Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York

    Selected for a three-day workshop on local economic reporting led by Greg David, former editor-in-chief of Crain's New York.

  • Finalist, 2022 Power Press Awards

    Power Press Awards

    Chosen as a finalist in the Discovery category of the Power Press awards for a feature article on the future of clinical trial design. https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2022/04/07/clinical-trials-diversity-decentralization-hybrid.html

  • Multiple Awards, 2021 New England Better Newspaper Competition

    New England Newspaper & Press Association

    • Won first place in the Business/Economic Reporting category for "A New 'Next Kendall Square'?" https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2021/05/27/is-somerville-the-latest-next-kendall-square.html
    • Won second place in the Science/Technology reporting category for a two-part series on an ethical battle centered around an experimental ALS drug https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2021/03/30/biogen-lisa-stockman-mauriello-tofersen-ethics.html and…

    • Won first place in the Business/Economic Reporting category for "A New 'Next Kendall Square'?" https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2021/05/27/is-somerville-the-latest-next-kendall-square.html
    • Won second place in the Science/Technology reporting category for a two-part series on an ethical battle centered around an experimental ALS drug https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2021/03/30/biogen-lisa-stockman-mauriello-tofersen-ethics.html and https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2021/04/27/biogen-als-tofersen-expanded-access-lisa-stockman.html
    • Won second place in the Right-to-Know category for "'Out of control': New emails show fear, confusion at Biogen after superspreader meetings" https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2021/04/26/biogen-conference-covid-emails-dph-massachusetts.html
    • Won first place for General Excellence

  • Civic Engagement Program Above & Beyond

    Northeastern University Civic Engagement Program

    Completed over 300 hours of community service on an annual basis as a Northeastern University student.

  • Segal AmeriCorps Education Award

    AmeriCorps

  • Northeastern National Merit Scholar

    Northeastern University

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Limited working proficiency

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