2000 Science in Society Journalism Awards

Magazine

Carol Ezzell

Scientific American

“Care for a Dying Continent”

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Carol Ezzell

Carol Ezzell was recognized for her story “Care for a Dying Continent” published in the May 2000 Scientific American. The article examined the African AIDS epidemic by focusing on women and girls targeted by prevention efforts in Zimbabwe. The article effectively explored the sensitive, almost taboo issues of sexual practices and gender dynamics, which play major roles in an epidemic that is killing a generation of adults. Ezzell documented hope in the midst of the despairing scale of HIV infection in Zimbabwe — the official estimate of one-in-four is optimistic.

Biography

Carol Ezzell is a writer and editor at Scientific American. She has been a science writer and editor for more than 15 years, specializing in biomedicine and biology. She has worked for the science journal Nature, the science newsweekly Science News, Bio/World, (a daily fax newspaper covering biotechnology) and the Journal of NIH Research. She currently serves on the board of the National Association of Science Writers and as the treasurer of Science Writers in New York. Among her awards and honors are the Science in Society Award conferred by the National Association of Science Writers and the Pan American Health Organization’s award for excellence in journalism.

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