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Lisa M. Krieger
Lisa M. Krieger is a Bay Area News Group science writer for The Mercury News and East Bay Times, covering research, scientific policy and environmental news from Stanford University, the University of California, NASA-Ames, U.S. Geological Survey and other Bay Area-based research facilities. She graduated from Duke University with a BA degree in biology. She splits her time between Palo Alto and Inverness, and in her spare time likes wildlife photography, swimming, skiing and backpacking.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
Language: English
Affiliation: Lecturer, Science Communication Masters Program, UC Santa Cruz
Awards: 2020 - 1st place: COVID-19 Beat Reporting/Award for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, Association of Healthcare Journalists, 2015 - 1st place: Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism, Columbia University, 2015 - Women in Conservation Award, Audubon Society, 2014 - 1st place: Scripps Howard Award for Excellence in American Journalism, Environmental Reporting, 2013 - 1st place: Consumer Features/Award for Excellence in Health Care, Association of Healthcare Journalists
Expertise: Science
Expertise: Medicine
Expertise: Environment
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Fremont police investigate fatal shooting in Niles neighborhood
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Stanford won’t kick oil companies out of school
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Are solar panels a good investment? New Berkeley study offers an answer
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NASA’s fungus could be used to build future homes on the Moon . . . or Mars
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Why Bay Area athletes are chasing container ships
![The planned community, built from scratch, will gain more control over city planning, economic development and policing. The planned community, built from scratch, will gain more control over city planning, economic development and policing.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-MTHOUSE-07XX-7.jpg?w=132)
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Mountain House gives California something it hasn’t seen in a decade
![Research reveals a profound change in the nature of the nation's agricultural workforce. Research reveals a profound change in the nature of the nation's agricultural workforce.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SJM-MIGRANT-06XX-1.jpg?w=132)
‘Grapes of Wrath’ legacy fades: California’s migrant farmworkers settle in, run their own farms
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