Ellen Ruppel Shell
Encyclopedia
Ellen Ruppel Shell is an American
journalist
, a correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly, and professor of science journalism at Boston University
.
, New York
, United States
. In 1974, Shell received a B.A. degree from the University of Rochester
.
Shell's work tends to focus on the intersection of science
and society with a special emphasis on medical policy, and she also writes on the politics of science, science and the media, and environmental policy.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, a correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly, and professor of science journalism at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
.
Biography
Shell was born in AuburnAuburn, New York
Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 27,687...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. In 1974, Shell received a B.A. degree from the University of Rochester
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester is a private, nonsectarian, research university in Rochester, New York, United States. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The university has six schools and various interdisciplinary programs.The...
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Shell's work tends to focus on the intersection of science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and society with a special emphasis on medical policy, and she also writes on the politics of science, science and the media, and environmental policy.
Works
Shell is the author of three books:- A Child's Place: a year in the life of a day care center (Little, Brown, 1992)
- The Hungry GeneThe Hungry GeneThe Hungry Gene is a 2002 book by Ellen Ruppel Shell in which she tackles the issue of obesity. It is a non-fiction journalistic book.- External links :* , book preview, Google Books...
: the science of fat and the future of thin (New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2002) - Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture (New York : Penguin BooksPenguin BooksPenguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...
, 2009)