Joe Palca
Encyclopedia
Joe Palca is an American
correspondent for National Public Radio. He specializes in science
, and is the backup host for Talk of the Nation Science Friday. Palca was also the president of the National Association of Science Writers
from 1999 to 2000. He currently serves on Society for Science & the Public
's board of trustees.
in psychology
from the University of California at Santa Cruz where he worked on human sleep physiology
.
Palca began his career in journalism in 1982 at the CBS
affiliate in Washington, DC. He left television in 1986 to become a print journalist; he was both a Washington news editor at Nature
and a senior correspondent for Science
. He went on to join NPR
in 1992.
He left NPR in late 1999 for a year to study human clinical trials as a 'Kaiser Family Foundation Media Fellow'.
United States
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correspondent for National Public Radio. He specializes in science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, and is the backup host for Talk of the Nation Science Friday. Palca was also the president of the National Association of Science Writers
National Association of Science Writers
The National Association of Science Writers was created in 1934 by a dozen science journalists and reporters in New York City. The aim of the organization was to improve the craft of science journalism and to promote good science reportage....
from 1999 to 2000. He currently serves on Society for Science & the Public
Society for Science & the Public
Society for Science & the Public , formerly known as Science Service, is a 5013 non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of science, through its science education programs and publications, including the weekly Science News magazine.Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the organization...
's board of trustees.
Background
He received a PhDDoctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
from the University of California at Santa Cruz where he worked on human sleep physiology
Physiology
Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
.
Palca began his career in journalism in 1982 at the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate in Washington, DC. He left television in 1986 to become a print journalist; he was both a Washington news editor at Nature
Nature (journal)
Nature, first published on 4 November 1869, is ranked the world's most cited interdisciplinary scientific journal by the Science Edition of the 2010 Journal Citation Reports...
and a senior correspondent for Science
Science (journal)
Science is the academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is one of the world's top scientific journals....
. He went on to join NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
in 1992.
He left NPR in late 1999 for a year to study human clinical trials as a 'Kaiser Family Foundation Media Fellow'.
Awards
- National Academies Communications Award
- Science-in-Society Award from the National Association of Science WritersNational Association of Science WritersThe National Association of Science Writers was created in 1934 by a dozen science journalists and reporters in New York City. The aim of the organization was to improve the craft of science journalism and to promote good science reportage....
- James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting ChemistryJames T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting ChemistryThe James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public is awarded on a yearly basis by the American Chemical Society. The Award recognizes outstanding reporting on chemistry, chemical engineering, and related chemical fields...
for the Public from the American Chemical SocietyAmerican Chemical SocietyThe American Chemical Society is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 161,000 members at all degree-levels and in all fields of chemistry, chemical... - Journalism Prize from the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Ohio State Award
External links
- Joe Palca's Biography at NPRNPRNPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...