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2022 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award, Science Reporting Silver Award - awarded by AAAS, Kavli Foundation

The award recognizes "distinguished reporting on the sciences, engineering, and mathematics."

2022 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award, Science Reporting Silver Award - awarded by AAAS, Kavli Foundation

The award recognizes "distinguished reporting on the sciences, engineering, and mathematics."

Liza Gross's Blog

With heat waves now coinciding with California’s peak wildfire season, the workers who pick the... more »
posted 02/27/23
Here we check in with prominent health journalists and experts to see what sites, newsletters and... more »
posted 11/29/16
In 2010, a nurse at Napa State Hospital walked back to her ward after dinner, following the same... more »
posted 12/01/15

Liza Gross's Work

California's psychiatric hospitals can be highly dangerous places, both for patients and staff. Lost work days and overtime pay are huge. But reporters looking to track down reliable data on assaults face an uphill climb.
At California’s state psychiatric hospitals, ongoing assaults on staff by patients can make it nearly impossible to provide a therapeutic environment.