Europe’s Energy project, a joint effort with the Open Knowledge Foundation and using data from Eurostat – the statistical office of the European Union, gives users a set of visual tools to understand EU member states’ efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption. Take a look! […]
Category: Science Journalism
WHO Resources
The World Health Organization has a variety of information resources for those interested in science journalism and health reporting, including – Health Topics – index of WHO health topics Publications – books, journals, key WHO publications Global Health Atlas – data and statistics for infectious diseases at country, regional, and global levels; mapping resources available […]
Center for Advancing Health (CFAH)
The Center for Advancing Health CFAH “conducts research, communicates findings and advocates for policies that support everyone’s ability to benefit from advances in health science.” Check out their books, publications, and subscribe to their Daily Digest at the Resources page. […]
Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal
The Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal is a scholarly, peer-reviewed open-access academic journal that publishes works primarily authored by undergraduates. Click here for the latest issue and archives of the journal. […]
Science Reporting Resources for MA Students
CLIO is Columbia’s library catalog. A journal title search will tell you which journals we receive, print or electronic versions. General Science Full Text: (access restricted to current Columbia affiliates) A multidisciplinary database that indexes articles in general science periodicals back to 1984 (with full text available from 1995 on for selected titles). PsycINFO: (access […]
Covering Health Issues
The Alliance for Health Reform, a nonpartisan, non-profit group that focuses on the American health care system, has released the 5th edition of Covering Health Issues 2009, a sourcebook prepared especially for journalists. The chapters include information on the uninsured, children’s health coverage, Medicare, and much more. You will find statistics, contact information for experts, […]
Library Resources for MA Students – handouts from Evidence and Inference course, Fall 2008
Library resources for MA students, handouts from Evidence and Inference course, Fall 2008 – Columbia Beyond Columbia […]