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Sharon Begley (born June 14, 1956) is an American journalist who is the senior science writer for ''Stat'', the publication from ''The Boston Globe'' that covers stories related to the life sciences. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1977, where she regularly contributed articles to the ''Yale Scientific Magazine''.〔 She has written recurring columns and feature articles in several mainstream publications on a wide variety of scientific topics. Begley is also an author and speaks at universities and gatherings of both professional and community organizations. Her topics include the neuroplasticity of the brain, issues affecting science journalism, education, and other topics she has researched during her career. She has appeared on radio and television to discuss the topics covered in her articles and books. A prolific writer, Begley has attracted both praise and criticism.〔〔〔〔 ==Career== Begley graduated from Yale University in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in combined sciences.〔 Her career as a journalist began during her undergraduate studies, where she was a contributing reporter for ''Yale Scientific Magazine''. She began work with ''Newsweek'' upon graduation, and by October 1984 she had already been named as a recipient of The Newspaper Guild of New York's Page One Award in the category of science reporting in magazines for the ''Newsweek'' article "How the Brain Works". Begley's tenure with ''Newsweek'' established her as a well-known science communicator.〔〔 She received accolades from the Religion Communicators Council for the 1998 article "Science Finds God". Her 2002 article "The Mystery of Schizophrenia" received honors from the National Alliance on Mental Illness.〔〔 Other awards have cited her clarity of communication and the accessibility of her articles in furthering the public's understanding of science.〔〔 In March 2002, after 25 years at ''Newsweek'', Begley took a staff writing position at the ''Science Journal'', a publication of ''The Wall Street Journal''. Only three months later, "So Much for Destiny: Even Thoughts Can Turn Genes `On' and `Off", earned Begley a Front Page Award for Best Column/Editorial from the Newswomen's Club of New York.〔〔〔 More awards followed for her reporting on a wide variety of topics related to scientific research,〔〔〔〔 including an honorary doctorate of humane letters degree from the University of North Carolina.〔〔 In 2007, Begley returned to writing an award-winning science column at ''Newsweek''.〔〔〔〔 In 2010 ''Newsweek'' formed an alliance with ''The Daily Beast'', and Begley's byline often appeared on this site as well.〔 From 2012 until 2015 she worked as senior health and science editor at Reuters.〔 In August 2015 the first article appeared under the masthead of the ''Boston Globe's'' new science publication ''Stat'' with Sharon Begley as a member of the inaugural staff.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sharon Begley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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