Leslie Roberts, Science Deputy News Editor, wins prize for 'first-rate' polio story
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Leslie Roberts, deputy news editor of the journal Science, has won the 2005 Public Communications Award from the American Society for Microbiology for a story that explored the science, policy and human drama of efforts to eradicate polio.... ...In announcing the award for "Polio: The Final Assault," [ ], the judges cited Roberts' "first-rate reporting" and described the story a...Leslie Roberts of Science wins ASM Public Communications Award
Washington, DC--March 18, 2005--Leslie Roberts has been named the winner of the 2005 ASM Public Communications Award. Roberts' award-winning entry, "Polio: The Final Assault," published in the March 26, 2004 issue of Science, presents a compelling picture of how microbiology, public health, and society interact. Reporting from Washington, Atlanta, and India, Roberts explains why the 16-year, mul...