Chui named science writer in residence

Glennda Chui, a veteran, award-winning science writer for the San Jose Mercury News, has been named a science writer in residence for the spring of 2003 by UW–Madison.

Chui’s science writing career has spanned two decades and includes a 20-year stint covering science for the Mercury News. She has covered the science news waterfront and has been honored for her work by the American Geophysical Union and shared a 1990 Pulitzer Prize awarded to the staff of the Mercury News for coverage of the Loma Prieta earthquake.

In addition to her science writing, Chui has served as president of the Northern California Science Writers Association, and as a board member of the National Association of Science Writers.

As a science writer in residence, Chui will spend the week of April 6 on the Madison campus and will work with UW–Madison faculty, staff and students to convey a better appreciation and understanding of the field of science writing.

Chui will also deliver a public lecture, entitled ‘Pig Ignorant: Why It’s So Hard to Get a Grip on Science’ at 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 8 at the Memorial Union. The lecture is free and open to the public.

The Science Writer in Residence Program, now in its 17th year, was established with the support of the Brittingham Trust. It continues with support from the UW Foundation and has brought to campus many of the nation’s leading science writers, including three whose work subsequently earned them the Pulitzer Prize, journalism’s most prestigious award.

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the office of University Communications sponsor the program.