Karl Leif Bates

A 15-year veteran of newspaper journalism and former winner of the AAAS science writing award, Karl now edits and writes research news from all units of Duke University, including Arts & Sciences, the Fuqua School of Business, the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, the Pratt School of Engineering and Duke Medicine.

He's the editor of Duke Research, a monthly online magazine featuring multimedia storytelling and audience interaction, supplemented by a monthly email and a team-written blog.

Karl serves on the EurekAlert! advisory board and is a member of the National Association of Science Writers and the Science Communicators of North Carolina.