Dean Russell
Science reporter and radio journalist
Dean is a reporter for Columbia Journalism Investigations, a news team based at Columbia University, where he covers climate change and public health. His work has been published by NPR, The Guardian, Mother Jones, The Texas Tribune, Grist, Center for Public Integrity and others. Formerly, for NPR's Here & Now and On Point, he produced daily stories on technology, politics and the arts.
In 2019, he earned a Master of Arts in science reporting from Columbia Journalism School.
Stories, Essays, Projects
A selected collection of my stories on science, the environment, public health, and other issues.
From climate-fueled storms to COVID-19, mounting catastrophes are sowing stress and trauma. The country’s one program to help reaches only a fraction of survivors.
August 25, 2020
How a decade of neglect and politics undermined the CDC’s fight against climate change.
June 16, 2020
THE CITY's searchable memorial, in words and images, of New York's lost thousands.
June 10, 2020 | THE CITY
A federal hotline received 27,000 calls and texts after COVID-19 was declared a national emergency
April 2, 2020 | Mother Jones
We’re digging into the stressful toll of wildfires, hurricanes and floods — and now COVID-19 on top of them.
May 4, 2020 | Center for Public Integrity
Untreated inmates are 12 times more likely to overdose in the first two weeks after release. One drug may offer a solution
March 30, 2017 | NPR
