Carolyn Johnson
Science Reporter at The Washington Post
science reporter @WashingtonPost, former @BostonGlobe, prefer to explore the world by bicycle, [email protected], Signal: carojo.55
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2 days ago |
seattletimes.com | Joel Achenbach |Carolyn Johnson |Kate Brady
Kartik Sheth is an astrophysicist and, until a few weeks ago, was the associate chief scientist at NASA. On March 10, he got an unexpected email: “I regret to inform you that you are being affected by a [reduction-in-force] action. … Therefore, you will be separated from NASA at the close of business on April 10, 2025.”One of 23 NASA employees laid off that day, including everyone in the Office of the Chief Scientist, Sheth is now looking for a job — anywhere.
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4 days ago |
washingtonpost.com | Carolyn Johnson |Ben Brasch |Anumita Kaur |Roman Stubbs |Michelle Boorstein
Suspect in Colorado attack on Israeli hostage event charged with hate crime (washingtonpost.com) Suspect in Colorado attack on Israeli hostage event charged with hate crime By Carolyn Y.
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5 days ago |
startribune.com | Carolyn Johnson
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6 days ago |
washingtonpost.com | Carolyn Johnson
Why Trump’s push for ‘gold-standard science’ has researchers alarmed (washingtonpost.com) Why Trump’s push for ‘gold-standard science’ has researchers alarmed By Carolyn Y. Johnson 2025053110000000 A new term keeps popping up in messages from Trump administration scientific agencies — a pledge to restore "gold-standard science." Many scientists say the opposite is happening.
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2 weeks ago |
adn.com | Joel Achenbach |Carolyn Johnson |Kate Brady
Kartik Sheth, 53, is an astrophysicist and, until a few weeks ago, was the associate chief scientist at NASA. On March 10, he got an unexpected email: “I regret to inform you that you are being affected by a (reduction-in-force) action. … Therefore, you will be separated from NASA at the close of business on April 10, 2025.”One of 23 NASA employees laid off that day, including everyone in the Office of the Chief Scientist, Sheth is now looking for a job - anywhere.
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