Risa Aria Schnebly
Science Writing
Here's where to find different articles I've written. Scroll to the bottom for a complete list of clips.
Cascadia Daily News
I wrote 23 articles in 10 weeks for Cascadia Daily News as part of the Mass Media Fellowship through the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Article topics ranged from oyster restoration to how the immigration crackdown affected local families. Read a few favorites:



ASU News
I currently work as a science writer for the School of Life Sciences reporting on ongoing research for ASU News and the SOLS website. As of fall 2025, I've written 36 articles for ASU News and 16 articles for SOLS. Read a few favorites:



Embryo Project Encyclopedia
The Embryo Project Encyclopedia is an open-access outlet communicating the history and science of thousands of topics related to embryology, development, and reproduction. I wrote thirteen articles for the Embryo Project and edited over two dozen.
The Embryo Project also collaborates with the ASU website Ask a Biologist, which communicates a range of biological topics to younger audiences and is accessed by 18 million people each year. I helped start the collaboration, wrote eight of my own Embryo Tales, and edited over a dozen.



Full List of Clips
Freelance
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"Pro-life bills based on poor science and fail to protect Arizonans" Arizona Capitol Times
Cascadia Daily News​
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WA beekeepers, researchers team up to keep bees healthy by tracking their diet
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Hotter temperatures could mean more ticks in WA. What about tick-borne diseases?
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Padilla Bay’s eelgrass is an ecological powerhouse — it’s under threat
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PSE warns of power shutoffs in Concrete, Glacier this summer to lower wildfire risk
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As WA glaciers and snowpack shrink, what happens to our water supply?
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Two new drinking water reservoirs built in Sudden Valley, replacing old tank
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Studies: Wildfires can pollute WA’s watersheds, posing risk to humans and wildlife
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WWU researchers head to Greenland to study glacial melt tied to soot, algae
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WA bans sale of invasive ivies after years of lobbying by Whatcom nonprofit
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Report: To save Puget Sound’s orcas, governments need to act fast
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Scuba-diving WWU student tracks fatal sea star disease in Bellingham
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A decades-long quest to restore Washington’s only native oyster sees success
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Farmworkers’ union fights to curb migrant H-2A visa expansion in Whatcom, Skagit
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Insects and infections are killing forest in Whatcom, Skagit counties
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Cause of sea star wasting disease finally discovered, raises new questions
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No easy fix for Bellingham’s big pollution problem: stormwater
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Stormwater brings chemicals to Puget Sound — and to chinook salmon
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Meet the crew who saps the sprawl of toxic wood in the Salish Sea
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‘We hardly leave the house’: Quiet impacts of federal deportation efforts on families
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Collaboration across borders needed to protect whales, WWU report says
ASU News (last updated 11/12/2025)​​
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From insects to mammals, the ASU biocollections have it all – and are growing
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My summer as a media fellow: Reflections on science, place and storytelling
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Graduate earns PhD after accomplishing goal of doing cancer research
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ASU grad tackles women's health disparities through honors research
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PhD grad focused on Indigenous people's experiences in academia
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ASU team creates decision-making framework to improve conservation efficiency
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ASU fire expert Stephen Pyne on learning to live alongside fire
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ASU postdoc's endangered species tool gets national attention
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ASU bioethicist argues for changing how novel scientific technologies are regulated
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Switching to 'green' plastic alone won't solve the plastic problem, study shows
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Lizard-loving ASU graduate seeks to understand what drives evolutionary patterns
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After pursuing a PhD to study evolution, ASU grad leaves committed to tackling vector-borne diseases
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Evolutionary biology graduate self-funded the dissertation research she'd always dreamed of doing
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Army veteran dedicates PhD to exploring the social order of ant colonies
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First-generation college student dedicates career to improving students' experiences in STEM
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Indigenous geneticists build unprecedented research community at ASU
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Diversifying course content in biology class increases LGBTQ+ students' sense of belonging
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ASU honors students work on HPV research as part of Barrett College's largest-ever group thesis
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New ASU study explores how electric fields could repel mosquitoes
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Barrett alum's publication of undergraduate research as first author a rare feat
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20-year-old PhD student researching autism wins 2 fellowships
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Mosquito control researcher to become 'disease detective' with CDC after graduating with PhD
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ASU grad, a former zoo employee, explores how humans connect with animals
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After a long journey to academia, malaria researcher graduates with PhD
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ASU writing project team sees 6 instructors in a row win Teaching Excellence Awards
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Viral finds on the frozen frontier: 13 new papillomaviruses discovered in Antarctic seals
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ASU researchers call for universities to incentivize societally engaged conservation work
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3 ASU students win first place in poster contest at world's largest general science conference
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ASU grad student starts collaborative project to expand care for unhoused pet owners
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More than 60 distinct viruses found in feces of common park duck
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ASU researchers first to fully sequence Gila monster genome, thanks to crowd-funding campaign
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ASU students compete at world's largest general science conference
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Honey bees can handle the heat, but that still may not save them from climate change
School of Life Sciences News (last updated 11/12/2025)
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Souls of SOLS, October 2025: Kaitlyn Daughtry and Ernest Boampong
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New study examines why college students with depression might struggle with research
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Looking beyond the lab: The young historians and philosopher in ASU's science department
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Souls of SOLS, September 2025: Alice Sansonettie and Annika Avery
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Souls of SOLS, February 2025: Carmen Webster and Maxine McCarty
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Souls of SOLS, November 2024: Eboni Andersun and Susan Albor
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Souls of SOLS, October 2024: Sofía González Salazar and Ashley Foster
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Souls of SOLS, September 2024: Luis Gutierrez and Amalie Strange
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Souls of SOLS, May 2024: Gissel Marquez Alcaraz and Brit Burgard
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Souls of SOLS, February 2024: Baylee Edwards and Jason Lacson
Embryo Project Encyclopedia