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
(AAAS Mass Media Fellowship)
I wrote 23 articles in 10 weeks for Cascadia Daily News as a Mass Media Fellow. Article topics ranged from oyster restoration to how the immigration crackdown affected local families. Read a few favorites:



ASU News
I spent over two years writing for ASU News and the School of Life Sciences website. In total, I wrote 52 articles for ASU News and 19 articles for SOLS. Read a few favorites:



Embryo Project Encyclopedia
The Embryo Project Encyclopedia (EPE) is an open-access, peer-reviewed encyclopedia of embryology, development, and reproduction. I wrote 13 articles for the Embryo Project and edited over two dozen.
I also helped launch a new content type for the Embryo Project called "Embryo Tales" targeted at elementary and middle schoolers in collaboration with Ask a Biologist, ASU's most visited website. I wrote eight of my own Embryo Tales and edited over a dozen more.



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