Rene Ebersole
Adjunct Faculty | SHERP 1999
Rene Ebersole, the internship professor at SHERP, is an award-winning independent journalist who contributes to a wide range of publications, including Outside, Popular Science, Modern Farmer, Audubon, Mental Floss, and National Geographic Explorer. As the former staff Features Editor at Audubon, she assigned and wrote many long-form articles, ranging from deeply reported investigative pieces to engaging profiles. Her book, “Gorilla Mountain,” a children’s biography of gorilla biologist Amy Vedder, was co-published by Joseph Henry Press and Scholastic. She received an MA from NYU’s Science, Health, and Environmental Program in 1999.
Published Articles & Essays
May 1st, 2021
How eDNA is revolutionizing the tracking of elusive species. It may soon be used to fight wildlife trafficking.
January 9th, 2020
Demand for Ginseng is Creating a ‘Wild West’ in Appalachia
October 30th, 2017
Did Monsanto Ignore Evidence Linking Its Weed Killer to Cancer?
June 7th, 2017
Inside the Multimillion-Dollar World of Eel Trafficking
January 12th, 2016
How the New Science of Freezing Can Save Your Life