Marie-Cécilia Duvernoy
Reporter et journaliste scientifique
Toulouse, France
Toulouse, France
Marie-Cécilia Duvernoy
Reporter et journaliste scientifique
Toulouse, France
Toulouse, France
Présentation
Scientifique de formation et reporter de terrain, textes et photos pour la presse écrite. Interviews en français ou en anglais (bilingue).Expérience
La Recherche
Voiles et Voiliers
Le Monde du Multicoque
Latitude 38
Formation
Université Grenoble Alpes
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan
Réalisations
Cal Sailing Club to Reopen After Success with Remote Instruction
10-06-2020
When shelter-in-place orders were declared in six Bay Area counties to slow the spread of COVID-19, sailing clubs, along with all non-essential businesses, had to suspend their activities. The Berkeley-based Cal Sailing Club was no exception. Even though CSC has not been able to bring members...
Watch your step!
04-12-2019
Moab, Utah – The desert landscape is painted with shades of red, orange, yellow, brown, and green. Adding to the color palette of the desert are bacteria, funghi, algae, and mosses that have found a way to live there despite the harsh conditions. The habitat of these organisms is a layer of soil...
The Siebel Center at TISC Is Open for Business
21-10-2019
Yesterday marked the official opening of the Siebel Center — a sailing program that aims to increase diversity and opportunity for youth in the sport of sailing — at Treasure Island Sailing Center, or TISC. “I always look at sailing participation on a pyramid: We have done a great job at...
Negotiations between Elsevier and the UC: a fight over open access
14-10-2019
In February 2019, negotiations to renew an $11 million-a-year contract between the University of California (UC) and the academic publisher Elsevier ended, leaving researchers and students UC-wide without any official access to Elsevier's upcoming publications. The giant Elsevier...
Women’s Sailing at CSC and on the Bay
27-09-2019
No need to be an experienced sailor to notice that sailing may not be the most egalitarian sport when it comes to gender. Some attribute it to a difference in physical strength, less recklessness or, at a professional level, difficulties for women to convince sponsors, but certainly, there is...
From conception to product: How Instrumentation Companies Connect with Bench Scientists
27-06-2019
Any scientist who has spent time at the bench of a biology laboratory knows that protocols can be long, repetitive and complex. With innovative research and discoveries constantly demanding higher throughput and better resolution, some companies are developing hands-free instruments...