Ellen Ruppel Shell (born 1952Pearson Education (2008). Shell, Ellen Ruppel. Retrieved on 2009-08-10 from http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_kirszner_blairreader_5/24/6255/1601495.cw/index.html .) is a correspondent for ''

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'', and professor of science journalism.

Biography

Shell was born in Auburn,

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, United States. In 1974, Shell received a B.A. degree from the

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. Shell's work tends to focus on the intersection of

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and society with a special emphasis on medical policy, and she also writes on the politics of science, science and the media, and environmental policy.

Works

Shell is the author of four books:Ellen Ruppel Shell: author's biography
/ref> *'' A Child's Place: a year in the life of a day care center '' (

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, 1992) *'' The Hungry Gene: the science of fat and the future of thin'' (New York :

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, 2002) *''Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture'' (New York :

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, 2018)

References

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Faculty of Boston University's Master's Degree Program in Science and Medical JournalismOfficial site
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