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To arrange a signing or media appearance please contact Dan at Dan@DanFagin.com or publicist Jaime Jennings at Island Press at jjennings@islandpress.org.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n

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Past Events<\/h2>\n

April 24, 2025 <\/strong>— University Lecture<\/a>, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Feb. 11, 2025 <\/strong>—\u00a0Childhood Cancer Prevention Symposium, Houston, TX. Keynote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oct. 5, 2023<\/strong> — Campus-wide read, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ. Keynote.<\/p>\n

June 15-17, 2023 <\/strong>— “Between Storytelling and Conversation”, Munich, Germany. Keynote. Read<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sept. 29,<\/strong> 2022<\/strong> — Campus-wide read, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ. Keynote.<\/p>\n

Nov. 28, 2021<\/strong> — AAAS Kavli Lecture, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY. Talk. Watch.<\/a><\/p>\n

April 17, 2020\u00a0<\/strong>— “Living at the Intersection” symposium, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. Keynote. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dec. 3, 2018 <\/strong>— Festival for the Earth, Ateneo Veneto, Venice, Italy. Keynote. Read<\/a>.<\/p>\n

May 25, 2018\u00a0<\/strong>— Federal Bar Association, Oklahoma City. Talk and signing.<\/p>\n

May 24, 2018 <\/strong><\/strong>— Magic City Books, Tulsa, OK. 7 p.m. Talk and signing.<\/p>\n

Feb. 6, 2018<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>— Cancer\u00a0and Society Lecture, Intl. Agency for Cancer Research, Lyon, France. Read<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jan. 8, 2018<\/strong> — “Pulitzer Surprises” comedy show and podcast, Brooklyn, NY. Listen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nov. 2, 2017<\/strong> — Davis Lecture, Samford University, Birmingham, Ala. Talk & signing. Read<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oct.\u00a0 <\/strong>28, 2017<\/strong> — “Fact-Checking: The Future of Journalism?”, San Francisco.\u00a0Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oct. 19, 2017 <\/strong>—\u00a0<\/strong>Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

Oct. 5, 2017<\/strong> — Archipelago Lecture, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. Talk.<\/p>\n

Sept. 7. 2017<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>— Center for Media Innovation Lecture, Point Park University, Pittsburgh. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

Sept. 6, 2017<\/strong> — “Science, Journalism and Democracy”, Rockefeller University, New York. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Aug. 10, 2017<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>— Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

April 25, 2017 <\/strong>—\u00a0Association of Environmental Authorities of NJ, Atlantic City, NJ. Keynote &\u00a0signing.<\/p>\n

April 1, 2017<\/strong>\u00a0— \u00a0Oklahoma Symposium, Tulsa, OK. Keynote & signing.<\/p>\n

Feb. 10, 2017<\/strong>\u00a0— Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

Jan. 28, 2017<\/strong>\u00a0— Story in the Public Square, Rhode Island Public Broadcasting and Sirius XM. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nov. 19, 2016 <\/strong>— New Jersey Historical Commission,\u00a0Morristown, NJ. Keynote & signing.<\/p>\n

Nov. 7,\u00a02016<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>— Society of Environmental Toxicology and\u00a0Chemistry, Orlando, FL. Keynote & signing.<\/p>\n

Sept. 20, 2016 <\/strong><\/strong>— Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science, State College, PA. Talk.<\/p>\n

April 16, 2016<\/strong> — With Good Reason, syndicated radio broadcast. Listen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March\u00a017, 2016<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>— University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI. Talk.<\/p>\n

March 15, 2016<\/strong> — Michigan State University, Lansing, MI. Talk & signing. Listen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Feb. 25, 2016<\/strong>\u00a0— Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

Feb. 15, 2016\u00a0<\/strong>— University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

Feb. 11, 2016<\/strong> <\/strong>— Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

Feb. 5, 2016\u00a0<\/strong>— Take Two, KPCC public radio, Los Angeles. Listen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nov. 12, 2015<\/strong>\u00a0— University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, MD. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nov. 6, 2015<\/strong> — Dartmouth\u00a0College, Hanover, NH. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

Nov. 5, 2015<\/strong> — Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

Oct. 22,<\/strong> 2015<\/strong> — Harvard\u00a0Museum of Natural History, Cambridge, MA. Talk & signing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Oct. 17, 2015<\/strong> <\/strong>— Texas Book Festival, Austin, TX. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

Oct. 8, 2015<\/strong> — Giles Symposium, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

Sept. 26, 2015<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>— Sierra Club Radio. Listen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sept. 3, 2015<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>— Rathenau Instituut Conference, The Hague, Netherlands. Keynote.<\/p>\n

Aug. 6, 2015<\/strong> — Marine & Environmental Research Institute, Blue Hill, Maine. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

June 20,<\/strong>\u00a02015<\/strong><\/strong> — Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

June 11, 2015<\/strong><\/strong> — Keynote, World Conference of Science Journalists, Seoul, South Korea. Read<\/a>.<\/p>\n

May 28, 2015<\/strong> — World Science Festival, “Science and Story”, New York City. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 26, 2015<\/strong> — Politics and Prose Bookstore, Washington, D.C.\u00a0Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

April 26, 2015<\/strong> —\u00a0National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.\u00a0Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 20, 2015<\/strong> — Thomas L. Benson lecture, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT. Read<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 17, 2015<\/strong><\/strong> — Society of Professional Journalists, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY. Talk.<\/p>\n

April 10, 2015<\/strong> — Richard French Live, Regional News Network. Watch<\/a>\u00a0(Part One)\u00a0Watch<\/a> (Part Tw0).<\/p>\n

April 7, 2015<\/strong> — Barnes & Noble Tribeca, New York City. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

April 1, 2015<\/strong> — Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC. Listen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March 19, 2015<\/strong>\u00a0— University of Georgia, Odum School of Ecology, Athens, GA. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

March 18, 2015<\/strong>\u00a0— Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA.\u00a0Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

March 15, 2015<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> — C-SPAN2 Book TV National Call-In Show. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March 15, 2015<\/strong> — “Catastrophe, Calamity, and Cataclysm,” Tucson Festival of Books. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March 14, 2015<\/strong>\u00a0— “Writing into Danger,” Tucson Festival of Books, Tucson, AZ. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

March 10, 2015<\/strong><\/strong> — Science in the Modern World lecture, Purchase College. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

March 3, 2015<\/strong>\u00a0— Iowa State University, Great Hall, Memorial Union, Ames, Iowa. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

March 3, 2015<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0— “Researching and Reporting Complex Environmental Stories”,\u00a0Iowa State U.<\/p>\n

Feb. 27, 2015<\/strong> — Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

Jan. 27, 2015<\/strong> — Hardesty Festival of Ideas, Charleston, WV. Read<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jan. 26, 2015<\/strong> —\u00a0Hardesty Festival of Ideas, West Virginia University. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

Dec. 16, 2014<\/strong> — This Green Earth<\/em>, KPCW Radio, Park City, Utah. Listen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dec. 3, 2014 \u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong>NYU Global Institute of Public Health, New York City. Talk.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nov. 30, 2014<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0— \u00a0C-SPAN2 Book TV. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nov. 6, 2014 \u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong>Purdue University Colloquium on Cancer, Culture and Community. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oct. 15, 2014<\/strong>\u00a0— Acceptance video, National Academies Communication Award. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oct. 8, 2014<\/strong> \u00a0— Kaufman-Repage Lecture, Wagner College, Staten Island, NY. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oct. 7,<\/strong> 2014<\/strong> — Inside Jersey Magazine. Read<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sept. 27, 2014<\/strong> \u00a0— Full Circle Bookstore, Oklahoma City, OK. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

Sept.<\/strong><\/strong> 26, 2014<\/strong> — Readers’ Corner<\/em>, KBSX radio, Boise, Idaho. Listen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sept<\/strong>. 18, 2014 —\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Environmental Professionals Organization of Conn., Middletown. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

Sept. 17, 2014 \u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong>Press Club of Long Island,\u00a0Melville, NY. Panel discussion.<\/p>\n

August 13, 2014<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0— New Jersey TV News. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

June 25, 2014<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0— The Bryant Library, Roslyn, NY. Read<\/a>.<\/p>\n

June 18, 2014<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0— MetroFocus<\/em>, WNET-TV, New York. Watch<\/a>.\u00a0
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June 12, 2014<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0— Toms River High School South, Toms River, NJ. Read<\/a>.<\/p>\n

May 28, 2014<\/strong> — Ceremony, Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

May 27, 2014<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0“Long-form Journalism in the Age of Twitter”, New York Public Library. Watch<\/a>.
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April 23, 2014<\/strong>\u00a0— Stevens Institute of Technology,\u00a0Hoboken, NJ. Read<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 23, 2014<\/strong>\u00a0— Democracy Now with Amy Goodman<\/em>, nationwide television and radio. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 20, 2014<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0— To the Best of Our Knowledge<\/em>, nationwide radio program. Listen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 17, 2014<\/strong> —\u00a0NewsWorks, WHYY radio, Philadelphia. Listen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March 28, 2014<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0— Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March 1, 2014<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0New Jersey Environmental Federation, Lakewood.\u00a0Keynote address & signing.<\/p>\n

Feb. 28, 2014<\/strong>\u00a0— <\/strong>Wisconsin Environmental Health Network annual conference, Madison, WI. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Feb. 28, 2014<\/strong>\u00a0— Authors@HSLC series, Health Sciences Learning Center, Madison, WI.\u00a0Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

Feb. 10,<\/strong>\u00a02014<\/strong>\u00a0— Roundtable on citizen epidemiology and law, Brooklyn Law School.\u00a0Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

Nov.<\/strong>\u00a020, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0— Parsippany Library, Parsippany, NJ.\u00a0Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

Nov.<\/strong>\u00a018, 2013<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0— Symposium on\u00a0Toms River<\/em>, <\/i>Boston Museum of Science.\u00a0Keynote address & signing.<\/p>\n

Oct. 25, 2013<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0— Ocean County College Visiting Writers’ Reading Series, Toms River. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

Oct.<\/strong>\u00a025, 2013<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0— Brielle Library, Brielle, NJ.\u00a0Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

Oct. 23, 2013<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> — Kathleen Dunn Show, Wisconsin Public Radio. Listen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oct. 7, 2013<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0Chemicals & Health: Untold Stories<\/em>, LinkTV nationwide cable television. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sept. 29, 2013<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0— Barbara Simpson Show, KSFO radio, San Francisco. Listen<\/a>.
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Sept.\u00a026, 2013<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0— Sea Cliff Library,\u00a0Sea Cliff, NY. Talk & signing. Read<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sept. 17, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>— Montclair Library, Montclair, NJ. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

August 10, 2013<\/strong><\/strong> — Author’s Night, East Hampton, NY. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

August 6, 2013<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0— Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon, nationally syndicated radio. Listen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

July 23, 2013<\/strong><\/strong> — LinkTV\u00a0Earth Focus<\/em>, nationwide cable television. Watch<\/a>,\u00a0watch<\/a>\u00a0(shorter version).<\/p>\n

July<\/strong> 18, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong>Read Science! videochat. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

June 20, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong>Barnes & Noble, Monmouth Mall, Eatontown, NJ. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

June 12, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong>Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane<\/em>, WHYY public radio, Philadelphia. Listen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

June 12, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong>University of Pennsylvania Bookstore, Philadelphia. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

May 24, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong>Discussion after opening performance of\u00a0These Shining Lives<\/em><\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0Tank Theater, NYC.<\/p>\n

May 17, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>The Tavis Smiley Show<\/em>, nationwide PBS. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

May 9, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong>New York University Cancer Institute program<\/a> on toxics and health, NYC. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

May 6, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Take Two<\/em>, KPCC Southern California Public Radio. Listen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 14, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sea Cliff Yacht Club, Sea Cliff, NY. Talk & signing.<\/p>\n

April 11, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong>Collaborative on Health and the Environment, nationwide conference call. Listen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 9, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>The Leonard Lopate Show, <\/em>WNYC AM and FM in New York City. Listen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 4, 2013<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0Ocean County Main Library, Toms River, NJ. Signing & discussion. Read<\/a>, also here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 3, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>NYU Carter Journalism Institute, 20 Cooper Square, NYC. Talk & signing. Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 3, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong>Michelangelo Signorile Show<\/em>, Sirius XM Radio.<\/p>\n

April 2, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong>Diane Rehm Show<\/em>, nationally syndicated on public radio. Listen and read<\/a>.<\/p>\n

April 2, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Huffington Post Live group videochat. Watch and read<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March 28, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>NJ Today with Mike<\/em> Schneider, NJTV\/WNET Public Television. Watch and read<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

March 27, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong>World Radio Switzerland,\u00a0Business Insight.\u00a0<\/em>Listen<\/a>,\u00a0listen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March 27, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong>Connect the Dots<\/em>, Progressive Radio Network.\u00a0<\/em>Listen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March 24, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong>National Public Radio All Things Considered<\/em>. Listen and read<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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