Michelle Nijhuis

Biography

Michelle Nijhuis coedited The Science Writers’ Handbook (Da Capo, 2013) and writes about science and the environment for publications including National Geographic. Her work has won several national awards and been included in three Best American anthologies.

See Work

CRITICISM / Winter 2017

Cruel North

By Michelle Nijhuis

On August 16, 2016, a cruise ship called the Crystal Serenity departed from Seward, Alaska. The price for a place on its month-long voyage started at $22,000, but the Serenity had no trouble filling its berths: 1,700 people signed up to...
CRITICISM / Summer 2015

Berkeley and the Bomb

By Michelle Nijhuis

It was a momentous decision, not only for Lawrence and the university but also for science—and, arguably, for the rest of us. For while Lawrence would have found success at almost any institution, Berkeley was one of the few whose ambitions...