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| 2022 | Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by the University of Southern California, acknowledging her contributions to science policy and journalism. |
| December 2022 | Announced as a new columnist for The Washington Post, set to write about the future. |
| 2021 | Gave the commencement address at the University of Southern California. |
| December 2021 | Stepped down as editorial page editor of The Boston Globe, remaining with the paper as an editor-at-large and helping to launch The Emancipator. |
| January 16 2021 |
Sharon Begley
Sharon Begley passed away from EGFR Non Smoking lung cancer at the age of 64.
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| April 16 2020 | STAT published an article by Adam Feuerstein containing leaked, incomplete results of a University of Chicago clinical trial for the COVID-19 drug remdesivir, which immediately impacted Gilead Sciences' stock price in after-hours trading. |
| April 16 2020 | Lloyd Doggett, chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, called for an investigation into the potential securities law violation related to the premature publication of the clinical trial data. |
| March 2020 | Oversaw the editorial board's criticism of Donald Trump's response to the COVID-19 pandemic while serving as editorial page editor of The Boston Globe. |
| January 4 2020 | Stat began covering the Coronavirus outbreak with an article by Helen Branswell, which led to a significant surge in reader traffic (4-5 times above typical volumes). |
| 2019 | Concluded role as Director of Global Policy Initiatives at the Broad Institute of Harvard University and teaching at MIT. |
| November 2019 | Became the editorial page editor of The Boston Globe, aiming to amplify diverse voices and showcase Boston's groundbreaking ideas. |
| September 23 2019 | Published an article 'Challenge for a Reckless Age: Be Better Ancestors' in Grist, focusing on forward-thinking and responsible decision-making for future generations. |
| September 19 2019 | Wrote an opinion piece 'Why we still need climate optimism' published in The Washington Post, discussing optimistic approaches to addressing climate challenges. |
| August 2019 | Published her book 'The Optimist's Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age', exploring forward-thinking approaches to decision-making and long-term planning. |
| 2015 | Recognized as a Global Young Leader by the French-American Foundation, highlighting her early professional achievements and potential in science policy and leadership. |
| 2015 | Completed White House sabbatical, focusing on building partnerships to prepare for climate disasters. |
| August 2015 |
Sharon Begley
Joined the inaugural staff of Stat, a new science publication by the Boston Globe, with her first article appearing this month.
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| 2013 | Began a sabbatical to work in the White House under President Barack Obama as a senior advisor for climate change innovation. |
| January 2013 |
Sharon Begley
Begley published 'Placebo Power' in the Saturday Evening Post, an article about placebo effects that drew criticism from science writers PZ Myers and Steven Novella for relying on anecdotal evidence.
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| 2012 | Co-authored a PCAST report on drug discovery, development, and evaluation. |
| 2012 |
Sharon Begley
Co-authored 'The Emotional Life of Your Brain' with Richard Davidson, introducing the concept of individual 'Emotional Style' based on six distinct parameters.
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| 2012 |
Sharon Begley
Began working as senior health and science editor at Reuters.
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| 2011 | Co-authored a PCAST report on ensuring American leadership in advanced manufacturing. |
| 2010 | Co-authored a PCAST report on K-12 education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). |
| 2010 | Concluded her work on the science desks at The New York Times and The Boston Globe. |
| 2010 | Began serving as Director of Global Policy Initiatives at the Broad Institute of Harvard University and started teaching at MIT. Also became Senior Adviser to Eric Lander at the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). |
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