Meet the 2023 Nova Media Fellows

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Nova Institute

August 24, 2023

We had a tremendous response to our inaugural Nova Media Fellowship program and thank everyone who helped us spread the word and all those who applied for the fellowships. We were thrilled to receive outstanding applications that covered a diverse and fascinating range of topics — it was quite a challenge to select just three fellows from among this impressive group. 

We also offer our sincere thanks to our outstanding Media Advisory Council, who helped us shape the program this year and determine the final candidates. Thank you Virginia Hubbell, Mark Hyman, Jackie Judd, Jayne O’Donnell, John Schidlovsky, and Rich Stone. 

Please join us all in saying congratulations to our cohort of 2023 Nova Media Fellows!

Virginia Gewin will investigate the public health impacts of novel fine particulate matter sources, notably emerging pollutants such as microplastics, algal toxins, and supercharged wildfires. Her work has appeared in Nature, Science, Bloomberg, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Discover, Popular Science, and many others.

Kate Morgan will investigate Appalachia’s plight and promise, particularly the health of Appalachia’s people and its landscape, in three main subject areas: the effects of extraction, caring for communities, and healing the hills. Kate’s work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, Sierra, Harper’s Bazaar, Popular Science, National Geographic, Popular Mechanics, Forbes, Saveur, EatingWell, Slate, USA Today, Huffington Post, and other publications.

Lela Nargi will cover the intersecting crises of water poverty and food insecurity in the United States. Her work has appeared in Civil Eats, The Counter,  Food and Environment Reporting Network, The Guardian, Leaps, Mother Jones, Modern Farmer, The New York Times, and USA Today, among others. She is also the author of more than 20 books for children.

We are thrilled to support their projects as they help us increase public understanding of the complex, intertwined connections between the health of people, places, and the planet. 

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You’re invited: Help co-create the future of Nova’s digital communities

After three years of sparking connection and dialogue around transformative ideas in health and flourishing, the Nova Integration Hub will be closing on November 12, 2026. We’re currently in the lab developing new online community building initiatives—and you’re invited to help shape what comes next.

From the beginning, the Hub was created as a communal space that would help break down silos and foster dialogue across disciplines. It has been an experiment in connecting the dots, and with over 42 member-created groups and 654 active discussions, it has been a meaningful gathering place—a space where so many of you have generously shared ideas, wisdom, and inspiration in service of a more integrated and compassionate approach to health and well‑being. That spirit will carry forward into our next chapter.

As we look ahead, our goal is simple: Continue to pilot innovative forums for broad audiences to engage with researchers, creatives, educators, clinicians, policymakers, advocates, community organizers, journalists—anyone who wants to make a change in the world. We want to provide welcoming opportunities for conversation that will foster belonging rather than othering. We want to make unexpected connections that will lead us to the next bold leaps forward in health. Above all, we aim to spark joy and optimism about what’s possible for the planet we share.

So, where shall we go next? Your feedback about the Hub is extraordinarily meaningful to us, so please RSVP to attend one of our upcoming virtual town halls on Wednesday, November 4 at 3 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time and Thursday, November 12 at 3 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time. You may also submit comments in writing via our community listening form.

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