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“(One of) the best unsung investigative journalists working in print in the United States… Yeoman specializes in becoming a part of his subjects’ lives; he works hard to dispel the image of the parachute journalist who drops in, grabs the story, and runs.” — Columbia Journalism Review

Reclamation Project
Harvard Public Health magazine;
Food & Environment Reporting Network
After decades of losing land to the Gulf of Mexico, a Louisiana tribe looks to its 25-year-old chief to help them find a place in the future.

Schism in the Body
The Assembly
The United Methodist Church has started to rupture after decades of debate. One church—with members ranging from “almost flaming progressive to dang near fundamentalist”—tries to navigate the divide.

Was This Professor Fired for Having Tourette Syndrome?
The Nation
We want to ensure harassment-free schools and workplaces. We also want to protect people with disabilities from discrimination. What happens when these imperatives collide?

Birds of a Feather
Audubon Magazine
Avian DNA holds secrets that reveal where birds migrate and their resilience to climate change. The Bird Genoscape Project aims to unlock them.

Stress Test
National Wildlife
In a win for wildlife conservation, researchers are learning how to identify troubled populations before they plummet—by measuring how human activities affect stress hormones.