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Communications Officer
Alex Barnum was appointed Communications Officer in April 2006. Prior to joining Irvine, Alex spent 20 years as a newspaper journalist, much of it as a writer and editor for the San Francisco Chronicle. For six years, he was the newspaper’s editor for science, health and environmental coverage, during which time he led the development of a weekly science page. As a reporter, he covered a variety of beats, including consumer health and the environment, and won a number of awards for his writing. Before joining the Chronicle, Alex was a reporter for the San Jose Mercury News, covering business and technology, and was a member of the paper’s staff when it won the Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Post, the International Herald Tribune and other publications. Alex holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and environment studies from Antioch College and a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. From 1994 to 1995, he was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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