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Jon Kelvey

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Covers:  Health, science, human interest and drinks
Doesn't Cover: I haven't met a topic I haven't liked yet, but I don't do much finance/investment writing.
Writer on outer & inner space. Words in @AeroAmMag, @Independent, @lucidnewssite, @inversedotcom, @ArcDigi, @Slate @Popsci, et al. He/Him. Opinions mine.

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Jon Kelvey’s Biography

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I'm a writer covering science and health related topics, with a bit of drinks writing on the side.

I'm the Health and Human Services reporter at the Carroll County Times/Baltimore Sun Media Group and my freelance work has appeared in Slate and Nautilus Magazines.

I've written a lot about the resurgence of heroin and opioid drug overdoses and am a 2016 National Press Foundation "Confronting the Opioid Epidemic" fellow.

Jon Kelvey’s Journalist Portfolio

Greg's Challenge: Living well with MLD

Greg's Challenge: Living well with MLD

Greg's Challenge: Living well with MLD Greg Bennett's challenge is remaining free of the prison of other peop…

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Why Don't Tech Companies Care More About Customers With Disabilities?

Why Don't Tech Companies Care More About Customers With Disabilities?

It had started as just another call to tech support. Sina Bahram, a Ph.D. student in computer science at Nort…

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America's Long-Overdue Opioid Revolution Is Finally Here

America's Long-Overdue Opioid Revolution Is Finally Here

smithsonian.com A bunion, you may have the misfortune to know, is a bony growth that forms at the base of you…

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Biomaterials Could Extend the Success of Immunotherapies

Biomaterials Could Extend the Success of Immunotherapies

A New Review Paper Encourages Clinicians to Pull Ideas from the Desks of Engineers

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Asteroid Mining Could Become a Reality in Our Lifetimes. Is It Even Legal?

Asteroid Mining Could Become a Reality in Our Lifetimes. Is It Even Legal?

There's gold in them thar skies, or at least some platinum and a substantial amount of water, according to ho…

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Air Traffic Control Enters the 21st Century

Air Traffic Control Enters the 21st Century

Air & Space Magazine | It's a frigid March morning at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York as je…

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Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine Inaugurates New Facility to Develop Treatments for Addiction

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| umaryland.edu
Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine Inaugurates New Facility to Develop Treatments for Addiction The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) celebrated a major milestone on June 2 with a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially inaugurate 34,000 square feet of newly renovated space for the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine.
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School of Medicine Researchers Uncover Pathway Allowing Red Blood Cells to Make Hemoglobin Under Stress

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| umaryland.edu
School of Medicine Researchers Uncover Pathway Allowing Red Blood Cells to Make Hemoglobin Under Stress Scientists have long been puzzled by how maturing red blood cells manage to produce all the hemoglobin they need to carry oxygen to tissues, even after shedding the vital structures they need to produce it.
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NASA targeting September to launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

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By Jon Kelvey Verified
| Aerospace America Verified
GREENBELT, Md — Against a backdrop of windows looking down on the largest clean room at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Administrator Jared Isaacman and other NASA leaders announced on Tuesday that the agency’s next flagship mission, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, is on track to launch eight months ahead of schedule and under budget.
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How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email is an excellent channel: jonkelvey@gmail.com

What's your favorite social network?

That really depends on what I'm networking for. Twitter is my favorite for news, but Facebook seems better for sharing work.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

No, I came to writing much, much later than high school. I did write one story for my college paper, on jury nullification.