Rebecca McCarthy

Rebecca McCarthy is a freelance writer based in Athens, Georgia. She is at work on a book on Norman Maclean.

Down to Earth

Turning neglected outdoor spaces into functional art

By Rebecca McCarthy | Thursday February 25, 2021

Consider the Zipper

One professor’s quest to uncover the 100 best ideas of all time

By Rebecca McCarthy | Tuesday October 27, 2020

A Covid Football Saturday

Will fans and townspeople be the biggest losers?

By Rebecca McCarthy | Thursday October 1, 2020

Forgotten Transcendentalists

By Rebecca McCarthy | Wednesday September 9, 2020

Robot Therapy

Artificial intelligence helps keep nursing home residents engaged

By Rebecca McCarthy | Wednesday July 22, 2020

Crossing a Bridge

A drone-operating course helps students reimagine infrastructure

By Rebecca McCarthy | Wednesday July 1, 2020

The Land of Solitary Bees

As bee populations decline, researchers pursue new routes

By Rebecca McCarthy | Wednesday June 17, 2020

Writing on the Wall

Creating a home for St. Louis’s underrepresented arts scene

By Rebecca McCarthy | Wednesday June 10, 2020

Sweating the Small Stuff

Designing more effective protection for firefighters and healthcare workers

By Rebecca McCarthy | Wednesday June 3, 2020

Down to Earth

By Rebecca McCarthy | Thursday February 25, 2021

Consider the Zipper

By Rebecca McCarthy | Tuesday October 27, 2020

A Covid Football Saturday

By Rebecca McCarthy | Thursday October 1, 2020

Forgotten Transcendentalists

By Rebecca McCarthy | Wednesday September 9, 2020

Robot Therapy

By Rebecca McCarthy | Wednesday July 22, 2020

Crossing a Bridge

By Rebecca McCarthy | Wednesday July 1, 2020

The Land of Solitary Bees

By Rebecca McCarthy | Wednesday June 17, 2020

Writing on the Wall

By Rebecca McCarthy | Wednesday June 10, 2020

Sweating the Small Stuff

By Rebecca McCarthy | Wednesday June 3, 2020
McCarthy: Progress Report

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