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
Norma Maclean

Norman Maclean and Me

By Rebecca McCarthy | Monday December 2, 2019
Progress Report- Fighting for Freedom

Progress Report, Winter 2020

By Rebecca McCarthy | Monday December 2, 2019
Exterior view of a greenhouse lit up at night

Progress Report, Autumn 2019

By Rebecca McCarthy | Tuesday September 3, 2019
Aerial shot of forest on the edge of water, with a town in the background

The Secret Life of Trees

By Rebecca McCarthy | Monday June 3, 2019
A scuba diver descends to the jagged edge of a rock beneath the deep blue sea

Searching for Seamounts

By Rebecca McCarthy | Monday June 3, 2019

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