NSU alumna Virginia Burkett earns Maddox Prize for Standing Up for Science

November 12, 2025 | KTBS

Virginia Burkett of Many was awarded the 2025 John Maddox Prize, an annual award established by Sense about Science, an international organization that promotes the public interest and sound science evidence, and the scientific journal “Nature.”

The prize honors those who have shown courage in defending science and evidence-based policy, especially in the face of public hostility….

… Burkett donated the Maddox Prize monetary award to the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund and the IPCC Scholarship Fund to benefit young scientists.

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