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Ms. Mary Carmichael covers health, science and society at Newsweek's Boston Bureau. Prior to being named general editor in January 2007, she had been an assistant editor with the magazine for four years. She joined Newsweek in June 2001 as an intern.[CR-LF][CR-LF]While with Newsweek, Ms. Carmichael has reported on several cover stories. She also provided on-site coverage from Ground Zero on September 11, 2001.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Currently, Ms. Carmichael contributes to the Boston Globe Sunday magazine among other publications. Previously, she was an associate web producer for Frontline, an editor in chief of special projects for mental_floss magazine, a reporter for the St. Petersburg Times and a reporter for the News & Observer of Raleigh.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Though Ms. Carmichael mostly focuses on journalistic writing, she has co-authored two books titled "In the Beginning" and "Med School in a Box." In the past, she was a producer for "The Infinite Mind" at National Public Radio (NPR).[CR-LF][CR-LF]Ms. Carmichael attended Duke University, where she received her B.A. in biological anthropology and public policy. She then attended Columbia University, where completed a year of graduate work in psychology and anthropology. In 2003, she studied statistics at the Weidenbaum Center and was a journalism fellow at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

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