In the fall of 2022, I received an Excellence in Institutional Writing Award from the National Association of Science Writers in the short-form category for my feature story Breaking the Bell Curve for Colby College. The award citation:
Praise for the 2022 EIWA Short-Form Category Winner: Nunez is an independent writer specializing in climate, science, and innovation. Commenting on Nunez’s winning entry published in Colby News, the judges stated: “It’s not easy to write in a compelling way about math, and math coverage itself is underrepresented in popular media. But if one needed a how-to manual, a first entry might be ‘Breaking the Bell Curve’ by Christina Nunez. Nunez uses the real-world example of a coin toss to immediately draw the reader into the story and give a basic tutorial of the central limit theorem, before further explaining new research pushing the theorem’s limits. She drives home the practical applications of the research — such as data analysis and climate modeling — further connecting with a general audience. Kudos for a job well done.”