Eli Ramos

Eli Ramos (they/them) is a science journalist with a love for local reporting. They began their journalism career in undergrad at the University of San Francisco as a biology/journalism student, writing for their school newspaper and working in labs. Recently, they graduated with a Masters’ in Science Communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and have published with the Monterey Herald, Mercury News, Santa Cruz Local, The Independent News Group, Mongabay, Science, and Stanford. They write about education, environment, housing, and healthcare, with an eye for diversity and inclusion in their reporting.

Outside of journalism, Eli still writes for fun, usually in science fiction and mystery. They produce a fiction podcast called Under the Electric Stars through their organization called Aster Podcasting Network. They also love playing guitar, looking at bugs, and running tabletop games.