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Delia O’Hara


Delia O’Hara is an award-winning writer and journalist, a former longtime features reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. Specialties include science, health care, profiles, education, history, culture and the arts for magazines and websites. She is presently a member of the National Association of Science Writers and the Association of Health Care Journalists. She is also a published short story writer. 

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Dr. Kostas Zarbalis standing in front of a window in his office.
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Beyond the bench: A conversation with Konstantinos Zarbalis

By Delia O’Hara
10 February 2022 | 6 min read
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Beyond the bench: A conversation with Kristin Sohl

By Delia O’Hara
13 January 2022 | 6 min read
Professor Andrew Whitehouse surrounded by playful children in the busy clinic in Subiaco Western Australia.
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Beyond the bench: A conversation with Andrew Whitehouse

By Delia O’Hara
24 November 2021 | 7 min read
Scientist Ethan Scott takes aim with a bow and arrow in his backyard.
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Beyond the bench: A conversation with Ethan Scott

By Delia O’Hara
13 September 2021 | 9 min read

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