Laura Schmitt
Laura Schmitt
Freelance writer and editor
Freelance writer and editor
You've got a story.
I'll help you tell it.
For more than 25 years, I've worked in university communications and as a freelance writer, producing engaging and effective:
• Media releases
• Profiles
• Features
• Video scripts
• Ad and brochure copy
• Award nominations
• Annual reports
• Newsletters
• Funding proposals
• Book and book chapters
• Website content
• Social media posts
• Speeches
Media releases
A sampling of technology, engineering, business, health, computing, science
Financial Management Association team wins one of world's most prestigious case competitions.
An Auburn Harbert College of Business eminent scholar earns distinction from preeminent academy of management and organization scholars.
Auburn research examines consumers' reaction to substitutions on certain types of products purchased on line and picked up in store.
Washington University in St. Louis professor's latest NIH grant aims to advance early prediction of therapy response in patients with lung cancer.
A team of Clemson researchers recently discovered the function of a specific protein in three related parasites — Trypanosama brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania — which afflict millions worldwide and are sometimes fatal.
Cosmic photographic proof
Clemson researchers and their international colleagues report the first detection of a relativistic on-axis jet emerging from two colliding galaxies — photographic proof that merging galaxies produce jets of fast-moving charged particles.
Clemson researchers' latest work provides insight on the oral mycobiome and the role fungi play in early childhood dental disease. The results may someday lead to better cavity prevention measures.
Illinois researchers create technology that attaches to a smartphone and analyzes patient blood, urine, or saliva samples as reliably as clinic-based instruments that cost thousands of dollars and are not portable.
A Clemson College of Science researcher received a $550,000 Department of Energy grant to rationally design new quantum materials from rare earth oxides.
Feature stories
A sampling of engineering, health, human interest, profiles
Couple's $40 million gift set Harbert College of Business on new trajectory.
Jim Barth's research on understanding the 1980s S&L crisis played a role in 2022 Nobelist's award.
Profile of Illinois Institute of Technology alumnus Len Anderson, USMC brigadier general, cyber security leader, and actor.
Michigan engineering alumnus Jong-Shinn Wu has ambitious plans to design and manufacture Taiwan's own satellites and rockets.
Michigan PhD student creates new aerodynamic model for rotors in forward flight, which could enhance the operation of military and delivery drones.
The life and career of a distinguished researcher, educator, university leader, business advisor, and radio host.
A Clemson graduate student's observations in the Florida Keys during a lethal coral disease outbreak led her in a new research direction that may have implications for preserving this valuable ecosystem.
Illinois computer science faculty develop the computational analysis tools and methods that will make sense of genomic data to help usher in the age of precision medicine.
Short feature on computer science student who competed on Jeopardy! game show.
In the fall of 2016, Illinois Computer Science welcomed its most gender-diverse freshman class ever. In this retrospective feature, women from the past four decades describe their computer science experiences at Illinois.
Illinois was the first bioengineering department in the country to receive a major National Science Foundation grant to overhaul its undergraduate curriculum, introducing a more clinical, needs-based focus.
University of Illinois students embark on a 4,000 mile cross-country journey, raising six figures to fight cancer.
Video, E-news, annual report, book, website
Alumni engagement, development, recruiting, history, biography
Profile of a Clemson alumni couple that provided a major gift in support of their home department.
Quarterly electronic news for Illinois Bioengineering department (2017-2019).
Scripted and managed student intern's production of a video created for donor relations.
Wrote development-focused content for website in preparation for building rededication celebration. Worked collaboratively with Grainger Engineering web design team on implementation of site.
Wrote script for strategic video sent to admitted students. Worked collaboratively with Bioengineering department undergraduate advisor and Grainger Engineering videographer.
Wrote biographical book about Nick Holonyak Jr., inventor of the world's first practical light emitting diode. The book was produced as part of the University of Illinois 50th anniversary of the LED invention in October 2012.
Book chapter
Wrote profile of pioneering computer science professor for University of Illinois Grainger Engineering book celebrating the contributions of female faculty, students, and alumni.
Where I've worked
Organizations where I have worked include:
Communications manager/writer
Auburn University Harbert College of Business
Manages daily public and media relations to promote the college and university. Writes and edits media releases, alumni and faculty profiles, feature stories, and marketing materials.
Senior science writer
Clemson University College of Science
Wrote media releases, alumni profiles, ad copy, feature stories, social and web content covering biological sciences, chemistry, physics and astronomy, genetics and biochemistry, and mathematics.
Communications team
University of Illinois Computer Science, Bioengineering, Holonyak Micro + Nanotechnology Lab, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Managed and/or contributed to communication and marketing needs of several Grainger College of Engineering units. Print and video script collateral supported recruiting, development, and news efforts.
Freelance writer
Polar
Wrote engaging stories about how educators incorporated heart rate technology into their physical education instruction, improving student health outcomes.
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