The winners of the 2025 EurekAlert! Travel Awards for International Science Reporters will attend the 2026 AAAS Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Ariz., USA. The 2025 awards were offered to applicants in Brazil and Eastern Europe. 

Adrianna Borowicz

Polsat News | Poland

Adrianna Borowicz (she/her) is a journalist based in Warsaw and has worked as a science reporter for the privately owned TV channel Polsat News since 2022. Previously she worked as a business reporter and anchor before shifting to cover science. She also works as a freelance journalist for Deutsche Welle Polnisch and Deutsche Welle Europe. During her science journalism career she has visited numerous Polish technological universities and covered hundreds of stories about scientists and their research projects. She has journalism in her DNA, as her parents, grandfather, and great-grandfather were also journalists.

Leon Ferrari

O Estado de S. Paulo | Brazil

Leon Ferrari (he/him) is a Brazilian journalist specializing in science and health reporting, and currently serves as a reporter for O Estado de S. Paulo, one of Brazil's most prestigious and longstanding newspapers. His work focuses on investigating the intersection of climate change and public health, exploring how these forces shape people's lives around the world. He has produced award-winning video documentaries, in-depth reports, podcasts, data analyses, and visualizations. His journalism has been recognized with multiple regional and national awards for excellence, particularly in the fields of human rights, public health, child health, technology, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.