Margaret Manto

Former Reporter & AJI Fellow

Margaret covered science and health policy for NOTUS.

She received her bachelor’s degree in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2019. Before NOTUS, she was a biologist developing environmentally friendly agricultural products. She began her reporting career as a freelancer for C-Ville Weekly and Charlottesville Tomorrow.

Senate Committee Advances Trump’s CDC Picks After Bill Cassidy Relents

July 30, 2026 10:58 a.m.
Redacted Fauci Diary Entries Depict Him Personally Helping Katie Miller

July 29, 2026 05:58 p.m.
Fauci Repeatedly Invokes the Fifth at Rand Paul’s COVID Hearing

July 29, 2026 10:14 a.m.
The FDA Is Officially Codifying DOGE-Era Changes

July 28, 2026 12:37 p.m.
The White House Is Back in the Pandemic Preparedness Game. Barely.

July 27, 2026 05:00 a.m.
The CDC’s Website Still Cites a Retracted Study Linking Vaccines and Autism

July 24, 2026 12:57 p.m.
The FDA Says It Did Not ‘Officially Apologize’ to Taylor Farms

July 20, 2026 04:45 p.m.
Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Traced to Taco Bell Lettuce, CDC Says

July 17, 2026 11:22 a.m.
The Trump Administration Is Under Scrutiny for Its Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Response

July 16, 2026 06:31 p.m.
Senators Look to Trump’s CDC Director Nominee for Assurances on Vaccines

July 15, 2026 11:39 a.m.
The Great American State Fair’s ‘MAHA Monday’ Is Lacking in MAHA

June 29, 2026 07:11 p.m.
How an Industry That Runs on Pesticides Won Over RFK Jr.

June 29, 2026 05:45 a.m.