Background
She was born in Evanston, Illinois to Frederic Strauch, Junior., and Claire Christiansen. Her father worked as an electrical engineer, while her mother was a reporter for the Daily Pilot.
She was born in Evanston, Illinois to Frederic Strauch, Junior., and Claire Christiansen. Her father worked as an electrical engineer, while her mother was a reporter for the Daily Pilot.
Strauch attended the University of California, Berkeley and graduated with a bachelor"s degree in English.
The family later moved to California. She then worked for newspapers in New England, Venezuela, and Houston, before joining the New York Newsday, where she became a senior editors The paper ceased publication in 1995, and Strauch joined the New York Times.
She covered science as an assistant editor from 2000 to 2004, when she was named the health editors
She became the head science editor in 2011, and held the position until 2015. She died, aged 63, at her home in Rye, New York of breast cancer in April 2015.