Hi, I'm Eve (Yi) Lu✨

I'm a data journalist. I tell stories with data📊, create graphics🎨 and sometimes make films📹.

About

Currently, I serve as the graphic fellow for Scientific American, creating delightful visuals and writing about fun science. I am also a recent graduate of Stanford University in Data Journalism, and a data reporter intern for Tampa Bay Times in the summer of 2024. Prior to Stanford, I hold a M.A. degree in Journalism at the University of Miami and an alumna of the Lede Program in 2022. I care about social gender inequalities and global environmental matters. Born and raised in Shanghai, I speak English and Mandarin. While not coding, I watch thriller movies alone 🍿 and collect Hello Kittys 🎀₍^. .^₎⟆.

Tools I use

Python Adobe Illustrator Javascript/D3.js HTML/CSS Mapbox QGIS Datawrapper Flourish etc

DATA STORY

I make graphics

A graphic for Scientific American showing a seasonal pattern that bird flu cases tend to decline during the summer months based on USDA data from 2022 to 2025.

Adobe Illustrator

Where Did Bird Flu Go?

July 2025 • Scientific American

For a Scientific American story Where Did Bird Flu Go? by Meghan Bartels, I created a graphic showing how cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry tend to decline during the summer months, based on USDA data from 2022 to 2025.

Experts suggest two main reasons for this seasonal drop: the virus doesn't thrive in warmer temperatures, and during the breeding season, migratory birds are less active near poultry farms, potentially slowing transmission.

A graphic for Scientific American exploring how ChatGPT and Gemini differ in their word choice preferences.

Adobe Illustrator

AI Chatbots Write in Different Idioms

June 2025 • Scientific American

For a Scientific American story Each AI Chatbot Has Its Own Distinctive Writing Style by Karolina Rudnicka, I made a graphic that explores how ChatGPT and Gemini differ in their word choice preferences.

For instance, “idiolect,” a narrower concept than “dialect,” refers to an individual’s unique speaking style. The author analyzed 20 of the most frequent short texts on diabetes generated by both models and found they have distinct writing styles. Gemini favors simple, direct language like “high blood sugar,” while ChatGPT tends to lean toward more formal word combination such as “blood glucose levels.”

A data story involved sifting through over 68,000 Florida concert records using setlist.fm and Spotify APIs, which has pinpointed major artists who performed in Tampa Bay in the past decade.

Python Datawrapper API

Who Favors Tampa Bay the Most?

September 2024 • Tampa Bay Times

Methodology

A data story explored how record-high North Atlantic water temperatures rapidly intensify hurricanes, like Beryl, and pose risks to the Tampa Bay area.

GDAL Python

Beryl Feasted on Record-Hot Ocean

July 2024 • Tampa Bay Times

This is my capstone project at the University of Miami highlighting Florida’s non-medical abortion costs after Roe's fall based on self-collected statewide abortion facility datasets, combined with interactive infographics features.

Python Javascript Adobe Illustrator Datawrapper Mapbox Swiper.js