Pause in fieldwork hurts scientists’ plans for research, futures

by Anne Snabes | Jun 12, 2020 | Coronavirus, Environment, Featured, Science + Technology

Sophia Horigan was supposed to study gypsy moths in a southwestern Michigan forest this spring and summer. Instead, the University of Chicago PhD student is studying in her apartment, where she rotates between a wooden table and a grey armchair. With her field...

Some community college students ineligible for federal COVID-19 relief

by Anne Snabes | Jun 10, 2020 | Coronavirus, Education, Featured

Coronavirus relief money helped Spokane Falls Community College students Nakita Tibbits and Kevin Robinson pay their rent. But the presidents of community colleges in Spokane said while that assistance was important, there were many students in need who were left out....

HEROES Act provision aims to fund environmental justice efforts

by Anne Snabes | May 29, 2020 | Coronavirus, Environment, Featured

This month, House Democrats passed the $3 trillion HEREOS Act. This act would give $50 million to Environmental Protection Agency grant programs aimed at alleviating environmental problems that disproportionately affect communities of color, including exacerbating...

Researchers Take Unique Approach, looking outside of cells for a COVID-19 treatment

by Anne Snabes | May 28, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured

Researchers at Northwestern University are using a biotechnology technique they developed for portably producing vaccines and for sensing contaminants in water to try to speed up the discovery of COVID-19 anti-viral drugs. Michael Jewett, a professor of chemical and...

Senators push to ramp up COVID-19 testing in nursing homes

by Anne Snabes | May 22, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured

Several members of the Senate Special Committee on Aging on Thursday called for COVID-19 testing for all nursing home residents and staff in the midst of a pandemic that has killed more than 15,000 people in long-term care facilities. Committee Chairwoman Susan...