by Katie Banks | Sep 27, 2011 | Environment, Science + Technology
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is a competition that challenges collegiate teams to design affordable, solar-powered houses. Medill’s Katie Banks visited the temporary exhibit in Washington’s West Potomac Park to learn how these...
by Laura Phelps | Sep 27, 2011 | National Security, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — An official from the Little Rock Veterans Center said Monday that she and her colleagues are making strides in helping troops reintegrate into civilian life, but they remain concerned that resources are stretched too thin in some parts of Arkansas,...
by Sara J. Martinez | Sep 22, 2011 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — NASA needs to invest in a clear plan for the future and to advance human spaceflight if the U.S. wants to remain competitive globally, according to a panel testifying before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology on Thursday. Led by Apollo...
by Chelsea Whyte | Aug 24, 2011 | Science + Technology
by Chelsea Whyte | Aug 22, 2011 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Alabama has seen one of the worst years of extreme weather in its history, with 247 lives lost and 62 tornadoes leaving 1200 miles of destruction in their wake. And 2011 isn’t over. This year hasn’t been kind to the rest of the country, either. Jack...
