Conservation, Culture, Community: The School for Field Studies in Cambodia
By Karyn Simpson Medill Reports SIEM REAP, Cambodia – If you turn left off the main road going west out of Siem Reap, Cambodia, you’ll
Scientists explore using bacteria as building blocks for alternative fuels
Researchers at Northwestern University’s Jewett Lab use E. coli and other strains to innovate new renewable compounds By Valerie Nikolas Medill Reports At Northwestern University’s
Used as the new black: Environmentally conscious shoppers are choosing thrift stores
By Karleigh Stone Medill Reports Rapidly changing fashion trends can be harmful to the environment, according to a recent analysis by a U.N. consortium. In
Double amputee discovers new abilities through contemporary dance
By Josephine Chu Medill Reports Through contemporary dance, Kris Lenzo shows the world that disabled people are no different from other dancers. Lenzo lost both
59th Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival celebrates D.C.’s cherry blossoms
By Stephanie Fox Medill Reports [googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vTiucICQXRB7nd6kuQPhwlxjoABsKgY3mkMRkeuUVJzFwzLN3o32HRTAPKM9YTKVxFh1VYaND1_BeNV/embed” query=”start=true&loop=true&delayms=10000″ width=”500″ height=”280″ /] Slideshow: The 59th Annual Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival. (Stephanie Fox) A few
Guam residents demand change: “There is No Planet B”
Text and photos by Hannah Magnuson Medill Reports About 60 residents gathered at Paseo Stadium in Agana, Guam, on Saturday, April 13, in an act
Life at a research lab in Israel’s Negev desert
By Alexis Shanes Medill Reports SDE BOKER, ISRAEL — Two hours south of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, where political drama unraveled amid Tuesday’s Israeli elections,
Lab optimizes performance and prevents injury for warriors, athletes and more
Medill News Service journalist Colleen Zewe is embedding this spring as a reporter with with sports medicine researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of
How to ensure your electric vehicle is powered by renewable energy
By Brady Jones Medill Reports Driving an electric vehicle plays a critical role in reducing carbon dioxide emissions, but the impact of this reduction gets
Meet Chef Roberto Pérez: Revitalizing Chicago’s Puerto Rican food scene
By Justin Agrelo Medill Reports Puerto Rican chef Roberto Pérez doesn’t eat pork. He confesses this to me from behind the steering wheel of his
Chicago’s green space: Inequitable for 100 years
By: Carly Graf Medill Reports This July marks 100 years since 17-year-old Eugene Williams drowned in Lake Michigan. The black teenager unknowingly drifted across 29th
Chicago bike shops welcome new wave cyclists
By Carly Graf Medill Reports Thanks to 200-miles of bike lanes, the newly renovated Lakefront Trail and more than 130,000 spots to park and lock