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How can science literacy help people better understand the news?
In today’s rapidly evolving media landscape, the spread of misinformation and disinformation regarding scientific topics such as natural disasters, vaccines and climate change can pose a risk to public health. Nancy Averett, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign lecturer of journalism and expert in science and environmental journalism spoke with News Bureau physical science and media editor Lois Yoksoulian about how science literacy can help the American public make more informed choices.
Social sciences
Research explores Champaign Park District’s relationship with users who are homeless
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Members of the Champaign community who were surveyed for a recent research project viewed the Champaign Park District as a stopgap provider of “crisis response” services for people who are homeless. The park district ― which oversees more than 62 parks and 14 recreational facilities ― collaborated on the project, which was […]
Agriculture
How do we address the problem of PFAS in sewage sludge?
Communities and federal agencies are waking up to the dangers of “forever chemicals” in wastewater treatment sludge, which is often sprayed on farm fields as fertilizer. In mid-January, the federal Environmental Protection Agency warned that this practice endangers human health. A month later, Johnson County in northeast Texas declared a state of emergency over the […]