Jes Burns
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A more contagious variant of coronavirus has been detected in wastewater samples from Grants Pass and McMinnville.
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Health officials say all Oregoninians will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines on May 1. What happens after that initial demand for vaccine starts to wane?
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Oregon's case and mortality data show COVID-19 has been particularly hard on some communities of color. Have public health changes improved the outlook?
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Oregon has managed to keep its case numbers and deaths extremely low compared to the rest of the country. But perversely that could create challenges for the state's recovery, because fewer people here are likely immune than in much of the rest of the U.S.
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Most Oregonians were exposed to high levels of wildfire smoke during last year’s Labor Day Fires. Now new research finds that the tiny particles in that smoke can be more toxic to humans than air pollution from vehicles and industry.
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Oregon State Univeristy plans to build a wave energy testing facility off Oregon's central coast. The project aims to speed up the development of new renewable energy technology.
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COVID-19 has disrupted our lives for a year now. But we won't get past the pandemic until we achieve herd immunity to the disease. How do we get there?
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Despite the gap in including Black, Indigenous and people of color in the trials, it could be a turning point toward more inclusivity.
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Earthquake scientists studying a fault off Oregon’s coast have figured out a new way to map the layers of sediment and rock under the ocean floor.
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Making scientific research work in a pandemic world