Jessica McDonald
I am covering science stories at KUNC this summer as a , a program that matches scientists with news outlets so that they can try their hand at translating science to regular folks. My normal day job is as a graduate student at , doing immunology research with Dr. David Schatz. Previously, I graduated from Haverford College, majoring in English and biology.
As a lifelong NPR listener, I am thrilled to be at KUNC this summer. I grew up with WCBE in Columbus, Ohio (thanks, Mom!) and have passed many days in lab either listening to local stations or public radio podcasts.
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In a boost to the Colorado aerospace industry, NASA has just snatched up three of the five remaining Delta II rocket launchers made by United Launch鈥� -
Pushed to the max in stressful situations, firefighters face a risk of sudden cardiac death that is three times higher than the rest of the population.To鈥� -
The City of Boulder announced on Tuesday that they, too, have resident mosquitoes harboring West Nile Virus. The positive test comes about a month after鈥� -
It鈥檚 hard to notice now, but according to a new study from the University of Colorado, the extra sprouting of a small plant high in the Rocky Mountains is鈥� -
Health officials in Larimer County are sounding the alarm after seeing a recent spike in the number of rabid skunks.As many as 17 infected skunks have鈥� -
Two million years ago, tree bark was a tasty treat.That鈥檚 what the teeth from a pair of Australopithecus sediba skeletons from the Malapa site in South鈥� -
With pools of mosquitoes confirmed to be carrying West Nile Virus across Colorado, West Nile season is officially here. If you get infected, though, don鈥檛鈥� -
鈥淚s my house still standing?鈥� The burning question on the mind of each wildfire evacuee is also something researchers want to predict鈥攚ell in鈥� -
When NASA鈥檚 Aqua satellite looks down on Colorado, it can tell without too much trouble that this is indeed a bad year for wildfires.The High Park Fire,鈥� -
The end of June typically brings hot and dry weather in Colorado, but this year it鈥檚 breaking records.It was 105 degrees in Denver on Monday. That easily鈥�
