VirginiaGewin

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Science journalist covering #climate, #agriculture, #food, and #diversityinSTEM from Portland, Oregon.
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Websitewww.virginiagewin.com
VirginiaGewinDec 1, 2023

“We should be looking at the most important player of the equation, the #microbes. [All the #climatecrises are] are driven by microbes, disturb microbes, or can be solved by microbes," says
Raquel Peixoto. #COP28

My Nature Microbiology feature can be accessed-->
https://nature.com/articles/s41564-023-01534-4.epdf?sharing_token=YmOZlaJvFEniCnKdg78aAdRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0ObUIzWX5xLt5Z-HjY1UekAqOoBBqOKxYbA8tzh_e9075pTEcPtjxuebDSBkcWljMQQnqJAPDdpbaOlJg2hG0-UmTC9_ic4S_vRusKb2oEmRpRmj1LiW_Ds6tJuAfFQgVI%3D

VirginiaGewinJul 24, 2023

It's time for Global North scientists to pack up the parachute, say Global South scientists. Equal partnerships put value on intellectual exchange. My latest story for @Nature.

Many thanks to
Samia Chasi
Aline Ghilardi
Ocean Mercier
Minal Pathak

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02313-1

Pack up the parachute: why global north–south collaborations need to change

Global-south researchers want equal partnerships that value intellectual exchange.

VirginiaGewinJul 19, 2023

Scientists in CA cities--LA, Bay Area, San Diego:

If you are conducting research in rural CA, I'd like to interview you.

Plz Boost:)

VirginiaGewinJul 17, 2023

“We watched as fish died by the millions and dozens of bird species disappeared. I always wondered, ‘What about us?’ We have been ignored.”

Travel for this @CivilEats
story on the #SaltonSea was funded by a USCAnnenberg
#healthequity journalism grant.

https://civileats.com/2023/07/17/as-the-salton-sea-shrinks-agricultures-legacy-turns-to-dust/

As the Salton Sea Shrinks, Agriculture’s Legacy Turns to Dust

As drought and reduced agricultural runoff dry up the shallow sea, the farmworkers living nearby are exposed to toxic dust and airborn pollution from algae blooms. They’re also experiencing asthma, allergies, and other health impacts at alarming rates.New

Civil Eats
VirginiaGewinJun 21, 2023

My latest story for @Nature goes underground and gets immersive!

Can fungi help restore island ecosystems--which contain a disproportionate amount of the world's struggling biodiversity? https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-023-01932-y/index.html

Invasive palms and WWII damaged an island paradise. Could fungi help to restore it?

Researchers ventured to the world’s most remote island to study how fungi in soils could help to revive damaged ecosystems.

VirginiaGewinMar 16, 2023
ProPublicaMar 16, 2023

Wealthy Executives Make Millions Trading Competitors’ Stock With Remarkable Timing
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Never-before-seen #IRS records show that #CEOs are sometimes making multimillion-dollar bets on the #stocks of direct competitors and partners — and doing so with exquisite timing.

#Investing #Investors #Trading #Wealth

https://www.propublica.org/article/secret-irs-files-trading-competitors-stock?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Wealthy Executives Make Millions Trading Competitors’ Stock With Remarkable Timing

Never-before-seen IRS records show that CEOs are sometimes making multimillion-dollar bets on the stocks of direct competitors and partners — and doing so with exquisite timing.

ProPublica
VirginiaGewinMar 15, 2023

"Everybody, historically, was taking [tribal] water without any consideration of the impact to tribes, or what would happen when tribes did develop,” says Heather Tanana, a Diné member and law professor at the University of Utah.

My latest story for Civil Eats.

https://civileats.com/2023/03/15/supreme-court-case-could-reshape-indigenous-water-rights-in-the-southwest/

Supreme Court Case Could Reshape Indigenous Water Rights in the Southwest

After 50 years, the government hasn’t developed water infrastructure owed to a Navajo Nation farm. Now the Supreme Court is set to weigh in on the government’s water obligations to tribes.

Civil Eats
VirginiaGewinMar 10, 2023

"I don’t know what the alternative to equity & inclusivity is — exclusivity & racism? There is no reasonable alternative to creating culturally responsible & sensitive environments."

My latest piece for @Nature
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00711-z

Academics fight moves to defund diversity programmes at US universities

Governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Ron DeSantis of Florida wage war on ‘woke’ projects, with other US states threatening similar clampdowns.

VirginiaGewinJan 24, 2023
Who are the best scientific thinkers/communicators--who are NOT already well-known?
VirginiaGewinJan 17, 2023
"I want to understand how microbial forces shaped the planet and how these communities might shift in the future with climate change," says Chilean microbial ecologist Gerdhard Jessen. My latest for
@Nature. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00089-y
Tracking microbes in extreme environments

Microbial ecologist Gerdhard Jessen studies how climate change might affect microorganisms in deserts, hot springs and hydrothermal vents.