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Author: Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Nation

How a 1960s discovery in Yellowstone made millions of COVID-19 PCR tests possible

February 21, 2021Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal SentinelComments Off on How a 1960s discovery in Yellowstone made millions of COVID-19 PCR tests possible

The science behind COVID-19 PCR tests can be traced back to two microbiologists’ discovery in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park.

Travel

‘I hope school isn’t canceled’: Moving in for college, with the fall semester in doubt

August 27, 2020Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal SentinelComments Off on ‘I hope school isn’t canceled’: Moving in for college, with the fall semester in doubt

At the University of Wisconsin, COVID-19 has created so many questions that for many families, returning to college has become a leap of faith.

Money

‘You’re laid off. Sorry.’ When coronavirus closed colleges, student workers lost jobs

April 8, 2020Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal SentinelComments Off on ‘You’re laid off. Sorry.’ When coronavirus closed colleges, student workers lost jobs

Thousands of students worked on college campuses that shuttered because of coronavirus. They’re out of work, but still need the money.

Headlines

‘Big Hero 6’s San Fransokyo comes to life at Disneyland

August 31, 2023Eve Chen, USA TODAY

Velocity at what cost? MLB’s hardest throwers keep succumbing to Tommy John surgery

August 31, 2023Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY

Gadget guru or digitally distracted? Which of these 5 tech personalities are you?

August 31, 2023Jennifer Jolly

U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’

August 31, 2023Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

USF is building a $340M on-campus football stadium amid concerns academics are being left behind

August 31, 2023AP

At 61, Meg Ryan is the lead in a new rom-com. That shouldn’t be such a rare thing.

August 31, 2023Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY

Iran bans weightlifter for shaking hands, taking photo with Israeli competitor

August 31, 2023Steve Gardner, USA TODAY

Blue supermoon: See photos of the rare moon that won’t happen again until 2037

August 31, 2023Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY

College professor harassed students to quench ‘clown fetish,’ offering extra credit, cash

August 31, 2023Chris Quintana and Colin Campo, USA TODAY
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