Jes Burns
Jes Burns is a reporter for OPB's Science & Environment unit. She previously worked for the NPR affiliate KLCC in Eugene as a reporter and the local All Things Considered host. Jes has also worked as an editor and producer for Free Speech Radio News and has produced reports as a freelance producer for NPR, Sirius Radio's OutQ News and The Takeaway. Jes has a degree in English literature from Duke University and a master's degree from the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communications.
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If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Rick Spinrad would oversee several marine and climate research offices, as well as the National Weather Service and National Marine Fisheries Service. -
Social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19 has been shaping most things we do for more than a year now. How we stand in line, where and how we work, who we interact with on a day-to-day basis. But we’re not alone in this. When disease is present, animals socially distance as well.
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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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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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Oregon is expecting to receive a large chunk of federal stimulus money this week to help pay for its COVID-19 vaccination program.
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Oregon officials anticipate seeing the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine arrive in just a couple of weeks. The deliveries are expected to be enough to provide the first of a two-dose vaccination for just over 100,000 people.
