Rebecca Ellis
Reporter | OPBRebecca Ellis is a reporter with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Before joining OPB, Rebecca was a Kroc Fellow at NPR, filing stories for the National Desk in Washington D.C. and reporting from Salt Lake City. She grew up in New York City and graduated from Brown University in 2018 with a Bachelor’s in Urban Studies. She has spent past summers as an investigator at the Bronx Defenders, a public defender’s office in the Bronx, and a reporter for a local weekly in Queens. Most recently, she interned with the Miami Herald, filing stories and learning to scuba dive.
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One social scientist says it's how people interpret these warnings that matters and that "we need to get out there and do a better job of understanding their perspective." -
The U.S. Department of State has honored Sri Lanka's Marini de Livera for her innovative combination of drama and legal work to aid women and children. -
Most patients do fine, research suggests, when the lead surgeon steps away to begin another procedure. But patients who are older or have underlying medical conditions sometimes fare worse. -
Northam has so far resisted widespread calls for him to step down after the revelation of a racist photo on his 1984 medical yearbook page. -
A new report in 'The Lancet' uses a not-too-familiar term to describe looming global problems that appear to be interconnected. -
While the reopening of the government is welcome news for many federal workers, some express trepidation that they'll face the same predicament after Feb. 15. -
Federal government workers who have been on furlough or working without pay, are getting ready to return to normal status now that the partial government shutdown is over.
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A survey finds shoppers would like a symbol to help them identify healthy foods at a time when many hear conflicting advice. But creating a symbol that works for all foods is fraught with challenges. -
The partial government shutdown has left national parks open but unstaffed. In some places, cities and states are spending local money to keep them well maintained.
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After three hurricanes, a big snow storm and an ice storm, residents and staff of a retirement community in Charleston are starting to view evacuations as the reality of growing old on the coast. -
America's Santa industry has long been a male-dominated one. But, increasingly, Santa's better half is breaking loose.
