Shalina Chatlani
Science and Technology ReporterShalina Chatlani covered science and technology; her beat included issues ranging from alternative energy to STEM education. Before coming to KPBS, Shalina was a fellow for Nashville Public Radio, covering environmental and education news. While there, she focused on bringing diverse voices to the air and finding stories on issues of diversity and equity. Shalina also created and co-hosted her own weekly show on higher education and social justice for community radio station WPFW in Washington, DC. She also served as associate editor for a business to business online publication called Education Dive. She was also a contributing reporter for the English-speaking online newspaper, The Rio Times, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Shalina earned an undergraduate degree in science, technology and international affairs from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Her master's degree is in science communication, also from Georgetown.
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The proposal is revenue neutral, which means customers will be paying higher wintertime bills to offset the cost. -
The ship is likely going to leave port this weekend, and it's headed for the Guaymas Basin in the Gulf of California. -
Cinder, a 5-week old orphaned northern sea otter, was abandoned in Alaska, but now she's being rehabilitated at an otter nursery at SeaWorld. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe therapy is called a hydrogel. And it can be injected directly into damaged heart muscle tissue. -
The rate has decreased by just 2 percentage points over 14 years. -
This new law will give consumers the right to ask businesses to delete their personal data.
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More people are buying marijuana since California legalized its retail sale two years ago. But the scientific research to show consumers the risks and benefits of marijuana use is just starting to accelerate.
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