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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Smell and taste loss among COVID-19 patients has been shown anecdotally. And now this study shows statistical evidence. -
The latest mass food distribution site in Chula Vista Friday reached capacity before it opened. The site could service one thousand cars. -
UC San Diego researchers have joined a nationwide study looking into whether a wearable device could provide data showing that a person is getting sick before they feel symptoms. -
Scientists have found a site where an antibody could bind to the virus, giving researchers a road map on how to stop it. They say it's a first step, but an important one, to killing the virus. -
Engineers from UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering and doctors from UC San Diego School of Medicine are joining forces to upgrade existing ventilators. -
County officials said restaurants and grocery stores are following CDC guidelines to sanitize facilities and socially distance customers and staff.
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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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