Christine Herman
Christine Herman spent nine years studying chemistry before she left the bench to report on issues at the intersection of science and society. She started in radio in 2014 as a journalism graduate student at the University of Illinois and a broadcast intern at Radio Health Journal. Christine has been working at WILL since 2015.
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The federal Child and Adult Care Food Program reimburses child care providers for serving up nutritious foods to children in their care. It serves more…
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Officials at the University of Illinois are investigating a report of a noose found in an elevator at Allen Hall, a student dorm in Urbana.Students…
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A team of Illinois chemists are developing a more environmentally friendly form of polyurethane, a hard-to-recycle polymer that’s used in a variety of…
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Illinois will soon require insurers to cover EpiPens and similar devices for children 18 and under. But questions remain about whether the law will really…
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The family of University of Illinois visiting scholar Yingying Zhang has created an endowment fund in her memory. The money will be used to support…
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Many scientists are interested in studying the DNA of Indigenous populations in an effort to reveal the "human migration story" and contribute to our…
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A new Illinois law aims to ensure that parents of justice-involved youth who need costly mental health services don’t have to trade custody for treatment…
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Illinois will not implement a Trump administration rule to withhold federal money from healthcare providers that perform and refer women for…
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In Illinois, election maps are drawn by the political party in power. Thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, that will continue to be the case — even…
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A study published Monday in the journal Nature Plants shows that plants genetically engineered to create large amounts of useful industrial enzymes can be…