/tags/youth-reporting-internships Youth Reporting Internships en-US Copyright Thu, 01 May 2025 21:01:09 GMT /term/news/2025-05-01/maple-creek-affordable-housing-durham Local nonprofit Reinvestment Partners finished their renovations of Maple Creek Apartments last week. They bought the property in 2019 and have since updated its amenities and utilities for its 42 affordable units. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:01:09 GMT /term/news/2025-05-01/maple-creek-affordable-housing-durham Max Tendler /2025-04-25/boomers-are-returning-to-psychedelics The modern psychedelic renaissance is not exclusive to Gen Zer’s and Millennials — some Boomers are also experimenting with a return to the hallucinogenic substances of their youth. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 19:00:07 GMT /2025-04-25/boomers-are-returning-to-psychedelics Nina Alex Scott /2025-04-25/connecting-with-ethiopian-food-and-culture For the Embodied podcast, Nina started talking to her friends about connecting to their cultures through food. Here's a bit of Nina's conversation with her friend Sari about how they use food to connect to their Ethiopian heritage. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:52:21 GMT /2025-04-25/connecting-with-ethiopian-food-and-culture Nina Alex Scott /2025-04-25/ninas-favorite-looks-from-three-disabled-fashionistas From sewing rainbow scale maille headpieces to rocking heels in wheelchairs, disabled folks have been creating inclusive and accessible fashion long before “adaptive clothing” became a household term. Here are some of our favorite adaptive fashion looks from the personal collections of Dr. Ben Barry, Sky Cubacub and Samantha Jade Durán! Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:43:28 GMT /2025-04-25/ninas-favorite-looks-from-three-disabled-fashionistas Nina Alex Scott /2025-04-25/adapting-to-a-disabled-life-with-ehlers-danlos-syndrome There are 13 different subtypes of the connective tissue disorder Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and it often takes folks decades to get a diagnosis. As of five years ago, Soph Myers-Kelley and his mother, René Myers, both uncovered their own EDS diagnoses, and they joined us on Embodied to talk about the multitude of ways EDS has affected their bodies and relationship. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:37:33 GMT /2025-04-25/adapting-to-a-disabled-life-with-ehlers-danlos-syndrome Nina Alex Scott /term/news/2025-04-25/text2robot-ai-3d-print-duke-robotics “Text2Robot” combines generative AI with other cutting-edge technologies to give users a taste of robotics. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:05:56 GMT /term/news/2025-04-25/text2robot-ai-3d-print-duke-robotics Abigail Celoria /term/news/2025-04-17/vance-county-jail-staff-health-dept-ncdhhs The state’s health agency has already ordered the jail to move more than 100 inmates and crack down on illegal behavior. Now, they’re focusing on the shortage of staff. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:19:33 GMT /term/news/2025-04-17/vance-county-jail-staff-health-dept-ncdhhs Abigail Celoria /term/news/2025-04-11/nccu-nursing-ai-virtual-hospital-patients The program “vrClinicals for Nursing” lets students have dynamic conversations with virtual patients and learn how to navigate their cases. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 19:46:45 GMT /term/news/2025-04-11/nccu-nursing-ai-virtual-hospital-patients Abigail Celoria /politics/2025-04-07/nc-animal-advocates-united-ncaau-confrontation-protest-animal-rights-veganism-factory-farms North Carolina Animal Advocates United, has gained attention for their animal rights protests across the Triangle. While they've historically advocated against factory farms and eating meat in general, they’ve focused their attention more recently on shutting down certain pet stores and pushing for pet seekers to adopt from shelters. Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:57:03 GMT /politics/2025-04-07/nc-animal-advocates-united-ncaau-confrontation-protest-animal-rights-veganism-factory-farms Max Tendler /term/news/2025-04-07/wake-county-library-bond-projects-southgate Many of Wake’s 23 libraries will undergo renovations, expansions, or relocations. Some will be brand new. Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT /term/news/2025-04-07/wake-county-library-bond-projects-southgate Abigail Celoria