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As "Cop City" Proceeds, Atlanta City Council Proposes Acquisition of Parkland in South River Forest
However, questions persist due to their location adjacent to interstate highways and within FEMA high flood risk zones.
Alex Ip
May 14, 20235 min read

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Perspective: “On the [Dreaded] Term ‘Woman in STEM”
I had heard female science stories, and they didn’t have the kind of inspirational flair I was looking for.
Ellie Rose Mattoon
Apr 24, 202310 min read


Perspective: A Walk through Weelaunee Forest
The trees, the birds, the fungi, and the dirt—none of them care if the Mayor of Atlanta denies they exist.
Alex Edwards
Mar 29, 202310 min read


Fact-checking the City of Atlanta's Claims on "Cop City"
The Xylom fact-checked some of the “Environmental Stewardship” claims by the City of Atlanta on the proposed "Cop City" Development
Alex Ip
Feb 16, 20238 min read


Perspective: Lessons Learned from an Astronomy Graduate Student on Strike
I've found the people in the community who are true allies and will speak up for the values they believe in, putting words into action.
Briley Lewis
Feb 3, 20236 min read


Breaking Old Ground
Instead of contributing to climate change, can growing food combat it?
Liz Mirabelli Nye
Dec 5, 20229 min read


From the Doctor’s Office to Online Chat Rooms, Women Are Talking About Their Missing Periods
"So if we’re not training the doctors and a woman comes in with this condition, doctors will not know what to ask or how to treat it."
Ellie Rose Mattoon
Nov 22, 20228 min read


Perspective: What's the Point of Diversity in STEM Without Inclusion?
It is one thing to be physically in a space, but it is another to feel like I belong.
Lauren Neal
Oct 6, 20228 min read


Silver Storm: Once-in-A-lifetime Ice Storm Wrecks Trees in “Oregon’s Garden City”
“If you’re in the central Willamette Valley tonight,” the meteorologist on the news said, matter-of-factly, “you will lose power.”
Becca Owen
Aug 25, 20226 min read


Cross-Pollinating for the Collective
For many Indigenous communities across Central and South America, the study of stingless bees is integral to their culture.
Carolyn Bernhardt
Aug 9, 202213 min read
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