As student mental health needs leap, schools seek a next generation of counselors
School counselors and psychologists have been in short supply throughout Jen Voge’s 25-year career, but she says the need seems greater now than ever. Student mental health problems have become chronic in the COVID-19 era with school disruptions and family illnesses taking a toll. It’s not possible to reach all the kids who need help. […]
As student mental health needs leap, schools seek a next generation of counselors
School counselors and psychologists have been in short supply throughout Jen Voge’s 25-year career, but she says the need seems greater now than ever. Student mental health problems have become chronic in the COVID-19 era with school disruptions and family illnesses taking a toll. It’s not possible to reach all the kids who need help. […]
Walz takes blame for failed vetting of cannabis boss
Updated 6:20 p.m. The search is on — again — for a person to be the lead marijuana regulator in Minnesota after Gov. Tim Walz’s first pick for the job resigned late Friday over problems uncovered with businesses she ran. On Saturday, Walz took responsibility for a flawed vetting process of the choice he made […]
Walz takes blame for failed vetting of cannabis boss
Updated 6:20 p.m. The search is on — again — for a person to be the lead marijuana regulator in Minnesota after Gov. Tim Walz’s first pick for the job resigned late Friday over problems uncovered with businesses she ran. On Saturday, Walz took responsibility for a flawed vetting process of the choice he made […]
She’s currently the only Black woman leading a state military. Here’s how it happened
Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead serves as Maryland’s 31st adjutant general — making her the only Black woman who leads a state military in the U.S. Here, Birckhead sits inside NPR’s studios for an interview with NPR’s Jonathan Franklin. Ajani Daniel/NPR When applying to colleges, Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead and her mother exhausted every option possible […]
She’s currently the only Black woman leading a state military. Here’s how it happened
Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead serves as Maryland’s 31st adjutant general — making her the only Black woman who leads a state military in the U.S. Here, Birckhead sits inside NPR’s studios for an interview with NPR’s Jonathan Franklin. Ajani Daniel/NPR When applying to colleges, Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead and her mother exhausted every option possible […]
Vaccines are still tested with horseshoe crab blood. The industry is finally changing
Horseshoe crabs are bled alive at a facility in Charleston, S.C., in June 2014. Ariane Müller Pharmeceutical companies could soon have easier access to synthetic alternatives to horseshoe crab blood, a key ingredient used to test vaccines and medical devices for contamination. The U.S. Pharmacopeia, the regulatory body in charge of setting national safety standards, […]
Vaccines are still tested with horseshoe crab blood. The industry is finally changing
Horseshoe crabs are bled alive at a facility in Charleston, S.C., in June 2014. Ariane Müller Pharmeceutical companies could soon have easier access to synthetic alternatives to horseshoe crab blood, a key ingredient used to test vaccines and medical devices for contamination. The U.S. Pharmacopeia, the regulatory body in charge of setting national safety standards, […]
Minnesota cannabis boss quits after questions raised about her background
Updated 6:18 p.m. Minnesota’s newly-named director of Minnesota’s marijuana regulatory agency left the job a day after being appointed by Gov. Tim Walz after an MPR News-APM Reports investigation found she ran a business that sold products that exceeded state limits on THC potency, owed money to former associates and accumulated tens of thousands of […]
Minnesota cannabis boss quits after questions raised about her background
Updated 6:18 p.m. Minnesota’s newly-named director of Minnesota’s marijuana regulatory agency left the job a day after being appointed by Gov. Tim Walz after an MPR News-APM Reports investigation found she ran a business that sold products that exceeded state limits on THC potency, owed money to former associates and accumulated tens of thousands of […]