Jessica Green

Jessica Green appears in the following:

Looking back on Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech, 60 years later

Monday, August 28, 2023

On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous speech at the March on Washington. Part of his speech was impromptu and those words became a pillar of the civil rights movement.

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Happy anniversary to the postal zip code

Saturday, July 01, 2023

On July 1, 1963, the U.S. Post Office Department introduced the ZIP code program to get a handle on the heaping surplus of mail. Today, those five digits represent much more for American society.

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Durable and enduring, blue jeans turn 150 this week

Sunday, May 21, 2023

It's hard to imagine a piece of clothing that's more wrapped up in American history and mythology than blue jeans. They were invented 150 years ago this week.

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Here are six podcasts to listen to in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Friday, January 13, 2023

Here are conversations from across public media to listen to as we reflect on the life and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

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She's only 10 years old, but she's already the CEO of her very own cosmetics company

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Paris Muhammad started her own cosmetics business at age 7. Now, the fifth-grader from Georgia is the youngest-ever member of her local Chamber of Commerce.

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Please Explain: The Microbes Inside

Friday, November 09, 2012

On this week’s Please Explain we’ll learn about the microbes, bacteria, and fungi in and around our households, hospitals and other buildings. Rob Dunn, biologist in the Department of Biology at North Carolina State University, project director of the Wild Life of Our Homes, and author of The Wild Life of Our Bodies: Predators, Parasites, and Partners That Shape Who We Are Today, and  Jessica Green, Director of the Biology and the Built Environment (BioBE) Center at the University of Oregon, explain what these microbes are, where they come from, the ways their presence and absence may directly influence our health and well being, and new research into how to the design and operation of buildings to promote both human health and environmental sustainability. 

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