KLCC s Elizabeth Gabriel reports on high school graduation rates for students experiencing homelessness.
Kathleen is a 22-year-old living in Eugene, Oregon. We’re not using her full name to protect her privacy. She’s a young mother of two kids and recently started working as a peer support specialist for a local non-profit that helps youth experiencing homelessness. But Kathleen’s own journey hasn’t been easy. Her experience with homelessness in high school almost prevented her from getting her diploma.
Kathleen has experienced trauma since the age of seven when her father died after suffering from schizophrenia and depression. Her mother struggled to take care of Kathleen and her three siblings. At the age of 14, Kathleen was sexually assaulted. A year later she decided to leave home.
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Oregon State University wave energy project gets federal go-ahead
Jes Burns
Federal energy regulators gave Oregon State University the go-ahead Monday for a groundbreaking wave energy testing facility off the coast of the state.
The PacWave South project is designed to facilitate and speed up the development of wave energy technology, which harnesses the motion of the ocean to generate electricity. Oregon is considered to have a high potential for wave energy generation much higher by coastal area than Washington or California. The Oregon Department of Energy says near-shore wave energy project alone have the potential to power 28 million homes annually.
Need to look below the sea floor? Oregon researchers say, ‘try whale song’
Jes Burns
Earthquake scientists studying a fault off Oregon’s coast have figured out a new way to map the layers of sediment and rock under the ocean floor. They did it using whale song inadvertently recorded by their instruments.
Fin whales are among the loudest animals on the planet. Their songs can reach nearly 190 decibels louder than the loudest concert, louder than a gun shot, louder than a jet engine. At the same time, the pitch is so low that it’s at the edge of humans’ ability to hear.