Véronique LaCapra
Science reporter Véronique LaCapra first caught the radio bug writing commentaries for NPR affiliate WAMU in Washington, D.C. After producing her first audio documentaries at the Duke Center for Documentary Studies in N.C., she was hooked! She has done ecological research in the Brazilian Pantanal; regulated pesticides for the Environmental Protection Agency in Arlington, Va.; been a freelance writer and volunteer in South Africa; and contributed radio features to the Voice of America in Washington, D.C. She earned a Ph.D. in ecosystem ecology from the University of California in Santa Barbara, and a B.A. in environmental policy and biology from Cornell. LaCapra grew up in Cambridge, Mass., and in her mother’s home town of Auxerre, France. LeCapra reported for St. Louis Public Radio from 2010 to 2016.
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The U.S. Geological Survey is searching for commercially important minerals in southeastern Missouri. But the researchers won't be using any shovels or...
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Depression very early in life can affect the way a child’s brain develops. A new study by researchers at Washington University is the first to link...
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The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference wrapped up in Paris over the weekend. While talking heads analyze the merits of the plan that came out...
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There's no barrier between the underground chemical reaction and nearby radioactive waste. Federal, state and local officials disagree about the danger it poses; residents are confused and concerned. -
Mary-Dell Chilton pioneered the field of genetic engineering in agriculture. She has spent most of her decades-long career working for Syngenta, where... -
For the first time, the byproducts of coal-fired power plants will now be subject to federal regulation. In a state like Missouri, which generates more... -
The Missouri Coalition for the Environment is one of several groups filing suit against the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to try to get the agency... -
New research from Washington University suggests that schizophrenia is actually a group of eight distinct disorders, each with a different genetic basis... -
Most people want the nightly violence in the streets of Ferguson to end. But getting there could take a while. The protestors who have been gathering... -
Gov. Jay Nixon is defending his decision to deploy Missouri National Guard troops to Ferguson. Nixon issued a statement earlier this morning, announcing...
