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Betsy Ladyzhets’s Biography

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Betsy Ladyzhets is a data journalist and science writer. She currently works as a Research Associate at Stacker, where she is responsible for managing the publication’s science, health, and lifestyle content, and she's available for additional freelance work. Her past work has appeared in outlets including Science News, Bwog (Columbia Student News), and the communications of Black Rock Forest. She's a member of the National Association of Science Writers. She seeks to use data and a variety of …

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How the U.S. census has measured race over 230 years

How the U.S. census has measured race over 230 years

As the 2020 U.S. census gets under way, a review of historical data shows the difficulties in measuring race.

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Australia's fires have already killed 1 billion animals-unpacking the tragedy through statistics

Australia's fires have already killed 1 billion animals-unpacking the tragedy through statistics

To demonstrate the scale of this environmental crisis, Stacker scoured news reports and research on Australia…

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From sloths to clownfish: 20 examples of teamwork across the animal kingdom

From sloths to clownfish: 20 examples of teamwork across the animal kingdom

Stacker compiled 20 incredible examples of interspecies teamwork; this story has friendships from the plains …

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Spider-Man Far From Home is Native Advertising for United Airlines

Spider-Man Far From Home is Native Advertising for United Airlines

Is Spider-Man: Far From Home a movie about Peter finding new responsibility on a global scale after becoming …

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Major cities most at risk of rising sea levels

Major cities most at risk of rising sea levels

Climate change will not wait for administrative reform. A warming atmosphere and rising sea levels are alread…

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America's most common ticks and how to identify them

America's most common ticks and how to identify them

Stacker has compiled information and photos from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help you i…

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Virtual Pride with The Sick Times

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By Betsy Ladyzhets Verified
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​Celebrate Pride with The Sick Times! ​Our virtual variety show, hosted by Sick Times writer Khalil Dennis, will feature drag artists and other performers with Long COVID. While many in-person events aren’t accessible to people with Long COVID and related diseases and disabilities, join us from home as we will celebrate queer performance art. ​After several acts, the artists will take your questions about performing and organizing while prioritizing COVID-19 safety.
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National COVID-19 trends, June 16

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By Betsy Ladyzhets Verified
| The Sick Times
Heather Hogan / The Sick Times Here are the latest national COVID-19 trends, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and major wastewater surveillance providers: About 0.2 in every 100,000 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 during the week ending June 6. COVID-19 test positivity stayed consistent, with 0.76% of COVID-19 tests returning positive results during the week ending May 30 and 0.75% positive during the week ending June 6.
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National COVID-19 trends, June 9

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Heather Hogan / The Sick Times Here are the latest national COVID-19 trends, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and major wastewater surveillance providers: About 0.2 in every 100,000 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 during the week ending May 30. COVID-19 test positivity stayed consistent, with 0.79% of COVID-19 tests returning positive results during the week ending May 23 and 0.74% positive during the week ending May 30.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Daily Editor at Bwog

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Katherine Plumber (Newsies)

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