Véronique LaCapra

Monsanto Researcher To Share World Food Prize

Véronique LaCapra — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:33:05 +0000

A Monsanto researcher is one of the winners of the 2013 World Food Prize.

Monsanto Chief Technology Officer Robert Fraley will share the international honor with Mary-Dell Chilton of Syngenta and Belgian plant scientist Marc Van Montagu.

Sequestration Budget Cuts Hit St. Louis Scientists

Véronique LaCapra — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:30:00 +0000

It has been just over three months since the federal spending cuts known as sequestration first took effect.

A handful of programs were spared — but not scientific research, which amounts to about $140 billion in annual government spending.

As St. Louis Public Radio’s Véronique LaCapra found out, at universities here in St. Louis, some scientists are worried about what the budget cuts will mean for their research — and for their students.

"I had to let go of some science."

Watch An Interview At 5,000 Feet (And Climbing) From Within A Solar-Powered Plane

Véronique LaCapra — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:58:56 +0000

Updated 3:13 p.m. June 4 with landing

A one-of-a-kind airplane is en route from Dallas to St. Louis Lambert International Airport. It’s an aircraft called Solar Impulse and it derives all of its power from the sun.

Saint Louis Zoo Continues Efforts To Restore Endangered Beetle

Véronique LaCapra — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:30:00 +0000

For a second year, the St. Louis Zoo is continuing efforts to bring back an endangered beetle to southwestern Missouri.

EPA: Radioactive Wastes At West Lake Landfill Not A Health Risk

Véronique LaCapra — Thu, 30 May 2013 01:24:17 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency says radioactive wastes at the West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton are "contained" and "do not pose public health risks."

Cold War-era radioactive materials were dumpe