Shahla Farzan
Science Podcast Editor | American Public MediaShahla Farzan is a PhD ecologist and science podcast editor at American Public Media.
Before her stint at St. Louis Public Radio as a reporter, Farzan worked at KBBI Public Radio in Homer, Alaska. She also spent six years studying native bees, eventually earning her PhD in ecology from the University of California-Davis.
In 2020, Farzan joined APM Reports’ Public Media Accountability Initiative, a team of investigative reporters and editors working to expose neglect, injustice and abuse among powerful people and organizations. Her work for St. Louis Public Radio on drug overdoses in Missouri prisons won a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award.
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Wild turkey populations in Missouri have taken a nosedive in the past 15 years. Biologists say the declines are connected to dwindling numbers of baby turkeys statewide. -
St. Louis has set aside more than $43 million in federal funding for homeless services and housing support. Advocates hope to see progress before deadly winter weather arrives. -
APM Reports is suing the police department for withholding data about which homicide cases have been solved. The department told APM Reports and St. Louis Public Radio that information was a part of an investigative record. -
Several deadly tick-borne viruses have emerged in the Midwest in recent years, including the Heartland virus, first discovered in Missouri. Scientists say there are likely more that have gone undiagnosed. -
The number of trumpeter swans spotted at the Audubon Center at Riverlands in West Alton has swelled in recent decades, from just five in 1991 to nearly 900 last year. -
Federal health officials on Tuesday gave final approval for a lower dose of the Pfizer vaccine to be administered to kids as young as 5. -
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could give final approval for kids as young as 5 to get the COVID-19 vaccine this week. -
Black people and Latinos in St. Louis are more likely to live in areas with polluted air. Long-term exposure to air pollution is linked to faster coronavirus transmission, new research finds. -
A federal mandate will soon require all U.S. nursing homes to vaccinate their workers or risk losing government funding. But some worry vaccine mandates will worsen staff shortages. -
Humans have come up with an ingenious way to keep the heat at bay, but A/C comes at a cost, and if we’re going to keep up with a warming climate, we’re going to need some other tricks to stay cool. -
Yusef Scoggin has led St. Louis County’s Office of Family and Community Services since 2017 and will become the city's next director of human services. -
The rate increase would boost Ameren Missouri's yearly revenue by $300 million and help finance clean energy projects. But advocates argue that rate increases will put struggling families at risk of utility disconnection and homelessness.
