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Elissa Welle

New York

Neuroscience Journalist at Spectrum

Neuroscience Reporter at The Transmitter

neuroscience 🧠 reporter for @_TheTransmitter | bylines in @reuters @nature @chronicle @statnews @freep | ex-neural engineer | tips? [email protected]

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Articles

  • 3 weeks ago | businessoffashion.com | Elissa Welle

    Every year, the global fashion industry churns out billions of jeans, T-shirts, dresses and sneakers. And every year, as consumers replace old trends with new, more clothes wind up in the global waste system. Globally, approximately 92 million tonnes of textiles are thrown away every year — roughly triple the total amount of waste Canada generates annually. Most end up incinerated or in landfills.

  • 1 month ago | hellgatenyc.com | Elissa Welle

    10:04 AM EDT on April 01, 2025 It was the first match of the Brooklyn Tennis League's two-month season last Tuesday, and Cammie Woodman handily won against her opponent, 6-2, 6-love. The two players were cordial before and after the match, shaking hands before parting ways.

  • 2 months ago | spectrum.ieee.org | Elissa Welle

    Later this month, Google is expected to roll out software on its Pixel Watch 3 in the United States that has the potential to correctly identify two-thirds of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in people wearing the smartwatch. The feature uses AI to detect when the wearer no longer has a pulse, and it’s meant to combat the quiet killer of cardiac events that occur at home when people are alone and unable to call for help.

  • 2 months ago | hellgatenyc.com | Elissa Welle

    Court officers across New York's courthouses are now instructed to step aside if federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials or other outside law enforcement agencies attempt to make arrests without a judicial warrant within state courts. This change in procedure was included in a memo sent to state court staff on February 6 by Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas, who oversees the thousands of non-judicial staff in New York's courts, including court law enforcement officers.

  • 2 months ago | spectrum.ieee.org | Elissa Welle

    The use of floating solar panels on freshwater bodies is an increasingly popular way of generating renewable energy. Such systems convert the sun’s rays into electricity while minimizing water evaporation. What’s more, they spare land that could be better used for agriculture or housing.

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Elissa Welle, PhD @ElissaWelle
17 Apr 25

RT @Jesse_Hirsch: Forests are suffering in the face of rapidly climbing temperatures. Researchers are now experimenting with "assisted migr…

Elissa Welle, PhD
Elissa Welle, PhD @ElissaWelle
25 Mar 25

RT @Jesse_Hirsch: Mealworm poop has shown off-the-charts results as a natural fertilizer, far outperforming its traditional counterparts. S…

Elissa Welle, PhD
Elissa Welle, PhD @ElissaWelle
20 Mar 25

RT @Jesse_Hirsch: We talked to the major farm trade groups (soy, dairy, fertilizer, etc) to find out what they think of Trump's tariffs. Re…