Ngoc Bui

Producer, All Things Considered at MPR News (Saint Paul, MN)

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As the conclave begins, a look at Minnesota's changing Catholic Church

1 week ago | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Ngoc Bui

Catholic cardinals have begun their conclave to elect a new pope. The first vote ended in black smoke billowing out of the Sistine Chapel chimney into the early evening sky in Rome — signaling no new Pope has been elected. The next Pope will shape decades of church doctrine. The Catholic Church looks different after Pope Francis’s tenure. Minnesota’s Catholic congregation looks different, too.
Eden Prairie educator and coach honored as Teacher of the Year

1 week ago | mprnews.org | Catharine Richert |Ngoc Bui

Eden Prairie High School’s Linda Wallenberg has been named Minnesota’s Teacher of the Year. She is the first from her district to earn the honor, which was awarded Sunday at the annual banquet hosted by teachers’ union Education Minnesota. At a time when teacher retention continues to be a challenge for many school districts, Wallenberg has accomplished a rare feat of staying in the classroom for nearly five decades. “It’s a calling of the heart, calling of love,” Wallenberg said.
MPR leader addresses executive order seeking to end funding to NPR and PBS

1 week ago | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Ngoc Bui

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. President Donald Trump has been talking about plans to end federal funding for public media. And now he has signed an executive order calling for a halt in funding for NPR and PBS through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and eliminated CPB funding budget plans released today.
The fall of Saigon through the eyes of 3 Vietnamese Minnesotans who lived through it

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Ngoc Bui

On April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese forces captured what was then called the city of Saigon. It marked the beginning of Communist rule in Vietnam and the end of a long war that left almost 3 million people dead. Chaos followed as Americans and South Vietnamese tried to escape however they could. These are the stories of three Vietnamese Minnesotans who lived through that historical moment. MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding.
How Minnesotans are bucking the loneliness epidemic

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Lukas Levin |Ngoc Bui

It’s been widely reported that Americans are suffering from a nationwide loneliness epidemic, but it turns out Minnesota may be an outlier. A report by the Washington Post reveals that Minnesota is one of the few places in America where people feel "rarely" lonely. Andrew Van Dam, data columnist for the Washington Post, pored over responses from more than half a million Americans from the Census Household Pulse survey. He shared his surprising results on All Things Considered.
Minnesota college enrollment recovers after a decade of decline

3 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Ngoc Bui

Colleges and universities across the state and region saw enrollment grow last fall — good news for the institutions after a decade of decline and further dips during the COVID-19 pandemic. Delays in the FAFSA, or the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, last year also created worry about a negative impact on enrollment. Haley Chinander, an analyst with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, wrote about the trends and shared more with MPR News host Tom Crann.
Minnesota autism conference starts amid ‘uncertainty and anxiety’

4 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Ngoc Bui

The annual Minnesota Autism Conference arrived this year with “uncertainty and anxiety” for those in the autism community. Recent moves to potentially cut Medicare and Medicaid as well as funding for services people with autism rely on have “hit especially hard," said Zephyr James of the Autism Society of Minnesota, the organization behind the conference.
First wage theft conviction in Minnesota punishes contractor for underpaying workers

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Gretchen Brown |Ngoc Bui

Six years after a new law made wage theft a felony in Minnesota, our state has its first wage theft conviction. Frederick Leon Newell will be sentenced in June for stealing $35,000 dollars from five workers he employed as a painting contractor for a Minneapolis affordable housing development. Max Nesterak, who reported on the case for the Minnesota Reformer, shared more on what this means with MPR News host Tom Crann. Press play above to listen to their conversation.
Paige Bueckers tops WNBA draft as players union looks to negotiate higher salaries

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Ngoc Bui

Hopkins native Paige Bueckers is set to be the number one pick in the WNBA draft tonight. She is fresh off an NCAA championship with the University of Connecticut Huskies. But behind all the excitement of her entrance into the WNBA is an ongoing negotiation for a new contract between the players’ union (The Women's National Basketball Players Association) and the league.
Scientists find another way to break down PFAS, but it’s not a silver bullet

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Ngoc Bui

A team of scientists from the University of Oxford and Colorado State University have found another way to break down a group of chemicals known as PFAS. The so-called “forever chemicals,” or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are notorious for being hard to destroy. University of Minnesota professor Lawrence Wackett, who is also developing a method for eradicating PFAS, said it’s an exciting discovery — but cautions it shouldn’t be seen as a silver bullet.