Supriya Sinhababu - Summer 2009
Supriya SinhababuSupriya began writing for the arts section of the Chicago Maroon, the University of Chicago's student newspaper, during her first year in college. She became a senior news reporter and an arts editor at the Maroon.
Supriya, who is from Raleigh, N.C., has spent her summers interning at Encyclopaedia Britannica's Chicago headquarters, and at the business section of the South Bend Tribune in Indiana. She currently serves as the Maroon's editor-in-chief.
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Scientists confident that Kepler space telescope can find habitable planets
Submitted on August 7, 2009 - 4:40pm. Supriya Sinhababu - Summer 2009 WASHINGTON - Is there only one Earth-like planet in the universe? Or are there other planets of a similar size, orbiting stars at just the right distance to make life-sustaining conditions possible?
Committee hears from public about moon, Mars, space station
Submitted on August 6, 2009 - 5:04pm. Supriya Sinhababu - Summer 2009 WASHINGTON - Return to the moon, or aim for Mars. Send astronauts to live in space, or design robots to explore the universe.
Medical debt as a cause of bankruptcy examined by House subcommittee
Submitted on July 29, 2009 - 5:45pm. Supriya Sinhababu - Summer 2009 WASHINGTON - Experts in medicine and law debated whether medical expenses are the key factor in the majority of bankruptcy filings at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing Tuesday.
Falun Gong practitioners protest 10 years of persecution in China
Submitted on July 28, 2009 - 5:44pm. Supriya Sinhababu - Summer 2009 WASHINGTON - In the parking lot of the Chinese embassy, where so much as the scrape of a shoe on the pavement seems to echo, more than a hundred people sat cross-legged on the brick-paved sidewalk, meditating in complete silence.
Bill would curb scrap metal theft, Klobuchar says
Submitted on July 23, 2009 - 3:55pm. Supriya Sinhababu - Summer 2009 WASHINGTON - Requiring recyclers of scrap metal to keep records of their transactions would help combat scrap metal theft, a form of property crime that threatens the nation's infrastructure, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. said Wednesday.
40 years later, moonwalkers and onlookers remember Apollo 11
Submitted on July 20, 2009 - 7:03pm. Supriya Sinhababu - Summer 2009Click on photo to enlarge or download: Former astronauts David Scott of Apollo 9 and 15, left, Buzz Aldrin of Apollo 11, and Charles Duke of Apollo 16 answer questions at a news conference Monday at NASA headquarters in honor of Apollo 11’s 40th anniversary. SHFWire photo by Supriya ..
Capitol Hill feasts its eyes on Playmates at PETA veggie dog lunch
Submitted on July 15, 2009 - 6:35pm. Supriya Sinhababu - Summer 2009Click on photo to enlarge or download: Playmates Jo Garcia and Jayde Nicole give away veggie dogs passersby on Capitol Hill Wednesday outside the Rayburn House Office Building Wednesday. The models were supporting PETA’s campaign to promote vegetarianism. SHFWire photo by Supriya ..
Bill would limit antibiotic use in livestock, curb resistant bacteria, committee says
Submitted on July 14, 2009 - 3:37pm. Supriya Sinhababu - Summer 2009 WASHINGTON - Feeding antibiotics to livestock that are not sick poses a major threat to public health, Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., said Monday.
Panel weighs new media’s role in aftermath of Iranian election
Submitted on July 9, 2009 - 5:15pm. Supriya Sinhababu - Summer 2009 WASHINGTON - New media shaped both Iranian politics and the operations of traditional news organizations after Iran's disputed election results last month, journalists and technology experts said at a panel discussion Tuesday.
Protecting outdoor resources will benefit public health, report says
Submitted on July 6, 2009 - 6:17pm. Supriya Sinhababu - Summer 2009 WASHINGTON - Public health and the threat of climate change demand an increase in funding for developing public outdoor recreation areas, according to a report released Monday by the Outdoor Resources Review Group.
