Abigail Moody
Newsroom InternExpertise: Community outreach, informal education skills, STEM knowledge
Education: Boise State University
Highlights
- Avid outdoorswoman
- World wanderer
- Passionate about educating my community
Experience
I am in my senior year at Boise State and joined BSPR in 2024 to learn more about journalism and its many avenues. I plan to use my educational background to cover stories in STEM fields, education and human histories/cultures. In my free time, I will be somewhere outside (hiking, trail running, swimming, etc), painting/sketching or cooking with my cats as my Sous-chefs.
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Studies have shown that time in nature can increase mental health. In 2023, Idaho-born Professor Nils Peterson with North Carolina State University got curious about how wildlife activities affected people. -
Climate change creates severe weather patterns as the Earth's systems become more unbalanced. A local example is the record-breaking heat waves Boise has been facing for the past several years. -
This week, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it’s giving about $23 million to tribal areas in Idaho, Washington and Alaska. -
Chronic Wasting Disease is a fatal neurological disease affecting hoofed animals. Idaho just received its second case from a domestic elk that was not connected to the originally infected one. This concerns our hunting and agricultural economies as well as our health. -
A transdisciplinary team is working together to see if targeting sheep grazing could reduce Cheatgrass in highly infested areas. -
From farming practices to dances, the phrase "turkey trot" has been used for several things over the past two centuries. -
This week, the Boise School District approved the 2025-2026 academic calendar created by the district's Calendar Committee. -
Whooping cough (also known as Pertussis) is a highly contagious respiratory illness that affects only humans. While it can affect people of all ages, it can be more dangerous for younger, elderly, or medically predisposed individuals. -
The Idaho Gourd Society has held it's Idaho Gourd festival for over two decades, reporter Abigail Moody went out into the field to interview and discover the world of Gourd art. -
On August 13, 2024, Eagle City Council members met to approve their 2025 fiscal budget. With this approval, the Eagle On-Demand (line 160) run by Valley Regional Transit (VRT) will be no longer available as of Oct. 1 due to a cut of funding by the city.
