Kate O'Connell, WXXI
@KateOCWXXIWXXI/Finger Lakes Reporter for the Innovation Trail
Kate O’Connell comes to WXXI from Melbourne, Australia, and studied journalism at Royal Melboure Institute of Technology.
During her studies, Kate was a freelance journalist, reporting from Nepal and Haiti, and worked with the media team of the United Nations partner group, International Organization for Migration.
Kate's experience also includes work for the Shepparton News, Australian Broadcasting Company, Melbourne’s Channel 31, RRR radio and WIN television.
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Cities across the country saw strikes Thursday as part of a campaign by fast food workers to raise the federal minimum wage.Walkouts were planned in at…
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The desire for familiar food, clothing, and other products from home is spurring refugee communities in upstate New York to start their own businesses. In…
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Think of a large Thermos, large enough to put a family in. That’s a passive house. Passive houses are buildings that rely on their construction,…
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Many health care providers don’t know when their patients are admitted or discharged from hospital, or seen by an ambulance crew. That makes it harder to…
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The Innovation Trail is looking at how refugees have weaved their way into upstate New York's changing economy. You can find more from this series…
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A recent outbreak of polio in Syria has raised concerns over global effort to eradicate the disease. Although polio hasn’t been seen in the US for years,…
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The U.S. Coast Guard has released a proposed policy that would allow fracking wastewater to be transported on waterways around the country. The public has…
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In a handful of labs around the U.S., researchers are creating human tissue from stem cells and manipulating them to replicate the functions of human…
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Indian technology and outsourcing giant, Infosys, has agreed to pay $34 million to settle a lawsuit with the U.S. government over visa fraud claims.The…
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It’s illegal to buy and sell organs in the U.S. But, a new study suggests paying people to donate kidneys could address the chronic shortage of available…