Avani Kalra

Avani Kalra is an intern at the Tribune focusing on the environment and breaking news. She is a junior at Northwestern University, where she most recently served as the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper. She has also covered breaking news in Atlanta and health in Wisconsin.

Loyola’s new Women’s Sports Medicine program aims to educate women on the risks of sports injuries while offering gender-specific care.

Health |
New Loyola Medicine program offers specific treatment plans to female athletes

June 11, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Loyola’s new Women’s Sports Medicine program aims to educate women on the risks of sports injuries while offering gender-specific care.

Hundreds of thousands of birds and nearly 1 million bats die every year in collisions with wind turbines throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Environment |
Wind farms, key to clean-energy efforts, threaten birds and bats. Developers urged to plan for wildlife.

June 11, 2024 at 1:18 p.m.

Hundreds of thousands of birds and nearly 1 million bats die every year in collisions with wind turbines throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected north of the city and may creep into Chicago Monday evening, according to the National Weather Service.

Weather |
‘Tricky’ weather expected in Chicago Monday, National Weather Service says

June 3, 2024 at 11:19 a.m.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected north of the city and may creep into Chicago Monday evening, according to the National Weather Service.

Crime and Public Safety |
A 4-year-old pedestrian was killed in car collision Saturday evening

June 3, 2024 at 9:32 a.m.

A four-year-old pedestrian was killed in an Avalon Park collision just hours before a second crash killed a 40-year-old male in Roger's Park Saturday night.

Authorities said vehicles crashed on the Eisenhower Expressway near Damen Avenue just after 3 a.m.

2 dead, 3 injured in Eisenhower Expressway crash

June 2, 2024 at 4:54 p.m.

Authorities said vehicles crashed on the Eisenhower Expressway near Damen Avenue just after 3 a.m.

Industrial sites have historically been placed in lower-income neighborhoods, professor says. They also tend to have less green space and more asphalt.

Environment |
Neighborhoods see a larger disparity in wildlife in Chicago than other cities, study shows

June 2, 2024 at 9:46 a.m.

Industrial sites have historically been placed in lower-income neighborhoods, professor says. They also tend to have less green space and more asphalt.

After developing a technique to replace lungs damaged by COVID-19, Northwestern Medicine has now performed 40 successful transplants on cancer patients.

Double lung transplants weren’t typically recommended for lung cancer patients. But a new technique developed at Northwestern has been successful.

May 28, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

After developing a technique to replace lungs damaged by COVID-19, Northwestern Medicine has now performed 40 successful transplants on cancer patients.

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