Tyne Riddick·Mar 29, 2021DeconstructionNatural resources are decreasing, and the rate of resource consumption is unsustainable. Deconstruction is a green building practice…
Tyne Riddick·Mar 27, 2021I want to ride my bicycle!Bicycles, a “micromobility” option, are a great alternative to cars and other fossil fuel transport (LoBasso, 2019). Global temperatures…
Tyne Riddick·Mar 22, 2021Total Worker Health: Shift Work and SleepOHSU studied the impact of shift work on sleep, understanding that adequate and high-quality sleep is imperative to health and well-being…
Tyne Riddick·Mar 22, 2021Tackling biodiversity: What if we released all cows into the wild?The aim is to find an action or set of actions that reduces the impact to within the uncertainty range or boundary (Rockstrom and Willet…
Tyne Riddick·Mar 8, 2021Radiation Therapy for Cervical Cancer“When radium was first discovered in the late 1800s, headlines nationwide hailed it as “a substitute for gas, electricity, and a positive…
Tyne Riddick·Mar 5, 2021Toilet-to-Tap“Toilet-to-Tap” is a concept that demonstrates a circular economy, where “all the resources coming into our cities are recycled after they…
Tyne Riddick·Mar 1, 2021Noise PollutionMy boyfriend and I live on Northwest Naito Parkway in Portland OR. The map shown below is the street on which I live. The darker red…
Tyne Riddick·Feb 26, 2021Occupational Exposure of FormaldehydeFormaldehyde is a colorless gas with a pungent, suffocating odor at room temperature and is readily soluble in water at room temperature…
Tyne Riddick·Feb 22, 2021Epigenetics, Chronic Disease, and Black TraumaI shadowed at Central City Concern, Imani Center in Portland, Oregon two years ago during a pre-health clinical experience. The Imani…
Tyne Riddick·Feb 15, 2021Introductory Blog for Environmental Health and Health SciencesHello, my name is Tyne Riddick. People often mispronounce my name so for your convenience it is pronounced, “valen-TYNE.” I am a first…