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Hanna Webster

How a TikToker used her platform to promote citizen science efforts in Ohio

PITTSBURGH — After being catapulted into the viral metaverse of TikTok, what began as a "slapdash initial document" transformed into a multipronged database encouraging citizen science in East Palestine, Ohio.

Buffalo, New York-based Devon Oship, 27, has been utilizing the social platform for years to teach viewers about neuroscience, using her master's degree and passion for science education.

Then the train derailment in East Palestine happened.

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