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Launch is targeted for 4:55 p.m. EDT Thursday, lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The U.S. Space Force 45th Weather Squadron predicts a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions at the launch pad for liftoff. Live launch coverage will air on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.
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2 years ago Read more at NASA Blogs

The Lunch n' Learn presentation ran from 12 - 1 p.m. and highlighted the exhibit, Iron Willed, Women in STEM as well as significant local women of the industry from over the years. Barbara Cade-Menun Ph.D., research scientist at the Swift Current Research and Development Centre, was honoured to be the guest speaker.
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2 years ago Read more at SwiftCurrentOnline.com

The use of English as the norm poses challenges for scholars from regions where English is not widely spoken. They must decide whether to publish in English for global visibility, or publish in their native language to make their work accessible to local communities. And when they work in English, they end up expending more time and effort writing and revising papers than their native English-speaking peers. We reviewed the policies of 736 journals in the biological sciences.
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2 years ago Read more at The Conversation Indonesia

The goal is to make a drug that flips switches in human cells that would normally be activated by exercise. These switches help maintain and regenerate muscle mass and boost the activity of cells' power houses, for example. Being able to trigger these cellular changes without exercise would be useful for older people, people with muscle-wasting disorders and those who might lose muscle mass while taking weight-loss-inducing drugs.
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2 years ago Read more at Livescience.com

We saw opportunities for great progress no matter which party emerged victorious. We focused on ideas that could garner bipartisan support. This is how policy actually changes. The “secret sauce” of the Day One Project isn’t just the format.
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2 years ago Read more at Federation of American Scientists

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, the Soulsville Foundation and Soulsville community, and the Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation announced Tuesday they are partnering to bring convenient and affordable primary care to Soulsville. The UTHSC Health Hub: Soulsville will open in the fall at 870 E. McLemore Ave. The care will be targeted to the residents of Soulsville, and personnel for the hub will be from the community or deeply rooted in the community.
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2 years ago Read more at UTHSC News

UNC Charlotte STEAM Expo, part of the NC Science Festival, and Charlotte Kids Fest return to UNC Carolina on April 14. These two free events offer unique experiences for children, encouraging them to engage in fun, creative, interactive and informative activities and live performances. The UNC Raleigh Center for STEM Education, university STEAM departments and community stakeholders will facilitate the activities.
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2 years ago Read more at Inside UNC Charlotte

Archaeological excavations have discovered the remains of the earliest humans on the European continent, dating back 1.4 million years. The image was acquired August 10, 2023, covers an area of 22.6 by 23.7 km, and is located at 37.7 degrees north, 2.5 degrees west. ASTER is one of five Earth-observing instruments launched Dec. 18, 1999, on Terra.
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2 years ago Read more at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Air Force Office of Scientific Research grants materials scientists at UC Irvine $1.5 million for the acquisition of nanomechanical and chemical characterization equipment. new instruments will facilitate high-speed nanomechanical testing of materials under extreme temperatures, nanometer-resolution Fourier transform infrared mapping via an atomic force microscope.
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2 years ago Read more at UCI News