SCIENCE

District 113 students currently have to set aside a class in their schedule in order to have a science lab. District officials are not considering removing access to science labs entirely but rather debating how it will be administered, District Superintendent Dr. Bruce Law said. “My preference would be we have absolutely no layoffs,” Law said. “This was the most poorly executed decision ever and it’s a big, huge decision”.
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2 years ago Read more at Record North Shore

Mors-Somnus, a binary duo comprised of a pair of icy asteroids bound by gravity, was recently concluded to have originated within the Kuiper Belt. The promising study marks the first time this has been achieved and serves as a significant landmark for the UCF-led Discovering the Surface Compositions of Trans-Neptunian Objects program.
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2 years ago Read more at UCF

despite technology seeping into virtually every corner of our lives, computer-related education in Washington is woefully limited. Last year, 8.4% of the Washington’s high school students attended either public or state-tribal schools took a computer science class. There’s not even agreement among experts about whether computer science should be a required subject, or if it would be better to incorporate computing tools and understanding into existing subjects.
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2 years ago Read more at GeekWire

Science Secretary Michelle Donelan acknowledges there is "no evidence" that Kate Sang supported Hamas. Sang is a professor of gender and employment studies at Heriot-Watt University.
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2 years ago Read more at ABC News

Laura Smith was filling in as an athletic trainer during a soccer game last October, when a player 'went down' and stopped breathing. Now, Smith is being honored as a Red Cross ‘Hero of the Year’ at the Rocky Mountain Heroes Soiree on March 16 in Denver.
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2 years ago Read more at KKTV

The Stemcell Science Shop opened inside Discovery Lab in February. The shop originated in Tulsa in 2015 and it's known for its subscription boxes. Its unique retail concept more closely resembles a shoppable museum than a traditional store.
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2 years ago Read more at News On 6

Concern grows over role of AI in US presidential election 05:17 SCIENCE FRANCE 24 In the aftermath of Super Tuesday, the most important date in the Republican and Democratic primary calendar, we take a closer look at the influence of artificial intelligence on US elections. The rapid development of generative AI, deep fakes, chatbots and robocalls is to blame.
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2 years ago Read more at FRANCE 24 English

Atlanta Science Festival presents The Guthman Musical Instrument Competition on March 9-23. The finalists will perform with their instruments in hopes of winning $10,000 in prizes.
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2 years ago Read more at WABE 90.1 FM

Southern Illinois University Carbondale will once more be the epicenter for a total solar eclipse that will traverse much of the country on Monday, April 8. The eclipse experience at SIU starts on April 5 – the Friday before Eclipse Day – and runs all weekend. SIU will team up with NASA and Adler Planetarium to offer visitors extraordinary opportunities that will heighten their enjoyment.
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2 years ago Read more at SIU News

users can find out what planet, star, nebula, galaxy, or region of deep space each telescope is observing at the moment, but also where exactly these targets are in the sky. what scientific instruments are being used to capture the images, spectra, and other data; exactly when and how long the observations are scheduled to occur.
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2 years ago Read more at Science@NASA