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Science Group plc has reported the acquisition of 11,000 of its own ordinary shares at an average price of 418.0 pence per share on April 30, 2024. This buyback represents 0.02% of the company’s total voting rights before the purchase.
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7 months ago Read more at TipRanks

2,000 gallons of jet fuel from a spill at a Navy fuel facility in late 2021 made its way into drinking water used by more than 90,000 residents. The experts testified for the plaintiffs on the second day of trial for Feindt vs. United States. Their claims originated with the Nov. 21, 2021, spill at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
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7 months ago Read more at Stars and Stripes

The Terminator and other fake robots and AIs should stay in that molten pit and out of today’s public policy discussions about AI. Policymakers should not reference or rely on fictional scenarios as reasons to regulate AI. Otherwise, America risks losing its global lead on AI and American citizens could never realize the full benefits of the technology.
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7 months ago Read more at Fox News

Brian Counselman, who works at MMSD’S Malcom Shabazz City High School, was named the first of five Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s 2025 Teacher of the Year. Counselman was honored with the award during a surprise assembly.
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7 months ago Read more at WMTV

The 15th ICG Workshop for New Researchers in Glass Science and Applications will take place in Montpellier, France, on July 7 to 12, 2024. The week will provide an overview of the fundamentals in glass science, emphasising preparation, structure–property relationships, experimental techniques, MD simulations and tools that probe structure. Specific themes will include thermodynamics, kinetics, optical behaviour, transport phenomena, nucleation, crystallization and strength. A feature of these workshops is student-centred learning.
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7 months ago Read more at Glass International

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Department of Human Sciences has been awarded a $28,936 course and program grant from VentureWell. The grant supports faculty and staff in U.S. higher education institutions to expand and strengthen STEM innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems. Dr. Kimberly Haynie, associate professor of Nutrition and Food Science at UAPB, and Dr. Meredith Adkins, assistant research professor at the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research.
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7 months ago Read more at UAPB News

The Association for Women in Mathematics and Math for America have co-sponsored an essay contest calling for biographies of contemporary women in the fields of mathematics and statistics. This year Annie Katz, a ninth grader of Leffell School in New York, won the Honorable Mention in the Grades 9-12 category of the contest for her essay titled "Mathematics at Mach Speed: Tulin Kaman's Soaring Journey in Safeguarding Skies and Transforming Cancer Treatment
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7 months ago Read more at University of Arkansas Newswire

As long as the PAC is using its own funds and not tax money, there is no conflict of interest. If the elected official is not being paid, it should be allowable. 3. No. A board or council member should not be involved with community advocacy groups.
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7 months ago Read more at The Killeen Daily Herald

Northern marsupial moles live in tunnels beneath sand dunes, navigating them with a swimming-like motion using flipper-like front feet. This month, Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Martu rangers found a kakarratul in the Great Sandy Desert, nearly 1,000 miles northeast of Perth.
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7 months ago Read more at The New York Times

The COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed this transition, coaxing researchers to connect digitally. For a while, scientists believed that they could commit to this medium and save some credit, both monetary and carbon. Academics across the globe imagined a world where they would not miss a conference because of travel fund limitations or visa restrictions.
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7 months ago Read more at The Scientist