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World Science Festival Launches Spring Into Science Series
The World Science Festival launches its highly anticipated Spring into Science series of live events in New York City, spanning May 30 - June 2. The Festival programs include: Beyond the Stars: A Journey to the Edge of Space and Time Featuring Justine Bateman, Heidi Boisvert, Benjamn Labatut, and Matthew Ritchie.
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Fermi’s Gamma-Ray Eyes
Fermi detected gamma-ray emissions from 40 solar flares within its first eight years of operation. Some originated on the Sun’s far side.
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Cornell's Freedom of Expression Ice Cream Competition
Brewing CommuniTea won out over two other ice cream flavors in a vote on the Ithaca and Geneva campuses April 10-15. Nearly 4,000 students, staff, faculty and alumni sampled the student-developed ice-creams inspired by Cornell’s Freedom of Expression theme year. The team is made of mostly first-year students.
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The World Science Festival Returns to New York City With the Spring Into Science Series of Live Events Exploring Consciousness, the Cosmos and Quantum Computing
The World Science Festival launches its Spring into Science series of live events in New York City on May 30 - June 2. Featuring outstanding talent and novel production techniques, our programming brings the most transformative ideas, discoveries and perspectives to a broad general audience. The Festival programs will include: Beyond the Stars: A Journey to the Edge of Space and Time Featuring Justine Bateman, Heidi Boisvert.
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Teacher Appreciation Week Contest
Victoria Hernandez, a sixth-grade general education and ENL science teacher at William Floyd Middle School, is currently a finalist in Teachers Federal Credit Union “Teacher Appreciation Week Contest!” Ms. Hernandez has the opportunity to win a grant up to $2,500 for her classroom, which will be used to build an interactive vertical garden using coding and technology. Nine outstanding teachers in three categories — prekindergarten through 5th grade, sixth through eighth grade and ninth through 12th grade — will receive a total
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House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Members Question DOE’s Lack of Transparency
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK), Investigations and Oversight Chairman Jay Obernolte (RA), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Brandon Williams (RNY), and Environment Subcommission Chairman Max Miller (ROH) sent a follow-up letter to Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm asking the Administration’s lack of transparency regarding their prohibition on exporting U.S. liquified natural gas (LNG) The letter posed several important questions and requested
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Dayton Public Schools Challenger Center
The Challenger Learning Center is next door to Kiser Elementary on Leo Street in Old North Dayton. The Center contains a “Moon Room” complete with astronaut gear and a foam floor meant to resemble walking on the moon. Students buckle up for a simulated space launch complete with flashing lights, sounds, and fog; and the inside of a space shuttle.
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NASA's Voyager 1 Probe Sends Usable Radio Signals Back to Earth
Voyager 1 is cruising through interstellar space roughly 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) away from Earth. engineers have yet to fix the software that enables the spacecraft to return science data. For the first time in five months, the probe is now transmitting usable data about the health and status of its onboard engineering systems back to our planet.
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Why We Teach Science (And Why We Should)
We talk with a UW-Madison professor who uses deep ground penetrating radar to detect mass graves containing the remains of people who disappeared in clashes a half century ago. Then, we talk to the professor about his book that encourages different ways of teaching science. Featured in this Episode Finding unmarked burial sites requires great sensitivity and specialized equipment.
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Computer Science Certificates - The Most Valuable Certifications in the Computer Industry
Huawei Certification Huawei certification system is built around the new ICT technology architecture of “Cloud, Management and End” collaboration. According to the learning and upgrading needs of ICT practitioners, Huawei certification is divided into three levels: engineer level, senior engineer level and expert level. Cisco Certification Cisco Career Certifications are launched by Cisco, a famous manufacturer in the network field. Microsoft certification was launched in 1992 and has become increasingly influential in the IT industry.
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