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PSRC celebrates topping out at new planetarium and science center
The Robesonian - North Carolina
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June 5, 2025
PEMBROKE – The Public Schools of Robeson County (PSRC) hosted a topping-out ceremony Thursday for the new CTE building that will include the school district’s Planetarium. The Robeson Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center, Planetarium and...
Core Research Facilities Competition Celebrates Fusion of Art and Science
University of Massachusetts Lowell
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06/05/2025 By Brooke Coupal A gray, cloud-like substance swirls inward, creating a calm eye in the center. Wispy remnants break free from the vortex and get lost in a sea of blue. A person looking at the image described above may confuse it for a...
SJTU PhD student wins intl award for translational science research
China Daily
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Qiu Yueqi [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] In a remarkable achievement for both herself and her university, Qiu Yueqi, a PhD student at Shanghai Jiao Tong University's School of Biomedical Engineering, has emerged as the sole global recipient...
Senate response to White House budget for NASA: Keep SLS, nix science
Ars Technica
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June 5, 2025
This legislation, the committee said in a messaging document, "Dedicates almost $10 billion to win the new space race with China and ensure America dominates space. Makes targeted, critical investments in Mars-forward technology, Artemis Missions...
The most polarising movie sequel in cinema history, according to science
Far Out Magazine
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June 5, 2025
(Credits: Far Out / De'Andre Bush) It’s often the case that the most creative and innovative movies are the ones that divide audiences. ‘It’s a daring masterpiece’, some might say, while others lambast it as a shocking, boring, or offensive piece...
Regulatory, financial hurdles the gap between science and access
BioWorld
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June 5, 2025
Children with solid tumors who relapse are being treated with the same chemotherapy they would have been given 40 years ago, as “there have been no major approvals for pediatric solid tumors,” Catherine Bollard, senior vice president and chief...
Scientists chase hail to study severe storm damage risks
The Journal Record - Oklahoma
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June 5, 2025
SHAMROCK, Texas — As severe storms once again soak, twist and pelt the nation’s midsection, a team of dozens of scientists is driving into them to study one of the nation’s costliest but least-appreciated weather dangers: Hail. Hail rarely kills,...
China scientists put direct quantum communications tech to test in space flight
South China Morning Post
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June 6, 2025
A laser module and a phase encoding device, developed at the Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences, were on board a Yuanxingzhe-1 rocket that reached 2.5km (1.55 miles) during a two-minute vertical flight testing its reusability last...
Setting Up Community Connections for Science Classes
Edutopia
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A typical week in my fifth-grade classroom looks a little different than you might expect. My students care for dozens of trout in our classroom tank, harvest fresh produce from our school garden to distribute to families, deliver handmade...
Horizon Science Acad-Belmont administrators rank 170th lowest in state for average salary in 2024
Chicago City Wire - Illinois
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June 5, 2025
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.comDr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com Administrators in Horizon Science Acad-Belmont earn an average of $94,975 per year, ranking 170th lowest in the state, according...
Children's zany science fun this summer
Louth Leader
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June 5, 2025
Youngsters can join in some zany experiments at a fun science club this summer. The Market Rasen Science Club sessions are being run by Ann Dale on August 11, 12, and 13 at the community room at Market Rasen New Life Church Centre ( LN8 3AR). Ann...
The US executive order establishing “Gold Standard Science” does anything but
British Medical Journal
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Gretchen Goldman, president1, Jules Barbati-Dajches, analyst2 1Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, MA, USA 2Center for Science and Democracy, Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, MA, USA Policy decisions must be based on the best...
NOAA scientists detect unexpected cooling in Gulf of Maine's deep waters
News Center Maine
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June 5, 2025
Deep waters in the Gulf of Maine are expected to remain cooler than in recent years. The pause in warming may benefit groundfish like cod and haddock. PORTLAND, Maine — After decades of steady warming, scientists are observing a surprising...
Join scientists as they drive into hailstorms to study costly weather extreme
Naharnet
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As severe storms once again soak, twist and pelt the nation's midsection, a team of dozens of scientists is driving into them to study one of the nation's costliest but least-appreciated weather dangers: Hail. Hail rarely kills, but it hammers...
It’s official: Your diet is making you depressed, according to science
New York Post
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June 5, 2025
Skipping dessert really can leave you down in the dumps. No one who’s been on a diet has ever said “I love calorie restriction,” but a new study has found a not-so-surprising link between low-cal eating and depression. And some people have it...
Scientists invented a lens made of water with adjustable focus
BGR - New York
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June 5, 2025
Researchers based out of the Philippines have created a tunable liquid lens system that could be used in classrooms and other low-cost environments. The system is devised of several droplets of water-based liquid, which vary in size and curvature....
As Idaho tops list of most bird flu cases in cattle, scientists develop vaccine for calves
Boise State Public Radio - Idaho
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June 5, 2025
As bird flu continues to spread to chickens and dairy cows, scientists are in the process of developing the first mRNA bird flu vaccine for cattle. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the USDA have developed an mRNA vaccine for dairy...
Henderson State University announces naming of Caver College of Aviation, Science, and Nursing
Swark Today - Arkansas
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By Press Release June 5, 2025 Henderson State University proudly announces the naming of its College of Aviation, Science, and Nursing as the Lorraine and Troy Caver College of Aviation, Science, and Nursing, honoring Dr. Troy Caver, a 1962...
Ethiopia, Slovenia to Collaborate on Artificial Intelligence and Space Science
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, June 5, 2025 (ENA) --- Ethiopia and Slovenia have expressed their keenness to strengthen cooperation in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and space science. President Taye Atsekeslassie, hosted Slovenian President Nataša Pirc...
Bad news for Elon Musk as China solves 'critical flaw' in his Hyperloop system, Chinese scientists say reduced...
India.com
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June 5, 2025
Home Viral Bad news for Elon Musk as China solves ‘critical flaw’ in his Hyperloop system, Chinese scientists say reduced… The Maglev train system, first proposed in 1910 by American engineer Robert Goddard, gained traction in 2013 after Elon Musk...