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Leon County voters name education and abortion as top issues in gubernatorial race
[ad_1] Ahead of November’s gubernatorial election, Leon County voters say education and abortion are two of their top concerns. Gov. Ron DeSantis will face Democratic Rep. Charlie Christo in the next general election on Tuesday, Nov. 8. “The abortion issue is a huge one, especially for women,” said Kathy McCallister, a 36-year-old Democrat from Tallahassee. ... -
Alison Yoshimoto Towerley Joins State Board of Education
[ad_1] Allison Yoshimoto Towerley was until recently Chief Academic Officer of Los Angeles Unified and the newest member of the State Board of Education. Governor Gavin Newsom appointed 51-year-old Yoshimoto Tower late last month, just in time for the first board meeting of the week. She filled the last hole in her 11-member board of ... -
Biden’s new biomedical innovation agency gets first director | Chemistry
[ad_1] President Joe Biden has appointed Lenny Weggin, a 45-year-old applied biologist with a background in industry and government, to lead his new agency for biomedical innovation, the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-H). I chose him as president. Congress created ARPA-H in March with a $1 billion starting budget. It aims to bring the kind ... -
Education is more than just training
[ad_1] A father said to his son, “I’m worried you’re the last in your grade.” The son said, “Don’t worry, Dad, we teach the same thing on both ends.” “Education is what is left after forgetting all that has been learned.” My good friend Nido Qubein, member of the National Speakers Association and president of ... -
The Rock Star of Science Was a Gentle, Playful Trickster
[ad_1] Frank Drake May 28, 1930 to September 2, 2022 For me it is big bang theory TV series. The Three Geeky Guys star used something called the Drake Equation to calculate the odds of accomplishing the highly improbable thing of finding a girlfriend. An astrophysicist’s inner circle of humor was that the Drake equation ... -
Proenza Schouler turns on the water at NY Fashion Week
[ad_1] NEW YORK — A waterfall cascades down the marble walls of the striking early 20th-century Beaux Arts building where Proenza Schouler unveiled its latest collection at New York Fashion Week. To clarify, the water wasn’t actually damp, but was rendered in the video installation. rice field. In the Hall des Lumières exhibition space, set ... -
Scientist Rotation Program | Science Mission Directorate
[ad_1] provided by the pilot Looking for new experiences, opportunities to develop new skills and broaden your network? Learn more about NASA’s Rotation Program for Scientists pilot service here. Rotation program background, description and purpose One of the recommendations from the 2021 Science Workforce Study was to create an institution-wide scientist rotation program to further ... -
September Programming at Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center | Arts and Entertainment
[ad_1] AMBOY – On Sunday, September 11th at 10am, the Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center will host an open house for nature lovers of all ages. The Paul and Teresa Scheck Education Building is open from 10am to 4pm and features daytime crafts, activities and games for attendees to learn about nature and its facilities. ...
