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St. Kate is pushing to double number of BIPOC women in STEM fields in next 5 years

St. Kate is pushing to double number of BIPOC women in STEM fields in next 5 years

St. Catherine University in St. Paul is working to double the number of BIPOC leaders in science in the next five years. The private women’s college will host a town hall at 7 p.m. Wednesday, moderated by Minnesota Public Radio host Kerri Miller.
by Cathy Wurzer, Julia Franz and Lindsay Guentzel

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Nobel physics prize goes to 3 for climate discoveries

Nobel physics prize goes to 3 for climate discoveries

Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann were cited for their work in "the physical modeling of Earth's climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming." The second half of the prize was awarded to Giorgio Parisi, 73, for "the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales."
by The Associated Press

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Nobel Prize honors discovery of temperature, touch receptors

Nobel Prize honors discovery of temperature, touch receptors

U.S.-based scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian were awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of the receptors that allow humans to feel temperature and touch.
by The Associated Press

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Shadowed by controversy, NASA won't rename new space telescope

Shadowed by controversy, NASA won't rename new space telescope

Some scientists are calling on NASA to rename the James Webb Space Telescope, arguing that its namesake was complicit in the persecution of gay government workers. NASA says the name will stay.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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NASA's got a new, big telescope. It could find hints of life on far-flung planets

NASA's got a new, big telescope. It could find hints of life on far-flung planets

The James Webb Space Telescope will let scientists study small, rocky planets around distant stars in more detail than ever before. After decades of work, it could head into orbit later this year.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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Trailblazing tourist trip to orbit ends with splashdown

Trailblazing tourist trip to orbit ends with splashdown

Four space tourists safely ended their trailblazing trip to orbit Saturday with a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast. The all-amateur crew was the first to circle the world without a professional astronaut.
by The Associated Press

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