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TOKYO — A bipartisan NASA act would formally authorize several ongoing programs while directing the agency to provide reports on topics ranging from Space Launch System usage to servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope. The leadership of the House Science Committee released its NASA Reauthorization Act of 2024 July 9, one day before the full committee will formally mark up the bill and send it to the full House. The bill would formally authorize $25.225 billion in funding for NASA in fiscal year 2025, a figure between the administration’s request of $25.384 billion and the $25.179 billion included in a…

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College. A whirlwind of emotions, a kaleidoscope of experiences. A first-year me, stepping off the bus into a sea of unfamiliar faces. But amidst the initial anxieties, there was a beacon — Google Developer Student’s Club . It wasn’t just a club; it was a lighthouse, guiding me towards a world of tech teamwork and endless learning.As a curious freshman, I was intimidated by the seemingly complex world of coding. But the seniors at GDSC — oh, the seniors! — these tech wizards, were my guiding lights. They weren’t just instructors; they were patient mentors, always ready with a helping…

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By Tiffany Whitfield and Brianna Goodall Biological Sciences graduate student Kori Carr was awarded a 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. The grant totals $159,000, which will support her financially through her graduate degree, giving her the stability to pursue her passion of wetland plant ecology. As a first-year master’s student, Carr is setting the bar high. Grant funding begins in the fall of 2024 and will last until the fall of 2027. In addition to research on wetlands impacted by habitat degradation and destruction, she will use the grant to work with and inform K-12 students in…

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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Journalists can’t report accurately on research involving human subjects without knowing certain details about the sample of people researchers studied. It’s important to know, for example, whether researchers used a nationally representative sample. That’s important whether a journalist is covering an opinion poll that asks American voters which presidential candidate they prefer, an academic article that examines absenteeism among U.S. public school students or a clinical trial of a new drug designed to treat Alzheimer’s disease. When researchers design a study, they start by defining their target population, or the group of people they want…

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While at the institute, Bai helped develop drug delivery technologies in the quest to find cures for prostate and lung cancer and type 1 diabetes.Bai, who hails from central China, has made a business and media splash in the United States. Photo: Instragram@sophiesophiebai“Skin is very personal to me,” Bai told the industry publication Beauty Independent last year.She grew up with terrible cystic acne and eczema, and was devastated when, at the age of 11, during a public speaking contest in front of an audience of 1,000 people, the judges said she looked “ugly”.She said she did not eat lunch for…

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SAN FRANCISCO – Maxar Intelligence’s new global basemap offers 15-centimeter imagery for metropolitan areas. The Vivid Advanced 15-centimeter HD Basemap, unveiled July 9, will be particularly important for mapping and navigation applications, Bryan Smith, Maxar 2D products director, told SpaceNews. “In areas where there’s significant change occurring, our customers need a little bit more clarity so that they can keep the maps up to date,” Smith said. “Whether it’s being able to digitize lane lines or other road features, being able in dense urban environments to determine where buildings start and stop, or what’s an alley versus a sidewalk versus…

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As we navigate the 21st century, humanity grapples with a multitude of challenges. By 2050, the United Nations estimates the global population will balloon to nearly 10 billion, while a changing climate, evidenced by record-breaking heatwaves and rising sea levels, disrupts weather patterns and ecosystems. This ever-increasing strain on resources, from water to arable land, demands innovative solutions. Robust graduate programmes in agriculture and environmental sciences are the cornerstone for equipping students with the specialised knowledge and research skills needed to cultivate a sustainable tomorrow. At the University of Georgia (UGA) College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), faculty and…

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A database designed to speed up medical breakthroughs and reduce health disparities by gathering detailed health information from at least one million people across the United States is yielding fruitful research for investigators at UMass Chan Medical School, a program partner. The All of Us Research Program received its second round of funding last fall. “The All of Us data is powerful, combining diverse genomic data with other sources of data, such as survey data, electronic health record data, Fitbit data and social risk data,” said Ben S. Gerber, MD, MPH, professor of population & quantitative health sciences and medicine.…

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