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New Research Center for the Caribbean Open
St. Thomas Source
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February 25, 2025
The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), the University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center (UPRCCC), and the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus (UPRMSC) announced the launch of the Caribbean Climate Change Adaptation,...
WAPA Inspires Future Engineers
St. Thomas Source
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February 24, 2025
To wrap up National Engineers Week, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority returned to Bertha C. Boschulte (BCB) Middle School to host an engaging solar energy event for students. The WAPA Communications team led an interactive session where...
WAPA employees hosts National Engineers Week events with students
The Virgin Islands Daily News
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The V.I. Water and Power Authority wrapped up National Engineers Week, cooking up some s’mores on a do-it-yourself solar-powered oven with Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School students and a career fair at Central High School. “At WAPA, we recognize...
Montana scientists alarmed by wildfires encroaching on US towns
Channel News Asia
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February 27, 2025
MISSOULA, Montana : Scientists at a federal laboratory in Montana that has focused on fire for decades are increasingly concerned about wildfires that spread to population centers as Americans build communities ever closer to forests. Mark Finney,...
ICE arrested a Palestinian newlywed after her honeymoon. Five months later, she’s free
The Independent
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July 3, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
This south Louisiana company has found success building metal studs. Here's how.
Nola - Louisiana
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After he left Georgia Tech in 2019 with a degree in mechanical engineering, Mateo Atwi returned to New Iberia and started a business with his brother Tiago creating buildings out of shipping containers. They built some modules for a medical clinic...
CDC lab leadership program, which trains scientists, hit hard by federal layoffs
FOX 5 Atlanta - Georgia
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ATLANTA - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has suffered significant losses in its Laboratory Leadership Service (LLS) program due to federal layoffs, according to the Associated Press. The LLS program, designed to recruit and...
Researchers make game-changing discovery about the unexpected sounds that can save the world's dying coral reefs: 'This gives us a new tool'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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November 28, 2024
The researchers conducted the experiments in the U.S. Virgin Islands in July of 2022. by Craig GerardNovember 28, 2024 Researchers have discovered playing the ambient sounds of healthy coral reefs underwater helps encourage vital reef-building...
How Titan Sub's Terrifying Last Sounds Were Recorded (And What The Tech's Really For)
SlashGear
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February 12, 2025
The tragic implosion of OceanGate's Titan submersible in June 2023 was one of the most widely discussed events of that year. What was intended to be an ambitious deep-sea expedition to explore the wreckage of the Titanic instead ended in tragedy...
Accessibility is the law. It’s also the right thing to do | opinion
Milford Daily News - Massachusetts
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Outdoor accessibility faces challenges regarding distance, affordability and fundamental barriers for people with disabilities. Organizations can improve outdoor accessibility by learning from one another, improving existing spaces, and advocating...
2025 Utah Great Reads from Great Places
ETV News - Utah
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July 5, 2025
Utah Humanities Press Release Morgan Sjogren’s Path of Light: A Walk Through Colliding Legacies of Glen Canyon and Emily Inouye Huey and Kaye Kang’s Wat Kept Playing selected to Utah at National Book Festival in Washington, DC. The Utah Center for...
Map: Tracking Post-Tropical Cyclone Chantal
The New York Times
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July 4, 2025
Chantal was a post-tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean Monday afternoon Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Chantal is the third named storm to form in the Atlantic in 2025. Tracking Chantal’s rainfall...
Local teacher honored with nation’s highest STEM Teaching Award
The Roanoke Tribune - Virginia
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January 31, 2025
Raymond Cotter President Joe Biden has named Raymond Cotter, an engineering teacher at the Charles W. Day Technical Education Center (DAYTEC), as a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching...
Dedication ceremonies and Unveiling of UGRR historical markers set for July 10
People’s Defender - Ohio
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July 4, 2025
By Tom Cross The Appalachian Freedom Heritage Tourism Initiative has reached a significant milestone in its mission to document the region’s Underground Railroad history, with an additional eight verified sites now officially listed on the...
US seeking deep-sea miners interested in leasing American Samoa's seabed
The Pacific Island Times
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July 3, 2025
The U.S. is soliciting interest from prospective companies to lease American Samoa's seabed for deep-sea mining, amid a petition launched by advocacy groups seeking to halt the plan. There are only a few days left for the public to comment on the...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
International News Briefs for Thursday, July 3, 2025
Havana Times
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July 3, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Thursday, July 3, 2025. GOP Leaders Advance to Final House Vote on Bill to Slash Social Programs and Cut Taxes on the Rich Jul 03, 2025 On Capitol...
Big Island educator receives nation’s highest award for STEM teachers
Big Island Now - Hawaii
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January 15, 2025
Six Hawai‘i public school teachers received Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the nation’s highest award a science, technology, engineering, mathematics and/or computer science teacher can receive for...
Roanoke City Engineering Teacher Honored With Nation’s Highest STEM Teaching Award
The Roanoke Star News - Virginia
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January 17, 2025
Raymond Cotter, an engineering teacher at the RCPS Charles W. Day Technical Education Center (DAYTEC), has been named by President Joe Biden as a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching...
St. Kitts Engineer Brian Grant Honored in New York for Contributions to Infrastructure Development
Times Caribbean
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January 18, 2025
Grant Engineering & Construction Group Joins Governor Murphy’s 2025 State of the State Address NEWARK, NJ – Brian Grant, a distinguished engineer from St. Kitts and Managing Principal of Grant Engineering and Construction Group, LLC (Grant...