Category: News
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General Hyten Joins Blue Origin as Executive Director of Club for the Future and Strategic Advisor
Blue Origin today announced that General John Hyten (Ret.) will serve as executive director for its foundation, Club for the Future, and as a strategic advisor to senior leadership. General Hyten brings decades of experience as a space operations and acquisitions officer and held multiple assignments that included leading Air Force Space Command and U.S. Strategic…
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WATER: We Have Too Much, But Not Enough – To Air On The Science Channel And MotorTrend TV
NEW YORK (June 15, 2022) – Water – it’s one of the greatest challenges all nations face today. Though it covers about 71% of the earth’s surface, more than 97% is found in the ocean, unusable for drinking, growing crops and most industrial uses. In fact, less than 3% of the world’s water is fresh, and, of…
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Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello to Commemorate Juneteenth with “Ascendant: The Power of Descendant Communities to Shape Our Stories, Places, and Future”
A Celebration Highlighting the Significance of Descendant Voices in American History CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, June 14, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ — On Saturday, June 18, 2022, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello will host Ascendant: The Power of Descendant Communities to Shape Our Stories, Places, and Future. This is a public program in recognition of Juneteenth that specifically aims to uplift descendant voices that…
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NASA Invites Media, Public to View Webb Telescope’s First Images
NASA, in partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency), will release the James Webb Space Telescope’s first full-color images and spectroscopic data during a televised broadcast beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 12, from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Released one by one, these first images from the…
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Celebrating 30 years: The Nissan Foundation awards $848,000 in grants to nonprofits sharing unique cultural perspectives
For 30 years, the Nissan Foundation has supported educational programs that promote a greater appreciation and understanding of America’s diverse cultural heritage. The Nissan Foundation to award $848,000 in grants to 33 nonprofits that inform, inspire and celebrate diversity As part of its 30th anniversary commemoration, the Nissan Foundation has profiled the impact of grantees…
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U.S. Employees Returning to the Office are ‘Greener’ Than When They Left at the Start of the Pandemic, Essity Survey Finds
Amid a heightened war for talent, employees say they want employers to make eco-friendly practices a priority, according to new research by the global hygiene and health leader PHILADELPHIA, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — U.S. employees have high expectations for green office spaces and expect more eco-friendly practices from their employers, according to new research released today…
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STM Weekend Wrap Up! June 11, 2022
Weekly show that offers highlights and recap into stories covered by Daily News and TNCN from previous weeks. Daily News offers pop culture and current events news and media. News you can use This Moment! https://dtmdailynes.com Links to Stories covered in this episode: NASA Test: https://tnc.network/nasa-to-discuss-conduct-test-to-prepare-for-artemis-i-moon-mission/ Fish Learning Math: https://tnc.network/can-fish-do-math/ Bird Flu: https://tnc.network/bird-flu-outbreak-prompts-a-call-to-remove-bird-feeders/ An Aquarium…
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NASA to Discuss, Conduct Test to Prepare for Artemis I Moon Mission
NASA is targeting Saturday, June 18, for the beginning of the next wet dress rehearsal test of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with tanking operations on Monday, June 20. During the test, the launch teams will rehearse operations to load propellant into the rocket’s tanks,…
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FDA Infant Formula Update: June 10, 2022
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on additional steps it has taken that will lead to more infant formula available in the U.S. under the agency’s recent increased flexibilities. Company (Product Origin): Abbott (Spain) Product(s): Similac Total Comfort Stage 1 (0-12 months), Similac Total Comfort (up to 24 months), Similac NeoSure Type of…
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NASA Student Business Competition Gets Boost by White House Initiative
NASA’s Minority University Education and Research Program (MUREP) Innovation and Tech Transfer Idea Competition (MITTIC), a Shark Tank-style competition for students at minority-serving institutions, is officially included in the 2022 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) Scholar Recognition Program. The program is part of a White House initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity. …