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Alycia Weinberger wants to understand how planets form, so she observes young stars and their disks, the birthplaces of planets, as well as finding and studying planetary systems.
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How Nina Federoff's groundbreaking gene research transformed global agriculture
Anna Michalak elected AAAS fellow
Small star, mighty flares: A new view of Proxima Centauri
I feel passionately about the power of nonprofits to bolster healthy communities.
Postdoctoral alumna Jo Ann Eder is committed to making the world a better place by supporting organizations, like Carnegie, that create and foster STEM learning opportunities for all.
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Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives
National Academies names GMT and U.S. ELT program top strategic priority
Cosmic cartographers reveal diversity of star-forming galaxies in nearby universe
Discovered: the most distant known quasar with a bright radio emission
Large proto-cluster of galaxies discovered in the midst of clearing the cosmic fog
Mistaken identity: A presumed supernova is actually something much rarer
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