Solar films that were developed at UC Merced, in collaboration with NASA, yielded promising results during a recent test run on the International Space Station.
Read about this story, as well as others that shaped 2023 in our annual #YearInReview 🔗 https://t.co/lLjgdV33ld pic.twitter.com/PNgucWEyWD— UC Merced (@ucmerced) December 30, 2023
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In every era the attempt must be made anew to wrest tradition away from a conformism that is about to overpower it.
― Walter Benjamin
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Tomorrow is #WorldAutismDay.
Find out about the work of our Centre for Applied Autism Research (@Bath_CAAR) to understand and address the challenges faced by autistic people using education, employment, mental health and criminal justice services.https://t.co/yUg1qo0IzN pic.twitter.com/h1Ff4Bf7v4
— University of Bath (@UniofBath) April 1, 2022
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Credulity is always greatest in times of calamity.
~ Charles MacKay
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Are you all washing your paws? 🐾 💦 @DubsUW #NationalHandwashingAwarenessWeek pic.twitter.com/BFJcjssmH4
— University of Washington (@UW) December 5, 2023
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Adolph L. Reed Jr. – the American political science professor – was born on this day – January 14 in 1947 in The Bronx, New York.
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We, the disinherited of this land, we who have been oppressed so long, are tired of going through the long night of captivity. And now we are reaching out for the daybreak of freedom and justice and equality.
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Ending with a digression, or with an unimportant detail, is particularly to be avoided.
~ William Strunk, Jr.
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Contributing editor Gareth Antigua is here with his monthly exploration of the coffee house culture beyond Gropius Park. Gareth spent a few days in Tallahassee, Florida just before Christmas. Here is his December 2022 ranking of the top 5 coffee shops near the Florida State University campus:
[1] Calvin’s Coffee House
548 W Park Ave, Tallahassee, FL
[2] Keke’s Breakfast Cafe
1861 W Tennessee St, Tallahassee, FL
[3] Maple Street Biscuit Company
1600 W Call St, Tallahassee, FL
[4] Catalina Cafe
603 W Gaines St #6, Tallahassee, FL
[5] Deja Brew
815 W Madison St Suite 120, Tallahassee, FL
You can follow Gareth on Twitter @GarethAntigua
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