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Cecilia Payne and the Composition of the Stars – Part of the Cosmic Horizons Curriculum Collection.

What are the stars made of? The answer to this fundamental question of astrophysics was discovered in 1925 by Cecilia Payne and explained in her Ph.D. thesis. Payne showed how to decode the complicated spectra of starlight in order to learn the...

Why Read? Advice From Harold Bloom

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The late Harold Bloom, literary critic and professor, may well have been one of the most prolific readers of all time. Given that, Bloom was uniquely well positioned to answer the question of why we should read and how we should go about it.

Photography and Original Illustration Contest – Global Oneness Project

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Inspired by the writing of Robin Wall Kimmerer, this contest was an invitation for students to take a photograph or create an original illustration that reflects the spirit of reciprocity and kinship with the living world.

We Are MountainTrue

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In January 2015, three Western North Carolina environmental and conservation nonprofits joined forces to become MountainTrue. The Environmental and Conservation Organization, based in Henderson County and founded in 1987; Jackson-Macon Conservation...

Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion

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The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is committed to providing a climate and culture that fosters, promotes, and encourages social interactions that support, appreciate, and celebrate our differences.

Alix Dobkin, Who Sang Songs of Liberation, Dies at 80

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She broke new ground in 1973 with her album “Lavender Jane Loves Women,” recorded and distributed by women for women, which sketched out a lesbian separatist utopia.

Biden nominates Kristen Clarke for senior role at DOJ

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Kristen M. Clarke is an American attorney who is the president of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. She previously managed the Civil Rights bureau of the New York Department of Law under Eric Schneiderma...

Looking Beyond the Female Firsts of Science History

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Two authors ask readers to change their understanding of what science is and who gets to participate

She Is Chief Engineer Of All-Electric Ford F-150, Leading A Revolution

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The chief engineer behind the revolutionary all-electric Ford F-150 arrived in America as a third grader knowing only letters A through H, which she learned during her plane ride from China. She spoke no English.

Why are our cities built for 6ft-tall men? The female architects who fought back

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Fed up living in a world designed by and for men, 80s design activists Matrix declared war on every urban obstacle in their way. And their impact is still being felt today