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Celebrate Black History Month with Nasa

Here’s an update from our local Solar System Ambassador Pam Roller: I would like to encourage you to watch an inspiring video replay that was streamed live on YouTube on February 3, 2021 titled, NASA Science LIVE: Continuing a Legacy…

Ivy Tech announces Fall 2020 Dean’s List

SOURCE: News release from Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Service Area KOKOMO, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College’s Kokomo Service Area has announced the following students have been named to the dean’s list for the Fall 2020 semester. To be…

Remembering the STS-51L Challenger Crew

Thirty-five years ago on January 28, 1986 at 11:38 a.m. EST the world watched as the Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off the launch pad with the first teacher in space. It was an exhilarating moment in time, but 73 seconds…

NASA Spinoff Leads to Odor-Eliminating Shoe Inserts

Here’s an update from our local Solar System Ambassador Pam Roller Activated carbons are often part of standard filtration systems, both on Earth and in space. Spacecraft cabins are relatively small, enclosed spaces with equipment and people releasing a host…

NASA Lends Moon Rock for Oval Office Display

Here’s an update from our local Solar System Ambassador Pam Roller: At the request of the Biden Administration, a Moon rock now sits in the Oval Office of the White House in symbolic recognition of earlier generations’ ambitions and accomplishments,…

An ‘Old Faithful’ Active Galaxy

Here’s an update from our local Solar System Ambassador Pam Roller: The Old Faithful geyser at Yellowstone National Park is viewed by over a million people each year to watch a jet of regular blasts of boiling water high in…

LCSC accepting Crystal Berry nominations thru March 31, 2021

SOURCE: News release from Logansport Community School Corporation Logansport Community School Corporation (LCSC) is currently accepting nominations for the Crystal Berry Award recipients for the 2020-2021 school year. The Crystal Berry Awards were created to recognize those who go above…

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Induction ceremony welcomes new nursing students

KOKOMO, Ind. — Forty-seven future health care professionals took the first steps towards their future careers, as Indiana University Kokomo faculty welcomed them into the School of Nursing. During the virtual ceremony, professors and students introduced themselves and the new class…

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