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Three Space Station Crew Members Return to Earth, Land Safely in Kazakhstan
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- Published: 18 June 2016 18 June 2016
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Three crew members from the International Space Station returned to Earth at 5:15 a.m. EDT (3:15 p.m. Kazakhstan time) today after wrapping up 186 days in space and several NASA research studies in human health.
Secretary King Announces Recipients of the 2016 President’s Education Awards Program
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- Published: 18 June 2016 18 June 2016
Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Education announced the 2016 President’s Education Awards Program (PEAP) recipients, honoring nearly 3 million students from more than 30,000 public, private and military schools from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands.
Energy Department Invests $82 Million to Advanced Nuclear Technology
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- Published: 18 June 2016 18 June 2016
Washington, DC - Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced over $82 million in nuclear energy research, facility access, crosscutting technology development, and infrastructure awards in 28 states. In total, 93 projects were selected to receive funding that will help push innovative nuclear technologies toward commercialization and into the market. These awards provide funding for nuclear energy-related research through the Nuclear Energy University Program, Nuclear Science User Facilities, and Nuclear Energy Enabling Technology programs.
Sixth U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue Advances Economic Relationship
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- Written by U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Published: 18 June 2016 18 June 2016
Washington, DC - Business leaders from the United States and Mexico concluded the sixth meeting of the U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue, a bilateral private sector forum fostering conversation on key economic and trade issues that impact the relationship between the two countries.
Secretary of State John Kerry to Attend Interfaith Iftar to Mark World Refugee Day
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 18 June 2016 18 June 2016
Washington, DC - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will attend an interfaith Iftar reception to mark World Refugee Day at7:30 p.m. on June 20, 2016, at the All Dulles Area Muslim Society in Sterling, Virginia.
2016 Week of Making, highlighting connections between informal STEM environments and learning
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- Written by Robert J. Margetta Robert J. Margetta
- Published: 18 June 2016 18 June 2016
Washington, DC - The 2016 National Week of Making, an event with significant potential for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.
Arizona Man Accused in Online Dating Scam Indicted
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- Published: 17 June 2016 17 June 2016
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich and the Phoenix Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced a State Grand Jury indicted Daylon G. Pierce for his alleged involvement in an online dating scam.