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Eliminating the digital divide
Lack of reliable internet access and high-tech learning tools can put low-income and rural students at a disadvantage. In an effort to bridge this digital divide, a superintendent at one of the poorest school districts in the nation created an initiative that provides students with 24/7 access to the internet.

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Worms, mystery meat, students combining arts and engineering, and indoor navigation.

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Glowworms; the next generation of drones; facial recognition, and solar power.

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24/7 internet access, how do atoms keep time; tech of tomorrow; and an app for ranchers.

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Tracking polar bears, seeking answers to Alzheimer’s, and revolutionizing televised sports

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Life on Mars, cybersecurity, oils spills and fish, and Newton’s Law on the baseball field.

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Turning data into sound, bird-friendly glass, healthy brain and nanotechnology.

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Sea turtles, animal societies, an accident turned innovation, and additive manufacturing.

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Sea lions; women in space; a massive iceberg breaks free; and gaming in school.

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Musk Oxen, biotechnology, students engineers, and a national park battles pollution.

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A scientific collaboration, animal-free leather, a new program for veterans, and STEM.

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Teeth, dwindling plutonium, saving the white sturgeon, and a science speed-dating.

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Superstorm Sandy, the American chestnut tree, using math to fight cancer, and seahorses.