Culture and Arts
If You're Looking For A Link To the Mueller Report, Look No Further
Editor's Note:
We're not downloading the entire Mueller report, but here is the Justice Department URL to read the report at:
Report On the Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Election, Vol I and II; Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III
https://www.justice.gov/storage/report.pdf?_ga=2.80421777.744576135.1555603755-461170982.1555603755
Mueller received the following military awards and decorations:
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The Scout Report for a Spring Break: Loneliness; On Broadway; Biomedical Engineering; The Most Dangerous World Ever?; Killer Digital Libraries; Landscape Architecture; The Muse, a Free Job Hunting Service
Some of the topics covered: Researchers think it's time to treat loneliness as a serious public health issue; official site of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, with much to offer for K-12 educators, parents, and generally curious; nearly 13,000 viewers have subscribed to the National Science Foundation's YouTube channel; a list of over 250 excellent digital libraries and archives; curators collected social media posts related to Broadway, a narrow 13.5-mile slice of Manhattan over a period of 158 days, creating an interactive digital installation; in addition to jobs, The Muse features profiles of each company, which include video interviews with employees, office photographs and descriptions of the company culture. more »
When Planning a Visit To Washington DC: Restoring the United States Capitol Dome and Rotunda
The Architect of the Capitol began a multi-year project to repair deficiencies, restoring the Dome to its original, inspiring splendor. The Dome has not undergone a complete restoration since 1959-1960 and due to age and weather is now plagued by more than 1,000 cracks and deficiencies. Construction task lighting is visible and 720 LED construction task lights are installed to help workers as they restore the Dome at night. more »
A Look Back at Julia Sneden's Review of The Emperor of All Maladies
Julia Sneden writes: One of the great strengths of this book is Dr. Mukherjee's willingness to detail the theories and politics and failures and frustrations that have accompanied this War On Cancer. After many years of emphasis on possible treatments for various cancers, it is only in the last years of the 20th century and these first years of the 21st century that the researchers realized they needed to go back to the very nature and core of what cancer really is, in order to understand and possibly manage or cure it. more »
5th White House Science Faire; The Theme? Diversity and Inclusion in STEM
Announced at the Science Faire: A $150-million philanthropic effort to empower a diverse cadre of promising early-career scientists to stay on track to become scientific leaders of tomorrow; The $90-million Let Everyone Dream campaign to expand STEM opportunities to under-represented youth; A $25-million Department of Education competition to create science- and literacy-themed media that inspires students to explore 120 universities and colleges committing to train 20,000 engineers to tackle the “Grand Challenges” of the 21st century; A coaltion of CEOs called Change the Equation committing to expand effective STEM programs to an additional 1.5 million students this year more »
