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Reading Roundup: Probing the Sun, Draining the Swamp, and More

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This Saturday, NASA plans to launch the Parker Solar Probe, a spacecraft designed to touch the edge of the solar corona, the aura of plasma that surrounds the sun. It will be the first-ever spacecraft to enter into the orbits of Venus and Mercury, a feat scientists have dreamt of for decades.

Posted on August 10, 2018 - 1:50pm

Janos Wilder: A Chef’s Journey from Pizza to Paris by Way of Tucson

When UNESCO named Tucson, Arizona a World City of Gastronomy in Dec. 2015, the first U.S. city so named, it put this small desert city on the global map. It also gave a boost to one of its top chefs, Janos Wilder.

Posted on July 11, 2017 - 1:04pm

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In A Feel for Art: Haptic Encounter at the Contemporary Jewish Museum: That’s an interesting idea.. if I have this correct.. the docents account of what they are experiencing is the “audible art” so to speak...

— Stephen P. :: 9/29/2019 12:31pm

In The Periodic Table Is Turning 150. Please Clap.: Clap, clap, clap….. Bravo!!! What a brilliantly written celebratory piece on the 150th Anniversary of the Periodic Table! Thank you Barry Bergman! And the quotes/comments from John...

— Catherine Ma BS '75 Chemistry :: 9/23/2019 10:49am

In At 50, People’s Park Abides. But How Much Longer?: The Southside of UCB is a high crime area parking lots frat houses and UC buildings all have high crime rates. Decriminalizing drugs, a legal safe injection site, mental health...

— Michael Diehl :: 9/16/2019 6:05pm

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