Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy @adiamondstanic.bsky.social joins @npr.org's "Maine Calling" for a "Night Lights" holiday special, which celebrates the magic of light in the wintertime. Tune-in TODAY at 11 a.m., with a repeat at 8 p.m.! www.mainepublic.org/show/maine-c...

Winter Light

The magic of light in wintertime, from solstice to dark skies to holiday lights — plus a Maine Public Classical special program that celebrates light this season

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Come on a visit to the historic Stephens Telescope. “It’s such a great place,” said Bates Astronomy Club co-president Evan Boxer-Cook ’26 of Scarborough, Maine. “I love bringing people up there for the first time. Seeing their reaction is incredibly rewarding.” www.bates.edu/news/2025/02...

Bates at Night: A visit to the historic Stephens Telescope

Walking to the roof of Carnegie Science Hall to visit the college's observatory feels like being in a boat — the strange feeling that the world outside is slowly moving around you.

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Also: "Increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM" was one of the first Trump administration's 3 main objectives according to the 2018 White House's 5-year strategic plan. 🌠 www.energy.gov/sites/prod/f...

Jeremy Yoder says no war@jbyoder.org · 2y ago

I genuinely did not know this! And if NSF's mandate to diversify the scientific workforce comes from Congress, it is fully unconstitutional to overturn that mandate by executive order without an act of Congress