Freeman Hrabowski: 4 pillars of college success in science

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At age 12, Freeman Hrabowski marched with Martin Luther King. Now he’s president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he works to create an environment that helps under-represented students — specifically African-American, Latino and low-income learners — get degrees in math and science. He shares the four pillars of UMBC’s approach.

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DOCTOR WHO: Origins of Clara “The Rings of Akhaten” BBC AMERICA

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Relive the beautiful story at the start of new episode “The Rings of Akhaten,” and remember the heartwarming and ultimately tragic origins of mysterious new companion Clara Oswald (JENNA-LOUISE COLEMAN), from her parents’ fateful meeting thanks to “the most important leaf in human history” and onwards, as the Doctor (MATT SMITH) watches…

Then, don’t miss an all new episode of DOCTOR WHO *** Saturdays at 8/7c *** immediately followed by new episodes of BBC America’s original series ORPHAN BLACK at 9/8c and THE NERDIST at 10/9c. Presented by Supernatural Saturday, only on BBC America.

“She’s just a girl, how can she be? She can’t be. She is! She can’t be! She’s not possible!”

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عسكري إيراني: سندافع عن كوريا الشمالية ضد أميركا

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التحقت الجمهورية الإسلامية الإيرانية بحملة التهديدات التي توجهها كوريا الشمالية ضد الولايات المتحدة الأميركية وذلك على لسان نائب رئيس أركان القوات المسلحة الإيرانية اللواء مسعود جزائري.

وقال جزائري في تصريح نقله موقع “دبكا فايل” الأميركي: “سنقف إلى جانب كوريا الشمالية وندافع عنها في مواجهتها مع الولايات المتحدة الأميركية”.

ويأتي الموقف الإيراني هذا بالرغم من الأنباء التي ترددت مؤخراً حول إطلاق مفاوضات سرية بين طهران وواشنطن، وخلافاً للرسالة التي بعثها الرئيس الأمريكي في 21 مارس الماضي بمناسبة عيد رأس Continue reading →