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| Apr 2, 2026 | UCAR president steps down after nearly a decade, citing health concerns | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Antonio Busalacchi, the president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, will step down from the role as of June 4, citing health concerns.
Busalacchi, who led UCAR for almost a de... |
| Mar 26, 2026 | AAAS Elects Qing-Chang Zhong, Syndem Founder & CEO, as Fellow for Foundational Contributions to Resilient Power Systems | Dr. Zhong Elected an AAAS Fellow
Syndem, Your Energy Freedom.
Autonomous power system with 108 physical power electronic converters
Recognition highlights SYNDEM architecture and Virtual Synchronous Machines (VSM) as foundational for stable... |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Opinion: Max Boykoff: As the fiscal year comes to an end, advocate for US science | As the Trump administration works to squander opportunities for ongoing scientific inquiry, AAAS has documented that China has concurrently increased science funding over the past twenty years, where investments now rival those here in the ... |
| May 15, 2025 | Endurance swimmer is attempting first-ever swim around Martha’s Vineyard ahead of ‘Jaws’ anniversary | On Thursday, beginning at the Edgartown Harbor Lighthouse, he will swim for three or four hours in the brutally cold surf, mark his progress and spend the rest of his waking hours on the Vineyard educating the public about sharks. Then, he’... |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Evolutionary Ecologist, Anurag Agrawal, PhD Joins ARCS Foundation Alumni Hall of Fame | Evolutionary Ecologist Anurag Agrawal, PhD has been selected as the 2025 inductee into the prestigious ARCS Alumni Hall of Fame.
LAGRANGE, Ga., April 14, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- At the February National Board Meeting, ARCS® Foundation In... |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Two Berkeley Lab Scientists Named AAAS Fellows | The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has announced their 2024 Fellows, including two scientists from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). This lifetime honor, which follo... |
| Jan 28, 2025 | RIT News: William H. Sanders named RIT's 11th president | William Sanders was introduced on Jan. 28 as RIT’s 11th president. Sanders begins his tenure on July 1. Credit: Carlos Ortiz/RIT
William Sanders, dean of Carnegie Mellon's College of Engineering, has been named RIT's next president.
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| Nov 22, 2024 | Navigating the Economic Landscape: Why Boards Need Thoughtful Analysis | In an era where data is abundant, yet often overwhelming, corporate leaders are not only challenged to gather information but to also discern its quality and relevance. Information gathering has grown increasingly complex, as rapid data inf... |
| Oct 8, 2024 | MicuRx Pharmaceuticals Announces Promising Results from MRX-5 Study for Treating Mycobacterium abscessus Infections | FOSTER CITY, Calif., Oct. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MicuRx Pharmaceuticals is excited to announce the publication of groundbreaking research on MRX-5, a novel oral oxaborole prodrug, demonstrating significant potential in the treatment of pul... |
| Jul 29, 2024 | How Are Property Investors Leveraging Tech? | Property investors used to rely on calculators. But thanks to technology, the world is opening up to them. More people in the space are discovering the incredible benefits of leveraging AI- and software-driven innovations to drive their bus... |
| Jun 24, 2024 | WWPR Announces 2024 Emerging Leaders Awards Winners | On June 18, Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR), a professional society for female communicators in the greater capital area, named its 2024 class of Emerging Leaders Awards (ELAs). The seven winners were selected from a diverse and... |
| Jun 20, 2024 | WSSA Celebrates Dr. Scott Senseman's Selection as AAAS Fellow | Weed Science Society of America
The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) celebrates Scott Senseman, Ph.D., associate vice president, Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station, for the prestigious recognition bestowed on him recently as an ... |
| May 9, 2024 | WSSA Member Scientist Honored as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow | Weed Science Society of America
The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) celebrates a prestigious honor bestowed recently on one of its longtime members, Martin (Marty) Williams, Ph.D., a research ecologist for the U.S. Department of Agri... |
| Apr 19, 2024 | AAAS welcomes 2 Indiana University faculty as 2023 fellows | Two Indiana University faculty have been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s 2023 fellows class. This prestigious, lifetime honor recognizes scientists, engineers and innovators for their achievements in res... |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Prostatype Genomics enters into collaboration with Professor E. David Crawford, MD, University of California San Diego, in preparation for the commercial launch of Prostatype® in the United States | Prostatype Genomics enters into collaboration with Professor E. David Crawford, MD, University of California San Diego, in preparation for the commercial launch of Prostatype® in the United States
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| Mar 23, 2024 | The science refresher you need before diving into Netflix's hit sci-fi series '3 Body Problem' | Entertainment The science refresher you need before diving into Netflix's hit sci-fi series '3 Body Problem'
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| Mar 2, 2023 | West Virginia Lawmakers are Pushing Public Schools to Teach Creationism | All you need to know about the current condition of West Virginia’s public-education system is summed up in one recent headline: “West Virginia public schools are underfunded, understaffed and underperforming.” To take one marker, only 28 p... |
| Feb 1, 2023 | JCVI Associate Professor Marcelo Freire elected to the 2022 class of AAAS Fellows | Marcelo Freire
Inflammation is a fundamental physiological process of normal healing, yet in pathology, the inflammatory responses present abnormal circuitry with many unknown interactions.”
— Marcelo FreireLA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA, USA, Februa... |
| Jan 4, 2023 | Journalists (And Others) Should Leave Twitter. Here’s How They Can Get Started | Summary: Elon Musk has demonstrated contempt for free speech in general, and journalism in particular, with his behavior at Twitter. He is also demonstrating why it is foolhardy for anyone to rely on centralized platforms to create and dist... |
| Dec 14, 2022 | ChatGPT is all the rage right now, but the secrecy around how the AI actually works could be problematic | Source: shutterstock.
ChatGPT is the latest and most impressive artificially intelligent chatbot yet. It was released two weeks ago, and in just five days hit a million users. It’s being used so much that its servers have reached capacity s... |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Golden Goose Award Honors Foldscope Researchers for Unusual Discovery that Greatly Benefit Society | Foldscope Microscope
Foldscope Workshop in India
Samples taken with a Foldscope
This scientific breakthroughs led to the development of a paper microscopes
We are thrilled to be recognized for the Golden Goose Award," said Jim Cybulski... |
| Aug 9, 2022 | Biden Just Signed Landmark Science Legislation. Now Comes The Hard Part | (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Getty Images |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Астрономический словарик: кома, коричневый карлик, космическая скорость, космические лучи | Кома
В астрономии слово «кома» имеет не такой устрашающий характер, как в медицине. Это всего лишь обозначение туманного окружения ядра кометы, появляющегося в те периоды, когда комета приближается к Солнцу, двигаясь по вытянутой эллиптичес... |
| Jul 12, 2022 | Meat, Monopolies, Mega Farms: How the US Food System Fuels the Climate Crisis | 6 Mins Read
By: Amanda Schupak
From a beef-heavy diet to growing crops that don’t feed people – the biggest challenges facing the agriculture industry.
Food and the climate crisis are locked in a tangled web of cause and effect. Globally, f... |
| Jun 21, 2022 | SIUE Research on "Clumsy” Pumpkin Toadlets Gains International Attention | Richard Essner, PhD, professor in the SIUE College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Biological Sciences.
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (PRWEB) June 21, 2022
A small frog is making big headlines thanks to the intriguing findings of researchers, led ... |
| May 13, 2022 | OSINT по спутниковым изображениям | Мы живем в такое время, когда снимок со спутника можно получить в один клик. В оптическом, в инфракрасном и в радиодиапазоне. А еще историю изменений в определенной координате за несколько лет.
Зеленый Кот нашел разбившуюся советскую исслед... |
| Apr 26, 2022 | Mental Health Startup Journey Colab Aims To Develop Mescaline As An FDA-Approved Treatment For Alcohol Use Disorder | |
| Dec 24, 2021 | Can America meet its next Sputnik moment? | Megan Lamberth Contributor
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Megan Lamberth is an associate fellow with the Technology & National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). She is the co-author of the CNAS report “Taking the Helm... |
| Nov 30, 2021 | Dr. Oz is running for US Senate in Pennsylvania. Here are 8 times he’s made false or baseless medical claims. | Dr. Mehmet Oz attends a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, July 2, 2019. Onur Coban/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Dr. Mehmet Oz, one of the US’ best-known celebrity doctors, is running for US Senate in Pennsylvania.
But his health reco... |
| Nov 26, 2021 | How a pandemic shines a brighter light on the need for SDoH innovation | In early 2020, healthcare leaders from payers to providers to technology services providers found themselves at a crossroads—innovate or fail to care for patients. I had the privilege recently of joining a virtual roundtable with a group of... |
| Jul 2, 2021 | Letters to the editor: Boy (and Girl) Scouts; education; climate change | Jeff Bradley: Boy Scouts: Thriving in Boulder
Regarding “Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts suffer declines in membership,” July 2:
Scouting is thriving in Boulder. I serve as an assistant scoutmaster in two Scouts BSA troops, one for boys and one for... |
| Jun 27, 2021 | The FDA is broken. It’s controversial approval of an ineffective new Alzheimer’s drug proves the agency puts profit over public health. | The way medicinal science is funded and rubber-stamped in this country has less to do with public health than it does with profit. Skye Gould/Insider
The agency’s approval of a new Alzheimer’s drug rightly caused an uproar.
But the problems... |
| Jun 27, 2021 | The FDA is broken. Its controversial approval of an ineffective new Alzheimer's drug proves the agency puts profit over public health. | The way medicinal science is funded and rubber-stamped in this country has less to do with public health than it does with profit. Skye Gould/Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start re... |
| Jan 15, 2021 | How Does Wi-Fi Work? An Electrical Engineer Explains | Wi-Fi. Photo by cottonbro from Pexels
by Bhaskar Krishnamachari
Though you can’t see them, radio waves are all around you all the time, carrying information. For most people, some of those radio waves are Wi-Fi signals. Wi-Fi is the catchy ... |
| Jan 15, 2021 | How Does Wi-Fi Work? An Electrical Engineer Explains | Wi-Fi. Photo by cottonbro from Pexels |
| Dec 15, 2020 | DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences’ Paula Garcia Todd Named WIT’s Woman of the Year in Engineering | “I hope my recognition inspires the next generation to fearlessly pursue a career dedicated to creating life-changing technologies through STEAM that enable our world to thrive.” Paula Garcia Todd of DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences
WILMI... |
| Nov 23, 2020 | Hydrogen Power Is Set To Take Off, If The Development Dollars Show Up | Alta Wind, Windmills produce renewable energy in Mojave Desert outside of Lancaster, California. ... [+] (Photo by: Visions of America/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Ge... |
| Oct 26, 2020 | #BlackInCardio Week Highlights Black Cardiovascular Researchers | The Black In Cardio week highlighted celebrated Black excellence in the cardiovascular field and ... [+] raised awareness about cardiovascular diseases in the Black community.getty |
| Oct 13, 2020 | Why Scientists Should Stop Misusing Science To Influence The Election | Scientists do a greater public service by remaining objective than by endorsing political ... [+] candidates.getty |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Online Voting Wasn’t Ready for 2020. Don’t Count on It Anytime Soon. | Lawfare is partnering with the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project to produce a series on election integrity in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. The Healthy Elections Project aims to assist election officials and the public as the na... |
| Sep 21, 2020 | Funding energy innovation should be a national priority — how about $25 billion a year? | With the election weeks away — and the impacts of climate change driving catastrophic wildfires and flooding across the country — two new reports are calling for major increases in federal spending on research and development (R&D) to s... |
| Jun 15, 2020 | EPA Undermines Science To Allow More Air Pollution, Protect Coal And Oil Industries | NORCO, LOUISIANA - NOVEMBER 09: Steam rises from the smokestacks of a Shell petroleum refinery on ... [+] November 9, 2019 in the town of Norco, Louisiana. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)Corbis via Getty Images |
| Apr 24, 2020 | Boulder climate scientist to appear on show aimed at inspiring girls to pursue STEM careers | When Boulder local Adriana Bailey struggled with her undergraduate science and math classes, she thought she just wasn’t cut out to be a scientist, and decided to pursue a career writing about the field instead.
But Bailey soon realized tha... |
| Apr 9, 2020 | Internet Voting Is 'Not Secure' and Blockchain Won't Help, Warns Scientific Body | As the coronavirus pandemic continues to roil elections and voting officials look for solutions, scientific experts are warning against the dangers of voting online.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Center for Scien... |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Why we need mandatory labeling of GMO products | The conversation around genetic engineering and food is undermined by a lack of information that breeds confusion and distrust. Consumers feel misled. Scientists feel misunderstood. Public officials make flailing attempts to navigate the in... |
| Feb 11, 2020 | Every Day Should Be International Day Of Women And Girls In Science | Girls Who CodeGirls Who Code |
| Aug 1, 2019 | Op-ed | Why Congress must enact commercial remote sensing reforms | Remote sensing is the imaging of Earth from space. It is incredibly valuable for environmental, national security and commercial purposes. Unfortunately, it’s governed by an outdated law that’s in desperate need of updating.
Initially, remo... |
| Jun 20, 2019 | Federally funded research drives nearly one-third of U.S. patents, report finds | As researchers bemoan cuts in federal funding for basic science, a new study of millions of patents indicates the value of spending tax dollars on research.
Ever since the great push for technological innovation during World War II and imme... |
| Mar 23, 2019 | The CEO of Silicon Valley's favorite meal-replacement startup shares why he thinks the tide is shifting on genetic engineering | Hollis Johnson/Business Insider
Soylent is made with genetically engineered ingredients
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The CEO of Soylent, the startup behind Silicon Valley's favorite meal replacement shake, says he believes people are beginning to embrace ... |
| Mar 7, 2019 | Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems: Recent Developments | On March 25-29, the U.N.’s Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) will meet for the third consecutive year to discuss developments and strategies in the field of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS). As a subsidiary body of the Convention ... |
| Feb 12, 2019 | Chocolate could be extinct by 2050, but some companies think genetic engineering could save their supply | Chocolate companies are worried their cocoa supply might run out.
A Fresh Look
The world's chocolate supply is being threatened by disease and climate change.
By 2050, the cacao seeds used to make chocolate could be extinct.
A coalition of ... |
| Sep 20, 2018 | ‘It’s time for systemic change’: Scientific leaders urge new efforts to curb sexual harassment in the field | Leaders of one of the nation’s most prominent scientific groups are calling for the research community to “act with urgency” to address sexual and gender-based harassment in the field.
“It’s time for systemic change,” three leaders of the A... |
| Feb 27, 2018 | Inside China’s race to become an AI superpower | Over 60 years ago, in what is today southern Kazakhstan, the Soviet Union launched the world’s first artificial satellite into Earth’s orbit. The launch of Sputnik 1 provoked a panic in the United States that catalyzed a flurry of investmen... |
| Feb 27, 2018 | Inside China’s race to become an AI superpower | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Over 60 years ago, in what is today southern Kaza... |
| Feb 18, 2018 | Project Loon team gave Puerto Rico connectivity—and assembled a helicopter | reader comments 43 with 29 posters participating
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| Feb 7, 2017 | Minister to receive award for science, tech advancement | Science and technology minister Naledi Pandor will be recognised for advocacy for young women scientists.
Naledi Pandor, minister in the Department of Science and Technology, will be awarded the 2016 Award for Science Diplomacy by the Ameri... |
| Jan 16, 2017 | This science-focused nonprofit is launching a new entrepreneurship competition | The New York Ave.-based American Association for the Advancement of Science may be an international nonprofit, but its new entrepreneurship competition is strictly local.
AAAS recently opened applications for Lab to Launch, “an exciting new... |
| Dec 1, 2016 | Dear President-elect Trump: Please don’t ignore artificial intelligence | Every White House leadership change causes speculation about what pre-existing initiatives the incoming administration will embrace or eliminate. I encourage President-elect Trump and his appointees to start their term ready to ensure that ... |
| Dec 1, 2016 | Dear President-elect Trump: Please don’t ignore artificial intelligence | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Every White House leadership change causes specul... |
| Mar 17, 2016 | How the ‘wonks’ of public policy and the ‘geeks’ of tech can get together | Lillian Ablon Contributor
Lillian Ablon is a cybersecurity and emerging technologies researcher.
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Andrea Golay is a senior project associate at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation.
Technology innovates and di... |
| Aug 12, 2015 | 87% of consumers globally think non-GMO is ‘healthier’. But where’s the evidence? | And while products such as caramel color, starch, or oils and sweeteners from genetically engineered corn may be nutritionally and chemically indistinguishable from their non-GMO counterparts, 63% of consumers think they are “less safe to e... |
| Jul 3, 2015 | One bright idea that could transform innovation in Australia | When it comes to fostering innovation and the commercialisation of world class research, there is something the United States has that we lack. We ought to learn from the successes of the US in this area, and emulate one program they have p... |
| Jun 26, 2015 | One bright idea that could transform innovation in Australia | When it comes to fostering innovation and the commercialisation of world class research, there is something the United States has that we lack. We ought to learn from the successes of the US in this area, and emulate one program they have p... |
| Apr 26, 2015 | Chipotle goes non-GMO, and embarks on ‘quest to eliminate additives’ | The company said it wanted to use “ingredients raised with care for animals, farmers, and the environment,” and was “doubtful that the GMO ingredients that used to be in our food meet these criteria” - claims supporters of GM crops strong... |
| Mar 3, 2014 | From Crowdfunding To Open Access, Startups Are Experimenting With Academic Research | These days may well be the next golden age for universities, and startups are leading the way. For institutions that can feel much like their counterparts from a thousand years ago, universities have witnessed breathtaking change in just a ... |
| May 19, 2013 | Biotechnology Industry Organization: It’s not too late to change the conversation on GMOs | But it’s not too late to change the conversation, Cathy Enright, executive vice president for food & agriculture at the Washington DC-based Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), tells FoodNavigator-USA.
“We haven’t spent enough tim... |
| Apr 11, 2013 | 3D printing spare parts for our bodies | Face models made through 3D printing (S zillayali/Wikimedia Commons)
By Thorsten Schlaeger
I recently took my 6-year-old son to a Family Science Day, hosted by the 2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeti... |
| Oct 25, 2012 | Amy’s Kitchen CEO: Only in America can you consume GMOs without knowing it | In a media briefing organized by health advocacy group Environmental Working Group (EWG) yesterday, Amy’s Kitchen chief executive Andy Berliner said: “Only in America can you consume genetically engineered foods without knowing it.”
Asked ... |
| Apr 25, 2012 | New CWRU tech transfer chief looks to boost corporate partnerships | Bob Miller quietly began his post as Case Western Reserve University‘s top technology transfer official last October, but he’s likely to be much more vocal in seeking out corporate partnerships to help commercialize research coming out of t... |
| Dec 24, 2011 | Making Avian Influenza As Contagious as Seasonal Flu | In September, a team of Dutch virologists announced that they had created a strain of the avian influenza (H5N1) that, at least in lab animals, was as contagious as the seasonal flu. (A team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has obtain... |
| Feb 6, 2008 | Unpublished letters brought to life as Darwin takes to the stage | Unpublished letters brought to life as Darwin takes to the stage
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Letters telling the story of how the God-fearing Harvard botanist Asa Gray became Charles Darwin's greatest champion in the United States are being brought to the s... |
| Jan 3, 2008 | Web Crystal Ball: Obama and Paul Will Win Tonight | The use of social networking and web-based organizing tools in politics has been a major story over the past year (in fact, we named it as our 6th most important story of 2007). Tonight, when a number of Iowans gather to decide who they thi... |
| Dr. Oz is running for US Senate in Pennsylvania. Here are 8 times he's made false or baseless medical claims. | Dr. Mehmet Oz attends a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, July 2, 2019. Onur Coban/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Dr. Mehmet Oz, one of the US' best-known celebrity doctors, is running for US Senate in Pennsylvania.
But his health reco... |
| New CWRU tech transfer chief looks to boost corporate partnerships | Bob Miller quietly began his post as Case Western Reserve University‘s top technology transfer official last October, but he’s likely to be much more vocal in seeking out corporate partnerships to help commercialize research coming out of t... |
| EGEB: EPA nominee says air is too clean, South Carolina solar to grow 10X, more | Electrek Green Energy Brief: A daily technical, financial and political review/analysis of important green energy news. Featured Image Source
10,000 jobs to be created with SC solar power project – Cypress Creek Renewables will announce a p... |
| NASA’s Curiosity rover finds building blocks of life on Mars | NASA/JPL-CALTECH/MSSS VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS
A composite image made from a series of Jan. 23 photos shows a self-portrait of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover on Vera Rubin Ridge. Scientists today said the rover found potential building blocks of l... |
| Speaking 2 languages might delay getting Alzheimer’s | WASHINGTON — Mastering a second language can pump up your brain in ways that seem to delay getting Alzheimer’s disease later on, scientists said Friday.
Never learned to habla or parlez? While the new research focuses mostly on the truly lo... |
| Bill Gates: Climate change could be more devastating than Covid-19 pandemic—this is what the US must do to prepare | “As awful as this pandemic is, climate change could be worse.” So says billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates in a recent blog post.
“A global crisis has shocked the world. It is causing a tragic number of deaths, making people afraid to lea... |
| Elon Musk says 'do not worry too much' about methane, a gas that accounts for 20% of global greenhouse emissions | SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Hannibal Hanschke-Pool/Getty Images
Elon Musk once again voiced his support for a carbon tax at Tesla's annual shareholder meeting.
He said the policy "is really needed," and would benefit Tesla, but hurt ulti... |
| Internships at STAT | STAT offers a variety of internship opportunities throughout the year, most of which are approximately 12 weeks in length. STAT hosts AAAS Mass Media Fellows every summer as well as a Director’s Intern from Harvard’s Institute of Politics.
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| How a pandemic shines a brighter light on the need for SDoH innovation | In early 2020, healthcare leaders from payers to providers to technology services providers found themselves at a crossroads—innovate or fail to care for patients. I had the privilege recently of joining a virtual roundtable with a group of... |
