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Bias called persistent hurdle in sciences
A report by the American Association of University Women on the underrepresentation of women in science and math, to be released today, found that although women have made gains, stereotypes and cultural biases still impede their success.

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Wish you were a genius? Just practise, says geneticist David Shenk
Mathematical flair, musical ability or a way with words have come to be thought of as innate talents or, biologically speaking, in our genes. But now David Shenk, the American writer on genetics, asks people to think again.

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Celebrating a century of Camp Fire fun
Throughout the day on Wednesday, more than 70 central Iowa children joined together through learning and fun at Camp Hantesa to celebrate 100 years of Camp Fire USA.

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One Family to Celebrate 2010 Graduates and Honor Dancing Deer CEO Trish Karter
One Family, Inc., a non-profit organization with a mission of ending family homelessness in Massachusetts, announced today that it will honor Trish Karter, CEO and co-founder of Dancing Deer Baking Company, with its Founders Award at its annual Mothers of Inspiration gala on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at the Westin Copley Place Boston. Â Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will present the Founders Award …

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Families nurture the nature of our communities
In generation after generation here in southern Maine, certain families have left an indelible imprint on their cities and towns. In Wells, for example, lineages such as those of the Littlefield, Wormwood, Moody and Chase clans have recognized the…

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