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Fix-it Bots Will Be Circling Our Planet Soon
Why the launch of robotic satellites may revolutionize space
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The Tide is Rising on Reducing Plastics in Washington
Part One – Jonas and the Bucket In a shallow area of a creek in Washington, D.C., sits a five-gallon plastic bucket wedged between rocks. Jonas Furberg, co-owner of Blue Planet Scuba, has been eyeing it on his daily commutes, as he drives from Silver Spring, Maryland, through Rock Creek Park with Read more
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An evening at Crumbs & Whiskers with Store Host Matt Ropiek
Washington, D.C. – Matt Ropiek is a self-described “equal opportunity animal lover” with an affinity for cats. He has two of his own. His first encounter with the cat café, Crumbs & Whiskers, was through his contribution to its Kickstarter campaign in 2015. After that, he began receiving its newsletter, Read more
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Harvesting Opportunities Conference and Book Explore Investing in Local Food Businesses
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Reserve Board in August hosted a conference and published a book titled “Harvesting Opportunity: The Power of Regional Food System Investments to Transform Communities.” The book and conference were the culmination of a two-year partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Federal Reserve. Read more
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The College Fed Challenge Offers Students the Opportunity to Compete as a Mock FOMC
Washington, D.C. – Every year, the Federal Reserve holds a national competition for undergraduate students called the College Fed Challenge. It’s a team competition in which participants analyze current economic and financial conditions and formulate monetary policy recommendations, modeling the Federal Open Market Committee, also known as the FOMC. A Read more
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A Journalist Considers the Future of the Industry while Remembering the Past
Washington, D.C. – Having recently released her first audio interview series as a producer for Audible, journalist Kitty Eisele reflects on her long career and her concerns for the future of the industry. It’s a story that begins before Eisele was even born. Her roots in journalism stretch back to Read more
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Washington Area Universities Grapple with Free Speech Controversies as the School Year Begins
Washington, D.C. – A rash of First Amendment controversies and heated debates over how to balance free speech rights with student safety have embroiled many universities around the Washington area. During Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ speech at Georgetown University’s law school last month he criticized American colleges as being echo chambers Read more
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Survey of Consumer Finances Shows Overall Improving Trends but Increasing Inequality
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Reserve recently released the Survey of Consumer Finances for 2016. The SCF is a household survey that has been conducted triennially since 1989 in conjunction with a research institution, NORC at the University of Chicago, which surveyed over 6200 households. The survey is conducted on Read more
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The Mother of All Rallies Strives to Create a New Pro-Trump Movement
Washington, D.C. – A large trailer beset with enormous letters spelling out “TRUMP” and actors playing Melania and Barron pulled onto the National Mall while blaring patriotic standards such as “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “Yankee Doodle” this past Saturday. The people who had gathered there from all over the country Read more
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A Howard University Student’s Pilgrimage to Charlottesville in the Wake of Tragedy
Washington, D.C. – When Christopher Brown made the three-hour journey on a bus to Charlottesville, Va., with fellow Howard University students in the middle of August, he was still stunned by the events that had taken place a week earlier when white nationalists marched through the University of Virginia’s campus Read more