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Seth T. Kannarr, University of Tennessee
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Holli H. Seitz, Mississippi State University; Jessica Myrick, Penn State, and Sara C. Doan, Michigan State University
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Kerri Raissian, University of Connecticut and Jennifer Necci Dineen, University of Connecticut
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H. James Gilmore, Flagler College and Tracy Halcomb, Flagler College
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3 ways to use the solar eclipse to brighten your child’s knowledge of science
David J. Purpura, Purdue University; Lauren Westerberg, Purdue University, and Sona Kumar, Purdue University
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Are you one of the millions about to have cataract surgery? Here’s what ophthalmologists...
Allan Steigleman, University of Florida and Elizabeth M. Hofmeister, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
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Megan MacDonald, Oregon State University
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Could sharing a bedroom with your pets be keeping you from getting a good...
Brian N. Chin, Trinity College
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