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Astronomer Natalie Batalha elected to American Academy of Arts and SciencesAstronomer Natalie Batalha elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Batalha is an eminent planetary astronomer who served in multiple science leadership roles for NASA’s highly successful Kepler Mission.

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Spotlight thumbnailSpeech therapy app brings access to children worldwide

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a speech therapy game for children with cleft lip or cleft palate and are now partnering with the international charity Smile Train to make the game, called SpokeIt, a resource for affected children worldwide.

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