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A Young Professional on the Power of Mentorship

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Mentoring the next generation of engineers When Zakrzewska was growing up in Poland, she and her family often listened to the radio. She has been granted several patents, which have been commercialized. Receiving the award, Zakrzewska says, motivates her to continue her volunteerism, mentoring, and technical career.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2% “It has implications for us. We can’t run away from it.”

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This Computer Pioneer’s Invention Made Zoom Possible

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He enjoys academia, he says, because “you’re always surrounded by young people, so you’re constantly in contact with people who are asking questions and don’t take things for granted.” All that is fine but, the ‘Sunday best ’ reference was that I was trying to look better than I should.” I like to work hard,” he says.

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