Category: Pulse
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First Chinese Woman Accepts Lasker Prize for Lifelong Malaria Research
The famously private Chinese scientist Dr. Tu Youyou opens up for the first time about how it feels to be an 81-year-old woman winning one of the most prestigious awards in medical science.
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Six Countries, 1,000 People Come Together to Create 9/11 Quilt
After 9/11, myriad New Yorkers asked the American Folk Art Museum to display patriotic crafts and projects that they had made to commemorate and mourn those who died in the attacks. One project, the 9/11 Tribute Quilt,⎯had such an amazing story behind it that it actually made the cut. The quilt is still on display…
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Surf’s Up, New York
When Quiksilver decided to use the most prestigious surfing event in the world to expand its influence in the USA, it picked an unlikely location; not San Francisco, California or Malibu, but Long Beach on Long Island, New York.
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