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FORBES: Science education and public engagement

In my day job at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, I get to work with remarkable people around the world who are experts in the sciences and science policy.

FORBES: Make the Sandy Hook Promise

After we made the decision that first night, I wrote an e-mail to two mentors, Bill Kirby, then dean of Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Gregg Stone, managing partner of Kestrel Venture Management, informing them of my plans.

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