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Mathtrax Helps Visually Impaired

Thanks to software created at NASA, blind and visually impaired students are no longer locked out of math and science subjects because they cannot see graphs and other visual representations.

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  • Sana Raoof, Yi-Han Su and Natalie Saranga Omattage
    Women Win Top Science Fair Awards

    Three young women took top honors at the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, which took place in Atlanta, Georgia. More than 1,500 students from 51 countries competed.

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On the Record

Quote BeginningScience and technology are increasingly recognized as the drivers of economic growth today, and they will have an increasing role in the future. Nations will prosper in proportion to their scientific, technological and engineering capacity, in turn a function of their strength in both education and research.End Quote

Nina Fedoroff, Science and Technology Adviser to the U.S. Secretary of State, May 26, 2008

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