Many microbes cannot be cultivated in a laboratory setting, hindering attempts to understand Earth’s microbial diversity. Since microbes are heavily involved in, and critically important to environmental processes from nutrient recycling, to carbon processing, to the fertility of topsoils, to the health and growth of...
DURHAM, N.C. — The second Art of Cool Festival in Durham is expanding this year to include a program about how to achieve more diversity in technology. Called "Innovate Your Cool," the agenda includes a keynote from Silicon Valley entrepreneur and Raleigh native Wayne Sutton. The...
“The ability to bring on new officers of the law that reflect our community, that reflect our values, that reflect our diversity is incredibly important. It’s an investment that makes us all safer.” —Mayor Bill Finch Less than a week away from the application deadline for...
Growing up in Ghana, Mary Spio didn’t know what an engineer was — but she was the kid who tore radios apart, always asking how they worked. When Spio was 16, her parents spent everything they had to send her to the United States for a...
Growing up in Ghana, Mary Spio didn’t know what an engineer was — but she was the kid who tore radios apart, always asking how they worked. When Spio was 16, her parents spent everything they had to send her to the United States for a...