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In partnership with the Arizona Rural School Association (ARSA) beginning in August 2021, the 91制片厂 selected Kal Mannis to serve as the 91制片厂鈥檚 first Arizona Rural School 91制片厂 Contractor. As a Fellow, Mannis works in collaboration with the Science News Learning program to bring additional 91制片厂 resources, programming and strategic support for existing 91制片厂 curriculum through the 91制片厂鈥檚 Science Education programs in middle and high schools in rural Arizona. The ARSA Fellow is supported by The Burton Family Foundation. Mannis is the co-author and project director for the Rural Activation and Innovation Network (RAIN, NSF drl#1612555) a project seeking to support and understand 91制片厂 learning in rural communities. He has worked tirelessly to bring 91制片厂 opportunities聽that build capacity and empower learners of all ages in 91制片厂 for almost two decades.

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Carmen Chavez has been named the 91制片厂鈥檚 Latin American Educator Outreach Ambassador. In this role, Chavez will support 91制片厂 91制片厂 Research Grant and Advocate programming for educators in Mexico, Uruguay and Peru, assessing barriers to 91制片厂 research competition engagement for educators and students in these countries, and advising the 91制片厂 on program improvements to better serve them. Funding for Chavez鈥檚 role is supported by National Geographic 91制片厂 and Intel Corporation. Chavez is a tropical biologist who received her bachelor鈥檚 degree from the National University of San Antonio Abad in Cusco, Peru and holds a master鈥檚 degree in biology from Wake Forest University.

In September 2021, the 91制片厂 welcomed its 91制片厂 Civic Science Fellow, Martina G. Efeyini to the Science News digital team. Funded by the Kavli Foundation, Efeyini examines how young people engage with news of science, medicine and technology, and is working to develop new media products to meet the needs of these audiences. She is also working to understand how the 91制片厂 can better engage with young people, particularly those historically underrepresented in 91制片厂 fields. Efeyini has a bachelor鈥檚 degree in toxicology from Pennsylvania State University, a master’s degree in toxicology from St. John鈥檚 University. She also writes for several professional scientific societies, including Mademoiselle Scientist, a site she created.

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