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When a Winter Storm Triggered One of the Deadliest Disasters in D.C. History
On January 28, 1922, the Knickerbocker Theatre’s snow-covered roof collapsed, killing 98 people and injuring another 133
Smithsonian Magazine
Jan 26, 20222 min read
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Remembering the 100th anniversary of Washington’s Knickerbocker theater disaster
Jan. 28&29, marked 100 yrs. since DC’s deadliest disaster and largest snowfall that collapsed a local theatre killing 98 and injuring 113.
The Washington Post
Jan 19, 20222 min read
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Why schools — now more than ever — should let young kids learn through play (not worksheets)
Two children, ages 4 and 6, are coping with the covid-19 pandemic in their playroom. They are zapping bad germs away with outstretched arms
The Washington Post
Sep 17, 20204 min read
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Should we worry that American children are becoming less creative?
By Valerie Strauss https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/12/09/should-we-worry-that-american-children-are-becoming-less-creative/...
The Washington Post
Dec 9, 20198 min read
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Preparing private sector for next pandemic
With no current global pandemic plan in place, simulations like Event 201 are crucial for preparing for a major pandemic event.
WSJ
Nov 15, 20198 min read
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The 41st Adams Morgan Day Is Coming To 18th Street
The 41st annual Adams Morgan Day is coming to the neighborhood on September 8, and with it all the usual festivities, local vendors, and...
DCist
Sep 3, 20191 min read
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An Online Preschool Closes a Gap but Exposes Another
It is not a program for children of the rich. It is geared to lower-income families who have fewer prekindergarten options. Several...
The New York Times
Jul 7, 20191 min read
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Encouraging Progress toward Reproducibility Reported
At AAAS 2017, a pair of panel discussions addressed the reproducibility crisis in science, particularly biomedical science, and suggested...
GEN
Feb 21, 20171 min read
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Review: At Globalfest, a World of Cultural Keepsakes With a Dance Beat
Each group at Globalfest, which doubles as a showcase for concert promoters during the annual Association of Performing Arts Presenters...
The New York Times
Jan 9, 20171 min read
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Venture Capitalists of the Performing-Arts World Gather for One of the Year’s Most Influential Showc
What’s an artist, especially one just starting out, supposed to do? A good place to look would be the Association of Performing Arts...
The Village Voice
Jan 3, 20171 min read
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January Is a Dance Jamboree and Meat Market
...during early January in New York, such marathons aren’t unusual for dancers. The reason — or the culprit, some might say — is the...
The New York Times
Jan 3, 20171 min read
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Step Aboard or Put on That Blindfold: 2017’s Theatrical Adventures
Lovers of theater and performance can salute the return of the January festivals — Under the Radar, Coil, American Realness, the...
The New York Times
Jan 2, 20171 min read
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New guidelines to police ‘Wild West’ of antibody research
Validating antibodies used in experiments could ‘free up billions of research dollars’, head of standards institute says More than 100...
Times Higher Education
Sep 29, 20162 min read
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Biologists plan scoring system for antibodies Manufacturers and users will rank reagents to improve
Biomedical experts plan to create a scoring system that will help researchers choose reliable antibodies for their experiments. The only...
Nature
Sep 29, 20162 min read
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Validate your antibodies to improve reproducibility? Easier said than done
It seems like the most elementary of research principles: Make sure the cells and reagents in your experiment are what they claim to be...
Science Magazine
Sep 28, 20162 min read
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Off-Beat Options for Theater’s Changing Audience
Agents and performers try to sell their acts at the Association of Performing Arts Presenters’ annual conference Joel Pierson has a...
The Wall Street Journal
Jan 15, 20161 min read
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A Cold Month Is No Longer Dark Theater: Festivals Include Under the Radar and American Realness
MOST of us abandon our New Year’s resolutions. But if you vowed to see more live art in 2015, you can start keeping that one right away....
The New York Times
Jan 2, 20151 min read
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Scientists Often Skip A Simple Test That Could Verify Their Work
Congratulations GBSI on a successful BioPolicy Summit! By Richard Harris, NPR One study found that between 18 percent and 36 percent of...
NPR
Dec 10, 20141 min read
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APAP readies 'Together'-themed 2015 NYC conference
By Jim Bessman, The Examiner The Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) is readying the schedule for the APAP|NYC 2015 58th...
The Examiner
Nov 19, 20142 min read
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ALS institute highlights irreproducible results, a major problem in science
by Carolyn Y. Johnson, The Boston Globe Leonard Freedman, chief executive of the nonprofit Global Biological Standards Institute, which...
WSJ
Mar 26, 20141 min read
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