John Roads was a college student when the airplane he was traveling in was struck by lightning. He later called it a life-changing event. He went on to become a climate forecast innovator and a key researcher in climate studies at the Scripps Institution

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Two UMass Dartmouth scientists are part of a research team that has been awarded $2.1 million for regional ocean observation by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The award represents the second year of funding for MARCOOS, the Mid-Atlan

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced Sao Paulo University (UNESP) has chosen Sun to power the largest computing cluster in Latin America which will span across seven different sites in São Paulo State.