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From Silicon Valley to the American heartland

In a country that prides itself on royal history and traditions, the wedding of American actress Meghan Markle to Britain’s Prince Harry promises something distinctly new: several American touches. They’ll be unmistakable both during the May 19 nuptials in St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle and at the glittering banquet afterward for 600 guests.

By Webmaster | 22 March, 2019 | Categories: Doing Business in the U.S., Science & Tech | Tags: Entrepreneurship, innovation, U.S. states

U.S. Embassy’s Women in STEM Engagement: A Day with An Aspiring Science Diplomat

The first Saudi woman to combine the fields of medicine and diplomacy, Dr. al Shouli was inspired by the Science Diplomacy conference to one day represent her country as a female science minister.

By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 24 March, 2018 | Categories: Science & Tech, U.S. Embassy London | Tags: CERN, Dr. Samia T Al-Shouli, Immunology, Imperial College, International Space Station, King Khalid University Hospital, Kings College, Saudi Arabia, University of Nottingham

Science Diplomacy and International Policy: A Medical Perspective

By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 22 March, 2018 | Categories: Science & Tech | Tags: Dr. Samia T Al-Shouli, Mahvsid Siddiq, Science Diplomacy

Zoohackathon 2017: Coding to end wildlife trafficking

About the U.S. Embassy London's team at Zoohackathon 2017 with a focus on: Coding to end wildlife trafficking

By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 11 December, 2017 | Categories: Science & Tech, Success Stories, U.S. Embassy London | Tags: Bournemouth University, DigTrace, esth, Mahvash Siddiqui, Professor Matthew Bennetts, Zoohackathon, Zoological Society of London, ZSL

U.S. Embassy Press Release – Fishackathon

U.S. Embassy, London April 19, 2016 008/16 @USAinUKPress The U.S. Embassy is organizing a Fishackathon, April 22-24. The London offices of The Economist will serve as the host venue. The Fishackathon is a U.S. Department of State initiative, launched in 2014 around Secretary Kerry’s Our Ocean conference to develop usable solutions to address worldwide overfishing. The hackathon brings together computer ...

By Weblord | 19 April, 2016 | Categories: Press Releases, Science & Tech | Tags: Economist, Fishackathon, hack, london, overfishing, technology, tinker

Amazon Inhales More Carbon than It Emits, NASA Finds

A NASA-led study seven years in the making has confirmed that natural forests in the Amazon remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than they emit, therefore reducing global warming. This finding resolves a long-standing debate about a key component of the overall carbon balance of the Amazon basin.

By Weblord | 19 March, 2014 | Categories: Science & Tech | Tags: Amazon, carbon, Climate Change, tree

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