Tag: science and technology
San Lucas School opens new makerspace
SAN LUCAS — Students and teachers celebrated the opening of a new makerspace on Nov. 5 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at San Lucas School,...
CDC advisers recommend Covid vaccine for younger children
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday formally endorsed the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 through 11, a move that...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 11, 2021
MURAL PROGRAM
MONTEREY COUNTY — Arts Council for Monterey County’s Artist Spotlight returns with Kat Morgan on Wednesday, Oct. 13, at 12 p.m. via Facebook...
Assemblymember Rivas kicks off statewide agricultural tour in Salinas Valley
SALINAS VALLEY — Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) kicked off his statewide agricultural tour last month alongside local leaders and the Grower-Shipper Association of Central...
Hartnell College reopens with new South Monterey County facilities for fall...
SALINAS VALLEY — Students returned to in-person classes in South Monterey County as Hartnell College reopened two facilities to welcome them for their first...
King City teacher seeks funds to build school garden
KING CITY — Kacey Hass, a seventh-grade life science teacher at Chalone Peaks Middle School, has started a GoFundMe page to raise money to...
Science teacher brings historic penguin to King City middle school
KING CITY — Science teacher Jim Van Horn has brought his stuffed chinstrap penguin to Chalone Peaks Middle School in King City, where it...
How artificial intelligence is fighting wildfires
In 2003, Ilkay Altintas, a computer scientist with the University of California, San Diego, had her first wildfire encounter. She had been in Santa...
Women in agtech: Ellie Symes
Editor’s Note: The following profile is an excerpt from Amy Wu’s book, “From Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators Revolutionizing How Our Food is Grown,”...
Women in agtech: Fatma Kaplan
Editor’s Note: The following profile is an excerpt from Amy Wu’s book, “From Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators Revolutionizing How Our Food is Grown,”...
