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Faculty members receive grants from state stem cell agency – Stanford Medical Center Report

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2017-02-03 NEWS

Stanford Medical Center Report

Faculty members receive grants from state stem cell agency
Stanford Medical Center Report
19, were made as part of the state stem cell agency’s Quest program, which funds the discovery phase of research expected to advance to the next stage of development within two years. Rosa Bacchetta, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, was awarded …

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2017-02-02 NEWS

Fitch: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac reform may be put on back-burner
HousingWire
While the Democrats in the Senate fight the confirmation of Steve Mnuchin, the Trump administration’s choice to lead the Department of the Treasury, the fate of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continues to reside in suspended animation. But how much longer …

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2017-02-02 NEWS

The News Journal

Mini movie reviews: ‘Comedian,’ ‘Space Between Us’
The News Journal
PASSENGERS (PG-13) 2 stars. Chris Pratt plays Jim, one of a few thousands in suspended animation on a starship headed toward a colonized planet. His pod opens early and he wakes Jennifer Lawrence’s character. Romance ensues – but there’s a twist.

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2017-02-02 NEWS

Princeton Alumni Weekly

Jon Spaihts ’91: The ‘Go-To Guy for Sci-Fi’
Princeton Alumni Weekly
Spaihts’ Passengers, released in December, takes place aboard a spaceship bound for a colony planet with 5,000 people in suspended animation. Unexpectedly, two of the passengers (played by Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence) wake up 90 years early …