Dr. Peggy Halloran
@DocHal_Chem
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Chemistry teacher at Carmel Catholic High School
Joined August 2015
This Sunday, Americans will watch two teams go head-to-head in the first NFL stadium powered by 100% renewable energy. I joined @CBSNews for a tour ahead of the big game to get a glimpse into how the world of sports is making strides in clean energy.
#SBLVIII could make history, as hosts at @AllegiantStadm say Sunday’s game will be the first Super Bowl powered entirely by renewable energy. @benstracy got a look at the 621,000 solar panels in the Nevada desert that will power the big game — and Usher’s halftime performance.
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Congratulations Gracie for her 4th place finish in 200 Free and 6th place finish in the 100 Fly!
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Congratulations Hannah Sectional Champ and State bound in the 200 IM
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Girls Tennis is State Bound! Congratulations to Serena (Singles), Angelina (Doubles), and Elizabeth (Doubles) on their stellar Sectional performance, which earned the trio a place in the 2023 IHSA Girls Tennis State Tournament, set to begin play on Thursday! 🤎💛#SailSairs
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In the future, an unlimited supply of engineered organs could put an end to organ transplant waiting lists.
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Engineered organs could put an end to transplant waiting lists.
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US superstar swimmer Katie Ledecky surpassed Michael Phelps for most career individual world swimming titles on Saturday after winning her 16th gold medal
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US superstar swimmer Katie Ledecky has surpassed Michael Phelps for most career individual world swimming titles in Japan on Saturday. Ledecky also became the first-ever swimmer to win six consecut...
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🆕Just in: Scientists detect space “breathing”. ERC grantees and groups in Europe, N America, Australia and China have presented today evidence for low frequency #GravitationalWaves. Profs Michael Kramer @MPIfR_Bonn @OfficialUoM and Alberto Sesana @unimib explain.
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Today in Cool Science: @SLAClab & @Stanford invented a low-cost powder that disinfects contaminated water when exposed to sunlight. ☀️ ➡ 🦠 ➡ 🚫
Two billion people worldwide lack regular access to clean water. Scientists @Stanford & @SLAClab have invented a low-cost, non-toxic recyclable powder that can kill thousands of bacteria in water per second when it's exposed to sunlight: https://t.co/xP0pOJg79q
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How Eratosthenes measured the size of Earth: the Cosmos episode where Carl Sagan explains how the ancient Greeks, using reason & math, figured out the Earth isn’t flat over 2,000 years ago [📹 https://t.co/CJOZ52beD9] [transcript: https://t.co/CP7SQeI7r9]
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Just past 1 a.m. on Dec. 5, 2022, @Livermore_Lab’s @laser_llnl achieved the world’s first ever lab-made #FusionIgnition.⚡️ “Simply put, this is one of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century,” -@SecGranholm Today, the Lab celebrated this scientific breakthrough.
Today we're joined by @SecGranholm, @NNSAHruby, federal and Congressional representatives, collaborators, industry partners and employees to celebrate the world’s first achievement of fusion ignition, more than 60 years in the making.
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The Sea Organ in Croatia, uses the movement of the sea to create music Designed by Nikola Bašić, marble steps lead into the sea with tubes inside. As waves roll in, air is pushed out creating hauntingly beautiful melodies dependent the rhythm of waves https://t.co/YqnamVw4wN
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#WomensHistoryMonth Get to know 13 women #chemists whose dedication & determination in the midst of gender discrimination led to some of the most important discoveries that have transformed our lives. https://t.co/Fh75N5tFNk
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Happy International Women's Day! We're celebrating women who have changed the world. Here's all of the amazing women who have received the #NobelPrize and their remarkable achievements at the time of the award. Who are the women who inspire you the most? #IWD2023
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Exclusive: A geothermal startup showed its wells can be used like a giant underground battery. If these field results work at commercial scale, it could become cheaper and easier to eliminate greenhouse-gas emissions from the grid.
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If Fervo Energy’s field results work at commercial scale, it could become cheaper and easier to green the grid.
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Good Luck Diego at Swim Sectionals today! Go Corsairs!!!
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Effective ocean preservation and sustainability regulation depends on good science, science literacy, and sound economics. Explore the Blue Technology Barometer 22/23 to learn more: https://t.co/zgOSHKAgM1 In partnership with @MorganStanley #ad
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I’m dangerous in a bottle and in nature. What molecule am I? https://t.co/T2IL3rgLMc
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