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How to define a planet

UCLA Professor proposes a new definition of planets with more specific criteria.

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Creating a new model for heat wave trends

Assistant Professor of Statistics and the Environment Karen McKinnon earned the National Science Foundation’s CAREER award for her work studying the trends in the intensity of extreme heat events.