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... This is the first time that we have ever had such an event at our annual meeting. The members of the Steering Committee, in addition to Marye Anne Fox were Margaret Burbidge, Mildred Cohn, Millie Dresselhaus, Maria New, Vera Rubin, and Karen Uhlenbeck.
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... One often talks about the unfairness of not giving everybody a chance to contribute. But an even bigger issue in this country, as it becomes more and more diverse, is that a science establishment run primarily by white males runs the danger of alienating our nation and our people from science.
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