“Every person in this room remembers a teacher or mentor that made a difference in their lives,” said President Barack Obama in January to a select White House gathering that included Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, Cal State Northridge biologist Steven Oppenheimer and 21 of his math and science colleagues from around the country.
Whatever Daniela Parker expected when she was selected as one of 25 college students in the 2009 Panetta Institute for Public Policy’s Congressional Internship Program, the thrill of watching political history unfold surpassed it.
Waltzing around the dance floor at his best friend’s wedding, 26-year-old Tim O’Brien had in his arms the girl he’d dreamed about dating all through high school. No longer the geek he’d been as a teen, O’Brien felt empowered by his freshly minted law degree, prestigious job and clear complexion.
First, the airline lost luggage containing crucial components of their design. Next, they had to chase through the unfamiliar streets of Washington, D.C., in search of fishing line needed for their project’s pulleys. Practically sleepless for four days running, they arrived at their hotel past midnight. The stranded components arrived even later.
Professor Specialtech Wirefly sat in class with a group of her students, refining a point she’d made on a study topic. Oliver Bigboots, one of the students, suddenly levitated. Perfectly calm, he continued the conversation from his mid-air vantage point.
Rank among the all-time most-cited papers in the Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, a co-authored paper by CSUN marine biologist Janet Kubler.
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