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The Conversation

The Conversation: NOAA federal cuts; New Hawaiʻi publication

By Catherine Cruz,
Maddie Bender
Published March 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM HST
Katy Frank, left, a former computer scientist at the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, who lost her job Thursday, protests outside the John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Detroit, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Katy Frank, left, a former computer scientist at the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, who lost her job, protests outside the John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Detroit, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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