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Agency Marks International Womens Day, Womens History MonthIn celebration of International Womens Day on Wednesday an stanley cups uk d Womens History Month in March, NASA has unveiled an educational virtual tour that brings students into the exciting careers of seven women in science, technology, engineering and math STEM fields at the agency.Building on NASAs participation with the 20th Century Fox film Hidden Figures, NASAs Modern Figures tour introduces several amazing women, including two from the agencys Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, who are vaso stanley contributing to Americas space program today, and is the first NASA-themed career tour available via the free Google Expeditions mobile app.NASAs Modern Figures virtual tour gives students a three-dimensional experience in a 100,000-square-foot aircraft hangar, simulated Martian landscape, Space Flight Operations Facility, and other fascinating locations where these women work as materials scientists, launch directors, software engineers, and in other STEM fields.The agency signed a Space Act Agreement with Google in late 2016 to collaborate in the areas of education an stanley mug d public engagement, which includes developing a series of NASA-themed virtual field trips and tours available freely to classrooms worldwide. In addition to the Modern Figures Expedition, NASA contributed content for the development of a 3-D tour of the International Space Station, as well as two Kpae Why We Need to Talk About Sickle Cell Disease
Getty ImagesBy Sam FrizellMarch 2, 2014 4:29 PM ESTThe Food and Drug Administration has decided that generic and cheaper versions of popular morning-after contraceptive Plan B can be sold over the counter without age restrictions.Generic versions of the emergency contraceptive had been restricted to women ages 17 and older, but those restrictions have now been lifted, NPR reports. Women of any age can now choose stanley cups between the original Plan B and generic versions of the drug, which prevent most pregnancies if taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex for women who weigh less than stanley cup 165 pounds.The restrictions were part of an exclusivity agreement granted to Plan B original maker, Teva Pharmaceutic stanley termoska als, allowing it to be the only drug producer to sell the morning-after pill over the counter, and without age requirements. Other pills had been restricted to 17-year-olds and over.But the FDA said in a letter sent to Teva rivals that its rules were too broad. Its only stipulation now is that generic forms of the drug must say they are intended for women 17 years of age or older, but no ID check is required.The decision marks over a decade of wrangling over the accessibility of Plan B. This is a significant leap forward in obtaining full, over-the-counter status for emergency contraception and we commend the FDA for this decision, said Jessica Arons, president and CEO of the Reproductive Health Technologies Project.[NPR]More Must-R