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Today's Interview: Dr. Melissa Dieckmann, EKU College of Geosciences

WEKU | By wendy barnett

Published November 7, 2019 at 6:10 AM EST

Dr. Melissa Dieckmann visited the WEKU studios to tell us about her project that highlights people of diversity in the STEM fields. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Dieckmann says that each month the display case in the EKU Science Building will feature notable people of diversity.

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