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NNadir

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Sun Feb 27, 2022, 08:37 PM Feb 2022

Informal question asked of the incoming nuclear engineering Ph.D. students.

My son has signed on to a nuclear engineering Ph.D program, and all of the accepted students were flown in to meet with the faculty.

The first question asked of the students was, "How many of you are here because of climate change?"

About 3/4 of the students raised their hands, my son included.

These kids are serious.

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