BSM Engineering Challenge 2016Student invitation brings pioneering doctor to Brentwood Science Magnet ElementaryBy Maura Redmond
Brentwood Science Magnet parent Dr. Patricia Bath, a pioneering ophthalmologist, inventor and academic, came to Brentwood Science Magnet Elementary on Thursday and spoke to Joy Lewis’ third-grade class as part of a celebration of Black History Month. Dr. Bath was invited to the school by student Declan Redmond, who had chosen her as his subject for a poster project on African American Scientists that Ms. Lewis had assigned in honor of Black History Month. She is the first African American to complete a residency in ophthalmology and the first African-American female doctor to receive a medical patent for her invention of the Laserphaco Probe, which is used to treat cataracts. (Click link above to continue reading). |
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Kids Ocean DayNearly 4,000 Los Angeles kids, teachers and volunteers send a giant text message from the ocean to “CLEAN ME UP :)” as part of the 21st annual Kids Ocean Day Adopt-A-Beach Clean-Up organized by the Malibu Foundation, City of Los Angeles, Spectral Q, Keep LA Beautiful and the California Coastal Commission in Los Angeles May 15, 2014. The kids are alerting the world about the need to help the ocean and protect it from the everyday trash and plastic litter that flow down the streets, killing marine life and polluting food resources.
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