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LectureHop: Nobel Laureate Martin Chalfie On Being “Failed And Useless”

By Sarah Braner on Mar 02, 2019 3 Comments

On Friday, Teachers College’s EPIC (Education for Persistence and Innovation Center) kicked off their Yu Panglin Lecture Series with “Failing Upward: The Open Secret of Progress in Science with Nobel Laureate Martin Chalfie and Maiken Scott.”  Dr. Chalfie spoke about his college grades, glowing proteins, and more. Staffer Sarah Braner has the scoop. 

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