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MSU Smithsonian National Youth Summit

2hr 03m 28s

On September 21, the Smithsonian hosted its annual National Youth Summit in conjunction with the Girlhood (It’s Complicated) exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, which is on display through the end of the year. The Summit included live webcasts, discussion prompts and facilitation strategies, and a scheduled time for select partners from across the nation.

Aired: 09/20/21
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Michael Boivin earns high honor for a career of helping African children.
Leonard Fleck earns honor for a career spent expanding the field of medical ethics.
Rebecca Campbell earns honor for work helping survivors of sexual assault.
Patricia Edwards earns honor for career of expanding literacy education.
Henry Campa earns honor for career in wildlife management and professional development.
Rufus Isaacs earns honor for entomology work that helps farmers around the world.
Richard Lenski’s earns honor for his ground breaking work in evolutionary biology.
Felicia Wu earns honor for work in food safety leading to better public health.
Merry Morash earns honor for her pivotal work with the justice system.
Edward Walker earns honor for career focused on eliminating insect born diseases.