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Lauren Pincus seated at a table with her name in a sign, gesturing and talking to seated writers listening

GW Research Shared with Science Writers at D.C. Science Writers’ Association Professional Development Day

Chemistry's Lauren Pincus discussed research related to how plastic pollution degrades in the environment, the design of materials for metal recovery and more.

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