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A Snow Leopard Changes an SMC Student’s Life
A snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo brought Korinna Domingo to Santa Monica College to study biology.
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Inspired by an Eggbeater
Simon Valenzuela learned a valuable lesson on how science and engineering work hand in hand when applied to a real-world problem.
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