S Tappan

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A woman taking a photo of the sunset over lake Champlain, wearing a flannel that has GOOSE embroidered on the back
a map of the united states with each state colored according to the number of confirmed measles cases in 2025. Texas has the most cases, at over 250, and is the darkest blue. Inset graph shows the timeline of the effectiveness of the vaccine in the reduction of cases from 1962 (the year before the vaccine was introduced) - 2023.
A close-up photo of a young blond child in a pink sweater sticking out her tongue. The tongue is bright blue because of a lollipop she was eating. She has brown eyes and long eyelashes, her hair is shoulder-length with bangs. She is happy.
A close-up photo of a young blond child in a pink sweater sticking out her tongue. The tongue is bright blue because of a lollipop she was eating. She has brown eyes and long eyelashes, her hair is shoulder-length with bangs. She is happy.
A young blond child in a pink sweater and pink leggings is sitting on a exam table that is decorated to look like a castle. She is smiling and playing peek-a-boo. She has brown eyes and long eyelashes, her hair is shoulder-length with bangs. She is happy.
A close-up photo of a young blond child in a pink sweater lying on a exam table. She is playing with a toy that includes many switches that turn on and off lights. She is looking off in the distance to her right. She has brown eyes and long eyelashes, her hair is shoulder-length with bangs. She is happy.
A close-up photo of a young blond child in a pink sweater sticking out her tongue. The tongue is bright blue because of a lollipop she was eating. She has brown eyes and long eyelashes, her hair is shoulder-length with bangs. She is happy.
A screenshot of a spreadsheet file opened in Excel that shows rows of information colored yellow, green and light grey. It describes various aspects of an experiment. The row selected is Acknowledgements, and it says "Thanks to Kip Ludwig and James Trevanthan..."
An enameled metal pin that you wear on clothing is in the shape of a university pennant. It is black with rose gold outlines, and reads Science is for Everyone. it is affixed to a business care with science-y shapes from two photon art. com
a presentation slide showing the 10 panelists
A child in aqua snowpants and teal jacket walks next to a black dog. Both are carrying sticks while hiking in a wooded trail with 5" of fresh powdery snow.
an image showing a line drawing of a human female with the heart outlined. in a sidebar on the right, information about a single population of neurons that reside in the heart is described. information includes species, cell body origins and connectivity details are provided. if you click the purple button "search for data on components" the application locates datasets that are about that organ (heart)