Rob Weber (Communications & Policy Director at the KY Academy of Science) discusses the latest news from the Kentucky Legislature including university budgets, the environment, marijuana, and charter schools. Scott Miller (Maysville Community & Technical College) tells us what we can see in the night sky during the month of April. Amanda Fuller (Executive Director of the KY Academy of Science)interviews Sarisha Lohano & Bella Norman (students at Western KY University) about their research on bacteriophage genes.

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