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Paula Jofré makes stellar connections

The astrophysicist reaches across disciplines to link stars across the galaxy

Paula Jofré

MAKING CONNECTIONS  Astrophysicist Paula Jofré wants to find links between all the stars in the Milky Way.  

María Cecilia Abarca/Universidad Diego Portales

By Lisa Grossman

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