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¿Cómo se deciden los nombres de los lugares, y cómo se cambian? Existe un proceso. Pero incumbe a varias personas y burocracia, así que no es simple y rápido, como el Presidente Trump está a punto de descubrir.
How do place names get made and then changed? There’s a process. But it involves people as well as bureaucracy, so it’s not simple or quick, as President Trump is about to find out.
The answer has to do with molecules.
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Associate Professor of Plastics Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
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Associate Professor of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
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Associate Professor of Hospitality and Technology Innovation, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
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Assistant professor of psychology and education, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
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Assistant Professor in Business Information Technology, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
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Dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Management, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
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Associate Professor of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
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Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
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Assistant Professor of Information & Communication Technologies, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
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Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
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Professor of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
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Professor of Career and Techcnical Education, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
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Dietitian, Nutrition and Safety Manager, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
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Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
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Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic