{
  "id": 9674036,
  "title": "First Samoan astrophysicist encourages Pasifika students to reach for the stars",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/first-samoan-astrophysicist-encourages-pasifika-students-to-reach-for",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-25T01:30:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RNZ Pacific",
    "slug": "rnz-pacific",
    "url": "https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/1572151/first-samoan-astrophysicist-encourages-pasifika-students-to-reach-for-the-stars"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The first Samoan person to graduate with a PhD in physics at the University of Auckland has encouraged Pasifika students to remember that they belong and can succeed in academia.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}