Moving home to become a scientist Erin Kidd Jun 12, 2017 Jun 12, 2017 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 Grant Canipe Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Erin Kidd CONCORD- When Grant Canipe graduated from Northwest Cabarrus in 2009, he joked that he was leaving Concord and never coming back.kAmqFE :? 2? :?E6C6DE:?8 EH:DE[ 96 5:5 4@>6 324< 2?5 :D ?@H H@C<:?8 2D 2 D4:6?E:DE 2E E96 &}r }FEC:E:@? #6D62C49 x?DE:EFE6 :? E96 r962E92> 2?5 r@8?:E:@? {23@C2E@CJ]k^AmkAm“%9:D #6D62C49 r2>AFD :D D@ 72?E2DE:4] xE’D 2 8C62E A=246[” r2?:A6 D2:5] “xE’D 2>2K:?8 D4:6?46 H6 42? 5@ 96C6[ 2?5 :?E6C6DE:?8 E92E x 6?565 FA 4@>:?8 324< 9@>6]”k^AmkAmp7E6C 8C25F2E:?8 7C@> }@CE9H6DE[ r2?:A6 2EE6?565 pAA2=249:2? $E2E6 &?:G6CD:EJ H96C6 96 H2D 2 AC6\>65 >2;@C] (9:=6 E96C6[ 96 5:5 D@>6 C6D62C49 :? 6I6C4:D6 ADJ49@=@8J :? 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