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Former IEEE Chief Financial Officer Richard Schwartz Dies at 77

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Mancino, a member of the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society , was inducted in 2007 into its Hall of Fame. He volunteered for several nonprofits in his home state of New Jersey. He received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

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The Wall Street Journals

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Fialka Wall Street Journal March 26, 2007 AUSTIN, Texas -- Of all the plans cooked up by cities to combat pollution and global warming, the one hatched here is among the most ambitious -- and, some say, one of the more quixotic. clip Austin takes pride in both its environmental record and its quirkiness. The whole story is here.

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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in 1990, she joined the University of Texas at Austin as a professor of biomedical engineering. Improving neonatal care in sub-Saharan Africa In 2007 Richards-Kortum, Oden, and their team began developing technology to improve neonatal health care and reduce death rates in sub-Saharan Africa. After earning her Ph.D.

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Partner Update and Announcement

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C oming this fall, mark you calendars for the Austin Energy Alt Car Expo and Conference. This is the same bill that the House passed in 2007. 5351 ), would extend a variety of tax credits beyond 2008 and create new ones, including a credit for cellulosic ethanol production and an incentive for plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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However, the slow pace of negotiations spurred UNFCCC delegates to publish a “roadmap to Copenhagen” in December 2007 at the 13 th Congress in Bali, in an effort to accelerate the progress of those negotiations.

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Tesla Model Y from Giga Texas is just one EPA approval away from first deliveries

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However, haulers will likely be back soon for another logistics mission: to pick up the “Austin-made” Model Ys and take them to customers for delivery. “EPA does not use the build location as a descriptor for a new test group or Certificate of Conformity,” the agency said. Credit: Jeff Roberts).

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AMD’s Lisa Su Breaks Through the Silicon Ceiling

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One of the first places she got a chance to put her training into action was at Freescale Semiconductor , in Austin, Texas. In 2007 she took over as chief technology officer and oversaw the company's research and development efforts. "Great leaders can actually have their teams do 120 percent more than what they thought was possible."

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