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Elon Musk looking to found STEM school, including University: Bloomberg

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It appears that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now looking to start a school, eventually expected to expand into a university in his home state of Texas. The filing also says that Musk will eventually look to expand the schools to include a University once the primary and secondary schools are operational.

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University of Maryland wins 2012 Hydrogen Student Design Contest

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The team of the University of Maryland is the winner of the 2012 Hydrogen Student Design Contest, announced on Sunday by the US Department of Energy at the Young Scientist Symposium of the World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2012 in Toronto, Canada.

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Virtual IEEE-USA Conference Focuses on Tips for How to Enhance Your Career

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The free half-day conference features all-new speakers, with a continued focus on emerging technology, future perspectives, and career-enhancing tips. SNEAK PEEK Enjoy a fireside chat with Nichol Bradford , cofounder and executive director of the Transformative Technology Lab , an international nonprofit.

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DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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The US Department of Energy (DOE), General Motors and MathWorks launched the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge, the latest DOE-sponsored Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition ( AVTC ), revealed the 12 competing universities and named the Chevrolet Blazer as the vehicle platform selected for the competition. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

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International team sequences button mushroom genomes

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An international collaboration of two dozen institutions led by the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) and the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) has fully sequenced the genes of Agaricus bisporus —the button mushroom.

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USC Professor’s Simulation Software Teaches Systems Engineering Topics

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Now Madni—a professor of astronautics, aerospace, and mechanical engineering at the University of Southern California —is working to transform engineering education. Kennedy at Rice University , in Houston. He moved to the United States to pursue a bachelor’s degree in engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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DOE awarding $22 million for algal fuel and biomass feedstock supply chain projects

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Moniz was speaking at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Biomass 2013 conference. Sapphire Energy ($5 million DOE investment): Headquartered in San Diego, California, Sapphire Energy will develop a new process to produce algae-based fuel that is compatible with existing refineries. California Polytechnic State University ($1.5

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