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A New Fund Helps IEEE HKN Student Chapters Flourish

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University chapters are the lifeblood of IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu , the organization’s honor society. There are 269 chapters at universities worldwide. Support provided by universities to chapters varies widely, however—which can limit activities. At the evening event, students met with industry professionals.

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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

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The new grant recipients were selected using a competitive merit-review process. The grants awarded were in response to RFP-I, a request for proposals the GRI Research Board issued on 25 April 2011. The Research Consortia funded are: Lead Institution: The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute. Buskey, Ph.D.

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A Well Earned, Guilt Free #YearOfJoe

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Before I knew it I was writing speeches, presentations and special events for Mattel’s CEO and Division Presidents, scripting much of New York Toy Fair, creative directing all the company’s award shows, and even hosting shows on behalf of the company on stage in tuxedos and on the roof of the building in a Barbie pink sport coat.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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Structured VLSI design, now taught in more than 100 universities. And unlike university research laboratories, PARC had one unifying vision: it would develop “the architecture of information.” Pake was executive vice chancellor, provost, and professor of physics at Washington University in St. Laser printers.

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Goodbye GM, Hello Tianjin-Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Company?

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I write a monthly column for the Electric Auto Association newsletter, Current EVents. A billion dollars of loans and grants directly supporting Tesla, Th!nk, And while I can testify that it is useful to have public access chargers, people with RAV4 EVs in places like Long Island, Hawaii, and Nova Scotia have gotten along fine without.

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