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Modeling study suggests 1.8M excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019

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—lead author Veronica Southerland, George Washington University. —Dr Susan Anenberg, George Washington University, co-first author on the NO 2 study and corresponding author of both studies. The first study was funded by grants from NASA and the Wellcome Trust.

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NSF awards UIC $1.44M to discover new 2D materials for better batteries

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The University of Illinois at Chicago has received a $1.44-million million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to discover new 2D materials that can be used to manufacture better and cheaper batteries. During the four year grant cycle, Salehi-Khojin and Klie will be assisted by researchers at Washington University of St.

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FTA awarding $130M in Low-No grants for zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and facilities

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Alabama A&M University. Alabama A&M University will receive funds to purchase zero-emission electric buses, which will replace diesel buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The Bi-State Development Agency (Metro Transit) serving the St. Bi-State Development Agency. City of Jackson. 5,500,000.

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7 Scholarships Exclusively for Women Studying Engineering

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WIE offers three grants. The 2U Scholarship program is available only to students at George Washington University , American University , Syracuse University , Washington University in St. Louis , and the University of California, Berkeley. But many people cannot afford to pursue a STEM degree.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $55 million in grant selections through the Low or No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle program, which funds the development of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced fuel technologies. Alabama A&M University. City of Lubbock/Citibus.

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Founder of MIT’s Microsystems Technology Labs Dies at 88

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in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Vienna. He authored and edited many technical manuals and was granted several U.S. He enjoyed fishing, studying birds, and collecting limericks, and he volunteered at St. After earning a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Washington University in St.

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USDA and DOE award $12.2M to 10 research projects to accelerate bioenergy crop production and spur economic impact

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The US Departments of Energy (DOE) and Agriculture (USDA) have awarded 10 grants totaling $12.2 Bartley, University of Oklahoma, Norman. Eric Beers, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg. Braun, University of Missouri, Columbia. Luca Comai, University of California, Davis.