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Tesla Gave Austin-Based Universities’ Staff A Tour Of Giga Texas

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Tesla recently gave representatives from Austin-based universities a tour of Giga Texas. The University of Texas–Austin’s McCombs School of Business shared a post on LinkedIn giving a “Texas-sized thank you” to Tesla for welcoming Dean Lillian Mills and the University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell.

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DOE, GM, Mathworks launch EcoCAR Electric Vehicle Challenge; 15 universities selected

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Teams from the following universities have been selected to begin the competition this fall: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, FL) / Bethune-Cookman University (Daytona Beach, FL). McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada). Mississippi State University (Starkville, MS).

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Tesla Welcomed University Of Texas At Austin For Tour Of Giga Texas Today

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Tesla welcomed the University of Texas at Austin to its new gigafactory in Texas today. Beth Beagles, Director of Corporate Relations at the University of Texas at Austin, shared a photo on LinkedIn with the following caption: “A best in class tour of a best in class facility, thanks to Omead Afshar.

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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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Advent Technologies to collaborate with Los Alamos, UT Austin, RPI, UNM and Toyota in the development of next-generation HT-PEM fuel cell technology

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Hydrogen and fuel cell technology company Advent Technologies will collaborate with Los Alamos National Labs, University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of New Mexico and Toyota Motor North America R&D (TMNA R&D) to continue development of next-generation high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane (..)

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DOT awarding up to $435M for 34 University Transportation Centers

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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding up to $435 million in grant awards for 34 University Transportation Centers (UTC). Consortium members: Arizona State University, Blinn Community College (TX), Michigan State University, Rutgers University and Texas A&M University. $4

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U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce

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Samsung is planning a $17 billion fab near Austin , Texas, and in September Intel broke ground on the first of two massive new facilities worth $20 billion in central Ohio. Intel arrives at Ohio State Ohio State University is using its chip-fabrication facility to train future engineers and technicians. Exciting as this is for the U.S.

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