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Opinion: Making Sense of the Stellantis Auto Show Decision

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Especially since it wasn’t that long ago that previous versions of what is now Stellantis were known for putting on elaborate press conferences during media days (especially in Detroit). Stellantis is planning to invest almost $5 billion in its Belvidere, Illinois plant. Even if it’s just a temporary move.

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Turing Award Winner On His Pioneering Algorithms

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After graduating from Chicago State in 1972 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, Dongarra went on to pursue a master’s degree in computer science at the Illinois Institute of Technology , also in Chicago. I’ve prospered in that environment. He has won many awards at the conference for his papers. Entrepreneurial Spirit.

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How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

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That was the case for Melba Crawford , who as a teenager couldn’t wait to leave her family’s farm in Illinois to pursue an engineering career. But during her time as a freshman at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, the aerospace industry went through a period of mass layoffs.

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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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Overall, the USDA and DOE projects are designed to improve special crops to be grown for biofuels—including selected trees and grasses—by increasing their yield, quality and ability to adapt to extreme environments. Plant growth and development, including biomass accumulation, are affected by the light environment.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Illinois Department of Transportation on behalf of seven transit agencies, Illinois: $4,030,000. Chicago Transit Authority, Illinois: $1,500,000. Rock Island Metro, Illinois: $600,000. Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District – CUMTD, Illinois: $450,000. Solar PV system installations range from 5kW to 20kW.

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Video Friday: Sweet Bite Ham Ham

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Campfire ] via [ RobotStart ] Venus is home to one of the most extreme environments in the solar system. Researchers are working on a concept that could change the way we explore the intense environment of Earth’s closest planetary neighbor. SDU ] Thanks, Poramate!

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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

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Howard’s team is holding a conference on June 24th for city managers throughout the county that I’ll be attending. To put that in perspective for you, if Los Angeles County were a state, it would rank ninth in population behind the states of California, New York, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan.

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