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College Admissions: Should AI Apply?

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He’s both a former member of the admissions committee at Yale University and now runs Advantage Ivy Tutoring , a service that coaches high school students to help them make the most of their academic abilities and extracurricular interests. One bugaboo for universities has been false positives.

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NHTSA: US traffic fatalities increased 3.3% in 2012

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Other key 2012 statistics include: Fatalities among pedestrians increased for the third consecutive year (6.4% Ten times as many riders died not wearing a helmet in states without a universal helmet law than in states with such laws. Americans drove approximately the same amount of miles in 2012 as in the previous year. over 2011).

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ICCT paper assesses leading regional EV markets in US and policies behind them

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The base regional unit for the study was the metropolitan statistical area (MSA). The Georgia rebate was revoked in July 2015, and a Texas incentive was limited in its availability throughout the year. The assessment includes promotion actions by state policy (e.g., regulation, purchasing incentives), local policy (e.g.,

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Study finds fleet switch from PFI to GDI engines will result in net reduction in global warming

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The study, by a team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, University of Georgia, Aerodyne Research, California Air Resources Board (ARB), Ohio State University, UC Berkeley, and UC San Diego is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. of the data. Credit: ACS, Saliba et al.

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Kia reports record sales growth in Q3

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The Kia EV6 and the Hyundai Ioniq 5 have been universally praised for their design, price point, and capabilities. Hyundai is working to open its first US EV production facility in Georgia , but until it is ready, their vehicles will not qualify. Kia and their sister brand Hyundai have been notable players in the EV market.

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DOE awards $54M to 13 projects for transformational manufacturing technologies and materials; top two awards go to carbon fiber materials and electrodes for next-gen batteries

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The University of Utah Salt Lake is collaborating on the project, which will develop a process that sprays iron ore directly into the furnace chamber and uses natural gas, hydrogen, or syngas as a reducing. Collaborators include Duke University and Veolia, Inc. Collaborators include Purdue University; Georgia Institute of.

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Conspiracy theories link soaring gas prices to electric vehicles with zero evidence

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“At this point, conspiracy theories have become so ingrained in people’s psyche and because of social media, they spread like wildfire,” Georgia State University Professor Mia Bloom said in an interview with the Associated Press. If it’s not this conspiracy theory this week, it’ll be another one next week.”