As a University Technical College (UTC) it will offer technically-oriented courses for students specialising in engineering and environmental technology.

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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Civil and Environmental Engineering department looked at the 40 largest U.S. airports and figured out which ones would be the most likely to spread a disease in the event of an outbreak in the cities they serve.

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Supporting environmental literacy and a strong foundation in science, technology, engineering, and math for every student will help ensure our youth have the skills and knowledge to advance our clean energy economy.

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The company and the foundation share the same two philanthropic priorities: environmental causes and so-called STEM education, for science, technology, engineering and manufacturing.

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Navistar recently abandoned its flagship engine technology after failing to earn emissions certification from the Environmental Protection Agency, and is now re-engineering its entire product lineup.

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Some of the fringe activist groups opposed to genetic engineering have an anti-science, anti-technology, anti-business agenda, but given the environmental advantages of Roundup-ready seeds it's puzzling that a group like the Sierra Club, one of the co-plaintiffs in the alfalfa and sugar beet litigation, is working so hard to keep the seeds off the market.

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