Imperial Valley News Center
English for All: A New Identity for U.S. Government English Programs
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of State and Peace Corps are launching “English for All,” a new initiative highlighting the U.S. government’s commitment to help people around the world learn American English. The U.S. government invests more than $200 million a year in English instruction programs, providing a gateway to opportunity for millions worldwide. English for All provides a unified brand to promote all English language teaching programs run by the State Department and Peace Corps.
Detecting and correcting factory faults, cyberattacks in real time
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- Written by Nicole Casal Moore
Ann Arbor, Michigan - Spotting a glitch on the factory floor in real time and reconfiguring around it are the goals of a new $4 million project led by University of Michigan engineering researchers.
Good first impression of teachers matter less than lesson quality
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- Written by Rachel Reed
Ann Arbor, Michigan - Good instructors, have no fear: you can make up for a bad first impression.
NSF awards $13 million toward research in cyber-physical systems
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- Written by Aaron Dubrow
Washington, DC - The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced three, five-year "Frontier" awards, totaling more than $13 million, to advance cyber-physical systems (CPS) - engineered systems that integrate computational and physical components to improve productivity, efficiency and the quality of life.
United States and Cuba To Hold Human Smuggling and Migratory Fraud Prevention Technical Exchange in Havana, Cuba
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Havana, Cuba - The United States and Cuba will hold the second Human Smuggling and Migratory Fraud Prevention Technical Exchange in Havana, Cuba, today. The U.S. delegation will include working-level representatives from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Department of State.
Higher thyroid hormone levels linked to sudden cardiac death
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- Written by American Heart Association
Dallas, Texas - Risk of death from a sudden loss of heart function was significantly greater in patients with thyroid hormone levels at the higher end of normal range, compared to patients with levels at the lower end, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
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