Imperial Valley News Center
State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program workshops
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Sacramento, California - The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded $50,000 for 11 projects that will provide hands-on technical assistance to prospective State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) applicants. Award recipients met several requirements, including holding at least one workshop within a disadvantaged community, reporting on workshop attendance to CDFA, and providing computers and internet access to allow growers to complete SWEEP applications.
Special Advisor for Children's Issues Travels to Ethiopia
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Washington, DC - Special Advisor for Children’s Issues, Ambassador Susan Jacobs will visit Ethiopia from June 13-17.
Creating printable, programmable machines
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Washington, DC - In the future, we may be able to design and print our own robots that we can control with a smartphone and … oh wait, we can do that today?
What can an undergrad learn from a robot?
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Washington, DC - Robots are becoming increasingly common in introductory college and university computer science classrooms, but they're not exactly R2-D2. Often, they consist of tabletop machines, such as arms with gripper claws or simple Lego creations.
Energy Department Invests More than $10 Million in Efficient Lighting Research and Development
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Washington, DC - Building on the new commitments to the Global Lighting Challenge announced last week during the Clean Energy Ministerial, the Energy Department is announcing funding for nine research and development projects that will support solid-state lighting (SSL) core technology research, product development, and manufacturing research and development.
2016’s Best & Worst States for Working Dads
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Washington, DC - With Father’s Day approaching and nearly 93 percent of dads with kids younger than 18 in the labor force, the leading personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of the Best & Worst States for Working Dads.
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