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Aug 3, 2024, 5:36:31 PM8/3/24

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CHICAGO - Today Mayor Emanuel joined Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Federation of Labor to announce a $12 million investment to support expanded programming and improved facilities for Career and Technical Education at Charles A. Prosser Career Academy.

Expanding access to and strengthening vocational training has long been a priority of Mayor Emanuel. Since 2011, Mayor Emanuel and CPS have expanded career and technical training opportunities in high schools across the city and invested in city high schools with curriculum, programs and opportunities that prepare students for the demands of 21st century, along with strengthening vocational programs at City Colleges and working with employers to create a pipeline to good jobs. In 2016 a comprehensive citywide construction trades program was established at Dunbar Career Academy High School to prepare students for careers in: general construction; carpentry; heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC); welding; and electricity.

The CTE programs at Prosser will be modernized to align with the Chicago Federation of Labor and industry training partners. Labor partners will provide technical assistance to students and teachers to ensure programs align with industry standards and stay current to industry trends.

Prosser students will have access to opportunities in pre-apprenticeship programs and unique paid internships with industry partners in chosen career paths. Students will also have the opportunity to earn dual credits through the City College of Chicago partnership.

In this paper the authors discuss the legal and technical implications of enabling democracy over the Internet (short e-Democracy) would have. Which requirements does the law, respectively the constitutional law, define for internet-based political communication, especially for computer-aided voting procedures? Which technical procedures and algorithms do fulfil these requirements?

As the global population rises, farmers will be expected to produce more food with less water, fewer fertilizers and pesticides, and a dwindling workforce. WSU researchers see part of the solution in the sky: unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Widely known for their defense applications, UAVs could be a boon to agriculture. Lav Khot, assistant professor in precision agriculture at the Center for Precision and Automated Agriculture Systems in Prosser, works with colleagues to lay the groundwork for widespread use of UAVs in the fields.

In addition, Dr. Khot and colleague Sindhuja Sankaran, also an expert in agricultural automation engineering, will test the performance of UAVs outfitted with sensors. Sensors could play many roles in agriculture: monitoring the health of crops, assessing water use and irrigation scheduling, and optimizing nutrient applications. The tests will also help crop breeders to quickly determine the success of a new cultivar bred for diverse conditions such as drought.

The FAA is cautiously approving use of commercial drones in farming. In the meantime, WSU researchers can responsibly and independently test UAVs and sensors. Once the technology passes the tests, we may see its wider adoption by the farming community.