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\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eat Georgia Tech was awarded a $25,000 \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EE2 Energy to Educate Grant\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E from \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.constellationenergy.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EConstellation Energy Corporation\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ethat will bring solar robot cars to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eschools in rural parts of the state along with \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ea new STEM curriculum \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ethat\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Efocus\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ees\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E on harvesting solar 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\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Epartners\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E beginning in Spring 2024.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThis grant allows us to bring a brand-new solar energy focus to our work \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ein rural areas of the state \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ewhere we are \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ealready \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ecollaborating with teachers and schools\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E in a number of programs that\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehelp\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E prepare students for the hi\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Egh-tech jobs of the future,\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Esaid Danyelle Larkin, educational outreach manager with \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ethe \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECenter for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EStudents really love getting to work with cutting-edge technology \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eincluding\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E robots and solar-powered cars, so this is \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ea great opportunity to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ereally \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eengage young learners 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