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Sustainable Aviation Fuel facility planned for Snohomish County
The proposed Paine Field facility would be a repository for sustainable aviation fuel samples from around the world, allowing researchers to store, share and test them.
‘Redmond Space District’ celebrates the Northwest’s hotspot for satellite industry
“We want to make sure that we have that flag in the ground, [to tell people] that we have made more satellites in Redmond than in any other city across the world,” Hudson said.
Not Enough Aviation Mechanics: Addressing this decade's shortage in aircraft maintenance
By 2027 — projected to be the worst year for the shortage — the bleakest scenario has the supply deficit at more than 48,000 aircraft maintenance workers, or a shortfall of about 27%.
‘The reckoning is here’: More than a third of community college students have vanished
Although the enrollment drop-off sped up during the Covid-19 pandemic, it started long before then. The number of students at community colleges has fallen 37 percent since 2010, or by nearly 2.6 million, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models
We analyze exposure by industry and discover that information processing industries (4-digit NAICS) exhibit high exposure, while manufacturing, agriculture, and mining demonstrate lower exposure.
We show how AI can help instructors create material that supports these strategies and improve student learning. The strategies include providing multiple examples and explanations; uncovering and addressing student misconceptions; frequent low-stakes testing; assessing student learning; and distributed practice. The paper provides guidelines for how AI can support each strategy.