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Introduction: For graduate students, the Yahoo! Key Scientific Challenges program including in machine learning is on again, due March 9 . The application is easy and the $5K award is high quality “no strings attached” funding. Consider submitting. Those in Washington DC, Philadelphia, and New York, may consider attending the Franklin Institute Symposium April 25 which has several speakers and an award for V . Attendance is free with an RSVP.
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