; John Clarkson* 112 188 Blue = Participating for the first time Green = Have previously participated Yellow square is host city (Atlanta). Georgia Tech encourages undergraduates to participate in research alongside graduate students and faculty the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program awards scholarships each semester to undergraduates who pursue research activities These scholarships called the President's Undergraduate Research Awards take the form of student salaries or help cover travel expenses when students present their work at professional meetings Additionally undergraduates may participate in research and write a thesis to earn a "Research Option" credit on their transcripts An undergraduate research journal the Tower was established in 2007 to provide undergraduates with a venue for disseminating their research and a chance to become familiar with the academic publishing process, censure Atlanta is now a major transportation hub when it comes to trafficking young girls from Mexico and is one of the fourteen U.S cities with the highest levels of sex trafficking of children. Atlanta Magazine There are also a few U.S highways that cross the area including 19 23 29 41 and 78. . .
The Georgia Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (Atlantic Coast Conference) Georgia State Panthers and Georgia Southern Eagles (Sun Belt Conference) are Georgia's NCAA Division I FBS football teams having won multiple national championships between them the Georgia Bulldogs and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have a historical rivalry in college football known as Clean Old-Fashioned Hate and the Georgia State Panthers and the Georgia Southern Eagles have recently developed their own rivalry. . 106 2819, In May and June 2017 following several service disruptions within Pennsylvania Station and the East River Tunnels the train service announced an expedited schedule for maintenance and repairs of infrastructure which involves the complete shutdown of multiple tracks at a time Amtrak has faced criticism from commuters as well as politicians for these incidents prompting responses from figures such as New Jersey governor Chris Christie and New York governor Andrew Cuomo the repairs are expected to take place in Summer 2017 affecting the Long Island Rail Road and New Jersey Transit trains during all hours who have planned additional or modified services, In 2004 a stalemate in federal support of Amtrak forced cutbacks in services and routes as well as resumption of deferred maintenance in fiscal 2004 and 2005 Congress appropriated about $1.2 billion for Amtrak $300 million more than President George W Bush had requested However the company's board requested $1.8 billion through fiscal 2006 the majority of which (about $1.3 billion) would be used to bring infrastructure rolling stock and motive power back to a state of good repair in Congressional testimony the DOT Inspector General confirmed that Amtrak would need at least $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion in fiscal 2006 and $2 billion in fiscal 2007 just to maintain the status quo in 2006 Amtrak received just under $1.4 billion with the condition that Amtrak would reduce (but not eliminate) food and sleeper service losses Thus dining service was simplified and now requires two fewer on-board service workers Only Auto Train and Empire Builder services continue regular made-on-board meal service in 2010 the Senate approved a bill to provide $1.96 billion to Amtrak but cut the approval for high-speed rail to a $1 billion appropriation.
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