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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is among the schools chosen to receive funding through an initiative by the U.S. Department of Energy. The agency's Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce, or RENEW, will award $70 million to colleges and universities. The funds will assist student research and workforce training. A&T professor Ademe Mekonnen says the initiative aims to diversify the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. He says the money will allow the university to educate students in cutting edge research.