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The initiative will utilize industry partners to promote high-tech jobs with U.S. manufacturers to high school and college students around the country.

The university community is deeply saddened by the passing of Katarina “Kat” Moller, who died Thursday night in a racing accident at Sebring International Raceway.

The two-time world champion and Florida Tech jet dragster driver was recognized for her achievements as an influential woman and mentor in the motor sports industry.

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As nearly 46 million motorists hit the road for Thanksgiving, here are safe and sensible driving and maintenance tips helpful no matter where – or what – you drive.

Even as studies show women in STEM continue to lag behind their male counterparts in representation, championship racer Elaine Larsen is mentoring young women amid the turbines and flames of a jet dragster team.

Blazing down the drag strip at 300 miles per hour and firing up the minds of young people exploring science, technology, engineering and math, driver Elaine Larsen and the Larsen Motorsports team are at the NHRA Summer Nationals.

During a visit to Larsen Motorsports’ facilities in Florida Tech’s Research and Development Center in Palm Bay, Leno and his crew talked with company founders Elaine and Chris Larsen and filmed workers. Later, Leno and Elaine Larsen raced at Orlando Speed World Dragway.

At the rainy All Chevy Nationals in Commerce, Georgia, on June 4, rookie driver Jake Elliott found himself facing off against two-time world champion driver Elaine Larsen and her Florida Tech jet dragster. Larsen won with an elapsed time of 5.974 seconds and a speed of 267.59 mph – just nipping Elliott by a mere .0331 second.

The two-time world champion hit speeds of over 276 mph in both of her runs to post exhibition wins at the National Mustang Racing Association Ford Motorsports Nationals.