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ASU joins White House initiative aiming to increase education for advanced manufacturing

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The Trump administration has announced it’s partnering with eight universities, including ASU, to onshore advanced manufacturing.

The U.S. State Department says it's aiming to build up a work force of millions of people in America to support manufacturing in semiconductor, defense and energy industries.

ASU says the “Foundry School” will consist of 17 sessions taught by founders and CEOs of advanced manufacturers from South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and India.

The announcement comes as the Taiwanese chip maker TSMC has rapidly scaled up its manufacturing investments in Arizona.

The Trump administration says the program is part of a broader initiative to secure AI and semiconductor supply chains.

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Greg Hahne started as a news intern at KJZZ in 2020 and returned as a field correspondent in 2021. He learned his love for radio by joining Arizona State University's Blaze Radio, where he worked on the production team.