U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (left) and Labor Secretary Tom Perez (center) asks Gwinnett Technical College student Yolanda Hale (right), a question about the laboratory devices and instruments on the counter, in Lawrenceville, GA, on Friday, March 20, 2015. They are in the BioScience Laboratory with faculty and students from an Integrative Biology Class, that is beginning a project to study the kinetics (properties) of the enzyme tyrosinase (ty-rose’-n-ase) that they will be isolating from potatoes.  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and Labor Secretary Tom Perez, today announced the recipients of $200 million in competitive awards to fund and evaluate pilot projects in 10 states to help Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program (SNAP) participants enter careers and work toward self-sufficiency. Georgia is one of several other states that have been selected to test innovative ways to help the unemployed or underemployed transition off of government food assistance programs and compete for positions in today’s job market. USDA photo by Lance Cheung.
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