NASA Awards $14M to Minority-Serving Community Colleges and Universities
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Prince Georges Community College in Maryland will establish STEM majors through the grant.NASA is making big investments to help science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) students at minority-serving two-year and four-year colleges boost their careers in space research.NASA announced a $14 million investment over three years to minority-serving colleges and universities on July 26 to advance a new generation of diverse STEM students. The two awards one for $6 million and the other for $8 million will establish general STEM curricula and projects and specific research for upcoming Artemis missions to the moon.These awards help NASA reach students and institutions that traditionally have had fewer opportunities in cutting-edge spaceflight research, Shahra Lambert, NASAs senior advisor for engagement, said in a press release.We want the Artemis Generation to feel excited and prepared to join us in tackling the scientific and technological challenges of space exploration.NASA granted five institutions a total of nearly $6 million through the Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Curriculum Award to strengthen MSIs STEM programs. Prince Georges Community College in Maryland is establishing STEM majors through the award. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley students will work on a remote-sensing and analytics project with NASA. The University of North Dakota will research the effect of microgravity and higher radiation on healing and other topics.