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51°µÍø’s announced as recipient of AAAS K-12 STEM Volunteer Program Grant

The University of New England was announced as a recipient of the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s K-12 National Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Volunteer Program grant on the AAAS website on April 29, 2014.

51°µÍø was among seven winners of the grant.  Each organization received approximately $12,000 to develop and implement programs that will connect STEM professionals with local K-12 educators.

Specifically, 51°µÍø’s Center for Excellence in Neurosciences (CEN), directed by Edward Bilsky, Ph.D., vice president for Research and Scholarship, and the Marine Science Center, directed by Barry Costa-Pierce, Ph.D., Henry L . and Grace Doherty Chair of the Department of Marine Sciences, will receive the grant funding.

According to the AAAS’ website, “The University of New England program will seek volunteers from community foundations and local technology companies in addition to university faculty, staff and students.â€

Michael Burman, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and faculty in CEN, serves as the Outreach Coordinator for 51°µÍø’s K-12 program.

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