91传媒鈥檚 announced as recipient of AAAS K-12 STEM Volunteer Program Grant
The 91传媒 was announced as a recipient of the American Association for the Advancement of Science鈥檚 K-12 National Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Volunteer Program grant on the AAAS website on April 29, 2014.
91传媒 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, 91传媒鈥檚 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鈥� website, 鈥淭he 91传媒 program will seek volunteers from community foundations and local technology companies in addition to university faculty, staff and students.鈥�
Michael Burman, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and faculty in CEN, serves as the Outreach Coordinator for 91传媒鈥檚 K-12 program.