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People and Events continues... NOAA AWARDS A TOTAL OF $10.8 MILLION TO FOUR MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS


The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Education announced that it has awarded grants total- ing $10.8 million to four lead minority-serving institutions across the country to train and graduate students who pursue applied research in NOAA- related scientific fields. Awards were made to four lead universities—City College of New York, Florida A&M University, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, and Howard University—which partnered with 20 other schools to form four cooperative sci- ence centers. The centers will train students in remote sens- ing, environmental science, living marine resources, and atmospheric science—all core scientific fields for NOAA, the agency that enriches life through science.


The awards may grow to $15 million over five years for each lead center, depending on performance and appropria- tions.


The long term goal of FY 2011 NOAA EPP Center Award Recipients


NOAA Center for Remote Sensing Science and Technology Lead institution – City College of New York Partners: • Hampton University (Va.) • University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez • California State University at Los Angeles • University of Maryland Baltimore County


NOAA Environmental Cooperative Science Center Lead institution – Florida A&M University Partners: • Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi • Delaware State University • Jackson State University (Miss.) • University of Texas at Brownsville • Creighton University (Neb.)


NOAA Center for Atmospheric Sciences Lead institution – Howard University (D.C.) Partners: • Jackson State University (Miss.) • University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (P.R.) • University of Texas at El Paso • University of Maryland College Park • State University of New York at Albany


“These awards enable us to develop a strong, well trained, diverse workforce for NOAA and the nation,” said Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA administrator. “These grants recognize the importance of STEM fields— science, technology, engineering and mathematics—to the future of America’s ability to innovate and compete in the global community.”


The awards were made through NOAA’s Educational Partnership Program 44 USBE&IT I WINTER 2011


NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center Lead institution – University of Maryland Eastern Shore Partners: • Delaware State University • Hampton University (Va.) • Savannah State University (Ga.) • University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences


• University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology • Oregon State University


NOAA’s Educational Partner- ship Program is to increase the number of students, par- ticularly from underrepresent- ed communities, who attend minority serving institutions and graduate with degrees in science, technology, engineer- ing and mathematics. “America’s future abil- ity to compete and succeed globally depends on the investments we make today in science, technology, engineer- ing and math education,” said Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, Chairwoman of the Appro- priations subcommittee which funds NOAA. “I am proud that this grant from NOAA will give minority students across the country additional building blocks they need to focus their education and jump start their careers. I will continue to fight for federal investments to support the innovation and scientific research that has the power to save lives, create prosperity and keep America competitive in the global arena.” The awards were an- nounced in a ceremony on Capitol Hill attended by Un- der Secretary Lubchenco and representatives of the lead and partner institutions, and co- hosted by U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, as well


with Minority Serving Institutions. Since the first awards were made in 2001, NOAA cooperative science centers have trained 1,766 students, with 921 of them earning degrees in NOAA-related fields. NOAA has hired 100 center-trained graduates.


as U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania, and U.S. Rep. Jose Serrano of New York. All center awards were made after a rigorous competitive peer review process by external reviewers from academia and other federal agencies.


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