Strengthening Undergraduate Science Education

Math and science achievement have everything to do whether local economies grow and succeed in the "new economy." Here is an initiative that can help.

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is encouraging teamwork, collaboration, mentoring, and dissemination as it searches for innovative undergraduate science education proposals. HHMI also is seeking programs that broaden access to science for women, underrepresented minorities, and nonscience majors.

Each university selected will receive a 4-year grant ranging from $1.2 million to $2.2 million. Universities may propose programs that provide undergraduate research opportunities and broaden access to science for majors and nonmajors. The grants may also support new courses in emerging fields such as computational biology, genomics, and bioimaging; mentoring programs; current and future faculty development; laboratory equipment; and cooperative programs with elementary and secondary schools.

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