A $2.7 million, four-year grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology has gone to Troy University to develop new ways to recycle plastics. The grant will be used by researchers in the school’s Center for Materials and Manufacturing Science. troy.edu
The Mellon Foundation has awarded a $2.5 million grant to enhance Native American studies at the western Massachusetts schools that make up the Five College Consortium (University of Massachusetts Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, Smith, and Amherst). fivecolleges.edu
Starting this fall, the Engineering Department at LSU will use a $3.4 million, five-year NSF grant to provide 21 scholarships in cybersecurity. lsu.edu
A new First Nations Health Authority Chair in Cancer and Wellness will be established at the University of British Columbia Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health to address disparities in cancer treatment outcomes. ubc.ca
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso has received a five-year, $1 million NSF grant to fund the Pathways to Engineering Program, which helps low-income undergraduate engineering students go on to graduate studies. utep.edu
A $38 million financial services technology building is planned for the University of Delaware’s STAR Campus, which supports entrepreneurship and student collaboration with local businesses. “Fintech” is a growing field that combines data science, computer science, and information technology with financial analytics and cybersecurity. udel.edu
Penn has received a $25 million gift to go toward construction of the new Data Science Building in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. The facility will serve as a center for cross-discipline collaboration. upenn.edu
Working professionals will be able to earn a master’s of engineering in two years through a new distance learning program in engineering management at Cornell. The degree, which requires only two one-week sessions on campus, is designed for engineers who want to advance their careers. Also at Cornell, the College of Veterinary Medicine has added well-being concepts to its recently adopted community-focused approach. A primary goal is to improve the long-term mental and physical health of future veterinary professionals. cornell.edu
A $10 million gift to UCLA will go toward scholarships for middle class students; that is, those whose income is too high for grant aid but too low to cover the cost of a UCLA education. The first class to benefit will be next fall’s entering freshmen. ucla.edu
A new $100 million Business and Engineering Convergence Center has been dedicated at Bradley University. The state-of-the-art facility, designed to foster collaboration, will be home to the Caterpillar College of Engineering and Technology and the Foster College of Business. bradley.edu
Graduate students at Auburn University will benefit from a $3 million NSF Research Traineeship grant. The funds are earmarked to support research on climate change and resilience in response to it. auburn.edu
A grant of nearly $8 million from the NIH is going to Washington University in St. Louis to create a center to research cancer among rural and urban disadvantaged populations. wustl.edu
A nearly $6 million grant from the government of Quebec will be used to transform the existing Divinity House at Bishop’s University in Sherbrooke into a new Indigenous Students’ Gathering Place and Resource Centre, with classrooms, meeting spaces, offices, and apartments for visiting elders and academics. ubishops.ca
The Viterbi School of Engineering at USC has received a $10 million gift from private alumni benefactors, who also gave money to dance and cinema studies at the school because they view these three disciplines as informing each other creatively. usc.edu
A $4 million NSF grant for cybersecurity scholarships has gone to Grand Rapids, Mich., schools Davenport University and Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC recipients will transfer to Davenport University to complete their degree). Scholarships will cover a full year’s tuition plus related fees and living costs. Recipients will complete a paid summer internship at a tribal, local, state, or federal office and are guaranteed a full-time cybersecurity position at a government entity upon graduation. davenport.edu
A five-year, $10 million NSF grant has gone to the University of Pittsburgh’s Broadening Equity in STEM (BE STEM) Center to address disparities in race and ethnicity. Pitt researchers will team with an outside group to develop pre-college programs that meet accreditation standards. pitt.edu
A five-year, $3.5 million NSF grant will fund Indigenous research at Salish Kootenai College, one of the country’s oldest tribal colleges. Besides research honoring local people and places, the funds will be used to promote STEM studies and address disparities in STEM fields. skc.edu
The College of Engineering at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln will have a new, privately funded $85 million facility. The building is intended to attract students and address the projected need for 15,000 more engineers and computer scientists by 2026. Another $75 million has been allocated for improvements in existing buildings. unl.edu
The United Houma Nation of Louisiana will benefit from a $2.1 million research grant at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. The tribe makes its home along the southern Louisiana coast, where land loss is affecting trapping and fishing. The grant was made by the Gulf Research Program of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to help the tribe cope with climate change and economic challenges. tulane.edu
Home of the oldest AISES College Chapter, Clarkson University announced 10 new scholarships that will fully fund four years of undergraduate education. Also at Clarkson, the STEM LEAF (Leadership, Equity, and Advancement of Faculty) project has received a nearly $1 million NSF grant. The funds will go toward opening doors for all, but especially underrepresented, STEM faculty members. clarkson.edu
The Lilly Endowment has granted $40 million toward construction of the new $140 million Engineering and Polytechnic Gateway Complex at Purdue University, which will include design studios, instructional labs, and collaborative spaces in two buildings. purdue.edu
An NSF grant of more than $200,000 has been awarded to Missouri State for research focusing on gender equity in STEM studies, specifically opportunities for women faculty. missouristate.edu
STEM scholarships for low-income, underrepresented, first-generation, rural students have received support from a $3.5 million NSF grant administered through the STEM Connect program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Southeast Community College, and Western Nebraska Community College. nebraska.edu
A new $101 million Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building has opened at the University of Colorado Boulder. The nearly 180,000-square-foot space will accommodate 49 faculty and 1,400 students, with facilities that include fabrication and bioastronautics labs as well as an auditorium. colorado.edu
The civil engineering program at the University of Engineering is adding courses that will help students apply advances in technology like artificial intelligence, robotics, and drones to construction, which is becoming a more digitized industry. arizona.edu
Global agribusiness company Cargill will open the Cargill Innovation Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Research Park. Software engineering and data science students will be able to work with Cargill scientists on agricultural supply chains and food systems. illinois.edu
The American Society for Engineering Education’s Diversity Recognition Program has given its Bronze Award to the School of Engineering at the University of Virginia. The award is a recognition that the school has made significant headway in diversity, inclusion, and degree attainment. virginia.edu
The NSF has directed a $4.63 million, five-year grant to the University of Arkansas to promote cybersecurity research and training of aspiring professionals in that field. The new program will especially encourage applications from students from underrepresented groups. uark.edu
A $5 million gift to Stanford University will support the school’s cross-disciplinary Internet Observatory, a program within the Stanford Cyber Policy Center. The initiative will focus on addressing a range of abuses of information technologies, including the spread of disinformation and cybersecurity threats. stanford.edu
The goal of harnessing the body’s immune system to fight cancer will be the focus of the new Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center–James Cancer Hospital, to be funded by a pledge of more than $100 million over five years from nonprofit Pelotonia. osu.edu
This fall the Questrom School of Business at Boston University will launch a 45-credit-hour online MBA available in five nine-credit modules, at a comparatively low tuition price tag of $24,000. bu.edu
A new “Brave Step” agreement between Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, N.C., and UNCP means that WCC students will be able to seamlessly continue their education at the university. Selected students are co-admitted to each institution and can participate in the state’s Reverse Transfer Program, allowing them to earn an associate degree from WCC with credits from UNCP. uncp.edu
Starting this year, tuition and fees at the Austin campus will be covered for in-state students who come from households with incomes of less than $65,000. Transfer students are eligible, but graduate and out-of-state students are not. utexas.edu