Science Foundation grants $500,000 to GVSU and U-M for women in science
Grand Valley State University won a National Science Foundation ADVANCE grant that will be used to increase the number of women in science and engineering careers.
Grand Valley won the grant in conjunction with University of Michigan, which will send graduate students to teach courses at Grand Valley.
The grant will be used to address aspects of recruitment, retention, professional development, and the climate in the sciences and engineering for women.
While the grant is targeted at professors, students will also see benefits. Menon chairs the biology department and teaches some technical courses using geographic information systems and computer modeling. “I know it makes a difference for women students to see a woman teaching a class that deals with technology,” she said. “It shows them a role model and opens up career possibilities in fields that they might not have considered before.”
Source: Grand Valley State University
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