NSF Grant Awarded to Increase Native Students in the STEM Fields

Photo Courtesy of UNLUniversity of Nebraska – Lincoln professor Chris Cornelius received a five-year NSF grant to create programing that helps mentor Native students in science, technology, engineering, and math fields.

Cornelius is chemical engineer from Virginia Polytechnic University and a member of the Oneida Tribe. He is one of four Native academics to participate in this new project called Lighting the Pathway.

For more information about the project visit the National Science Foundation or the American Indian Science and Engineering Society.

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