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Celebrating Womxn's HERstory Month
The Angelina Pedroso Center for Diversity and Intercultural Affairs has a series of events scheduled this month in celebration of Womxn’s HERstory Month. This week, they’re honoring ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëùn’s Unsung Sheroes. Additionally, this week the University hosts the annual International Business Conference and the annual Women in Science Conference. Read about these events and more in this week’s edition of Noteworthy at ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëùn!
Noteworthy at ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëùn: A grant for growth
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù was awarded a new grant from the National Science Foundation! The celebration of Womxn’s HERstory Month continues and there are several events happening over spring break. Read about this and more in this week's edition of Noteworthy at ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëùn.
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù awarded $275,000 grant from USDA-NIFA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) has awarded ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù a $275,000 grant to support its agriculture science engagement at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI). ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëùn is one of 26 institutions in the United States—and the only institution in ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëùs—to receive this grant. It is ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëùn’s fourth USDA-NIFA grant and its fifth USDA grant overall.
Noteworthy at ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëùn: Congratulations, 2020 graduates!
May Commencement was postponed, but we’re still excited to celebrate the Class of 2020! Meet one spring graduate who’s off to Yale, an alum who’s now a professor at Princeton and a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and an instructor who’s up for a Peabody award.