New York Academy of Sciences Receives Stevens Initiative Funding for Program to Virtually Connect Young People Around the World
Newswise — New York, NY, April 7, 2021
–– Today, the Stevens Initiative announced its support of the New York Academy of Science’s Junior Academy program. The New York Academy of Sciences is one of 19 grantees named a 2021 Stevens Initiative grantee.
“People-to-people exchanges are critical to advancing global peace and understanding,” said Matthew Lussenhop, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. “Through early adoption of virtual exchanges, the Stevens Initiative has elevated technology to foster collaboration between students in the United States and counterparts in the Middle East and North Africa.”