Grant awarded to Latina STEM majors for research
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A $1.3 million federal grant was presented to the University as a way to encourage the education of Latina STEM majors’ research at Hispanic serving institutions.
The grant bestowed the CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation to University of Houston researcher Elsa Gonzalez to find elements that promote the success of Latina STEM majors.
“The goals of the proposed CAREER project are to identify and understand key factors that promote and hinder the success of Latina STEM majors in higher education in Hispanic serving institutions in Texas,” Gonzalez said.