{"id":1820,"date":"2021-08-02T15:06:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T15:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosen-testing.senate.gov\/2021\/08\/02\/rosen-applauds-349000-national-science-foundation-grant-awarded-to-unlv-for-geoscience-education\/"},"modified":"2022-07-13T20:23:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T20:23:03","slug":"rosen-applauds-349000-national-science-foundation-grant-awarded-to-unlv-for-geoscience-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/2021\/08\/02\/rosen-applauds-349000-national-science-foundation-grant-awarded-to-unlv-for-geoscience-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosen Applauds $349,000 National Science Foundation Grant Awarded to UNLV for Geoscience Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><i><span style=\"font-size:14.5pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Funding Secured&nbsp;as Part of the Rosen-Backed American Rescue Plan<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">&nbsp;\u2013<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> Today, <span style=\"color:#0e101a\">U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV)<\/span>, a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,<span style=\"color:#0e101a\"> released the following statement applauding the National Science Foundation (NSF) for awarding a grant totaling $349,710 to the University of Nevada Las Vegas to increase STEM education opportunities for <\/span>underrepresented <span style=\"color:#0e101a\">students<\/span> in geoscience \u2013 the study of Earth This award was funded by money from the <i>American Rescue Plan<\/i>, which Senator Rosen voted for and which was signed into law earlier this year.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u201cEqual access to STEM education is key to the success of future generations,\u201d <b>dijo el Senador Rosen. <\/b>\u201cNow more than ever, we need diversity in scientific fields, helping us to gain a deeper understanding of the world around us, including the environment, our water, the minerals in the earth, and how we can both protect and utilize them to preserve and support our communities. 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