{"id":1859,"date":"2021-09-14T15:13:56","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T15:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosen-testing.senate.gov\/2021\/09\/14\/rosen-applauds-national-science-foundation-for-providing-over-735000-in-grant-funding-to-nevada-for-promotion-of-diversity-and-inclusion-in-science\/"},"modified":"2022-07-13T20:23:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T20:23:02","slug":"rosen-applauds-national-science-foundation-for-providing-over-735000-in-grant-funding-to-nevada-for-promotion-of-diversity-and-inclusion-in-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/2021\/09\/14\/rosen-applauds-national-science-foundation-for-providing-over-735000-in-grant-funding-to-nevada-for-promotion-of-diversity-and-inclusion-in-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosen Applauds National Science Foundation for Providing Over $735,000 in Grant Funding to Nevada for Promotion of Diversity and Inclusion in Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<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 <\/span>Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, released the following statement applauding the National Science Foundation (NSF) for<span style=\"color:#0e101a\"> awarding grants totaling $735,679 to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and Nevada State College to support their efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in science education.<\/span><\/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\">\u201cTo solve the pressing challenges of today and tomorrow, students in every Nevada community must have access to critical science education resources,\u201d <b>dijo el Senador Rosen.<\/b> \u201cThe NSF grants awarded to UNLV and Nevada State College will make science education more accessible to our students, enabling them to pursue careers in computer science and have a hand in solving the climate crisis. I\u2019m proud to support efforts by Nevada colleges and universities to open STEM education to more students, and I will continue fighting for the resources they need to ensure success.\u201d&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"text-autospace:none\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><u><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">BACKGROUND:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> The University of Nevada, Las Vegas was awarded $435,679 for its project <span style=\"color:black\">entitled \u201cDeveloping Integrated Computer Science Curricula for Linguistically Diverse Classrooms in Grades 3-5.\u201d This project will develop integrated computer science curricula using educational robotics for linguistically diverse students in grades 3 through 5.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"text-autospace:none\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">Nevada State College was awarded $300,000 for their project entitled \u201cAmplifying Climate Resilience Curriculum Using Informal Learning Opportunities for Undergraduate<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">s.\u201d <span style=\"color:black\">This project will build and plan STEM education learning experiences that engage Latino students on the issue of climate change.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"text-autospace:none\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">In December 2019, Senator Rosen\u2019s <i>Building Blocks of STEM Act <\/i>was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/rosens-bipartisan-building-blocks-stem-act-signed-law\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">convirti\u00f3 en ley<\/a>. 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