The College of Sciences and Mathematics, in conjunction with the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, the Center for Educational Outreach and Engagement at Auburn University, and the National Science Foundation, hosted the first STEM Discovery Day at Auburn University.

Middle and high school students from Lowndes County were invited to experience life as a scientist through a day of activities, hands-on demonstrations and tours. The goal of the program is to show students from underrepresented areas the many facets of science, mathematics and engineering.

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The National Science Foundation, or NSF, issued more than $2 million in grant funding to COSAM’s Overtoun Jenda, assistant provost for special projects and initiatives and professor of mathematics, for a five-year, multi-institutional, collaborative project titled, “Making to Advance Knowledge, Excellence, and Recognition in STEM,” or “MAKERS.” Co-primary investigators on the project are Auburn’s Asheber Abebe, professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and Alan Wilson, associate professor in the School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences.

The grant is part of NSF’s Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or S-STEM, Program, which addresses the need for a well-educated STEM workforce in the U.S. as a means of maintaining the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy. The S-STEM program also strives to encourage increased success of low-income, academically talented students with a demonstrated financial need who are pursuing associate, baccalaureate or graduate degrees in STEM.

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