STEM Initiative News Releases USM, PGCPS Partnership Receives $12.4 Million NSF Grant to Boost STEM-Career Pipeline for Minority Students (October 3, 2008) Chancellor Kirwan Receives Reginald Jones Award: Award Recognizes Individuals Advancing the Cause of Minorities in STEM Fields (May 30, 2008) Research Funding Up 10.9 Percent: USM Attracts More Than $1 Billion in External Grants, Contracts in FY 2007 (March 13, 2008) Governor Proposes $2.4 Million to Fund USM Nano-Bio Research in FY 2009 (January 17, 2008) Nano-Bio Fund Aims to Put Maryland at the Forefront of the Next Biotech Revolution (January 14, 2008) Return to STEM Initiative Page