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Shown, left to right, are NSF Graduate Research Fellow Joscelyn Mejias, Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program student Angela Jimenez, (background) postdoctoral fellow Randall Toy, Georgia Tech Research Institute TAG-Ed High School Intern Gita Balakirsky, and project ENGAGES high school intern Ayanna Prather." data-credit="Rob Felt, Georgia Tech" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2023-04/cmat-lab_132572.jpg?VersionId=6Awc1zWO.idSQj1MkEqFj1VplmGFhnbq&itok=mOaR0JOz" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><h3>Undergraduate education</h3> <p>We support efforts to strengthen STEM education at two- and four-year colleges and universities.</p> <p><a href="/edu/due" data-entity-type="group" data-entity-uuid="72eb35b8-77b8-46c8-9442-20a34274c112" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Division of Undergraduate Education (EDU/DUE)">Visit the Division of Undergraduate Education</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="palette palette--light-gray layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--threecol full-browser-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="9415" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-04/UVA_ENG_002.JPG?VersionId=wEfTXTkUAKehkmklj3oWUpYiRvv0OLH1" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-04/UVA_ENG_002.JPG?VersionId=PmPaVht3gQOuJ1aPsD11iUfRZORHOOsR&amp;itok=Bu0gK0Nn" data-caption="Shelby Fields graduated from UVA in the spring of 2022 with a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering. During his graduate studies, he received three best speaking awards at international conferences, had two papers selected as Editor’s Picks or Feature Articles, and was awarded UVA MSE’s Doris Kulhmann-Wilsdorf Outstanding Graduate Student Award.Shelby Fields has joined the Hughes Research Lab in Malibu, California." data-credit="Tom Cogill/University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2023-04/UVA_ENG_002.JPG?VersionId=hEIHeOytRXrzQE9fqHiofC3BBaYWjkpA&itok=Fhfg5u9Z" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><h3>Graduate education</h3> <p>We support efforts that prepare graduate students to be tomorrow's leaders in STEM.</p> <p><a href="/edu/dge" data-entity-type="group" data-entity-uuid="fce99e58-10d4-4131-a9d5-265a22e704f6" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Division of Graduate Education (EDU/DGE)">Visit the Division of Graduate Education</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="9897" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-04/River_Field_Study_JV014.jpg?VersionId=dFIx.cPfkrk6UiFN12a5WJyhOhBUavcE" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-04/River_Field_Study_JV014.jpg?VersionId=paLc7ns63d3FHhn.9au7QWZA2oD3TT0Z&amp;itok=SIkgjIcy" data-caption="The River-based ImmersiVe Education &amp; Research (RIVER) Field Studies Network focuses on undergraduate education in and around rivers." data-credit="James Vonesh/River Field Studies" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2023-04/River_Field_Study_JV014.jpg?VersionId=MDMVjpRIbvv1Q8tyuL9LN6a_hm.W7a8k&itok=TZXInQcy" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><h3>Learning outside the classroom</h3> <p>We support efforts to teach STEM outside formal educational settings, such as through museums, community science projects and digital experiences.</p> <p><a href="/edu/drl" data-entity-type="group" data-entity-uuid="b19e5b45-34e9-429a-9e79-d7c1504f0dd0" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (EDU/DRL)">Visit the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--third"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="9899" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-04/PF4085_scigirls_forensics_h.jpg?VersionId=EXR9_jJouB9UmVUu5sSJ3j4xuYJZV1_." data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-04/PF4085_scigirls_forensics_h.jpg?VersionId=j8jqYysmHkYQFJEchshOerwD9jiXsG3U&amp;itok=pTXhmZiE" data-caption="In season 2 of "SciGirls," in the episode "Super Sleuths," the girls attend forensics summer camp, where they team up with real forensic scientists to solve the mysterious theft of the priceless "Queen of the Forest" ceremonial mask. More about this image The Emmy Award-winning television show, produced by Twin Cities Public Television and supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is the only PBS series built on best practices for engaging girls ages 9-13 in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The show features real girls that viewers can relate to. "SciGirls" third season, which premiered in April 2015, was developed in partnership with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and highlights citizen science. Citizen science initiatives invite all curious, bright, ordinary people (like the SciGirls) to observe and record data about everything from birds to beaches, monarchs to maple trees, and then share it with professional scientists for use in research. You can learn more about "SciGirls" Here. NSF believes citizen science is an important tool to connect the public with science and involve the broader, non-expert community in research on STEM. Several NSF-supported citizen scientists have been honored by the White House's Champions of Change in recent years. To learn more about some recently-supported NSF citizen science projects, see the NSF Discovery story Science by, of and for the people." data-credit="SciGirls, Twin Cities Public Television" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2023-04/PF4085_scigirls_forensics_h.jpg?VersionId=pyOZVhmD5v1iF5RwHxxzNNI.arDoJiPy&itok=zxlv2v_9" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><h3>Broadening participation in STEM</h3> <p>We support efforts to strengthen STEM education for underserved communities and broaden their participation in the workforce.</p> <p><a href="/edu/ees" data-entity-type="group" data-entity-uuid="665fbd39-deea-4faa-a76c-9b191fd5c0bf" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM (EDU/EES)">Visit the Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="palette palette--light-gray layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--threecol full-browser-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="9900" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-04/PF7073_SMART_Student.jpg?VersionId=kakbdGDnr03ezQrfANMh_o9FLv14G1lz" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-04/PF7073_SMART_Student.jpg?VersionId=Ap4M6o_92HDaRix5Vi93oiTaVJNvYms_&amp;itok=xapVAaHU" data-caption="SMART (Southeast Maritime and Transportation Center). 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