Schools
Lafayette Gets $800,000 for Science Programs
Grant from Howard Hughes Medical Institute will fund research at Lafayette College.
is one of 47 small schools around the country receiving $50 million in grant money from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Lafayette's share in that money comes to $800,000, which the college says will go to "expanding the number of real-world research experiences available to students and increasing the diversity of students who study science," according to a news release.
The money will also be used to bolster faculty and curriculum develop, the college said.
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New developments include a summer research program for students, as well as an increase in on- and off-campus research opportunities for upper-level students.
The funding starts in September and runs for four years.
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This is the second significant grant the college has received in the last six months. In December 2011, the college got an $800,000 grant for .
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