Lawrence
Today magazine, Summer 2007
Lawrence is one of 15 national winners of a $60,000 Undergraduate Science
Research Program grant from the Merck Institute for Science Education (MISE)
and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
The grant, paid out over a three-year period, will support student-faculty
research focused on collaborations between biology and chemistry. It is the
second time in five years that Lawrence has been recognized with a USRP award.
“The intersection of biology and chemistry is one of the most vital
areas of science education,” says David Burrows, provost and dean of
the faculty. “It is critical that we continue to provide high-quality
educational and collaborative research opportunities in this area. Support
from the Merck/AAAS program has been an integral component in helping Lawrence
provide these kinds of opportunities and fostering a productive interdisciplinary
environment.”
Launched in 2000 as a national competition, the goal of the program is to
advance undergraduate research training and enhance education through research
experiences that emphasize the interrelationship between chemistry and biology.
The ten-year, $9-million initiative is funded by MISE, a private foundation
established in 1993 to improve science education, and administered by AAAS,
the world’s largest general scientific society and the publisher of
the journal Science.