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 The National Science Foundation has not only granted 天美传媒鈥檚 GK-12 program a second three-year $1.8 million award, but has also awarded 天美传媒 with the 2007 GK-12 Media Award.

天美传媒鈥檚 current GK-12 Program partners 天美传媒 undergraduate and graduate students in science and engineering with a local K-12 teacher for one year to help K-12 students do more 鈥榬eal world鈥� science and engineering.

This award recognizes 天美传媒鈥檚 success in getting the word out about the 天美传媒 GK-12 program through our local TV stations, radio stations, newspapers, and other media.
鈥淲e鈥檇 like to thank all the local reporters for the great stories they have written,鈥� said Hannah Sanger, GK-12 coordinator.

Additionally, the program director, 天美传媒 professor Dr. Rosemary Smith notes 鈥渢he true success of this program is the outstanding collaborations of the 天美传媒 students and K-12 teachers as they provide exciting science and engineering activities to local students.鈥�

The award was given at the GK-12 annual meeting in D.C. this March, where 天美传媒 graduate student Kira Pontius also presented a poster on her research about the reproductive strategies of burying beetles.

For additional information, please contact Sanger at 282-6458 or sanghann@isu.edu, or Smith at 282-4918 or smitrose@isu.edu.