The Department of Chemistry was awarded $760,000 to establish six graduate fellowships to increase the number of doctoral recipients who intend to pursue teaching and research careers. These fellows will participate in all aspects of the traditional graduate experience in chemistry as well as a new program of supervised teaching and research, including an innovative seminar that addresses topics important to the professional development, such as how to teach effectively, how to read scientific literature critically, and how to communicate aspects of research effectively.
The School of Nursing also is set to obtain $760,000 over the next three years. The school will use the award to increase the number of faculty with doctoral degrees in nursing by facilitating full-time study and timely program completion. Up to four fellowships will be awarded in the 200607 school year. If funding is renewed, two new fellowships will be awarded in 200708 and two more in 200809.
"There is an acute nursing faculty shortage, and producing more Ph.D.s in nursing at a faster rate to join the ranks of faculty is an important goal nationally," says Margaret Kearney, director of Ph.D. and M.S./Ph.D. programs at the school.
Two other areas receiving funding are the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Institute of Optics. Physics and astronomy will receive $633,000 for the next three years and will support five GAANN fellowships each year. Optics has been awarded $381,000 over three years to support three new doctoral students. "Optics is a major focus of national need," says Gary Wicks, associate director of the institute. "We're one of the primary optics programs in the country, so there's a terrific demand for our optics graduates. It's very rare for one of our doctoral students to graduate without a job already lined up."
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$2.5M supports graduate education
he U.S. Department of Education has awarded four departments a total of $2.7 million to support graduate research and teaching over the next three years. The Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) grant provides fellowships through academic departments to a select group of graduate students who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue the highest degree available in a field designated as an area of national need.
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