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Briefing

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 16th, 2014

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The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology branch has awarded $2.8 million in grants to six universities to partner with S&T Centers of Excellence to develop course content and engage students and faculty in research relevant to the nation’s homeland security challenges. Scientific Leadership Awards were made to the following minority serving institutions: Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical Univ., Jackson State Univ., Tennessee State Univ., Texas Southern Univ., the Univ. of the District of Columbia, and the Univ. of Texas…

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