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Gerry Simila
Department of Geology
California State University, Northridge

California State University, Northridge, is pleased to announce the recipients of mini-grants to develop or enhance the Physical Science course for the transfer student in the Liberal Studies - Elementary Education major. These grants are made possible through the NOVA programThe four colleges receiving this grant are El Camino (Kamran Golestanen), Moorpark College (Ron Wallingform), Mission College (Said Pazirandeh), Ventura College (Colin Terry), Oxnard College

Dean Arvidson
Los Angeles City College

The Consortium for Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Program California State University of Los Angeles (CSULA), Los Angeles City College, East Los Angeles College, Los Angeles Southwest College, and Pasadena City College.

Four local community colleges have collaborated together to offer a community based, year round, NSF funded REU program known as CURE (Consortium for Undergraduate Research Experience). The objectives of the CURE program are to recruit, train, and retain underrepresented minorities in the fields of science and engineering. The CURE program offers qualified students an opportunity to experience all aspects of a scientific research project. The general area of research is astronomy utilizing the Table Mountain Observatory (TMO) operated by JPL as the observational research base. Students learn the basics of observational astronomy, telescope operation, data reduction and analysis, and very importantly the students also learn to report their findings in academic settings. Students also prepare reports consisting of journal articles, oral presentations and poster papers that are presented at various conferences including the American Astronomical Society (AAS), and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) annual meetings.

Thomas Horne
Director, Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement Program

Compton Community College has been awarded a one-time award of $75,000 by NASA's Office of Equal Opportunity implement a "Space, Science and Technology Summer Enrichment Program for both college and precollege students.

Technical Assistance is provided by Joe Conner, Pasadena City College, NASA Precollege Science Academy (PSA)