The University of Rochester will receive $1.55 million in funding from the National Science Foundation to support research in quantum computing. U.S. senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced the award Thursday. They said the funding will help researchers ...

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A $370,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will allow Rochester Institute of Technology to help other colleges compete for federal funding aimed at expanding STEM opportunities for bright, low-income students. “It’s critical to our national interests that we do ...

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Rochester Institute of Technology has won a $1.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation to promote technical training for deaf students, including veterans whose injuries result in hearing loss. The grant provides three years of support for DeafTEC, also ...

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Cornell University is looking for a few good internships to challenge its materials research students next summer. The Cornell Center for Materials Research is aiming to partner with companies in the materials, chemistry, energy, pharmaceuticals, food and textile areas and ...

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The University of Rochester has won an $800,000 grant that will be used to help study potential barriers preventing students with learning disabilities from going into science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. The grant from the National Science Foundation will ...

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