Add to NASA News Summary of Nov. 23, 1998
Media Advisory 98-81a

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* NASA Awards Precollege and Teacher 
  and Curriculum Enhancement Grants 

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NASA AWARDS PRECOLLEGE AND TEACHER AND 
CURRICULUM ENHANCEMENT GRANTS 

     The NASA Office of Equal Opportunity Programs has 
selected 11 minority universities to receive a Precollege 
Awards for Excellence in Mathematics, Science, Engineering, 
and Technology (PACE/MSET) grant, and nine minority 
universities to receive a Minority University Mathematics, 
Science and Technology Awards for Teacher and Curriculum 
Enhancement Program (MASTAP) grant.  The schools are located 
in Alabama, California, Delaware, New Mexico, New York, and 
Texas.  The PACE grants provide opportunities for minority 
colleges and universities, in collaboration with NASA and 
local school districts, to provide for informal educational 
opportunities that will enhance the numbers and percentage of 
students enrolled in mathematics and science college 
preparatory courses.

Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  Sonja 
Alexander 202/358-1761.

Full text available at: 
ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/1998/98-211.txt

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