MSRDC is pleased to announce the funding of three awards to our member institutions. Congratulations to the City College of New York, the University of Texas, San Antonio and North Carolina Central University.

MSRDC has submitted a letter of intent for seed grant proposals for an NSF solicitation on Future Manufacturing, due June 5th and is seeking participants in this multidisciplinary, multi-institution proposal. If interested, please respond by April 29th.

We are proud to announce our partnership with the Department of Energy in their JUMP into STEM Program and are requesting your participation.

North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has received a $330,000 grant from the Minority Serving Institutions STEM Research and Development Consortium (MSRDC) to assist in developing new risk-assessment tools for the Department of Homeland Security.

One day we might use 'solar gravity' lensing to see signs of life on distant exoplanets, perhaps looking back at us.