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| | NSF awards Arecibo Observatory and University of Puerto Rico $600,000 to train Hispanic students in scientific research SpaceRef - Your Space Reference |
 | | ARECIBO, P.R. -- The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded nearly $600,000 to Arecibo Observatory and the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo to establish a three-year program to provide Hispanic students on the island with experience in conducting scientific research. |
 | | NAIC, a national research center, is operated by Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., under a cooperative agreement with the NSF. |
 | | The program is aimed at helping address the national need to increase the number of Hispanics making careers in the geosciences, including earth, atmospheric and ocean sciences, says Robert Brown, director of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC), which manages the observatory, the world's largest and most sensitive single-dish radio telescope. |
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