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☷NIST Awards Funding to 8 Universities to Advance Standards Education
National Institute of Standards and Technology ( By Press Release office)
Jan 04,2024
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST ) has awarded over $1 million to support standards education in college programs . The funding will help integrate content on documentary standards and standardization processes into courses and learning resources . Recipients this year include Colorado School of Mines , Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University , Missouri University of Science and Technology , and Purdue University . They will develop modules and courses to educate students on industry standards in various engineering and technology fields . Texas A&M University - Kingsville , Texas , received $114 , 534 to create 16 course modules for engineering students and develop five webinars on standards . Texas Tech University , located in Lubbock , Texas , was awarded $149 , 021 to work on a module for emergency management standards . The University of Illinois Chicago received $149 , 070 to develop modules on incorporating standards in engineering design education . Lastly , the University of South Alabama received $144 , 528 to integrate modules into their civil engineering program . For more information on these projects , visit standards . gov . Contact Jennifer Huergo at jennifer . huergo@nist . gov for media inquiries .
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