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Northeastern University Young Scholars Program, Claire Duggan
Northeastern University Young Scholars Program, Claire Duggan
Claire Duggan
Providing students and teachers and community college faculty an opportunity to be introduced to current research is central to the educational outreach of the Gordon Center. The Young Scholars Program began in 1989 in response to a national shortage of qualified U.S. citizens moving into STEM careers. Resurrected in 2005 through support from The Noyce Foundation, the NU Young Scholars Program (NUYSP) addresses a critical recommendation made in the recent national report, "Rising Above The Gathering Storm," by providing expanded experiential learning experiences in STEM for K-12 students. The model developed at NU has been refined over the past 17 …