Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium

UMass/Dartmouth STEM Retention

Program Type: Higher Education

This augmentation award enabled undergraduate students to conduct research under the auspices of the NASA Space Grant. By enabling a population of underserved students to participate in paid research during the academic year, this funded activity will help boost student retention and STEM degree completion rates. Students will participate in cutting-edge research activity in relativity and astrophysics, as well as work in other NASA-related STEM fields.