The University of Maryland Eastern Shore, lead institute for NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (LMRCSC) received this grant to boost university efforts to reach out and engage high school students in careers in oceanography, atmospheric sciences and remote sensing. The award is an important example of how the Cooperative Science Centers leverage other funds to expand the range and success of their programs. Read more >>

Left to Right: Kandace Kea, Genki Kino, Tricia Thibodeau, Maria Tarduno, Ethan Coffel, Dr. Kathy Sullivan, Collin Perkinson, Vinoo Ganesh, Kelly Gregorcyk, Ellen Ward, Jennifer Mills, Neesha Schnepf

On July 31-August 2, NOAA Office of Education held our annual Student Science and Education Symposium. These exciting 3 days of sessions and information sharing are the culmination of internships at NOAA locations around the United States for 130 Hollings and EPP student scholarship recipients. Read more >>

The student scholars traveled to NOAA's Silver Spring campus to meet with NOAA leadership and staff, learn about the programmatic and research objectives of many NOAA offices and discover career options in fields that support NOAA's mission. This annual event aligns closely with the Administration's goal of expanding academic training in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, particularly for underrepresented groups. Read more >>

The 11th Annual NOAA Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center (CREST) Day was held on Thursday, April 19, 2012 in the City College of New York's (CCNY) Steinman Hall, and proved once again to be great success in promoting and inspiring Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education to the next generation of scientists and engineers.

More than 200 attendees enjoyed the surroundings of CCNY's Steinman Hall and listened to an assemblage of top scientists and NOAA invited speakers, including Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction/NOAA Deputy Administrator. More than 150 New York City Metro Area High School students attended alongside CCNY undergraduate and graduate students, NOAA CREST Faculty and researchers, and special invited guests.

Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, Deputy Administrator and Acting Chief Scientist welcomed NOAA employees to the agency's 2012 Black History Month Commemoration. Celebrating the African American women who have helped NOAA become the agency it is today, Dr. Sullivan emphasized that NOAA is committed to increasing minority representation in sciences. At the undergraduate and graduate level, the Educational Partnership Program (EPP) has supported some 2500 college students—of whom 23% are African American women—as they obtain their degrees in NOAA-relevant fields. She cited EPP-funded support of students studying and doing applied research in NOAA-critical fields, as well as our collaborative efforts between Minority Serving Institutions and NOAA programs.

NOAA Hollings Scholar Julie Simon and NOAA EPP Undergraduate Scholar Carlos Reyes-DeJongh with Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez and NOAA Administrator VADM Conrad Lautenbacher at the 2007 NOAA Fish Fry.

Howard University (GSP) graduation 2007.

First class of re-established Graduate Sciences Program under Robert Mallet, Dep. Secretary of DOC and Scott Gudes, Deputy under Secretary, NOAA with class members and Ivy Washington, NOAA Training Officer and the late Connie Zarbo, Co-Program Manager (2000), GSP. Photo Description (L-R Back): Miguel Torres, Nicole Kurkowski, Martha Herzog, NOAA Training Officer, Michelle Web, Kenneth Pryor, (L-R Front) Ivy Washington, late Connie Zarbo, and Scott Gudes.