More than $3 million in state funding is coming to the University of Cincinnati, part of Ohio's push to attract and keep students in science, technology, engineering, math and medicine. The money is part of the state's Choose Ohio First program, which has initially set aside more than $20 million to help keep math and science talent in the state. UC is partnering with more than 500 businesses around Ohio, including Cincinnati’s Procter & Gamble, General Electric, Duke Energy and Ethicon to attract and graduate 215 new students in those disciplines over four years. The scholarships will to about $4,000 annually for each student selected.
UC is touting its interdisciplinary approach, which allows technology-oriented students to learn about business too. "Students will learn to speak the language of different disciplines," says Marshall Montrose, a UC scientist who helped develop the proposal. "For example, an engineering student who’s interested in designing a new device will be working with students in the College of Business to understand market demand and advertising."
UC is also a partner on two other proposals awarded funding as part the Ohio program, including a nearly $4.5 million partnership led by Ohio University to attract 345 science and math students over a five-year period in the bioinformatics field, and a $3.1 million partnership led by Central State University to recruit underrepresented students.
Writer: David Holthaus
Source: Dawn Fuller, University of Cincinnati
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