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Writer:
Janelle
Keyes
(863) 667-7077
Contact:
Dr.
Arthur Karshmer
(863)
667-7067
LAKELAND,
FL (April 18, 2005) - The
National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $51,000 grant to
University of South Florida Lakeland Chair of Information Technology,
Dr. Arthur Karshmer.
The grant will fund a 2-day workshop in Tampa created to discover
methods to increase the number of disabled students who attain degrees
in science related fields such as information technology (IT) and
computer science. More than thirty experts in the field of learning
physical disability from across the U.S. and Europe will participate
in the 2-day event.
"Our work will be to gain insight on the needs of people with disabilities
and in doing so, overcome many of their obstacles to studying and
working in science related fields," said Dr. Arthur Karshmer.
The grant is funded through NSF's Broadening Participation in Computing
(BPC) program. The program has been established to increase the
number of students who are U.S. citizens and permanent residents
receiving post secondary degrees in the computing disciplines. The
emphasis is on students from communities with longstanding under
representation in computing: women, persons with disabilities, and
minorities.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal
agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science;
to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure
the national defense." With an annual budget of about $5.5 billion,
we are the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally
supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities.
In many fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social
sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing.
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