NASA MUREP PROGRAM SHOWS GROWTH IN ITS FOURTH YEAR

PRINCESS ANNE, Md., July 2 -- The University of Maryland-Eastern Shore issued the following news release:

High school students from underprivileged and underrepresented communities around the country are arriving at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore this July to participate in a two-week residential STEM program.

The NASA-sponsored HAWKS Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Precollege Summer Institute launched in 2023, growing each year and attracting participants far beyond the Eastern Shore."

We've had high school students from Georgia, North Carolina, New York and even Louisiana come to participate in the program because the demand has been high," said HAWKS MUREP director Dr. Joseph Arumala.

"When we wr...