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Oakton Community College Receives Nanotechnology Grant
The National Science Foundation awarded Oakton a $374,279 grant.
Oakton Community College has received a $374,279 grant from the National Science Foundation to introduce community college and high school students to nanotechnology and potential careers in the field, Evanston Now reported.
The grant will bring Illinois high school and community college faculty to the College for a special training program at Skokie’s Illinois Science + Technology Park, and participants who complete the training will be able to remotely access nanotechnology equipment at the lab, allowing them to do real-time experiments in their classrooms, Evanston Now reported.
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