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Dowling College Hosts National Science Foundation Workshop
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Dowling College hosted a National Science Foundation Grant Opportunities Workshop for the faculty of Dowling and the colleges and universities in the Long Island area on October 27, 2006. Dr. Cynthia Ekstein, Program Director for the NSF in the Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) Division, presented an overview of the National Science Foundation and how institutions can receive more funding. The National Science Foundation promotes the progress of engineering in the United States in order to enable the Nation's capacity to perform. Their investments in engineering research and education aim to build and strengthen a national capacity for innovation that can lead over time to the creation of new shared wealth and a better quality of life.
Ms. Dawn Pierpoint Director of Grants and Research Funding at Dowling organized the event. In attendance were more than 40 faculty and administrators from Dowling College, Adelphi University, Nassau Community College, Suffolk County Community College and other area institutions. "This workshop provided information valuable to administrators, faculty and staff members involved in important research," commented Robert J. Gaffney, president of Dowling College. "We hope this workshop will foster new collaborations between researchers across the Long Island area."
Dr. Ekstein added, "I look forward to cultivating the friendships and technical interactions begun here and hope that this is the first of many such forums including Long Island colleges and the NSF."
About Dowling College
Dowling College is an independent, coeducational college that serves more than 6,500 students at
its historic Rudolph Campus on the banks of the Connetquot River in Oakdale, NY, and the 105-acre
Brookhaven Campus in eastern Long Island and a business center located near the Nassau-Suffolk
border in Melville. Dowling offers Bachelor′s, Master′s, and Doctoral degrees in several
disciplines through its four schools: Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Education.
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