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 **COE Awarded $22 Million Grant from NASA **  In March 2008, the Oklahoma State University College of Education was awarded a $22 million grant to manage NASA’s Interdisciplinary National Sci­ence Project Incorporating Research and Education Experience, also known as INSPIRE. COE Professor Dr. Steve Marks coordinates OSU’s NASA Education Projects. Through INSPIRE, OSU helps to develop K-12 students’ educational opportunities in science-related areas. This grant, which will be awarded over five years, is the latest in OSU’s longstanding partnership with NASA. The project is designed to provide grade-appropriate NASA-related re­sources and experiences to encourage and reinforce students’ aspirations to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM education and careers. INSPIRE offers selected students unique summer experiences at NASA facilities and access to a variety of online resources.

//"Oklahoma State University is proud to continue its strong relationship with NASA through INSPIRE. Gaining this new partnership is a credit to OSU’s NASA Education staff and our com­mitment to encourage young people to pursue educational opportunities and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. " // ~ OSU President Burns Hargis

**OSU COE and NASA have a relationship that spans nearly 40 yrs. **

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 ====== ·  <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">In March 2008, NASA awarded Oklahoma State University a $22 million grant to implement and manage the Interdisciplinary National Science Program Incorporating Research Experience, also known as INSPIRE. INSPIRE develops K-12 students' educational opportunities in science-related areas. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; msobidifontweight: bold;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">OSU operates NASA's Teaching From Space Project (TFSP), coordinating the integration of the Educator Astronaut and Education Flight Projects and supplying curriculum development. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; msobidifontweight: bold;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">OSU provides ongoing support for the NASA Explorer School Project (NES) and NASA Digital Learning Network Module (DLN), supplying the project with educator and technical support.