Baylor graduate student and Plano doctoral candidate Zack Valdez was recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for research in biofuel and sustainability.
The three-year grant includes a $30,000 stipend, a $10,000 cost-of-education allowance to the institution, international research opportunities and access to the TeraGrid supercomputer, an extensive research network all on a yearly basis.
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A Gilesgate-based shop and community facility, Hexham’s Core Music, launches a separate workshop where up to six people will be trained how to repair guitars and make ukuleles. The European Social Fund grant supported the project and has secured funds through the County Durham Communication Foundation to equip the workshop in Burn Lane.