ASU faculty were recently awarded a grant of $2.3 million to be disbursed over the next 5 years by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for their proposal, "GK12: Environmental Sciences and Molecular Biosciences in the Natural State." The proposal was drafted by Dr. Alan D. Christian, Zoology; Dr. Anne Grippo, Biology; Dr. Cynthia A. Miller, Center for Excellence in Education, and director, the Northeast Arkansas Delta Institute for Math and Science; Dr. James Tillman Kennon, Science Education; and Dr. Robyn E. Hannigan, Geochemistry, and director, Environmental Sciences Graduate Program. Dr. Christian will serve as the GK12 program director. The focused theme of the program is "Land Use, Land Cover, and Biodiversity in the Mississippi Embayment." The funds provided by this award will include support for the NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) in accordance with NSF program 07-555. For details, contact Dr. Alan Christian at ext. 3296, or see the NewsPage release.