National Science Foundation Awards $1,000,000-Grant for Departmental Reform
09/01/2004
The National Science Foundation awarded $1,000,000 in a Departmental-Level Reform (DLR) grant to SEAS to improve its environmental engineering curriculum. The award goes towards major curriculum revisions to develop an environmental engineering curriculum that addresses 21st-century problems. Key elements of the award include a focus on urban ecology, innovative teaching methods such as problem-oriented studios and service learning, and incorporation of laboratory and computer-modeling modules throughout the curriculum.