Campus Reform 10/22/2024
National Science Foundation gives $2 million to Pratt Institute to promote 'climate literacy' and 'climate justice'A federal government agency has awarded several millions of dollars to a private university in Brooklyn in order to advance 'climate literacy' and 'climate justice.'On Oct. 2, the Pratt Institute announced in a press release that it was receiving $2 million from the National Science Foundation.A federal government agency has awarded several millions of dollars to a private university in Brooklyn in order to advance “climate literacy” and “climate justice.”
On Oct. 2, the Pratt Institute announced in a press release that it was receiving $2 million from the National Science Foundation.
”The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $2 million to Pratt to fund community programming that increases climate literacy and promotes climate justice,” the school wrote. “The ‘Co-Design for Climate Justice: Youth expression through Science-rich Public Art’ project, funded by the NSF’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program, is led by Mark Rosin, associate professor of math and science.”
”With the new funding, Rosin’s team will collaborate with arts, community, and climate-focused groups to create opportunities for local youth—specifically Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)—to co-design events, experiences, and installations on Governors Island that reflect their concerns about climate change,” the institute continued. “Throughout the project, Rosin’s team will conduct surveys and interviews with youth, guide them in various design roles, and establish best practices for engaging the public around issues of climate literacy and justice.”
In a statement provided in the same press release, Rosin says that the project will give “a voice to the young people of New York.”
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https://www.campusreform.org/article/national-science-foundation-gives-2-million-pratt-institute-promote-climate-literacy-climate-justice/26612
