- Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ team receives NSF grant designed to increase numbers of women and minorities in STEM fieldsSeptember 19, 2018A team of researchers from Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ has received a National Science Foundation grant to introduce a more active-learning approach that would improve student understanding, increase retention and increase the numbers of women and minorities in STEM fields.