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(MURFREESBORO) A group of Middle Tennessee State University faculty, under the leadership of chemistry professor Andrienne Friedli, recently launched a last-dollar scholarship program to fund and support undergraduate and graduate biochemistry and chemistry students in need.   “The project aims to increase student persistence in STEM fields by linking scholarships with  proven effective supporting activities, including facu...

PHOTO Above: Shown recently in an MTSU Science Building chemistry lab, Hannah Michael of Hampton, New Hampshire, a junior at St. Joseph’s College in Standish, Maine, said the NSF REU experience has “allowed me to have opportunities I might not have at my school.” The students received pointers for resumes and more and were mentored by MTSU faculty during their NSF undergraduate research experience that ended July 29. (MTSU photo by Randy Weiler) MURFREESBOR...