[StBernard] News Release (Region 6): New Orleans student receives EPA science fellowship

Westley Annis Westley at da-parish.com
Wed Sep 26 22:29:59 EDT 2007


New Orleans student receives EPA science fellowship

(Dallas, Texas - September 25, 2007) Tara Joy Massad of New Orleans,
Louisiana, recently received a Science to Achieve Results (STAR) fellowship
from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Ms. Massad was one of
98 students chosen from more than 1,200 applicants nationwide for this
prestigious fellowship.

Fellows can receive up to $37,000 per year to help complete master's and
doctorate degrees.

Ms. Massad attends Tulane University, where she is pursuing her doctorate.
She is researching how to improve reforestation techniques by studying
certain types of plants that produce their own "insecticide," and therefore
require less protection from man-made chemicals.

EPA's STAR fellowship program helps to build capacity in universities with
limited funding for research and development by awarding fellowships to
students in environmental fields. Each year, students in the United States
compete for STAR fellowships through a rigorous merit review process to
ensure that some of the best students in the country are chosen for these
programs. Students can pursue degrees in traditionally recognized
environmental disciplines as well as other fields, such as urban and
regional planning and decision sciences.

EPA is accepting applications from students for the 2008 STAR fellowship
program as well as the Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) fellowship.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or be lawfully admitted to the United
States for permanent residence. Application information can be found at
http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/.

For more information on these programs, visit
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/fellow/.

To learn more about activities in EPA Region 6, please visit
http://www.epa.gov/region6.

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