Santa Clara, California–(business wire)–Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) enters partnership with Delaware State University (DSU). Delaware State University (DSU) is a historically prominent black university that increases the percentage of underrepresented students entering his STEM field. This is the core mission of the company’s philanthropic activities. Agilent Foundation.

Agilent is donating $1 million in addition to new lab equipment to help DSU expand educational opportunities and advance research in applied chemistry, biological sciences, food sciences, molecular and cellular neurosciences, and related fields. increase. Agilent’s support will also help build the research capacity of the Mid-Atlantic Consortium of Historically Black Universities (HBCU), led by the state of Delaware.

“DSU has a strong pool of talented STEM students,” said Mike McMullen, president and CEO of Agilent. “This partnership will help provide direct support to these students and encourage more academics at his HBCU in the Mid-Atlantic to consider opportunities within Agilent and the broader life sciences sector.” .”

Agilent’s donation came as DSU broke ground on a new 24,000-square-foot building for the College of Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST). This building contains space for a new lab.

“Many believe this is the HBCU renaissance moment. has broken new ground in every area of ​​its endeavors.Big companies like Agilent have understood this work and have long been connected to our system, which is still the Producing 25% of Black STEM graduates, our partnership with Agilent is about making an HBCU difference for today, tomorrow and the next generation.”

This donation will go fully to 21 graduate and undergraduate students pursuing STEM degrees. Agilent is also providing analytical lab equipment, supplies, services and other infrastructure to equip CAST’s new lab space.

“DSU makes a significant contribution to the STEM field and this donation will help ensure that previously underinvested and underrepresented communities have the resources they need to make a greater impact. A graduate of Morgan State University, he is the co-founder of Agilent’s networking group for Black employees.

Agilent also offers DSU students the opportunity to be mentored by Agilent scientists, engineers and researchers, and funds a summer internship program for DSU’s STEM students.

To further support the partnership, Agilent will double-match employee contributions to HBCUs through the end of the year. The investment in HBCU is part of Agilent’s broader philanthropic efforts focused on expanding its pipeline of early-career professionals to enter the Life Science field and tackle climate change and other environmental issues. I’m here. It also advances the goals of Agilent’s diversity and inclusion program.

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