AEP Foundations gives $500,000 to EMU for science programs
Half a million dollars may sound like peanuts to some major corporations, but a $500,000 gift from the American Electric Power Foundation means a lot to Eastern Michigan University. The money will help keep the school’s new science equipment up to snuff for years.
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Columbus-based American Electric Power Foundation has given
American Electric Power is one of the largest electric utilities in the
“It is so important in private industry to have employees with practical knowledge and a passion for science. Learning on the most up-to-date laboratory equipment is essential to provide our students of today — AEP’s future work force — with the concepts and tools of modern instrumentation,” Morris says. “It’s an investment in our future.”
Source: Eastern
Writer: Jon Zemke
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