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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Founded in 1867, Morgan State University is a Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the masters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible.<span style="font-size: 12px;"></span></span>
= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =
'''<span style="font-size:large;">Morgan Innovation Day</span>'''
'''<span style="font-size:large;"></span>'''<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">The annual showcase of faculty and student research and industrial development offers an interactive opportunity for lawmakers and citizens to learn more about Morgan’s strategic plans for commercializing science and technological innovation for Maryland’s emerging STEM industries.</span>
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= The University Technology Transfer Function =
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= University-Industry Collaboration =
<div><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">A multidisciplinary team of Morgan State University scientists, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Whittaker, successfully won a joint cooperative agreement from the Earth Sciences Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) worth nearly $96M, the largest federal contract in the institution's history. Through this funding, the MSU component of the GESTAR Program began in May 2011. <span style="line-height: 23px;">This program brings more than 40 established and internationally recognized scientists to MSU and creates broad research and internship opportunities in earth and atmospheric sciences for our students. </span></span></span></div>
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= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =