<span style="font-size: medium;">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 funding, the MSU component of the GESTAR Program began in May 2011. 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 students. </span>
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= <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts</span> =
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">The new</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; font-size: medium;"> Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management will include a lecture hall and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; font-size: medium;">classrooms, as well as hotel rooms and a large kitchen for hospitality classes. The building is </span><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 18px;">expected to be completed in the summer of 2015.</span>
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