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Science 31 March 2006:
Vol. 311. no. 5769, pp. 1870 - 1871
DOI: 10.1126/science.1125257
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Enhanced: Preparing Minority Scientists and Engineers

Michael F. Summers1* and Freeman A. Hrabowski III2

An undergraduate program involving mentorship, summer and other workshops, and targeting high-achieving high school students improves participation of underrepresented minorities in science.

1Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2Office of the President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA.

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: summers{at}hhmi.umbc.edu

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