Minority Aviation Education Association, Inc., interactive programs expose minority students to the major sciences through practical applications and demonstrations.
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Each year, MARC gives 700 talented undergraduates an intensive introduction to the life of a scientist, subsidizing their education, putting them to work in the lab, and offering one-on-one career counseling.
Finding your perfect job is like running an experiment. First, you read "the literature"--that is, you familiarize yourself with the research that has already been done.