<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/studentsuccess/stem/articles/citrusview-stemssoar23.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>03/06/2023</pubDate><title>Project SSOAR Supports STEM Scholars</title><author>Strategic Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs</author><image><img src="/studentsuccess/stem/articles/images/citrusview-stemssoar23.jpg" alt="two students wearing lab coats and safety glasses working together during a science lab experiment"/></image><caption>A new grant from the National Science Foundation will help economically disadvantaged Citrus College students pursue their STEM goals.</caption><thumbnail/><display/><description>With support from the National Science Foundation, Project SSOAR will help computer science, engineering, physics and mathematics students balance college demands, reduce work hours and prepare for transfer.</description><tags><tag>academics</tag><tag>stem</tag></tags></item>