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UNM NASA Swarmathon one of three finalists for Airbus Diversity Award

November 6, 2018

The NASA Swarmathon directed by Professor Melanie Moses and her team at the University of New Mexico's Department of Computer Science in the School of Engineering, is one of three global finalists in the Airbus Diversity Award 2018.

For the last six years, Airbus, a leader in global aerospace engineering, has been honoring successful grassroots programs and projects that make outreach to underserved populations, a main goal of their mission statements. In a recent press release, Airbus states that they award projects that "inspire students from all backgrounds to study and succeed in engineering" in order to "increase diversity among engineering professionals globally, so the engineering industry reflects the full spectrum of communities around the world."

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