In Bozeman, Montana, NAI scientists, including Eric Boyd of the NAICAN 7 University of Colorado Boulder team and professor at Montana State University, took part in the Montana Apprenticeship Program.

The program aims to motivate Native American and underrepresented high school students to pursue college degrees, especially in STEM fields, through engaging lessons that place students alongside scientists and their teams. This summer’s research projects included how to clone genes and ways to compare the survival skills of Antarctic bacteria. Students completed the program feeling more confident and prepared, and past MAPs have successfully helped many high school and community college students matriculate to 4-year colleges. The full story with student interviews is available through The Bozeman Daily Chronicle.