Heather Wilson, the president of UTEP, has been appointed to the National Science Board (NSB), which oversees the National Science Foundation. As a member of the NSB, she is responsible for reviewing and approving grant proposals, including those submitted by her own university.
Recently, concerns were raised about a grant proposal submitted by UTEP’s Aerospace Center. The NSB instructed UTEP to halt work on the project until further notice. When reached for comment, a spokesperson for UTEP confirmed that Wilson was aware of the situation and was actively working to address the concerns raised by the NSF.
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