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Two local universities will share nearly $1 million in federal funding for scientific research and educational initiatives.

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, announced the National Science Foundation grants Friday. Cartwright is chair of the subcommittee that funds the National Science Foundation.

The University of Scranton will receive $174,257 from the Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences to support Nathaniel Frissell’s project titled “Collaborative Research: CEDAR: Measuring Daily Ionospheric Variability and the 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipse Ionospheric Impacts Using HamSCI HF Doppler Shift Receivers.”