, The National Association for Latino
Leadership and Achievement, an organization of Latino professionals in
academia and public service, hereby endorses the proposed SBC-AT+T Merger and
issues the following statement:

"As an organization dedicated to enhancing the educational opportunities
of Latino students, we have identified this merger as an important step in the
process of increasing the connectivity of Hispanic communities worldwide.

uplift journalists

The CIRM aims to commit approximately $45 million over the next
three years to its Training Program, with awards to up to 18
institutions and training for up to 200 CIRM Scholars at any given
time.

engineers ties

The Grants Working
Group is expected to formally review the CIRM Training Grants
applications in August with final recommendations to come before the
ICOC for funding at the September or October meeting.

newsrooms technological

Most
significantly, the greatest benefit stands to be felt by those currently
existing within the 'technology-gap' that separates the First and Third
worlds.

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

EMERYVILLE, Calif .

black strengthen

Funds for the first grants are expected to come from interim
financing for the CIRM, to be discussed at the next Finance Committee
Meeting sometime in June.

minorities ownership

Each California institution planning to apply for a CIRM Training
Grant must send a letter of intent by June 1, 2005 and full
applications must be received by July 1, 2005.
The initial emphasis on training is appropriate since the large
increase in stem cell research that will occur under Proposition 71
will require a major expansion in the number of highly trained stem
cell researchers in California," said Interim President Zach Hall,
Ph.

interfacing engineers

"
Three types of training programs will operate on a graduated scale
to accommodate small and large institutions across the state:

Comprehensive training program will educate at the
pre-doctoral, post-doctoral and clinical levels.25 million per year.

physicists culinarians

journalists newsrooms

More importantly , we can now expect greater access to
educational resources for people living in distant communities , where once we
could only imagine it.

interfacing strengthen

The Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee (ICOC) approved the CIRM
Training Program by a unanimous vote during the May 6 ICOC meeting in
Fresno.

increasing chemists

ORLANDO , Fla.----

ICOC Approves CIRM Training Program for California's Universities,
Non-Profit Academic and Research Institutions

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)
announced its first Request for Application (RFA) on May 13.

diversity ownership

The CIRM
Training Program will fund pre-doctoral students, post-doctoral
students, and clinical fellows in California's universities ,
non-profit academic and research institutions in stem cell research. Type II grants
may support up to ten CIRM Scholars at a given institution
with a total budget of $800,000. All programs will be required to offer at
least one course in stem cell biology and disease and a course in the
social, legal and ethical implications of stem cell research.

black inspire

Through new technologies such as telephony and voice-over-internet, the SBC-
AT+T merger promises to strengthen the ties that connect our communities to
their native countries.

For example: Students living in Central America enrolling and attending
American institutions of higher learning through telephony and virtual
classrooms; or American students attending a seminar by a renowned poet
in Argentina .

Specialized training program will fund up to six CIRM Scholars
at a total budget of $500,000. The RFA
is designed to educate students from scientifically diverse
backgrounds -- including the relevant fields of biology, clinical
training programs, bioengineering, as well as ethics and the law.

workforce diversity

Each institution is expected to offer a single, integrated program
appropriate for the educational level of its trainees and the
expertise of its faculty.

increasing diversity

SBC-AT+T Merger Offers Greater Access to Education and Greater Connectivity Among Communities Through Technological Innovations

The
RFA explicitly seeks institutions that will promote interaction among
trainees from different fields, especially those trained in basic
science and clinical medicine.gov/funding/pdf/RFA05-01final .

minorities engineers

"Therefore, we hold the position that the opportunity for technological
standardization that the merger promises to bring forth and the stability it
presents for the technology industry are only the tip of the iceberg."

"We are excited to issue our first call for grant applications .

articulate entrepreneurship

eminent ties

ca.

eminent entrepreneurship

"CIRM Training Grants are intended to encourage institutions to
foster comprehensive, in-depth training programs to bring together
basic scientists and clinicians.

increasing eminent

culinarians advancement

pdf

newsrooms interfacing

Because of the diversity of the
California population, CIRM is particularly interested in training a
diverse pool of investigators, including under-represented minorities,
as CIRM Scholars and Mentors.

engineers chemists

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Press Release: CIRM Announces First ''Request for Application''

minorities physicists

ensuring ties

D. A Type I
institutional grant will support up to 16 CIRM Scholars and
operate on a total budget of up to $1.

Intermediate training program will offer training at two of
the three levels of education mentioned above.
To read the full RFA, please visit:
http: //www.cirm.