LINCOLN, NE -- (MARKET WIRE) -- September 06, 2006 -- Ewire -- LI-COR Biosciences is offering $500,000 in funding for colleges and universities through its LI-COR Environmental Education Fund (LEEF). LEEF grants are to be used by four-year undergraduate institutions to acquire LI-COR photosynthesis systems for use by undergraduate students studying biology, environmental science, and related fields. The LEEF program is part of LI-COR’s ongoing commitment to help colleges enhance their undergraduate science programs using inquiry-based learning. LI-COR® offers a similar program for undergraduate programs in genomics.
