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Two weeks ago, the Department of Labor awarded Oakland Community College in Auburn Hills, Michigan with $1.9 million grant for a nanotechnology lab on its campus.

The idea of developing a nanotechnology center started more than a year ago when Auburn Hills campus officials were working on their academic master plan.

"We looked to where future jobs were going to be, where Michigan is headed and how we could build off the rich technology base here," Dolly said.

Miller and Tahir Khan, the interim dean of technology, began working on the curriculum last summer, Dolly said. Plans for an associate's degree in material sciences -- the discipline nanotechnology falls under -- are in the works.

Oakland University and Wayne State University have also partnered with OCC in the endeavor so students can transfer to finish degree programs in material sciences there.

The grant includes enough money to train 400 existing employees in the region and 50 new hires. Read more.