Southern California Edison awarded ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ $25,000 toward scholarships for students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Patricia Bartoli-Wible, SCE public affairs region manager, presented the check to President Gayle D. Beebe and Reed Sheard, vice president for college advancement and chief information officer, during a brief ceremony Jan. 31.

“Southern California Edison is pleased to support ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ by funding scholarships for students studying science, technology, engineering and math,â€� Bartoli-Wible said.

STEM programs have been garnering attention lately at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½. The (NMR) spectrometer in October at the Whittier Science Building, allowing researchers to peer into the molecular world and determine the structure of molecules.

In July, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ received a to endow the chemistry department’s Summer Science Research Program.

In 2011, named ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ the second-best college for minorities to earn a degree in STEM.