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DMC, A&M-CC work on Unmanned Aircraft Systems DMC hosted a news conference at the Center for Economic Development to announce the award of a $788,000 grant to Del Mar on Sept. 26. The Advanced Technological Education grant, from the National Science Foundation, led Del Mar College to begin working along side with Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence & Innovation to form the Unmanned Aerial Systems Technology Educational Consortium. “Everything is changing. What better place than here in Del Mar to kick off showing how grant funding can come to the area and…

During the Oct. 20 Board of Regents meeting, the Regents discussed enrollment status and finances, but security was Del Mar College President Mark Escamilla’s main concern. Escamilla said he is looking to create a new position, chief of security. This position would be in charge of creating an on-campus police force. “Currently, we have four CCPD officers on DMC campus. The only problem is when something happens off campus, the officers have a duty to take care of it,” Escamilla said. “I would like to create the on-campus police force so the campus is never vulnerable if the CCPD officers…