Simmons University

CARES ACT: SIMMONS UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - INSTITUTIONAL PORTION

CARES ACT: HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - INSTITUTIONAL PORTION

CARES ACT: SIMMONS UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID

CARES ACT: HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

INSTITUTE FOR TRAUMA TREATMENT IN SCHOOLS - THE INSTITUTE FOR TRAUMA TREATMENT IN SCHOOLS (ITTS) AIMS TO BRIDGE THE GAP IN MENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES FOR CHILDREN IMPACTED BY TRAUMA THROUGH EXPANSION OF THE CAPACITY OF THE CURRENT AND FUTURE SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE VIA ONLINE TRAINING AND SUPPORT. FAR TOO MANY CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES ENDURE ONE OR MORE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES), WITH A SIGNIFICANT PORTION HAVING INADEQUATE ACCESS TO TREATMENT THAT CAN AMELIORATE THE EFFECTS OF TRAUMA. UNTREATED TRAUMA IN CHILDREN CAN RESULT IN BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS, POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AND GREATER RISK FOR DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES. FAILURE TO ADDRESS CHILDHOOD TRAUMA CAN LEAD TO LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES INCLUDING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND DECREASED LIFE EXPECTANCY. ITTS WILL PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES K-12 TO RECEIVE CARE IN THE PLACE WHERE THEY SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME AWAY FROM HOME. QUALITY SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH CARE IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE SERVICES ARE TYPICALLY PROVIDED AT NO-COST TO CHILDREN (AND THEIR FAMILIES), THUS REDUCING A MAJOR BARRIER TO ACCESSING TREATMENT. THE ITTS PROJECT STAFF EMBRACE SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ENGAGE IN PRACTICES WHICH SUPPORT DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO THE WIDEST AUDIENCE POSSIBLE, ITTS WILL OFFER ONLINE EVIDENCE-INFORMED TRAINING TO MSW STUDENTS (PRE-SERVICE) AND CURRENT PRACTITIONERS (IN-SERVICE) NATIONWIDE. RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES WILL OUTREACH SCHOOL-BASED PRACTITIONERS IN RURAL AND UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING TRAINING TO THOSE WHO SERVE CHILDREN WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE RECEIVE ADEQUATE CARE. TRAINING WILL ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS IN THE EXPLORATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES INCLUDING COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION FOR TRAUMA IN SCHOOLS, BOUNCEBACK FOR CLASSROOMS, TRAUMA SYSTEMS THERAPY, CORE CONCEPTS OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, TRAUMA SENSITIVE YOGA, AND MINDFULNESS. ITTS PLANS TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO 850 MSW STUDENTS AND 900 CURRENT SCHOOL-BASED PRACTITIONERS, WHO COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN PER YEAR, GIVEN THE PREVALENCE OF ACES AND TRAUMA AMONG AMERICA'S SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN. TRAINING OF CURRENT SCHOOL-BASED PRACTITIONERS WILL BE REINFORCED THROUGH PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT NETWORKS. TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ITTS TRAINING, PARTICIPANTS WILL COMPLETE SKILL-BASED KNOWLEDGE TESTS, ASSESSMENTS OF SELF-EFFICACY, STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS, AND SATISFACTION SURVEYS. ITTS IS A FIVE- YEAR COLLABORATIVE PROJECT BETWEEN SIMMONS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK'S CENTER FOR INNOVATION IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AND THE ALLIANCE FOR INCLUSION AND PREVENTION - ORGANIZATIONS WITH A LONG HISTORY OF PROVIDING STATE-OF-THE-ART TRAUMA TRAINING IN SCHOOL-BASED INTERVENTIONS.

HSU TITLE III-STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (BHWET) PROGRAM

OPIOID WORKFORCE EXPANSION PROGRAM- PROFESSIONAL

THIS $1,020,000 EDA GRANT TO THE HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY WILL FUND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO EXTEND THE NURSING SIMULATION EDUCATION WORKFORCE CENTER. THE PROJECT WILL TRAIN NURSES TO MEET DEMONSTRATED JOB DEMAND IN THE AREA. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO CREATE 206 JOBS.

LIBRARIANS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (BHWET) PROGRAM

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS

FOUNDED IN OCTOBER 2006 AT HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (ABILENE TX) THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL SEARCH COLLABORATION (IASC) HAS AN ONLINE PROGRAM FOR CITIZEN SCIENTISTS CALLED THE DISCOVERY CENTER. IT IS LOCATED AT HTTP://IASC.COSMOSEARCH.ORG/. THROUGH THE CENTER TEAMS OF CITIZEN SCIENTISTS MAKE ORIGINAL DISCOVERIES OF MAIN BELT ASTEROIDS (MBAS) NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS (NEOS) AND TRANS- NEPTUNIAN OBJECTS

SIMMONS SSW SBIRT HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENT TRAINING

INTRODUCTIONTHE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL SEARCH COLLABORATION (IASC) IS AN ONLINE RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS FROM HIGH SCHOOLS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. STARTED IN OCTOBER 2006 AT HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (ABILENE TX) 4 900 STUDENTS A YEAR PARTICIPATE FROM 700 SCHOOLS LOCATED IN 80 COUNTRIES. THEY SEARCH THROUGH IMAGES FROM THE 1.8-M PAN-STARRS TELESCOPE (F51) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII LOOKING FOR MAIN BELT ASTEROID (MBA) DISCOVERIES. THEY ALSO DISCOVER NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS (NEOS) AND TRANS-NEPTUNIAN OBJECTS (TNOS). THEY SEARCH THROUGH IMAGES FROM THE 1.5-M CATALINA SKY SURVEY TELESCOPE (G96) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA LOOKING FOR MBAS AND NEOS. THEIR OBSERVATIONS ARE VETTED BY IASC AND REPORTED TO THE MINOR PLANET CENTER (MPC). TO DATE THE CITIZEN SCIENTISTS HAVE>1310 PROVISIONAL MBA DISCOVERIES AND 45 NUMBERED DISCOVERIES INCLUDING 2 TNOS. THERE ARE HAVE BEEN 10 NEO DISCOVERIES ONE OF WHICH 2009 BD81 IS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. FOLLOW-UPS ARE PROVIDED BY A NUMBER OF TELESCOPES LOCATED AT THE LAS CUMBRES OBSERVATORY G.V. SCHIAPARELLI OBSERVATORY (NORTHERN ITALY) WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (KITT PEAK) AND MAGDALENA RIDGE OBSERVATORY. PROPOSAL IASC PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING NEO RESEARCH PROGRAM USING AN ONLINE DISCOVERY PROGRAM FOR AN EXPANDED WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF STUDENTS AND CITIZEN SCIENTISTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC: 1. THE 1.8-M PAN-STARRS TELESCOPE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII IS USED TO SEARCH FOR NEO DISCOVERIES IN SUPPORT OF THE NASA NEAR- EARTH OBJECT PROGRAM. IN EVERY FEW FIELDS THERE ARE FAINT NEOS WITH LOW SNRS NOT REPORTED TO THE MINOR PLANET CENTER VIA THE PS AUTOMATED DETECTION SYSTEM (MOPS). HOWEVER THESE FAINT NEOS CAN OFTEN BE DETECTED BY HUMAN OBSERVERS. 2. THE 1.5-M G96 TELESCOPE OF THE CATALINA SKY SURVEY IS USED TO SEARCH FOR NEO DISCOVERIES IN SUPPORT OF THE NASA NEAR-EARTH OBJECT PROGRAM. THERE ARE FAINT NEOS BURIED AMONG THE FALSE DETECTIONS THAT ARE NOT REPORTED. HOWEVER THESE MISSED NEOS CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY HUMAN OBSERVERS WHO CAN OFTEN DISTINGUISH BETWEEN FALSE AND REAL DETECTIONS. AN ONLINE DISCOVERY PLATFORM WILL BE DEVELOPED TO DISTRIBUTE IMAGES FROM BOTH THE 1.8-M PAN-STARRS TELESCOPE AND 1.5-M CATALINA SKY SURVEY TELESCOPE TO A WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF CITIZEN SCIENTISTS. THE NETWORK WILL BE EXPANDED FROM 4 900 TO 27 500 CITIZEN SCIENTISTS INCLUDING 17 500 STUDENTS FROM 2 500 SCHOOLS AND 10 000 CITIZEN SCIENTISTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS NETWORK WILL SEARCH THROUGH THESE IMAGES IDENTIFYING THE NEOS UNDETECTED BY THE TWO SURVEYS. FOLLOW-UP ASTROMETRY WILL BE MADE BY IASC AND SUBMITTED TO THE MPC. IF POSSIBLE PRECOVERY OF THE NEOS BY THE NETWORK WILL BE MADE IN PS AND CSS IMAGES ARCHIVED 1-7 DAYS EARLIER. IASC WILL PREPARE THE ASTROMETRY FROM THESE SUPPORTING PRECOVERIES AND REPORT THEM TO THE MPC. PREPARATORY MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS WANTING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ONLINE PLATFORM FOR NEO DISCOVERY. INCLUDED IN THESE MATERIALS WILL BE AN EXTENSIVE USE OF THE DIGITAL BADGING PROGRAM BY THE NASA ASTEROID GRAND CHALLENGE.

COF STEM SCHOLARS

SIMMONS COLLEGE, ALONG WITH NEW AMERICA'S OPEN TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE, AND INTERNET2, WILL EXAMINE HOW ADVANCED BROADBAND MEASUREMENT CAPABILITIES CAN SUPPORT THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES NEEDED TO RESPOND TO THE DIGITAL DEMANDS OF PUBLIC LIBRARY USERS ACROSS THE U.S. THE PROJECT WILL GATHER QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA FROM PUBLIC LIBRARIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO 1) UNDERSTAND THE BROADBAND SPEEDS AND QUALITY OF SERVICE THAT PUBLIC LIBRARIES RECEIVE; 2) ASSESS HOW WELL BROADBAND SERVICE AND INFRASTRUCTURE ARE SUPPORTING THEIR COMMUNITIES' DIGITAL NEEDS; 3) UNDERSTAND BROADBAND NETWORK USAGE AND CAPACITY; AND 4) INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF NETWORKED SERVICES AND CONNECTIVITY NEEDS. THE PROJECT DELIVERABLES INCLUDE AN OPEN SOURCE AND REPLICABLE BROADBAND MEASUREMENT PLATFORM, TRAINING MANUAL TO HELP PUBLIC LIBRARIANS USE THAT PLATFORM, AND A FINAL REPORT ON THE PROJECT.

23-MUREP WCU-0019 DREAM-WSTEM (DYNAMIC RESEARCH EDUCATION ACADEMY FOR MENTORING WOMEN IN STEM)

TRANSFORMING LEARNING AND EQUITY IN UBE BY CULTIVATING AN ECOSYSTEM OF FEEDBACK (TUNE-BIO) -THE WORLD NEEDS MORE STEM GRADUATES TO MEET ESCALATING GLOBAL CHALLENGES SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE AND NEW INFECTIOUS DISEASES. ATTRITION RATES ARE HIGH FOR ALL STEM FIELDS, BUT HIGHEST FOR MEMBERS OF UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS. TRADITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY EDUCATION (UBE) IS CHARACTERIZED BY A WEED-OUT CULTURE THAT RELIES ON HIGH-STAKES, OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENTS WITH LITTLE FEEDBACK AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR REVISION. A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT INCLUDES FREQUENT AND SUPPORTIVE FEEDBACK MAY BE CRUCIAL FOR ATTRACTING AND RETAINING STUDENTS IN UBE. STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS AND FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BENEFIT FROM THESE PRACTICES BUT ARE LEAST LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER THEM IN THE CLASSROOM. FOR THIS REASON, THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTIONAL FEEDBACK PRACTICES IN WAYS THAT HELP RECRUIT AND RETAIN A DIVERSE AND EDUCATED STEM WORKFORCE. WORK FROM A PREVIOUS RCN-UBE INCUBATOR GRANT SUGGESTS THAT COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS ARE LESS SATISFIED WITH THEIR FEEDBACK PRACTICES COMPARED TO THEIR GRADING OR ASSESSMENT PRACTICES, AND RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT TIMELY, CONSTRUCTIVE, FREQUENT FEEDBACK IS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO IMPROVE LEARNING. THEREFORE, THE PROPOSED PROJECT STRATEGICALLY FOCUSES ITS EFFORTS ON ENHANCING AN ECOSYSTEM OF SUPPORTIVE AND INFORMATIVE FEEDBACK, WITH INTENTIONAL EFFORTS TO PROVIDE A SUPPORTIVE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT, A STRONG PREDICTOR OF INCREASED STUDENT RETENTION PARTICULARLY FOR UNDERREPRESENTED PERSONS. THE INVESTIGATORS WILL GROW AND EXPAND THE NETWORK, WHICH INCLUDES BIOLOGY INSTRUCTORS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, SCHOLARS OF PEDAGOGY, AND EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THIS NETWORK WILL COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOP A FREELY ACCESSIBLE, ONLINE TOOLKIT AND REPOSITORY OF RESOURCES AIMED TO ENHANCE FEEDBACK IN THE UNDERGRADUATE CLASSROOM. IN ADDITION, THIS PROPOSAL WILL HELP FORM AND SUPPORT REGIONAL HUBS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT WILL DEVELOP FREE EVENTS TO INSTRUCTORS IN CLOSE GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY, TO FURTHER MOTIVATE AND INFORM INSTRUCTORS OF THESE FEEDBACK-ENHANCING RESOURCES. THIS WORK PROPOSED HERE WILL BE TRANSFORMATIVE TO UBE BECAUSE IT WILL PROVIDE UBE INSTRUCTORS WITH APPROPRIATE, READILY AVAILABLE TOOLS AND ASSIST IN THEIR DISSEMINATION AROUND THE COUNTRY. THIS PROJECT IS BEING JOINTLY FUNDED BY THE DIRECTORATE FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THE DIRECTORATE FOR EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES, DIVISION OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AS PART OF THEIR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS CHANGES POSED IN VISION AND CHANGE IN UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY EDUCATION: A CALL TO ACTION (HTTP://VISIONANDCHANGE/FINALREPORT/). THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

LIBRARIANS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SEVEN BICOASTAL HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARIES (HARVARD, MCPHS, TUFTS, BOSTON UNIV., STANFORD, UCLA, UCSF) AND TWO LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS (SIMMONS AND UCLA), THIS PROJECT WILL CREATE A POST-MASTER?S CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN THE AREA OF INTER-PROFESSIONAL INFORMATIONIST (IPI). THIS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM WILL HELP BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND EMERGENT SKILLS IN HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARIANSHIP AND INCREASE THE DIVERSITY IN THE IPI WORKFORCE. TEN LIBRARIANS IN THE PROGRAM WILL COMPLETE SEVEN TO NINE IPI COURSES, AND PROJECT PARTNER INSTITUTIONS WILL CONNECT THEM WITH RESEARCHERS AND CLINICAL LEADERS WHO WILL SUPERVISE THEIR CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE.

RUI: UNRAVELING THE DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS THAT UNDERLIE ANURAN LIMB INITIATION

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: REU SITE: MULTISITE REU IN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MULTISITE REU IN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY -THIS REU SITE AWARD TO SIMMONS UNIVERSITY, LOCATED IN BOSTON, MA AND NORTH CAROLINA A&T UNIVERSITY, IN GREENSBORO, NC WILL SUPPORT THE TRAINING OF 12 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FOR 10 WEEKS DURING THE SUMMERS OF 2027-2029. EACH INSTITUTION WILL HOST A SITE WITH 6 STUDENTS EACH SUMMER. THE FOCUS OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY FIELD OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, AN EMERGING FIELD OF BIOLOGY THAT INTEGRATES MULTIPLE SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING BIOLOGY, MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY, AND COMPUTER SCIENCE. THROUGH HANDS-ON RESEARCH PROJECTS, STUDENTS WILL LEARN HOW SCIENTISTS DESIGN AND MODIFY BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS TO SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS WHILE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS. THE TWO-SITE STRUCTURE ALLOWS STUDENTS TO ENGAGE WITH PEERS AND FACULTY ACROSS INSTITUTIONS BROADENING THEIR PERSPECTIVES AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS. THIS PROJECT WILL ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE IN A RAPIDLY GROWING INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELD WHILE PREPARING UNDERGRADUATES WITH SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE BIOECONOMY WORKFORCE.. STUDENTS WILL ALSO BENEFIT FROM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON ETHICS IN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, COMMUNICATION, AND PREPARATION FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL AND RESEARCH CAREERS. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN HOW RESEARCH IS CONDUCTED AND HOW DISCOVERIES MOVE FROM IDEAS TO IMPACT, AND MANY WILL PRESENT THEIR WORK AT SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES. PROGRAM ASSESSMENT WILL BE CONDUCTED USING SURVEYS, REFLECTIVE ACTIVITIES, AND TRACKING OF STUDENT OUTCOMES. STUDENTS WILL APPLY TO THE REU SITE USING NSF ETAP (EDUCATION AND TRAINING APPLICATION). THE TRAINING STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE IS ALIGNED WITH THE NSF PRIORITIES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, AI, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, AND QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE. THE TECHNICAL FOCUS OF THIS REU SITE IS SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, WITH RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT APPLY ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES TO THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZES CROSS-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH SKILLS, INCLUDING EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN, DATA ANALYSIS, AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING, WHILE FOSTERING EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION ACROSS INSTITUTIONS THROUGH SHARED RESEARCH TEAMS AND JOINT PROGRAMMING. STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN STRUCTURED WORKSHOPS COVERING CORE SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY TECHNIQUES, RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH, AND BIOETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS SPECIFIC TO EMERGING BIOTECHNOLOGIES. VIRTUAL SEMINARS AND COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES ARE USED TO CONNECT STUDENTS ACROSS SITES AND TO SUPPORT MENTORING, PEER LEARNING, AND STEM CAREER EXPLORATION. RECRUITMENT TARGETS A NATIONAL POOL OF UNDERGRADUATES, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO STUDENTS FROM INSTITUTIONS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES. ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT THROUGH CAREER PANELS AND ONLINE RESOURCES HELPS ESTABLISH A SUSTAINED COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE. COLLECTIVELY, THIS REU SITE PROVIDES A SCALABLE MODEL FOR MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH TRAINING IN INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

SIMMONS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (LIS) WILL IMPLEMENT A NATIONWIDE CURRICULUM-SHARING SYSTEM OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (EDI) COURSES TO PROVIDE LIS STUDENTS ACCESS TO COURSES THAT PREPARE THEM TO WORK WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM WILL BUILD ON EXISTING INITIATIVES AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO SHARE MATERIALS FOR A HOLISTIC EDI AUDIT OF LIS CURRICULA AND PROVIDE FREE TRAINING ON THOSE TOOLS; LEVERAGE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO DEVELOP A PLATFORM FOR LIS PROGRAMS TO SHARE EDI-FOCUSED COURSES WHERE STUDENTS CAN SEAMLESSLY TAKE AND TRANSFER CREDITS ACROSS PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS; AND ENGAGE STUDENTS FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED BACKGROUNDS TO PROVIDE CURRICULAR AND PROGRAM FEEDBACK THROUGH A PARTICIPATORY PROCESS THAT RECOGNIZES, HONORS, AND REMUNERATES THEIR VOICES AND EXPERIENCE. THE PROJECT OUTCOMES WILL INCLUDE A NATIONAL PLATFORM FOR SHARING EDI CURRICULA AND TOOLS, AS WELL AS TRAINING MATERIALS FOR INCLUSIVE PEDAGOGY AND ANTI-RACIST EDUCATION.

STUDY OF THE US INSTITUTE FOR STUDENT LEADERS ON WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP

ECA-ECAAE-14-010: WOMEN CHANGING THE FACE OF LEADERSHIP

STUDY OF US INSTITUTE FOR STUDENT LEADERS ON WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP

ADVANCED EDUCATION NURSING TRAINEESHIPS

WIC FOOD INSECURITY AND CHILD HEALTH IN MASSACHUSETTS

CONNECTION, COMMUNITY, AND ENGAGEMENT IN STEM EDUCATION (LARGE EMPIRICAL, CONTEXTUAL RESEARCH TOPICS IN STEM EDUCATION)

SIMMONS SSW EXPANSION OF PRACTITIONER EDUCATION

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EXPLORING VARIATION IN ENGLISH INTONATIONAL ACOUSTIC PHONETICS FROM GRAMMATICAL PERSPECTIVES

IN THIS EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, DR. REBECCA DAVIS WILL RESEARCH AFRICAN AMERICAN UNDERGRADUATES' EXPERIENCE AND USE OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIES TO INFORM RESEARCH-BASED DECISIONS FOR RESOURCE AND SERVICE PROVISION TO THIS HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY. THE STUDY WILL INTERVIEW STUDENTS FROM FOUR INSTITUTIONS TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: TO WHAT EXTENT DO AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS USE ACADEMIC LIBRARY RESOURCES? WHICH LIBRARY SERVICES AND RESOURCES ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS MOST AND LEAST LIKELY TO USE, AND WHY? THE RESEARCH FINDINGS WILL MAKE LIBRARIES AND LIBRARIANS AWARE OF HOW AND WHY AFRICAN AMERICAN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS USE (OR DON?T USE) THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY AND HELP ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS CREATE SERVICES, OUTREACH, AND RESOURCES TO BETTER SERVE THEIR AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES.

BUILDING A SIMMONS ARCHIVES AND PRESERVATION DIGITAL CURRICULUM LABORATORY

LIBRARIANS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

LIBRARIANS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

ARCHIVAL EDUCATION FOR MUNICIPAL CLERKS

IDLP: INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION TO ADVANCE USER-ORIENTED TECHNOLOGIES FOR MANAGING AND DISTRIBUTING IMAGES IN DIGITAL LIBRARIES

NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM

TECHNOLOGY AT THE CROSSROADS

RCN-UBE INCUBATOR: TRANSFORMING ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK IN UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY EDUCATION -THE NATION NEEDS MORE STEM GRADUATES IN ORDER TO MEET WORKFORCE NEEDS AND ADDRESS SOCIETAL CHALLENGES SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE AND NEW INFECTIOUS DISEASES. IT IS VERY COMMON FOR STUDENTS TO BEGIN STUDY IN THESE FIELDS ONLY TO ABRUPTLY LEAVE AFTER A FEW COURSES, AND THIS ATTRITION DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS ALREADY UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS SUCH AS WOMEN AND STUDENTS OF COLOR. ONE POSSIBLE EXPLANATION IS THAT UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY EDUCATION LARGELY RELIES ON HIGH-STAKES QUIZZES AND EXAMS THAT STUDENTS FIND DEMOTIVATING, CREATING AN INTIMIDATING ?WEED OUT? CULTURE. THIS IS DISMAYING BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THESE STUDENTS MUST MASTER A HIGH DEGREE OF CONTENT TO SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO FOUR-YEAR PROGRAMS AND THEN TO POST-BACCALAUREATE SCIENCE PROGRAMS OR CAREERS. THIS RESEARCH COORDINATION NETWORK WILL ADVANCE UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY EDUCATION BY CREATING A NETWORK OF SCHOLARS NOT ONLY FROM BIOLOGY BUT ALSO FROM THE FIELD OF THE SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING AND LEARNING (SOTL) TO IDENTIFY AND FACILITATE EDUCATOR USE OF MORE EFFECTIVE, NONTRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT, GRADING, AND FEEDBACK THAT NONETHELESS RESPECT THE CONSTRAINTS PRESENTED BY A COMPREHENSIVE BIOLOGY EDUCATION. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK IN UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY EDUCATION SUCH THAT WE EXPAND AND DIVERSIFY STUDENTS STUDYING IN THESE FIELDS WHILE NOT SACRIFICING STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE. A DIVERSE NETWORK REPRESENTING INSTITUTIONS RANGING FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES TO HBCUS TO LARGE RESEARCH-FOCUSED UNIVERSITIES WILL PURSUE THE FOLLOWING AIMS: ESTABLISH THE RESEARCH NETWORK; USE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DESIGNS WITHIN THESE DIVERSE RANGE OF INSTITUTIONS TO IDENTIFY SOURCES OF PROBLEMATIC ASSESSMENTS AND FEEDBACK, USE OF NOVEL APPROACHES, AND BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIONS; PRESENT AT SEVERAL LEADING BIOLOGY AND TEACHING CONFERENCES THE INSIGHTS ON CURRENT BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES TO UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK; AND USE DATA GATHERED TO FORMULATE A FULL PROPOSAL THAT WILL IMPLEMENT AND TEST EFFECTIVENESS OF NOVEL APPROACHES. THE PURPOSE OF THE CURRENT INCUBATOR IS TO CLARIFY THE CURRENT STATE IN UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY EDUCATION?THE TRADITIONAL METHODS STILL BEING USED, NEW METHODS BEING ATTEMPTED AND THEIR RELATIVE SUCCESSES AND FAILURES, AND THE CONSTRAINTS AND BARRIERS PARTICULAR TO THE STUDY OF BIOLOGY THAT SHOULD BE KEPT IN MIND IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANY NEW TOOLS. THE RESULTS WILL FORM THE BASIS FOR A LARGER STUDY WHICH WILL DEVELOP AND TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NEW TOOLS FOR ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK THAT ENCOURAGE RATHER THAN DISCOURAGE WIDE PARTICIPATION IN THE STUDY OF BIOLOGY, THEREBY IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCING A BETTER PREPARED AND MORE DIVERSE STEM WORKFORCE. THIS PROJECT IS BEING FUNDED BY THE DIRECTORATE FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AS PART OF EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES POSED IN VISION AND CHANGE IN UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY EDUCATION: A CALL TO ACTION (HTTP://VISIONANDCHANGE/FINALREPORT/). THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

"THROUGH A NATIONAL FORUM GRANT, SIMMONS COLLEGE WILL ORGANIZE A SYMPOSIUM COMPRISED OF PANELS, WORKSHOPS, AND BRAINSTORMING SESSIONS FOR UP TO 70 STAKEHOLDERS ON THE ROLE OF LIBRARY AND ALLIED INSTITUTIONS AS COMMUNITY ANCHORS FOR INFORMATION ACCESS AND LITERACY. THE FORUM WILL FOCUS ON HOW LIBRARIES CAN SERVE AS HUBS FOR PROFESSIONALS ACROSS DISCIPLINES TO PROMOTE INFORMATION LITERACY. WORKING WITH RELATED PROFESSIONALS, SUCH AS JOURNALISTS, SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERTS AND EDUCATORS, PARTICIPANTS WILL PRODUCE A WHITE PAPER, CURRICULA TO DEVELOP INFORMATION LITERACY, A RESEARCH AGENDA, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LIS PROGRAMS AND ASSOCIATIONS THAT PREPARE LIBRARIANS TO IMPLEMENT INFORMATION LITERACY PROGRAMS."

NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM

SIMMONS UNIVERSITY, TOGETHER WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF TRIBAL ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES, AND MUSEUMS, WILL EXAMINE HOW A PARTICIPATORY COMMUNITY INFORMATICS APPROACH, GUIDED BY INDIGENOUS WAYS OF KNOWING ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AND AN AFFIRMATION OF TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY, CAN SUPPORT THE DIGITAL INCLUSION AND BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF TRIBAL LIBRARIES. THE RESEARCH TEAM WILL WORK WITH TRIBAL LIBRARIES TO CO-DESIGN THE FOLLOWING: AN UPDATE TO THE ASSOCIATION OF TRIBAL ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES, AND MUSEUMS? 2014 REPORT, ?DIGITAL INCLUSION IN NATIVE COMMUNITIES: THE ROLE OF TRIBAL LIBRARIES?; A DIGITAL INCLUSION LAB ?HOW-TO? GUIDE FOR TRIBAL LIBRARIES; AND A FINAL REPORT WITH FINDINGS FROM THE RESEARCH. THE PROJECT ALSO WILL GATHER BROADBAND MEASUREMENT DATA TO INFORM FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICIES AIMED AT IMPROVING DIGITAL INCLUSION AND BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE IN TRIBAL LIBRARIES.

GPG: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: REU PILOT: SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY BOOTCAMP

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: INTEGRATING SHAPE SCALING AND ALIGNMENT IN A GLOBAL APPROACH TO F0 EVENTS IN INTONATION SYSTEMS

2026 NORTHEAST SOCIETY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (NESDB) MEETING - PROJECT SUMMARY. IN MAY 2026, THE NORTHEASTERN SOCIETY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (NESDB) WILL HOST ITS ANNUAL REGIONAL MEETING AT THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY IN WOODS HOLE, MA. THIS CONFERENCE CONVENES RESEARCHERS FROM ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. TO SHARE NEW DISCOVERIES IN DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON TRAINEE PARTICIPATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. NESDB PROVIDES A CRITICAL PLATFORM FOR EARLY-CAREER SCIENTISTS TO PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH, BUILD NETWORKS, AND EXPLORE A BROAD RANGE OF SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES. THE 2026 MEETING WILL FEATURE KEYNOTE LECTURES, INVITED TALKS, CONTRIBUTED ORAL PRESENTATIONS, UNDERGRADUATE FLASH TALKS, POSTER SESSIONS, AND WORKSHOPS ON SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND ADVOCACY. WE ARE REQUESTING FUNDS TO 1) SUPPORT EVENT LOGISTICS SUCH AS VENUE AND A/V COSTS, 2) PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO TRAINEES AND EARLY-CAREER RESEARCHERS THROUGH REDUCED REGISTRATION FEES AND TRAVEL SUPPORT, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR CHILDCARE, AND 3) OFFSET THE COST OF ATTENDANCE OF INVITED SPEAKERS, SO THAT WE CAN ATTRACT SCIENTISTS FROM MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS. BY EXPANDING PARTICIPATION AND ACCESS, THIS MEETING WILL ADVANCE BOTH SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY COMMUNITY.

US - ARGENTINA PLANNING VISIT: NEW THYMINE BASED BIOINSPIRED POLYMERIC MATERIALS

ADVANCED EDUCATION NURSING TRAINEESHIP

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: GLOBAL MEASURES OF TONAL ALIGNMENT IN A LEVEL-BASED THEORY OF INTONATIONAL PHONOLOGY

NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM

SIMMONS SSW SBIRT HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENT TRAINING