Auxiliary Service Corp

RESEARCH INITIATIVE FOR SCIENTIFIC ENHANCEMENT (RISE)

TEACHER QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS GRANTS

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT TRAINING IN ACADEMIC RESEARCH

GEAR-UP

GEAR UP 2018-2025

FY 2009 TEACHER QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS GRANTS

CSUF GEAR UP EAST

GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR UP PARTNERSHIP)

HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM (STEM)

HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM (STEM)

GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR UP PARTNERSHIP)

PROJECT RAISER (REGIONAL ALLIANCE IN STEM EDUCATION REFINED)

CREST CENTER FOR ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES

CREST CENTER FOR ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY

GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR-UP) - GEAR-UP

CAL STATE FULLERTON MARC U*STAR PROGRAM

INVESTING NOW TO EXPAND FACULTY RESEARCH THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES PROPOSES TO ESTABLISH A NASA DATA INTENSIVE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER IN STEM DIRECT STEM TO CONDUCT COLL

WINCART: WEAVING AN ISLANDER NETWORK FOR CANCER AWARENESS RESEARCH AND TRAINING

CREST CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT TOWARD SUSTAINABLE URBAN SYSTEMS

CSU FULLERTON SBDC

FULLERTON RISES: RE-IMAGINING SUCCESS FOR EVERY STUDENT

BRIDGES TO THE DOCTORATE PROGRAM AT CAL STATE LA - THE UNDER-PARTICIPATION OF MINORITY GROUP MEMBERS IN THE NATION'S BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ENTERPRISE REPRESENTS THE LOSS OF A LARGE TALENT POOL THAT HAS NOT BEEN APPLIED TOWARDS THE SOLUTION OF THE NATION'S MANY BIOMEDICAL PROBLEMS. AS A PARTIAL SOLUTION TO THIS SITUATION, THREE INSTITUTIONS IN THE LOS ANGELES BASIN PROPOSE A COLLABORATIVE BRIDGE TO THE DOCTORATE AT CAL STATE LA (B2D@CSLA) PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TALENTED MINORITY STUDENTS IN PH.D. PROGRAMS IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. THIS WILL BE DONE BY INCREASING THE TRANSFER OF MINORITY STUDENTS FROM STRONG MS PROGRAMS AT A MINORITY INSTITUTION INTO PHD PROGRAMS AT MAJOR RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES. THESE INSTITUTIONS ARE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES (CAL STATE LA), A MINORITY INSTITUTION WHICH AWARDS THE MS AS ITS HIGHEST SCIENCE DEGREE, AND TWO PHD-GRANTING MAJOR RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS: THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES (UCLA), AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT IRVINE. WE PROPOSE TO TRAIN EACH YEAR A GROUP OF 25 MINORITY STUDENTS PURSUING THE MS DEGREE AT CAL STATE LA IN A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THEIR ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT; INTEGRATE THEM INTO THE BROADER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY; EXPOSE THEM TO A BROAD RANGE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND SCIENTISTS; ENHANCE THEIR TRANSFER RATE TO PHD PROGRAMS; AND ESTABLISH THE FOUNDATION FOR THEIR EVENTUAL SUCCESSFUL RESEARCH CAREERS IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. B2D@CSLA SEEKS TO FURTHER AN ESTABLISHED ENVIRONMENT AT CAL STATE LA THAT MIMICS A DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN MANY IMPORTANT RESPECTS: WE PROVIDE A STRONG, LAB-BASED M.S. RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE RESEARCH INTERESTS OF THE FELLOWS DRIVE THEIR PLACEMENT IN LABS. WE DESIGN AN ACADEMIC PLAN FOR THE FELLOWS THAT OVERCOMES DEFICIENCIES IN THEIR UNDERGRADUATE RECORDS. WE EMPLOY MONTHLY DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC JOURNAL CLUBS FOR FELLOWS TO BE TRAINED IN CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ORIGINAL RESEARCH LITERATURE. WE HOST THREE STRONG, WEEKLY SCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FELLOWS AND FACULTY TO INTERACT WITH ACADEMIC SCIENTISTS FROM PHD-GRANTING INSTITUTIONS. AND WE PROVIDE CLOSE MENTORING TO OUR FELLOWS TO GUIDE THEM THROUGH THE ACADEMIC PROCESS—MENTORING PROVIDED BY A FACULTY THAT IS ITSELF WELL REPRESENTED BY MINORITY GROUP MEMBERS. THESE BEST PRACTICES, INITIATED AND INSTITUTIONALIZED BY NIH-FUNDED STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAMS, HAVE MADE CAL STATE LA A WELL-RESPECTED MAGNET FOR MINORITY SCIENCE GRADUATES IN THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA TO EARN THEIR MS DEGREES AND PROCEED TO THE PHD DEGREE. THIS PROPOSAL SEEKS TO EXPAND THESE BEST PRACTICES AT CAL STATE LA FROM TWO DEPARTMENTS TO SIX DEPARTMENTS, FROM ONE COLLEGE TO THREE COLLEGES, AND FROM 6 STUDENTS TO 25 STUDENTS.

CSU FULLERTON SBDC CARES ACT

BRIDGES TO THE FUTURE

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH TRAINING FOR STUDENT ENHANCEMENT (U-RISE) AT CAL STATE LA - U-RISE SUMMARY THE NEW CAL STATE LA U-RISE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO BUILD ON OUR 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PREPARING UNDERGRADUATE SCIENTISTS FOR PHD-LEVEL CAREERS IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. HISTORICALLY CENTERED IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES WITHIN THE COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE FACULTY AND STUDENTS FROM TWO ADDITIONAL COLLEGES AND EIGHT MORE DEPARTMENTS ON OUR CAMPUS. IN TOTAL, WE WILL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE STUDENT PARTICIPANTS FROM OVER 4600 ELIGIBLE UNDERGRADUATES, WHO CREATE ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE CAMPUSES IN THE NATION. IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, 77% OF CAL STATE LA UNDERGRADUATES THAT PARTICIPATED IN OUR RISE OR MARC TRAINING PROGRAMS ENROLLED IN PHD PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTRY. THE U-RISE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP STUDENT TECHNICAL, OPERATIONAL, AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS. THIS IS DONE IN A WAY THAT INTENTIONALLY CREATES A SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INCLUSIVE RESEARCH TRAINING AT CAL STATE LA. U-RISE TRAINEES WILL PARTICIPATE IN YEAR-LONG, AUTHENTIC RESEARCH EXPERIENCES ON AND OFF CAMPUS, WEEKLY SCIENTIFIC SEMINARS, AND SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES. THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO CONDUCT RESEARCH RESPONSIBLY AND ETHICALLY, PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH FINDINGS PROFESSIONALLY, AND CREATE SUCCESSFUL PHD PROGRAM APPLICATIONS. INNOVATIONS IN THE NEW U-RISE PROPOSAL INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ELECTIVE RESEARCH TRAINING COURSES OPEN TO ALL CAL STATE LA STUDENTS. THESE COURSES WILL BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH BY ALLOWING STUDENTS TO EXPLORE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WHILE EARNING CREDIT TOWARDS THEIR DEGREE PROGRAMS. WE BELIEVE THESE INNOVATIONS WILL HELP SPREAD THE CULTURE OF RESEARCH FROM OUR U-RISE PROGRAM TO OTHER PARTS OF THE CAMPUS. U-RISE TRAINEES WILL BUILD THEIR OWN SCIENTIFIC IDENTITIES WHILE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN COMMUNITIES THAT MATTER TO THEM. THEY WILL EXPERIENCE EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH TRAINING EXPERIENCES WITH INVESTIGATORS TRAINED IN THE BEST PRACTICES OF MENTORING FOR INCLUSIVITY. THE GRANT WILL SERVE 20-35 STUDENTS ANNUALLY, AND INCLUDES OVER 40 PARTICIPATING FACULTY IN TEN DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE COLLEGES OF NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND ENGINEERING, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM, AT LEAST 85% OF OUR U-RISE TRAINEES WILL SUCCESSFULLY ENROLL IN PHD PROGRAMS. AT LEAST 80% OF U- RISE ALUMNI IN PHD PROGRAMS WILL SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THESE. THESE STUDENTS WILL JOIN THE 63 CAL STATE LA STUDENTS FROM NIH SUPPORTED RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT HAVE COMPLETED OR ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN PHD PROGRAMS IN THE PAST 15-YEARS.

PREM: CAL STATE L.A. & PENN STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

SCORE: RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AT CAL STATE LA

MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM

NURSING WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

BIOSPACE BUS. INCUBATOR

CSU FULLERTON SBDC

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIV., FULLERTON SBDC

EXITO – BUILDING STUDENT SUPPORT AND FACULTY QUALITY

THIS PROPOSAL REQUESTS FUNDS TO CONTINUE THE INVESTIGATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF KEY TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO CRITICAL NASA MISSIONS AND PROGRAMS. THE RE

PROJECT UPGRADS: UTILIZING & PROMOTING GRADUATE RESOURCES & ACCESS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

CSU FULLERTON SBDC

ADVANCING TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS TO ADVANCE LEARNING FOR ALL

IMPACT LA- IMPROVING MINORITY PARTNERSHIPS AND ACCESS THROUGH CISE-RELATED TEACHING

REGULAR UPWARD BOUND PASADENA

PROMOTING POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC AMERICANS PROGRAM

A PAP TEST INTERVENTION TO ENHANCE DECISION MAKING AMONG PACIFIC ISLANDER WOMEN

CSU FULLERTON SBDC

FIRST IN THE WORLD - DEVELOPMENT

CSU FULLERTON SBDC

PROMOTING POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC AMERICANS (PPOHA)

PROMOTING POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC AMERICANS PROGRAM

HEALTH CAREERS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

FULLERTON MATHEMATICS TEACHER AND MASTER TEACHER FELLOWS PROJECT

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

TEST UP: TALENT EXPANSION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - AN URBAN PARTNERSHIP

PROMOTING POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC AMERICANS (PPOHA)

(HEP)

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

UPWARD BOUND

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

LOS ANGELES BASIN BRIDGES TO THE PH.D PROGRAM

REGULAR UPWARD BOUND PASADENA

PROJECT LMAESTRO: LEADERS IN MULTILINGUALISM, AUTISM, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SUPPORTS, TRAINING, AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

NEUROCOGNITIVE AGING & ANALYTICS RESEARCH EDUCATION (NAARE) - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT TO PREPARE OURSELVES FOR THE AGING OF OUR INCREASINGLY DIVERSE POPULATION, WE MUST INCREASE MINORITY REPRESENTATION IN THE SCIENCES, AND TRAIN YOUNG RESEARCHERS TO UNDERSTAND NEUROCOGNITIVE AGING AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS (ADRD), AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH DISPARITIES. CSUF AND USC PROPOSE AN INNOVATIVE AND TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAM ENTITLED, “NEUROCOGNITIVE AGING & ANALYTICS RESEARCH EDUCATION (NAARE)” THAT BUILDS UPON OUR CURRENT BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH EDUCATION PROGRAM ON DATA SCIENCE AND BRAIN HEALTH. IN THE COMING DECADES, THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD WILL FACE A RAPIDLY GROWING AGING POPULATION, WITH AN INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF EXPERTS TRAINED IN ADRD RESEARCH TO ACCOMMODATE THIS INCREASE. EVEN THOUGH ETHNIC AND RACIAL MINORITIES, INCLUDING AFRICAN AMERICANS, LATINOS AND NATIVE AMERICANS/ALASKANS COMPRISE OVER A THIRD OF THE U.S. POPULATION, THEY ARE UNDER-REPRESENTED IN AGING STUDIES, LEAVING US WITH INSUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO COGNITIVE DECLINE IN THESE POPULATIONS. THE REPRESENTATION OF MINORITIES IN SCIENCE AND BIOMEDICAL FIELDS ALSO REMAINS COMPARATIVELY LOW. INCREASING THE NUMBER OF TRAINED RESEARCHERS FROM THESE UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS MAY PROVIDE INSIGHTS INTO SOCIAL CONTEXTUAL ISSUES AND OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO UNDERREPRESENTATION, WHICH MAY SUBSEQUENTLY PROMOTE ACCESS TO THESE IMPORTANT POPULATIONS IN ORDER TO SUBSEQUENTLY IMPROVE HEALTH DISPARITIES RELATED TO NEUROCOGNITIVE AGING IN THESE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THEREFORE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF UNDERREPRESENTED AGING RESEARCHERS CONTINUES TO BE A HIGH NATIONAL PRIORITY. THE NAARE PROGRAM ADDRESSES THIS GAP AS FOLLOWS: AIM 1: PROVIDE NAARE SCHOLARS HANDS-ON RESEARCH EXPERIENCES: ENGAGE THREE CONSECUTIVE COHORTS (N = 10 PER YEAR) OF PREDOMINANTLY UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY UNDERGRADUATES (50% FEMALE) IN A 1.5 - YEAR FACULTY MENTORED, STUDENT-DRIVEN RESEARCH FOCUSING ON NEUROCOGNITIVE AGING, ADRD, AND RELATED HEALTH DISPARITIES AND MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS. AIM 2: DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL CURRICULA: TRADITIONAL AND MULTIMEDIA CURRICULA WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR NAARE SCHOLARS AND ALSO TARGETED TOWARDS A LARGER DIVERSE STUDENT AUDIENCE (N = 4,500) ON THE FOLLOWING: BASIC SCIENCE BEHIND NORMAL BRAIN AGING AND ADRD; HEALTH DISPARITIES, MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS AND NEUROCOGNITIVE AGING; NEUROIMAGING AND ANALYTICS; AND RESEARCH METHODS IN NEUROCOGNITIVE AGING. AIM 3: NAARE SCHOLAR GRADUATE/CAREER PREPARATION: TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY AND STUDENT SUCCESS, NAARE STUDENTS WILL ENGAGE IN ONGOING FACULTY ADVISING, RECEIVE EXHAUSTIVE GRADUATE SCHOOL APPLICATION SUPPORT VIA HANDS-ON GUIDANCE, AND EXPLORE FIRST-HAND, RESEARCH INTENSIVE UNIVERSITIES. IN-DEPTH MENTORED, YET STUDENT- OWNED RESEARCH EXPERIENCES THAT INTEGRATE INTENSIVE NEUROCOGNITIVE AGING AND ADRD TRAINING, AND BELONGING IN THE BROADER SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY WILL RESULT IN SUCCESSFUL FUTURE SCIENTISTS. THIS PROGRAM WILL LEAD TO A GREATER NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS CHOOSING CAREERS IN NEUROCOGNITIVE AGING AND SUCCEEDING AT THEM. OUR STUDENTS WILL BECOME DIVERSE ROLE MODELS FOR FUTURE STUDENTS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

TASELM PHASE 2

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER

FAMILY-BASED EXERCISE INTERVENTION FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH PRADER WILLI SYNDROME

NASA URC SPACE CENTER CONTINUATION CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - LOS ANGELESTHIS PROPOSAL REQUESTS F

INCREASINGLY, RESEARCH HAS DOCUMENTED THE EXPERIENCES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONTACT WITH AND/OR INVOLVEMENT WITH BOTH THE CHILD WELFARE (CW) AND JUVENILE JUSTICE (JJ) SYSTEMS. ALTHOUGH STUDIES POINT TO THE PREVALENCE OF DUAL SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT, A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE ESTIMATE DOES NOT EXIST. IN 2015, OJJDP FUNDED THE DUAL STATUS YOUTH DESIGN STUDY (DSYDS) TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF A NATIONAL ESTIMATE. THE DSYDS RECOMMENDED USING LINKED ADMINISTRATIVE DATA FROM JURISDICTIONS SELECTED USING A CENSUS + SAMPLE HYBRID APPROACH BUT ADDED A CAUTIONARY NOTE ABOUT THE LIMITED DATA CAPACITY OF CW AND JJ DATA TO SUPPORT LINKED ADMINISTRATIVE DATA ANALYSIS AFTER SELECTION. THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED STUDY IS TO BUILD ON THE WORK AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DSYDS BY PRODUCING IN-DEPTH ASSESSMENTS OF CW AND JJ SYSTEM AND DATA STRUCTURES AND CAPACITY ACROSS THE NATION, ALONG WITH AN ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF BEST PRACTICES FOR IMPROVING EXPERIENCES AND OUTCOMES AMONG YOUTH WHO COME IN CONTACT WITH BOTH THE CW AND JJ SYSTEMS. THE STUDY IS BROKEN INTO FOUR PHASES ALIGNING WITH THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH QUESTIONS: PHASE 1: HOW ARE CW AND JJ SYSTEMS AND DATA STRUCTURED ACROSS THE NATION? PHASE 2: WHAT IS THE CAPACITY OF JURISDICTIONS TO SUPPORT ADMINISTRATIVE LINKED DATA ANALYSIS TO PRODUCE A DUAL SYSTEM PREVALENCE ESTIMATE, DOCUMENT DUAL SYSTEM PRACTICES, AND ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DUAL SYSTEM PRACTICES? PHASE 3: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE VARYING LEVELS OF CAPACITY FOR DUAL SYSTEM DATA AND SERVICES? PHASE 4: HOW DO THE RESULTS OF THIS STUDY INFORM FUTURE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE DATA CAPACITY AND TO BETTER ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF DUAL SYSTEM YOUTH ACROSS THE NATION? IN PHASE 1, A LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT WILL BE USED TO COMPILE INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURE OF CHILD WELFARE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS AND DATA IN 50 STATES AND DC INTO A SYSTEM AND DATA STRUCTURE INVENTORY. IN PHASE 2, SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH SELECTED SITES BY APPLYING THE CENSUS + SAMPLE HYBRID SAMPLING APPROACH TO A SAMPLING FRAME INFORMED BY THE INVENTORY. THE DATA COLLECTED IN THIS PROCESS WILL IDENTIFY THE DATA AND PRACTICE CAPACITY OF JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE NATION. IN PHASE 3, IN-DEPTH CASE STUDIES WILL BE PRODUCED FROM FOUR SITES. RESEARCH BRIEFS WILL SUMMARIZE KEY FINDINGS FROM EACH PHASE AND ULTIMATELY INFORM A CONFERENCE HELD FOR PRACTITIONERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE IN PHASE 4. CA/NCF

TRANSITION TO TEACHING PROGRAM - TRANSITION TO TEACHING PROGRAM -- LOCAL

STEPPING UP TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

TRANSFORMING STEM EDUCATION USING AN ASSET-BASED ECOSYSTEM MODEL

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM

24-MIRO-0002 SPACEIGNITE CENTER FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH-EDUCATION IN COMBUSTION (SPARC CENTER)

CSUF GEAR UP FULLERTON

HIGHER EDUCATION - INSTITUTIONAL AID - STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS - HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS

UPWARD BOUND

REGULAR UPWARD BOUND LOS ANGELES

CSUF UPWARD BOUND

CSUF UPWARD BOUND

WINCART: WEAVING AN ISLANDER NETWORK FOR CANCER CONTROL

HEALTH CAREERS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

ARI-R2: RENOVATING A CORE FACILITY TO SUPPORT RESEARCH IN THE NEWLY FUNDED CREST CENTER FOR ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY

IDENTIFICATION AND MOLECULAR BASIS FOR EFFICIENT ANTIFREEZE PROTEIN ENHANCERS

CSULA-RIMI: FACULTY CAREER DEVELOPMENT, CORE FACILITY, *

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

CSUF TALENT SEARCH

PROJECT ICARO (IDEOLOGY, CLARITY, AND ADAPTABILITY RESPONSIVE AND ONWARD)

UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE PASADENA

TRANSITION TO TEACHING PROGRAM (LOCAL)

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

LOS ANGELES URBAN TEACHER RESIDENCY: THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE

ADVANCED NURSING EDUCATION WORKFORCE

A MULTIDIMENSIONAL AGING SCIENCE PROGRAM: MSTEM SCHOLARS TRAINED IN AGING RESEARCH (MSTEM STAR) - PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT IN MEDICINE, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (MSTEM), THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS (I.E., ETHNIC MINORITIES, WOMEN, LGBTQ+, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, FIRST- GENERATION STUDENTS, AND THOSE FROM LOW-INCOME OR OTHERWISE DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS) WHO DEVOTE THEIR CAREERS TO ISSUES THAT AFFECT AN AGING POPULATION. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON (CSUF), A HISPANIC- SERVING INSTITUTION, PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT A MULTIDIMENSIONAL AGING SCIENCE RESEARCH EDUCATION PROGRAM TITLED MSTEM SCHOLARS TRAINED IN AGING RESEARCH (MSTEM STAR). THE GOAL OF THE MSTEM STAR PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN THE MSTEM AGING RESEARCH WORKFORCE BY RECRUITING UNDERREPRESENTED MSTEM MAJORS INTERESTED IN AGING AND HELPING THEM TO DEVELOP THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO PURSUE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS. THE PROGRAM HAS THREE SPECIFIC AIMS. FIRST, STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN STRUCTURED RESEARCH EXPERIENCES THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE FACULTY RESEARCH MENTORING AND AN INTENSIVE SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AT A LOCAL RESEARCH-INTENSIVE (R1) UNIVERSITY (I.E., UC IRVINE, UCLA). SECOND, A STUDENT- CENTERED AGING SCIENCE CURRICULUM WILL BE DEVELOPED, LEADING TO A MINOR IN AGING STUDIES, WHICH WILL PROVIDE A FOUNDATION IN AGING SCIENCE, FOSTER RESEARCH SKILLS, AND PROMOTE AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE SCIENCE OF AGING RELATES TO STUDENTS’ LIVES. FINALLY, STRONG STUDENT SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT WILL BE FOSTERED BY MENTORING AND GUIDING STUDENTS THROUGH EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND GRADUATE SCHOOL PREPAREDNESS. THE MSTEM STAR PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE THREE TWO-YEAR COHORTS OF SIX STUDENTS EACH. STUDENTS WILL BE RECRUITED AS SOPHOMORES TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS. IN ADDITION TO ENROLLING IN AGING- SCIENCE RELATED COURSEWORK, STUDENTS WILL BE PAIRED WITH MSTEM FACULTY RESEARCH MENTORS AT CSUF, AND THEN WITH AN R1 RESEARCH TEAM FOR AN INTENSIVE SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOLLOWING THEIR JUNIOR YEAR. A SEPARATE SUPPORT MENTOR WILL GUIDE EACH COHORT THROUGH SKILL-BUILDING ACTIVITIES AND ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH OLDER ADULTS. FORMAL PROGRAM EVALUATION EFFORTS WILL BE EMPLOYED TO TRACK STUDENT SUCCESS AND TO PROVIDE DATA FOR FUTURE CONTRIBUTIONS TO PEDAGOGICAL BEST PRACTICES. SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS WHO ARE PREPARED FOR AND SUCCESSFULLY UNDERTAKE ADVANCED DEGREE PROGRAMS IN MSTEM FIELDS RELATED TO AGING. RESEARCH AND EDUCATION COMPONENTS WILL BE CREATED WITH A FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY: THE MSTEM STAR PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ENDURE BEYOND THE LIFE OF THE GRANT, WITH THE INTENT TO CONTINUALLY PREPARE UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS FOR GRADUATE EDUCATION IN AGING- RELATED MSTEM FIELDS.

UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE LOS ANGELES

UPWARD BOUND

REGULAR UPWARD BOUND LOS ANGELES

PROJECT CREST: CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EDUCATORS OF MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS WITH MILD TO MODERATE SUPPORT NEEDS

BUILDING CAPACITY: ADVANCING STUDENT SUCCESS IN UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

SPECIAL EDUCATION PRE-SERVICE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

TRANSFORMING ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL IDENTIDAD THROUGH BILITERACY

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

TRANSITIONING MATH MAJORS INTO TEACHING

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

ESTABLISHING ROOTS TO GROW STEMS: AFFIRMING STEM IDENTITY, BUILDING COMMUNITY, AND IMPROVING GRADUATION RATES THROUGH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY LOWER DIVISION CURRICULUM

ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN-METAL COMPLEXES AND OXIDATIVE STRESS IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE

PERSONALITY DISORDERS, DECISION MAKING AND SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIORS

DEALING WITH ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE: ANTISENSE TECHNOLOGY

CSUF-HEP

CSUF TALENT SEARCH - ANAHEIM

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERVENTIONS IN INDIVIDUALS WITH PRADER WILLI SYNDROME

UPWARD BOUND MATH & SCIENCE

CSU FULLERTON, TRIO STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

HEALTHY ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (HAPI-YEP)

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE – PASADENA

U-RISE AT CAL STATE FULLERTON - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THE U-RISE PROGRAM AT CAL STATE FULLERTON PROPOSES TO SUPPORT 10 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS EVERY YEAR WHO COME FROM UNDERREPRESENTED OR DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS. MAJORING IN A STEM FIELD, THE PROGRAM WILL PREPARE THE U-RISE SCHOLARS FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL AND A CAREER IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE. THE SPECIFIC GOALS ARE TO: 1) RECRUIT, SELECT, AND RETAIN A DIVERSE GROUP OF WELL-QUALIFIED UNDERGRADUATES; 2) PROVIDE SCHOLARS WITH HANDS-ON RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND DEVELOP THEIR RESEARCH SKILLS; 3) MENTOR AND EDUCATE THE SCHOLARS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC RIGOR; 4) CULTIVATE THE SCHOLARS’ ACADEMIC AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS; 5) PREPARE, HELP, AND ADVISE THE SCHOLARS ON THEIR APPLICATION TO SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND PHD OR MD- PHD PROGRAMS; AND 6) BUILD A STRONG MENTORING COMMUNITY BY RECRUITING AND TRAINING A DIVERSE AND COMMITTED GROUP OF MENTORS. THESE GOALS WILL BE ACHIEVED AS THE SCHOLARS PARTICIPATE IN CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH WITH A FACULTY MENTOR FOR TWO YEARS, CULMINATING WITH A PRESENTATION AND DEFENSE OF A WRITTEN THESIS. UPON ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM, THE SCHOLARS WILL PARTICIPATE IN A SUMMER WORKSHOP TO TEACH THEM ABOUT THE RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC RIGOR AND REPRODUCIBILITY. THE SCHOLARS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEL IN SEVERAL ACADEMICALLY CHALLENGING COURSES, INCLUDING ONE SEMESTER OF SCIENTIFIC WRITING, ONE SEMESTER OF SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION, AND TWO SEMESTERS OF SENIOR THESIS COURSES. THE SCHOLARS WILL ALSO TAKE FOUR SEMESTERS OF A PRO-SEMINAR COURSE, WHICH FOCUSES ON RESEARCH CAREER AND PRESENTATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. TO MEASURE OUR SHORT-TERM PROGRESS, WE WILL USE SPECIALLY DEVELOPED ASSESSMENT TOOLS, FORMS, AND E-JOURNAL ENTRIES PREVIOUSLY USED BY THE CSUF MARC PROGRAM. THE SCHOLARS AND MENTORS WILL COMPLETE ASSESSMENT FORMS ADMINISTERED BY AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR AT THE END OF EACH SEMESTER ON A YEARLY BASIS. ALL U-RISE SCHOLARS WILL BE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE OR ACHIEVE ONE LEVEL HIGHER (ON A SCALE OF 1-5) IN LABORATORY PERFORMANCE, RESEARCH SKILLS, AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS. BY THE END OF THEIR TWO-YEAR PARTICIPATION, THE SCHOLARS WOULD HAVE SHOWN IMPROVEMENT OR HIGH ACHIEVEMENT IN AT LEAST 75% OF THE MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES. OVER THE FUNDING PERIOD, WE AIM TO PLACE AT LEAST 75% OF ALL U-RISE SCHOLARS IN HIGH-QUALITY DOCTORAL PROGRAMS. FINALLY, THE U-RISE PROGRAM WILL TRACK ALL GRADUATES BY E-MAIL OR PHONE AS THEY PROGRESS TOWARDS THEIR ADVANCED DEGREES AND BEYOND, AND WILL DISSEMINATE ITS ACCOMPLISHMENTS THROUGH AN OFFICIAL WEBSITE, CONFERENCES, AND PUBLICATIONS. OVERALL, PROGRAM SUCCESS WILL BE MEASURED BY SCHOLAR ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION IN DOCTORAL PROGRAMS AT VARIOUS US INSTITUTIONS IN THE SHORT TERM, AND BY THEIR EVENTUAL ENTRY INTO BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-RELATED CAREERS IN THE LONG TERM. THE U-RISE PROGRAM WILL NOT ONLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF THE SCHOLARS IN THEIR RESEARCH CAREERS BUT WILL HAVE A BROADER IMPACT ON THE PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENTS, COLLEGES, AND THE INSTITUTION AS A WHOLE THROUGH IMPROVED STUDENT SUCCESS, CURRICULAR ENHANCEMENT, AND STRENGTHENING OF THE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT.

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

ROBOTIC TRAINING AND THE MODULATION OF BDNF ACTIVITY IN SPINALLY TRANSECTED RATS

UPWARD BOUND MATH & SCIENCE

UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE COMPETITION

IMPROVING QUANTITATIVE SKILLS OF LIFE SCIENCE MAJORS AT CAL STATE LOS ANGELES

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE – LOS ANGELES

CSUF UPWARD BOUND NORTH

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PROJECT ACTIVITY BASED COMMUNICATION (ABC)

PREPARATION OF LEADERSHIP PERSONNEL

COMBINED PRIORITY FOR PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT

COMBINED PRIORITY FOR PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT

OJJDP FY 2015 DESIGN STUDY OF DUAL SYSTEM YOUTH

PROJECT PEDS: PREPARING EFFECTIVE DUAL SPECIALISTS TO SERVE CHILDREN WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS

PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT AND PERSONNEL PREPARATION (PIPP) OF EXPERTS WORKING WITH SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED

UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE COMPETITION

UPWARD BOUND NORTH

HYPERPOLARIZED 13C PROBES FOR IMAGING WARBURG METABOLISM IN CANCER

CSU FULLERTON STUDENT-PARENT CHILD CARE SUPPORT PROGRAM

SCC-IRG TRACK 2: DESIGNING AND TESTING REMOTE SERVICES TO SUPPORT FORMERLY HOMELESS PERSONS IN PERMANENT HOUSING

CSULA RECLAIMING PEDAGOGY, COMMUNITY AND STUDENT SUCCESS

FULLERTON ASPIRE: ACCESS, SUPPORT, PATHWAYS, AND INCLUSIVE RESOURCES FOR EVERYONE

THE CSUF-LED PARTNERSHIP FOR INCLUSION OF UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS IN GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ASTRONOMY -A RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PATHWAY PROGRAM IS AWARDED WITH THE CORE MISSION TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS, IN PARTICULAR HISPANIC AND LATINO/A STUDENTS, WITH POST-BACCALAUREATE DEGREES IN GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ASTROPHYSICS. THIS PROGRAM WILL SUBSTANTIALLY STRENGTHEN AN EXISTING COLLABORATION BETWEEN CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FULLERTON (CSUF), A PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION, AND THREE PH.D.-GRANTING PARTNERS: SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, AND WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (WSU). THIS PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP A CLEAR PATHWAY FOR CSUF STUDENTS TO ENTER THE PH.D. PROGRAM AT ONE OF THE PARTNER UNIVERSITIES, INCLUDING FINANCIAL AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT AS THEY TRANSITION, THEREBY PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH A LONG-TERM ROAD MAP FOR THEIR STEM CAREERS. IT WILL FURTHER ENSURE THAT ADMITTED STUDENTS COMPLETE THE PH.D. DEGREE AND FACILITATE THEIR BECOMING LEADERS IN GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ASTROPHYSICS BY PROVIDING SUSTAINED MENTORING AND ACTIVELY FOSTERING PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. ALMOST A CENTURY AFTER EINSTEIN FIRST PREDICTED THEIR EXISTENCE, SCIENTISTS DISCOVERED GRAVITATIONAL WAVES? RIPPLES OF CURVED SPACETIME?PASSING THROUGH EARTH, IGNITING THE ERA OF GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ASTRONOMY. GRAVITATIONAL WAVES ARE A RADICALLY NEW TOOL FOR EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE AND PROBING THE PHYSICS DRIVING SOME OF THE MOST EXTREME ASTROPHYSICAL EVENTS IN WAYS INACCESSIBLE TO OTHER FORMS OF ASTRONOMY. THE U.S. ADVANCED LASER INTERFEROMETER GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE OBSERVATORY (LIGO) WILL SOON TAKE ITS NEXT SCIENCE DATA, AND FUTURE OBSERVATORIES (SUCH AS COSMIC EXPLORER, LIGO VOYAGER, AND THE EINSTEIN TELESCOPE) HAVE THE PROMISE TO EXTEND OUR GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ASTRONOMICAL REACH TO THE EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE AND TO NEW FREQUENCY BANDS, BRINGING AN EVEN GREATER POTENTIAL FOR TRANSFORMATIVE ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERIES. STUDENT RESEARCHERS AT CSUF, SYRACUSE, NORTHWESTERN, AND WSU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THESE DISCOVERIES THROUGH EXPERIMENTAL WORK TO HELP MAXIMIZE GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE OBSERVATORIES? ASTRONOMICAL REACH AND THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL WORK TO MODEL AND INTERPRET GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE SOURCES. THIS AWARD ADVANCES THE GOALS OF THE WINDOWS ON THE UNIVERSE BIG IDEA. 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.

BIG DATA DISCOVERY AND DIVERSITY THROUGH RESEARCH EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS (BD3-REAP)

CSULA-CALTECH PREM COLLABORATIVE

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

LIPID EFFECTOR MOLECULES OF INNATE IMMUNITY: ANTIMICROBIAL CHOLESTERYL ESTERS

TRIO - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

MACROMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS OF T-DARPP AND DARPP-32

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

PROJECT PISCES: PARTNERS IN IMPROVING SOCIAL COMMUNICATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION

RONALD E. MCNAIR POST-BACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT

RONALD E. MCNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT

CUBESATS CAN PLAY PIVOTAL ROLES IN NASA S RETURN TO THE MOON. AN ORBITING NETWORK CAN PROVIDE VALUABLE SCIENCE AND COMMUNICATION ENHANCEMENTS OR EVEN FORM THE BASIS OF A UNIQUE MISSION.

LSAMP BD: BRIDGE TO THE DOCTORATE AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES: CSU-LSAMP BD COHORT 17 -THE PERFORMANCE SITE FOR THIS LSAMP BRIDGE TO THE DOCTORATE ACTIVITY IS CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES, ONE OF THE 23 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES INCLUDED IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCE FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION (CSU-LSAMP). THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A MASTER?S LEVEL ?BRIDGE? TO DOCTORAL-LEVEL STUDY FOR A COHORT OF 12 GRADUATES OF LSAMP UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS. THE MASTER?S-LEVEL EXPERIENCE IS DESIGNED TO REMEDIATE THE UNDERREPRESENTATION OF STUDENTS FROM MINORITIZED POPULATIONS IN STEM BY SUPPORTING THEIR ACCESS, PERSISTENCE, AND COMPETENCIES TO ADVANCE TO E AND SUCCEED IN PH.D. PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO FOCUS FULL TIME ON A TWO-YEAR PROGRAM OF MASTER?S-LEVEL COURSE WORK AND RESEARCH, THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE AN INTEGRATED SET OF ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ADVANCE BD STUDENTS TOWARD COMPLETION OF DOCTORAL-LEVEL STUDIES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) MONTHLY AND SEMESTER MEETINGS WITH THE BD PROJECT DIRECTOR TO MONITOR STUDENT PROGRESS AND PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE ADVISEMENT; (2) A WORKSHOP SERIES FOCUSED ON INFORMATION/TOOLS NEEDED FOR ADJUSTMENT TO AND SUCCESS IN GRADUATE SCHOOL; (3) WRITING SUPPORT; (4) WEEKLY PROFESSIONAL SEMINARS; (5) COMMUNITY AND NETWORK BUILDING ACTIVITIES TO FURTHER DEVELOP THEIR SOCIAL IDENTITIES AND SENSE OF BELONGING; (6) ?CONNECTING? FELLOWS TO DOCTORAL PROGRAMS THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH FACULTY AND PROGRAMS AT PH.D. INSTITUTIONS; (7) ASSISTANCE WITH APPLICATIONS TO PH.D. PROGRAMS, FINANCIAL AID AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS; AND (8) CAREER COACHING AND MENTORING ACTIVITIES THAT WILL FURTHER PROVIDE THE FELLOWS WITH EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL SUPPORT IN THEIR PATH TO A PH.D. THE PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ADVANCING THE NSF?S MISSION ?TO PROMOTE THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE: ?TO ADVANCE THE NATIONAL HEALTH, PROSPERITY AND WELFARE, OR TO SECURE THE NATIONAL DEFENSE? AND ITS 2018-2022 STRATEGIC PLAN TO: ?FOSTER THE GROWTH OF A MORE CAPABLE AND DIVERSE RESEARCH WORKFORCE AND ADVANCE THE SCIENTIFIC AND INNOVATION SKILLS OF THE NATION.? THE PROJECT WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PH.D.-LEVEL SCIENTISTS BY IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPING THE TALENT OF STUDENTS WHO WOULD BE UNLIKELY TO PURSUE GRADUATE-LEVEL STUDY AT EITHER THE MASTERS OR THE DOCTORATE LEVEL WITHOUT THE PROJECT?S SUPPORT. THIS INCLUDES STUDENTS WITH DEFICITS IN THEIR BACCALAUREATE CREDENTIALS AND OTHERS WITH COMPETITIVE CREDENTIALS FOR DIRECT ENTRY INTO PH.D. PROGRAMS, BUT WHO ARE OTHERWISE UNABLE OR HESITANT TO DO SO. FOR THESE STUDENTS, THE MASTERS-LEVEL PROGRAM SERVES AS A NECESSARY BRIDGE TO DOCTORAL-LEVEL STUDY. SINCE THE POOL OF LSAMP BACCALAUREATE RECIPIENTS INCLUDES A HIGH PROPORTION OF INDIVIDUALS FROM MINORITIZED COMMUNITIES, THE PROJECT ANTICIPATES THAT MOST, IF NOT ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE STUDENTS FROM THESE GROUPS. THEREFORE, THE PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN ACADEME AND SCIENCE RESEARCH. 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.

NURSING WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING MINI-BUSINESS INCUBATOR (STEM-INC)

URM: RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN A CHANGING WORLD: PREPARING UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS THROUGH RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY

PREPARATION OF LEADERSHIP PERSONNEL

CAL STATE LA AND UC IRVINE PARTNERSHIP FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN MATERIALS (PREM) CENTER FOR BIOINSPIRED AND ARCHITECTURED MATERIALS (CBAM) -THE PARTNERSHIP FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN MATERIALS (PREM) CENTER FOR BIOINSPIRED AND ARCHITECTURED MATERIALS (CBAM) AT CAL STATE LA, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UC IRVINE (UCI) MATERIALS RESEARCH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CENTER (MRSEC) FOR COMPLEX AND ACTIVE MATERIALS (CCAM), AIMS TO ADVANCE RESEARCH IN BIOINSPIRED AND ARCHITECTED MATERIALS SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY, BIOMEDICAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS WHILE BROADENING THE PARTICIPATION OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY (URM) STUDENTS. A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF CAL STATE LA STUDENTS ARE URM, 80 PERCENT, HAIL FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS, QUALIFY FOR PELL GRANTS, AND ARE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO ATTEND COLLEGE. CBAM PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE AN INCLUSIVE RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT AND ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, PREPARING DIVERSE STUDENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL CAREERS IN STEM FIELDS. COMBINING THE STRENGTHS AND RESOURCES OF BOTH INSTITUTIONS, THE PREM CBAM WILL DEVELOP A WORKFORCE EQUIPPED TO TACKLE THE EVOLVING TECHNICAL CHALLENGES REQUIRING ADVANCED MATERIALS SOLUTIONS. CENTRAL TO THE MISSION OF PREM CBAM IS THE ENGAGEMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN CUTTING-EDGE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROJECTS. COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH WITH DUAL MENTORS ACROSS PARTNER INSTITUTIONS WILL STRENGTHEN STUDENTS? RESEARCH SKILLS AND EXPAND THEIR PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS, PREPARING THEM FOR ADVANCED STUDIES AND SUCCESSFUL STEM CAREERS. DUAL MENTORING PROVIDES PERSONALIZED ACADEMIC ADVISING AND CAREER PLANNING. THE FORMALIZED PROGRAM INCLUDES NEAR-PEER MENTORING, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, ANNUAL SUMMER RETREATS, PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING, AND ON-SITE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AT BOTH PARTNERING INSTITUTIONS. THESE INITIATIVES WILL CULTIVATE STUDENTS' SENSE OF BELONGING, STEM IDENTITY, AND MOTIVATION, THEREBY IMPROVING RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND DEGREE ATTAINMENT AMONG URM STUDENTS. FURTHERMORE, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UCI PH.D. STUDENTS AND POSTDOCS WILL PREPARE ACADEMIC LEADERS WHILE FOSTERING A COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN STEM EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. THE PREM CBAM INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON TWO MAJOR RESEARCH THRUSTS: (1) BIOINSPIRED ACTIVE MATERIALS AND INTERFACES AND (2) ARCHITECTURED AND HYBRID MATERIALS SYSTEMS. THESE THRUSTS ALIGN WITH AND COMPLEMENT UCI MRSEC?S CROSS-INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH GROUP (IRG) THEMES, ENHANCING THE COLLABORATION?S IMPACT AND SCOPE IN STUDYING COMPLEX INTERACTIVE AND ACTIVE MATERIAL SYSTEMS. DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM LIVING ORGANISMS AND MANIPULATING MATERIALS ACROSS MULTIPLE LENGTH AND TEMPORAL SCALES, CBAM RESEARCH PROJECTS AIM TO SOLVE CONTEMPORARY TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES IN AN INTRICATE, SUSTAINABLE, AND ECO-FRIENDLY MANNER. EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS THAT THE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WILL DEEPEN THE UNDERSTANDING OF MANY LIVING SYSTEMS AND ENHANCE THE ABILITY TO ENGINEER INTELLIGENT, ADAPTIVE, AND RESPONSIVE MATERIALS. AN INTEGRATED APPROACH COMBINING COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN, SIMULATION, AND ADVANCED CHARACTERIZATION WILL BE EMPLOYED TO STUDY AND CONTROL INTERFACIAL PHENOMENA AND MECHANISMS IN THESE MATERIALS. THIS ?MATERIALS BY DESIGN? METHODOLOGY WILL ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIAL SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS CRITICAL IN ENGINEERING, INCLUDING ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION, AND BIOMEDICINE. THROUGH ITS COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL STRATEGY, PREM CBAM WILL NOT ONLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE BUT ALSO PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, EDUCATORS, AND ENTREPRENEURS FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS. THIS INITIATIVE UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANCE OF LINKING SCIENTIFIC PRIORITIES WITH SOCIETAL NEEDS, ENSURING THAT THE BENEFITS OF TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. 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.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** CHEMISTRY IS THE FOUNDATION OF MANY DISCIPLINES IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, WHICH PROVIDES AN INSIGHT INTO THE CHEMICAL PROCESSES THAT OCCUR ACROSS THE AGRICULTURE-FOOD-NUTRITION CONTINUUM. STUDENTS OFTEN EXPERIENCE CHALLENGES WITHIN MAJORS THAT REQUIRE CHEMISTRY KNOWLEDGE DUE TO ITS ABSTRACT NATURE. THEIR STRUGGLE STEMS FROM A LACK OF EFFECTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES AND SUPPORTS EXTENDING BEYOND CONVENTIONAL METHODS. MOREOVER, THERE IS A SCARCITY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO APPLY CHEMISTRY KNOWLEDGE TO SOLVE CONTEXTUALIZED PROBLEMS IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES. TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES, THE PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM (A) USING AN ASSET-BASED FRAMEWORK TO FOSTER THEIR SCIENCE IDENTITY, (B) INCORPORATING EVIDENCE-BASED SCIENCE PEDAGOGY TO PROMOTE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND MOTIVATION, (C) EQUIPPING STUDENTS WITH REACTIVE MOLECULAR DYNAMIC SIMULATIONS SKILLS TO ENHANCE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS, AND (D) EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION SKILLS TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO SOLVE CONTEXTUALIZED PROBLEMS IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE FIELD.THE PROJECT WILL TARGET STUDENTS FROM THREE HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS IN CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD, TO PROMOTE EQUITABLE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES. THROUGH THREE IMPLEMENTATIONS AND ITERATIVE REFINEMENTS, A TOTAL OF 72 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE TRAINING TO ENHANCE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF DYNAMIC MECHANISMS OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE TOPICS. FURTHERMORE, 10 GRADUATE STUDENTS WILL BE SELECTED TO ENHANCE THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS BY ASSISTING IN MENTORING THE UNDERGRADUATE PARTICIPANTS. THEY WILL ALSO REFINE THEIR APPLICATION SKILLS BY INCORPORATING REACTIVE MOLECULAR DYNAMIC SIMULATION INTO THEIR OWN RESEARCH. BY ACCOMPLISHING THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES, THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE EDUCATION IN HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTES, TO BETTER PREPARE STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN ADVANCED DEGREE PROGRAMS AND CAREERS WITHIN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE SECTOR, AND TO PROMOTE INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING.

FY 2009 CONGRESSIONALLY SELECTED AWARDS

CULTURALLY ADAPTIVE PATHWAY TO SUCCESS (CAPS)

COMBINED PRIORITY FOR PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT

ALTERNATIVE PENETROMETERS TO MEASURE THE NEAR-SURFACE STRENGTH OF SOFT SEAFLOOR SOILS

NURSING WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

CHILD CARE

CAREER: IMPROVING PERSISTENCE OF UNDERSERVED STUDENTS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE USING AN AI-BASED, PERSONALIZED CAREER EXPLORATION PLATFORM -THE FACULTY EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT (CAREER) PROGRAM IS A NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION-WIDE ACTIVITY THAT OFFERS AWARDS IN SUPPORT OF EARLY-CAREER FACULTY WHO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SERVE AS ACADEMIC ROLE MODELS IN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, TO LEAD ADVANCES IN THE MISSION OF THEIR DEPARTMENT OR ORGANIZATION, AND TO BUILD A FOUNDATION FOR A LIFETIME OF LEADERSHIP IN INTEGRATING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. THIS CAREER PROJECT AIMS TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) WORKFORCE BY EXAMINING HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) CAN BE HARNESSED TO IMPROVE PERSISTENCE IN STEM. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT USES AN ONLINE INTERVENTION TO FACILITATE STUDENTS? CAREER EXPLORATION USING CONVERSATIONAL VIRTUAL AGENTS (?VIRTUAL MENTORS?) RECORDED BY REAL-LIFE STEM PROFESSIONALS. STUDENTS CHOOSE AND ENGAGE WITH VIRTUAL MENTORS TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR CAREER PATHS, EXPERIENCES, AND ADVICE. THE STUDY MODELS PROCESSES THAT PROMOTE STEM PERSISTENCE OVER TIME FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN UNDERSERVED IN STEM FIELDS OF STUDY. BASED ON INTERACTIONS WITH VIRTUAL MENTORS, STUDENTS RECEIVE PERSONALIZED FOLLOW-UP AND RESOURCES FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT. THIS LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH STUDY IS CONDUCTED AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON, A LARGE PUBLIC HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION, WITH A FOCUS ON STUDENTS MAJORING IN THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES. THE PROJECT IS CO-FUNDED BY THE DIRECTORATE FOR STEM EDUCATION CORE RESEARCH (ECR) PROGRAM, WHICH SUPPORTS WORK THAT ADVANCES FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH ON STEM LEARNING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN STEM, AND STEM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND THE HSI PROGRAM, WHICH AIMS TO ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION AND BUILD CAPACITY AT HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSIS). THE STUDY USES A PROSPECTIVE, LONGITUDINAL, MIXED-METHODS APPROACH, COLLECTING BOTH QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA ACROSS A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS AND GATHERING INSIGHTS FROM EXISTING LITERATURE ON STEM PERSISTENCE AND LEARNING SCIENCES. THE PROJECT ESTABLISHES A FRAMEWORK FOR MODELING PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROCESSES THAT PREDICT OBSERVED STEM PERSISTENCE OVER TIME AND DEVELOPS A PERSONALIZED, ONLINE INTERVENTION FOR CAREER EXPLORATION USING AI. MODELS OF STEM PERSISTENCE AND A TAILORED, AI-BASED INTERVENTION FOR DIVERSE STUDENT BODIES WILL RESULT FROM THIS STUDY. FINDINGS WILL BE WIDELY DISSEMINATED TO ENCOURAGE ADOPTION AND ADAPTATION OF FUTURE AI APPLICATIONS IN OTHER STEM DISCIPLINES. 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.

CAREER: MICROCLIMATE AMELIORATION UNDERLYING BIODIVERSITY-ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING RESEARCH -THIS AWARD IS FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 (PUBLIC LAW 117- 2). MANY SPECIES ARE CURRENTLY THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION. THIS EXTINCTION CRISIS HAS IMPORTANT IMPLICATIONS FOR HOW ECOSYSTEMS FUNCTION. IN PARTICULAR, LOSS OF SPECIES MAY LEAD TO LOSS OF BIOLOGICAL BUFFERS THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. THE LOSS OF THESE BUFFERS COULD MAKE SYSTEMS MORE VULNERABLE TO STRESSORS SUCH AS DROUGHT. UNDERSTANDING HOW BIODIVERSITY HELPS BUFFER OUR ECOSYSTEMS FROM ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS IS AN ESSENTIAL NEXT STEP TO PREDICTING THE CONSEQUENCES OF FUTURE EXTINCTIONS. THIS UNDERSTANDING WILL ALSO HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW ECOSYSTEMS CAN POSSIBLY RETAIN FUNCTION WITH FEWER SPECIES. THIS PROJECT EXAMINES HOW DIFFERENT SPECIES OF PLANTS CAN MODIFY THE MICROCLIMATE AROUND THEM, SUCH AS DECREASED TEMPERATURES, INCREASED HUMIDITY AND INCREASED SOIL MOISTURE. THE MODIFICATION OF MICROCLIMATE MAY BE ONE IMPORTANT MECHANISM ALLOWING MANY SPECIES TO COEXIST, WHICH IS A KEY TO BIODIVERSITY. THIS PROJECT ALSO PROVIDES RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND EDUCATION TO GRADUATE STUDENTS AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. THIS PROJECT TESTS THE ROLE OF MICROCLIMATE MODIFICATION EFFECTS IN DETERMINING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION. THE APPROACH IS TO DESIGN A SERIES OF BIODIVERSITY MICROCLIMATE HUMIDIFICATION EXPERIMENTS BOTH IN A GREENHOUSE SETTING AND IN A NETWORK OF SITES ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. SEVERAL SPECIES OF GRASSES NATIVE TO CALIFORNIA ARE USED IN THE EXPERIMENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY SENSITIVE TO CHANGING MOISTURE CONDITIONS. THIS PROJECT EXAMINES MICROCLIMATE MODIFICATION EFFECTS IN THREE IMPORTANT WAYS: (1) USING A BIODIVERSITY EXPERIMENT TO EXAMINE THE STRENGTH OF MICROCLIMATE AMELIORATION AND WHETHER IT CAN EXPLAIN POSITIVE BIODIVERSITY-ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION RELATIONSHIPS UNDER NATURAL DROUGHT CONDITIONS, (2) USING CAREFUL PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS TO ASSESS WHETHER MICROCLIMATE AMELIORATION IS DRIVEN BY PLANT FUNCTIONAL TRAITS (E.G. ROOTING DEPTH OR WATER USE EFFICIENCY), WHOLE COMMUNITY STRUCTURE (E.G. CANOPY COMPLEXITY AND BOUNDARY LAYER CONDITIONS), OR MERELY CREATING A PHYSICAL SHADE BARRIER, AND (3) EXAMINING THE ROLE OF MICROCLIMATE AMELIORATION IN HIGHER PLANT DIVERSITY COMMUNITIES IN AN URBAN ARID ECOSYSTEM. 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.

SPECIAL EDUCATION-PERSONNEL PREPARATION TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND RESULTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES - COMBINED PRIORITY FOR PERSONNEL PREPARATION

CO-CREATION OF DIGITAL TOOLS TO ENHANCE YOUNG ADULT MINORITY PARTICIPATION IN COVID-19 TRIALS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT INCREASING YOUNG ADULT RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES’ PARTICIPATION IN COVID-19 CLINICAL TRIALS IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES IN THE UPTAKE OF COVID-19 VACCINATIONS AND TREATMENT BURDEN. YET, SEVERAL OBSTACLES HINDER RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY PARTICIPATION IN TRIALS, INCLUDING STRUCTURAL BARRIERS ASSOCIATED WITH LACK OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES, ACCESS AND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, AND GROUP-SPECIFIC ISSUES SUCH AS MISTRUST OF THE MEDICAL/RESEARCH COMMUNITY OR CONCERNS ABOUT MEDICAL EXPERIMENTATION. ALTHOUGH EXTENSIVE RESEARCH HAS FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING THE LOW PARTICIPATION OF MINORITY AND UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES IN CLINICAL RESEARCH, MEETING 21ST CENTURY GOALS OF CREATING INCLUSIVE CLINICAL TRIALS THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF RAPIDLY CHANGING AND INCREASINGLY DIVERSE PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS IN THE UNITED STATES REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE. THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS NOVEL AND FILLS A CRITICAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION GAP BY DIRECTLY ADDRESSING THE COMPLEX INTERSECTIONALITY OF COVID-19 CLINICAL TRIALS AND HEALTH EQUITY USING SEVERAL INTERDISCIPLINARY METHODS OF INQUIRY. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO UTILIZE NOVEL APPROACHES INVOLVING BIG DATA, MACHINE LEARNING, DATA SCIENCE, AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH TO DEVELOP AND EVALUATE A DIGITAL TOOL TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG MINORITY ADULTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CLINICAL TRIAL PROCESS. THROUGH DATA MINING AND GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF CLINICALTRIALS.GOV, INSIGHTS INTO WHICH COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE CONTEXT OF ACCESS TO COVID- 19 CLINICAL TRIALS WILL BE DEVELOPED (AIM 1), WHILE BIG DATA AND MACHINE LEARNING APPROACHES WILL BE USED TO CHARACTERIZE USER SELF-REPORTED KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND LIVED EXPERIENCES RELATED TO COVID-19 ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS (AIM 2). FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS WILL BE USED TO ENGAGE IN DEEP EXPLORATION OF SPECIFIC RATIONALITIES, CULTURAL NORMS, AND HISTORICAL INFLUENCES RELATED TO COVID-19 CLINICAL RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT WITH MINORITY YOUNG ADULTS (AIM 3). DATA COLLECTED FROM THESE MULTIPLE SOURCES WILL SERVE AS THE BASIS OF A PROTOCOL TO IDEATE, CO- CREATE, AND JOINTLY DESIGN A DIGITAL HEALTH TOOL TO ENCOURAGE CLINICAL TRIAL PARTICIPATION AMONG YOUNG ADULT MINORITY POPULATIONS THROUGH CO-DESIGN SESSIONS AND PILOT TESTING HELD WITH RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY YOUNG ADULTS (AIM 4). THE EFFICACY OF THE DIGITAL HEALTH TOOL WILL BE EVALUATED BY CONDUCTING A CONTROLLED BEFORE-AND-AFTER STUDY AMONG A POPULATION OF YOUNG ADULT COLLEGE STUDENTS AT A UNIVERSITY DESIGNATED AS A MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTION (AIM 5). THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A DIGITAL HEALTH TOOL DESIGNED TO INCREASE YOUNG ADULT PARTICIPATION IN COVID- 19 CLINICAL TRIALS.

CHILD CARE ACCESS MEANS PARENTS IN SCHOOL (CCAMPIS)

THE CSUF-SYRACUSE PARTNERSHIP FOR INCLUSION OF UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS IN GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ASTRONOMY

SUSTAINABLE HYDROGEN FUELING STATION

SPOKES: MEDIUM: WESTERN: COLLABORATIVE: BIG DATA TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY LEARNING AND IMPACT

NURSING WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND DIRECTION FROM CONGRESS. PARTICIPATE AS A KEY PARTNER AND ENABLER IN THE

NAVAL STEM PROGRAM AT CAL. STATE LA

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING SITES FOR COSMIC EXPLORER -A CENTURY AFTER EINSTEIN PREDICTED GRAVITATIONAL WAVES, THE NSF LASER INTERFEROMETER GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE OBSERVATORY (LIGO), FOLLOWED BY THE VIRGO OBSERVATORY, IGNITED THE ERA OF GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ASTRONOMY WITH THE FIRST DIRECT OBSERVATIONS OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVES FROM MERGING BLACK HOLES AND THE OBSERVATION OF A BINARY NEUTRON STAR MERGER, PROMPTING SUBSEQUENT OBSERVATIONS IN EVERY BAND OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM?A WATERSHED EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY. COSMIC EXPLORER (CE), A CONCEPT FOR A NEXT-GENERATION GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE OBSERVATORY IN THE UNITED STATES, WILL PUSH THE REACH OF GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ASTRONOMY TO THE EDGE OF THE OBSERVABLE UNIVERSE, BY USING PROVEN LIGO TECHNOLOGY IN A FACILITY TEN TIMES LARGER THAN EACH LIGO OBSERVATORY. CE WILL ENABLE TRANSFORMATIVE DISCOVERIES ACROSS PHYSICS, ASTRONOMY, AND COSMOLOGY, BY OBSERVING BLACK HOLES AND NEUTRON STARS ACROSS COSMIC TIME, PROBING THE NATURE OF THE MOST EXTREME MATTER IN THE UNIVERSE, AND EXPLORING QUESTIONS IN THE NATURE OF GRAVITY AND FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS. THIS AWARD SUPPORTS RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE POTENTIAL SITES FOR CE, EACH NECESSARILY SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER THAN LIGO?S SITES. CE WILL DO THIS WHILE WORKING IN MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL, CULTURALLY SUPPORTED PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDIGENOUS AND OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THIS AWARD SUPPORTS THE IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF THE MOST PROMISING LOCATIONS FOR CE OBSERVATORIES WHILE DEVELOPING PROTOCOLS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS TO BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) AND PUBLIC DATA WILL BE USED TO IDENTIFY AND VET LOCATIONS AND THEN ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH THE INDIGENOUS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (IPP). AT LOCATIONS THAT ARE PHYSICALLY VIABLE AND WHERE COMMUNITY PERMISSION IS GRANTED, AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT WILL BE CONDUCTED; THIS AND CONTINUED COMMUNITY CONSULTATION WILL INFORM A DOWN-SELECTION OF LOCATIONS FOR IN-DEPTH REFERENCE ASSESSMENT. CE HAS KNOWLEDGE OF AND ACCESS TO LIGO HANFORD OBSERVATORY (LHO), WHERE THERE ARE ESTABLISHED PROTOCOLS FOR PARTNERING WITH LOCAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. THE (BROADER) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) HANFORD AREA, ON WHICH LHO IS LOCATED, WILL BE THE FIRST LOCATION WHERE THE ENTIRE ASSESSMENT PROCESS ? FROM START TO A THOROUGH REFERENCE ASSESSMENT ? MAY BE IMPLEMENTED. THE COMBINED LOCATION SEARCH AND EVALUATION WILL CONSTITUTE A PROTOTYPE FOR THE FULL APPROACH, WHICH CAN BE USED TO CONTINUOUSLY ADD PROMISING CE LOCATIONS IN PHASE 2 OF CONCEPTUAL DESIGN. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL IMPLEMENT AN INTEGRATED, RESPECTFUL FRAMEWORK FOR LOCATION EVALUATION, COMMUNITY CONSULTATION, AND COMBINED DATA- AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN UNDERSTANDINGS OF FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION PRIORITIES. CE WILL ENHANCE US SCIENTIFIC INFRASTRUCTURE, ENSURING THE US CONTINUES ITS LEADING ROLE IN GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE SCIENCE WHILE CONNECTING SCIENCE WITH SOCIETY, ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL CREATE INNOVATIVE, CULTURALLY SUPPORTED PATHWAYS INTO STEM, SUPPORT RETENTION OF MEMBERS OF HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED GROUPS, PRIORITIZE THE INTERESTS OF INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND EMPOWER FUTURE LEADERS OF A DIVERSE, GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE STEM WORKFORCE. 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.

PROJECT CHOICE: CSULA

CHILD CARE ACCESS MEANS PARENTS IN SCHOOLS (CCAMPIS)

CAL STATE LOS ANGELES (CAL STATE LA) PROPOSES PRISON TO CAREERS EQUITY PATHWAY, A SCALABLE PILOT SECOND CHANCE COMMUNITY-BASED ADULT REENTRY PROGRAM. THE PILOT WILL EXPAND POSITIVE IMPACTS OF THE UNIVERSITYS SUCCESSFUL PRISON BA GRADUATION INITIATIVE (WITH ZERO RECIDIVISM), DELIVERED AT CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON, LOS ANGELES COUNTY (LAC) SINCE 2016. THE PILOT WILL LINK FORMERLY INCARCERATED COLLEGE GRADUATES WITH REGIONAL EMPLOYERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOWARD ACHIEVING AN EQUITABLE WORKFORCE. THE COST TO STUDENTS IS ZERO. THIS CATEGORY 2 IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND CONNECTIONS PILOT EXTENDS THE EXISTING DEGREE PROGRAMS BENEFITS BY CREATING A MUCH-NEEDED NEXUS OF THREE PROVEN ANTIRECIDIVISM PROTECTIONS: (2) UNIVERSITY DEGREE ATTAINMENT, (2) TRANSITION SUPPORT SERVICES, AND (3) STABLE EMPLOYMENT. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT UNEMPLOYMENT POSES THE GREATEST RISK OF RECIDIVISM; WHILE HIGHER DEGREE ATTAINMENT IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER RECIDIVISM RATES. HOWEVER, JUSTICE INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS FIND THEIR REENTRY JOB SEARCHES ARE COMPLICATED BY MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS OF LABOR MARKET DISCRIMINATION. THIS PILOT WILL IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT RATES FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS BY CONNECTING THEM WITH EMPLOYERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS COMMITTED TO GIVING FORMERLY INCARCERATED PERSONS AN EQUITABLE SHOT AT SUCCESS IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY CALL HOME. THIS MODEL IS ORGANIZED AROUND FIVE TARGET AREAS SHOWN BY HARVARD AND OTHERS TO HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON POST-RELEASE SUCCESS: (1) PROFESSIONAL AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT; (2) WELLBEING; (3) CAREER PLANNING; (4) CAREER TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE; AND (5) FOLLOW-ON SUPPORT SERVICES. THE PROGRAM IS ANCHORED IN A PARTNERSHIP OF EMPLOYERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, LAC, AND CAL STATE LA. THIS NETWORK WILL IDENTIFY EMPLOYER NEEDS, LINK APPLICANTS TO EMPLOYERS, PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT DURING INCARCERATION, INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER PLANNING, SKILLS TRAINING, PAID AND UNPAID INTERNSHIPS, AND FOLLOW-ON MENTORING IN SUPPORT OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED STUDENTS ACCESS TO LONG-TERM, MEANINGFUL CAREERS AND UPWARD MOBILITY. RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THAT AN ANTI-RECIDIVISM COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP APPROACH IS VITAL TO POST-RELEASE EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS BECAUSE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS KNOW THE LOCAL DYNAMIC WORKFORCE INTIMATELY, CONTRIBUTING TO GREATER REENTRY SUCCESS THAN IS ACHIEVED BY INVOLVING GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS ALONE. THIS PROGRAM WILL SERVE STUDENTS IN THE PRISON BA GRADUATION INITIATIVE, WHO ARE RELEASED TO THE NORTHEAST LOS ANGELES (90032 ZIP CODE) AREA. THAT COMMUNITY, TOO, WILL BENEFIT WHEN EQUITABLE PATHWAYS LEAD TO STABLE EMPLOYMENT AND INTERRUPT THE CYCLE OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, UNEMPLOYMENT, POVERTY, AND CRIME. ONGOING PROGRAM EVALUATION WILL CONSIDER PROGRAM OUTCOMES, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE DATA, RECIDIVISM RATES, AND WILL IMPLEMENT DATA-DRIVEN IMPROVEMENTS.

IN CAL STATE LA’S SIX-YEAR HISTORY OFFERING A FACE-TO-FACE BACHELOR’S DEGREE AT CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON, LOS ANGELES COUNTY (LAC), 12 STUDENTS’ SENTENCES HAVE BEEN COMMUTED, LARGELY BECAUSE OF THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN OUR PROGRAM. UNFORTUNATELY, NO WOMAN IN THIS STATE HAS HAD ACCESS TO THE BENEFITS AN ONSITE BACHELOR’S DEGREE OFFERS. OUR DEGREES OF HOPE PROGRAM ADDRESSES THIS INEQUITY BY EXPANDING OUR PROVEN PRISON EDUCATION MODEL TO THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN (CIW). IT WILL BE CALIFORNIA’S FIRST BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAM FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN. WE EXPECT CIW TO MIRROR THE LAC 0% RECIDIVISM RATE BECAUSE OUR MODEL DIRECTLY ADDRESSES KEY REOFFENDING RISKS FOR WOMEN PAROLEES: (1) LOW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (2) HOMELESSNESS, (3) ECONOMIC MARGINALIZATION, AND (4) LACK OF POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS. PRIMARY ACTIVITIES: (1) FORMALIZE AGREEMENTS WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION (CDCR), CIW, AND CHAFFEY COLLEGE, TO OFFER THE DEGREE AT CIW. (2) TEACH FACE-TO-FACE COURSES. (3) PROVIDE ACADEMIC ADVISING AND SUPPORT TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL DEGREE COMPLETION. (4) PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE RELEASED AND COMPLETING DEGREES AT CAL STATE LA.   PRODUCTS: DEVELOP A BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.) IN LIBERAL STUDIES PROGRAM AND CREATE A FACULTY TRAINING PROGRAM TO SUPPORT TEACHING IN A CARCERAL ENVIRONMENT. DELIVERABLES EXPAND OUR PRISON-TO-UNIVERSITY, ASSOCIATE-TO-BACCALAUREATE PATHWAY. ADMIT STUDENTS TO B.A. LIBERAL STUDIES PROGRAM AT CIW. DEVELOP AN EQUITY-MINDED STUDENT-SUCCESS INFRASTRUCTURE. INSTITUTE A FACULTY TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR PRISON EDUCATION. ESTABLISH AN ACCOUNTABILITY AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. SERVICE AREA: RIVERSIDE COUNTY, WHERE CIW IS LOCATED; AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY, WHERE CAL STATE LA IS LOCATED AND WHERE PAROLED STUDENTS COMPLETE THEIR DEGREES. BENEFITS: CHAFFEY COLLEGE GRADUATES WILL TRANSFER TO THE CAL STATE LA PROGRAM TO EARN A BACHELOR’S DEGREE ONSITE AT CIW. WE EXPECT PAROLED CIW STUDENTS WHO CONTINUE THEIR DEGREE ON THE CAL STATE LA CAMPUS WILL HAVE THE SAME 0% RECIDIVISM RATE AS OUR LAC STUDENTS. BREAKING THE INCARCERATION CYCLE HAS NUMEROUS BENEFITS TO STUDENTS, TO THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, AND TO THE STATE. DOJ PRIORITIES: (1) CIVIL RIGHTS—WE WILL ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND WILL ADMIT APPLICANTS BASED ON ACADEMIC STANDARDS ONLY. ACADEMIC QUALITY IN THE PRISON-LOCATED DEGREE PROGRAM WILL MEET ON-CAMPUS STANDARDS. (2) PROTECTING THE PUBLIC FROM CRIME—WHILE NATIONALLY THERE IS A 43% LOWER CHANCE OF RECIDIVISM FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WHO TAKE COLLEGE COURSES (DAVIS ET AL, 2013), OUR PROGRAM HAS 0% RECIDIVISM AT THREE YEARS AFTER RELEASE.

MOEBIUS-MATHEMATICS_ON EDUCATION BASED INTEGRATED UNDERSTANDING_SCHOLARS

1/2 CSUF/UCI-CFCCC CANCER HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH PROGRAM (CHERP) - CSUF/UCI-CFCCC CANCER HEALTH EQUITY RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP (CHERP) OVERALL COMPONENT: ABSTRACT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON (CSUF) IS AN INSTITUTION SERVING UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS (ISUPS), AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE CHAO FAMILY COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER (UCI-CFCCC) IS AN NCI-DESIGNATED COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER. TOGETHER, WE PLAN TO ESTABLISH A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP PILOT RESEARCH PROJECTS BETWEEN FACULTY MEMBERS AT CSUF AND UCI-CFCCC THAT WILL GENERATE PRELIMINARY DATA FOR R01 OR OTHER COMPETITIVELY FUNDED GRANT APPLICATIONS, AND EDUCATE UNDERGRADUATES (AT CSUF) AND MASTER'S STUDENTS (AT CSUF AND UCI) IN CANCER HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH. THE PARTNERSHIP PLANS TO FUND FIVE PILOT PROJECTS, AND EDUCATE A TOTAL OF 38 STUDENTS DURING THE LENGTH OF THE PROPOSED GRANT PERIOD. THE OVERALL SPECIFIC AIMS OF THIS NEW CANCER-SPECIFIC PARTNERSHIP ARE TO: PLAN, IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE A HIGHLY INTEGRATED AND INTERACTIVE CANCER HEALTH DISPARITIES PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CSUF AND UCI- CFCCC; CONDUCT PILOT CANCER HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE INVESTIGATOR AT EACH INSTITUTION THAT ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING CANCER HEALTH DISPARITIES, LEADING TO THE SUBMISSION OF COMPETITIVE GRANT APPLICATIONS BY NIH/NCI AND OTHER FEDERAL/NON-FEDERAL AGENCIES; AND PROVIDE CANCER RESEARCH EDUCATION TO UNDERREPRESENTED UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS TO INCREASE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF CANCER HEALTH DISPARITIES, LEADING TO A LARGER POOL OF HIGHLY TALENTED FUTURE SCIENTISTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WE WILL UNDERTAKE A SET OF ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED UNDER FOUR COMPONENTS. THE ADMINISTRATIVE CORE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL ADMINISTRATIVE AND FISCAL ASPECTS OF ALL P20 ACTIVITIES, AND WILL INCLUDE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND INTERNAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. ACTIVITIES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THREE STAGES: INITIAL PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION. THE EVALUATION EFFORT WILL BE SPEARHEADED BY AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR WITH EXPERTISE IN MULTI-COMPONENT CENTER REVIEWS. THE TWO PILOT RESEARCH PROJECTS EACH FOCUS ON A CANCER HEALTH DISPARITY: THE FIRST IS A BASIC SCIENCE STUDY THAT WILL CONDUCT LIPIDOMIC PROFILING, AND DNA AND RNA SEQUENCING OF TUMOR/NAT PAIRED SAMPLES TO OPTIMIZE SAMPLE PREPARATION AND DETECT GENETIC/GENOMIC AND TRANSCRIPTOMIC DIFFERENCES THAT ARE RELATED TO AFRICAN AMERICAN TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER RISK. THE SECOND IS AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY THAT WILL EXAMINE ASIAN SUB-ETHNIC GROUP DIFFERENCES IN OVARIAN CANCER MORTALITY AND TREATMENT PATTERNS. THE LONG TERM GOALS OF THIS COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP ARE TO DIVERSITY THE CANCER RESEARCH WORKFORCE AND ULTIMATELY INCREASE OUR SCIENTIFIC IMPACT TO ADDRESS THE CANCER HEALTH DISPARITY NEEDS IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

CAREER: WATER MOVEMENT IN LEAVES AND ROOTS OF C3 AND C4 GRASSES: MECHANISMS, COORDINATION AND IMPACT ON WHOLE PLANT GROWTH DURING SOIL AND ATMOSPHERIC DROUGHT

PREC TRACK 1: CAL STATE LA - MOLSSI PREC PATHWAY TO DIVERSITY PROGRAM -THIS AWARD IS FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 (PUBLIC LAW 117-2). THE CAL STATE LA-MOLSSI PREC (PARTNERSHIP FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN CHEMISTRY) PATHWAY TO DIVERSITY PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES, A COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY AND HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION, AND THE MOLECULAR SOFTWARE SCIENCES INSTITUTE (MOLSSI) AT VIRGINIA TECH TO INCORPORATE MACHINE LEARNING (ML) TECHNIQUES IN MOLECULAR SIMULATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOP INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGICAL MATERIALS TO TRAIN EARLY-STAGE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE. CAL STATE LA UNDERGRADUATE AND MASTER?S STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE YEAR-ROUND IN MENTORED RESEARCH AND ATTEND AN ANNUAL WORKSHOP AT MOLSSI. COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS WILL TAKE PART IN MENTORED SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AT CAL STATE LA ALONGSIDE THESE STUDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, EARLY-STAGE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND CAL STATE LA WILL PARTICIPATE IN AN ANNUAL COMPUTATIONAL WORKSHOP TAUGHT BY INSTRUCTORS FROM CAL STATE LA AND MOLSSI THAT EMPHASIZES SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMING AND A VARIETY OF MOLECULAR SIMULATION AND ML TECHNIQUES, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. OVERALL, THIS PREC AIMS TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF MOLECULAR SIMULATION SCIENTISTS WHO WILL REQUIRE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF BOTH PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES AND COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES. MACHINE LEARNING (ML) METHODS HAVE TRANSFORMED THE FIELDS OF CHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES IN RECENT YEARS, AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO IN THE FUTURE. THE CAL STATE LA-MOLSSI PREC (PARTNERSHIP FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN CHEMISTRY) WILL BE ORGANIZED AROUND THREE THEMATIC RESEARCH THRUSTS THAT EACH USE ML AND PHYSICS-BASED SIMULATION METHODS TO CREATE NEW COMPUTATIONAL MODELS APPLICABLE TO A RANGE OF CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA. THRUST 1 WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPING ML APPROACHES FOR COMPUTING THE RELATIVE ENTROPIES AND THERMODYNAMIC STABILITIES OF MOLECULAR CRYSTAL POLYMORPHS. THRUST 2 WILL AIM TO DEVELOP A HYBRID PHYSICS-BASED AND ML APPROACH FOR PREDICTING THE RELATIVE BINDING FREE ENERGIES OF SMALL PROTEIN-LIGAND COMPLEXES. THRUST 3 WILL USE ML TO PARAMETRIZE SMALL MOLECULE FORCE FIELDS THAT INCLUDE A DIRECT POLARIZATION ELECTROSTATIC MODEL AND OTHER ADVANCED NONBONDED POTENTIALS. THE RESULTS OF THIS RESEARCH WILL HELP ANSWER PRESSING QUESTIONS IN CHEMISTRY, BIOPHYSICS, MATERIALS SCIENCE, AND PHARMACOLOGY. 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.

CHILD CARE ACCESS MEANS PARENTS IN SCHOOL PROGRAM

TRIO - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

RUI: WATER IN, AIR OUT: MECHANISMS OF XYLEM EMBOLISM REPAIR IN SEED PLANTS

CHILD CARE

IDENTIFYING HOST HUMAN PRODUCTS RESPONSIBLE FOR NATURAL TRANSFORMATION OF RESISTANCE TRAITS IN ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII

PROVIDE NEW INSIGHTS IN ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN INDUCED CELL MEMBRANE DISRUPTION USING SCANNING ION CONDUCTANCE MICROSCOPY AND SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE MICROSCOPY

INTERACTION BETWEEN HSPA1A, A SEVENTY-KDA HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN, AND LIPIDS IN STRESSED CELLS

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING ON THE MOON: EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF LASER WIRE DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION FOR METALLIC COMPONENT FABRICATION

IDENTIFICATION AND FUNCTION OF MECHANOSENSITIVE CHANNELS IN TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI

CSUF MCNAIR

INCREASING PARTICIPATION AND PERSISTENCE IN STEM BY INCORPORATING FIELD-BASED EXPERIENCES IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION: HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSI PROGRAM), THIS IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION (TRACK 2) PROJECT AIMS TO ENGAGE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN FIELD-BASED ACTIVITIES AT TWO URBAN INSTITUTIONS: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES AND MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE. THESE INSTITUTIONS ARE LOCATED IN THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, AND THEY SERVE A COMMUTER-STUDENT POPULATION. FINANCIAL AND LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES HAVE MADE IT DIFFICULT TO AUGMENT SCIENCE COURSES WITH FIELD-BASED ACTIVITIES, DESPITE THEIR DOCUMENTED BENEFITS. THE FIELD-BASED ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE IN LOWER-DIVISION BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY AND EARTH SCIENCE COURSES AND ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION AND RETENTION OF MINORITIZED STUDENTS IN THESE DISCIPLINES. OUTCOMES FROM THIS PROJECT SHOULD REDUCE BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION IN FIELD-BASED ACTIVITIES BY TRAINING INSTRUCTORS IN SAFE FIELD-BASED PRACTICES, AND LOWERING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FIELD ACTIVITIES. THE SET OF PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL INCREASE PERSISTENCE RATES ACROSS THE FOUR MAJORS (BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, CHEMISTRY, GEOLOGY AND NATURAL SCIENCES) AT THE TWO INSTITUTIONS DUE TO THE INTRODUCTION OF ENGAGING FIELD-COURSE EXPERIENCES THAT ALLOW STUDENTS TO WORK IN A GROUP SETTING AND CONNECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THIS WORK WILL ALSO INCREASE FIELDWORK PARTICIPATION RATES IN THE SELECTED MAJORS, WHICH CURRENTLY HAVE LOW NUMBERS OF MINORITIZED STUDENTS AT BOTH CAMPUSES. THIS IS CRITICAL TO INCREASING REPRESENTATION, ESPECIALLY LATINX STUDENTS, IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE. PROGRAM SUCCESS WILL BE TRACKED THROUGH PRE- AND POST-COURSE SURVEYS WHERE NEW FIELD-BASED ACTIVITIES ARE IMPLEMENTED. IN ADDITION, STUDENT AND FACULTY FOCUS GROUPS WILL BE USED TO ASSESS OUTCOMES AT VARIOUS LEVELS AS WELL AS TRACK ANY RELATED INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES. THE STUDENT POPULATION AT BOTH PARTICIPATING CAMPUSES INCLUDES A HIGH PROPORTION OF LATINX AND OTHER STUDENTS SIMILARLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THEIR PARTICIPATION IN STEM FIELDS OF STUDY, WHICH SHOULD BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN THE INTRODUCTORY COURSES OF THESE MAJORS. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION AND PERSISTENCE RATES AMONG MINORITIZED STUDENTS IN FIELD-BASED DISCIPLINES IN WHICH THEY ARE HIGHLY UNDERREPRESENTED, WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN A MORE DIVERSE WORKFORCE AND AN INCREASE IN MINORITY ROLE MODELS FOR FUTURE STUDENTS. THE HSI PROGRAM AIMS TO ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION, BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN STEM, AND BUILD CAPACITY AT HSIS. ACHIEVING THESE AIMS, GIVEN THE DIVERSE NATURE AND CONTEXT OF THE HSIS, REQUIRES INNOVATIVE APPROACHES THAT INCENTIVIZE INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION AND PROMOTE FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH (I) ON ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING, (II) ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO DIVERSIFY AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN STEM EFFECTIVELY, AND (III) THAT IMPROVES OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO BUILD INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AT HSIS. 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.