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NORTH CAROLINA CAMPUS COMPACT IS A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES COMMITTED TO EDUCATING STUDENTS FOR CIVIC AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITIES FOR POSITIVE CHANGE, AND STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE EDUCATION AND HEALTHY FUTURES FOCUS AREAS. TO ADDRESS THE EDUCATION FOCUS AREA, THE PROJECT WILL CREATE THE NC AFTERSCHOOL CORPS. THIS CORPS WILL SEEK TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL OUTCOMES FOR LOW-INCOME K-12 CHILDREN BY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT SERVE LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES. WE PLAN FOR 16 AFTERSCHOOL CORPS MEMBERS TO WORK ACROSS 12 DIFFERENT PLACEMENT SITES. THESE MEMBERS WILL WORK TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN AFTER SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS, INCREASE FUNDING AND RESOURCES, AND EXPAND LOCAL AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF AFTERSCHOOL, ESPECIALLY BY SUPPORTING "LIGHTS ON AFTERSCHOOL" OR SIMILAR COMMUNITY EVENTS. THE NC AFTERSCHOOL CORPS WILL ALSO HELP AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND THEIR COLLEGE PARTNERS IMPLEMENT STEM-RELATED CURRICULA, INCLUDING DESIGN FOR CHANGE. DESIGN FOR CHANGE IS A FLEXIBLE, PROJECT-BASED, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM THAT EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE TO SOLVE LOCAL PROGRAMS THROUGH DESIGN-THINKING AND SERVICE. THE AFTER SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS, AND ESPECIALLY THE "DESIGN FOR CHANGE MENTORS," ARE RECRUITED FROM LOCAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. AN AFTERSCHOOL CORPS SUMMER ASSOCIATES PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT FULL-YEAR HOST AND PARTNER SITES WITH MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICE THAT SEEKS TO MITIGATE SUMMER LEARNING LOSS. TO ADDRESS THE HEALTHY FUTURES FOCUS AREA, THE PROJECT WILL CREATE THE CAMPUS HUNGER CORPS. THIS CORPS WILL SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY AND HEALTHY EATING AMONG LOW-INCOME CHILDREN, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES, WHILE DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE PLAN FOR 9 CAMPUS HUNGER CORPS MEMBERS TO WORK ACROSS 8 OR 9 CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY-BASED PLACEMENT SITES. IN ADDITION TO SERVING LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, THE ON-CAMPUS OR OFF-CAMPUS HUNGER RELIEF AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS THESE MEMBERS SUPPORT MAY INCLUDE PROGRAMS THAT SERVE LOW-INCOME OR DISADVANTAGED COLLEGE STUDENTS AND STAFF. MEMBERS WILL MOBILIZE VOLUNTEERS, DEVELOP FINANCIAL RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION. EXAMPLES OF HUNGER RELIEF PROJECTS INCLUDE CAMPUS OR COMMUNITY GARDENS, FOOD RECOVERY EFFORTS MODELED ON THE CAMPUS KITCHEN PROJECT OR THE FOOD RECOVERY NETWORK, CAMPUS-BASED FOOD PANTRIES, AND FRESH PRODUCE DISTRIBUTION (MOBILE MARKETS). CAMPUS HUNGER CORPS MEMBERS MAY ALSO WORK TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT NUTRITION AND HEALTHY EATING. A HUNGER CORPS SUMMER ASSOCIATES PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT FULL-YEAR HOST AND COMMUNITY PARTNER SITES WITH MEMBERS WHO CAN PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICE TO BOLSTER SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAMS.

NORTH CAROLINA CAMPUS COMPACT IS A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES COMMITTED TO EDUCATING STUDENTS FOR CIVIC AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITIES FOR POSITIVE CHANGE, AND STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE EDUCATION AND HEALTHY FUTURES FOCUS AREAS. TO ADDRESS THE EDUCATION FOCUS AREA, THE PROJECT WILL CREATE THE NC AFTERSCHOOL CORPS. THIS CORPS WILL SEEK TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL OUTCOMES FOR UNDER-SERVED K-12 CHILDREN BY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT SERVE LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOCAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. WE CURRENTLY HAVE FIVE POTENTIAL AFTERSCHOOL CORPS HOST SITES. DURING THE JULY/AUG 2021 RECRUITMENT SEASON WE PLACED THREE VISTAS SERVING AT THREE DIFFERENT HOST SITE LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE. THESE MEMBERS WILL WORK TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN AFTERSCHOOL VOLUNTEERS, INCREASE FUNDING AND RESOURCES, AND EXPAND LOCAL AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF AFTERSCHOOL, ESPECIALLY BY SUPPORTING "LIGHTS ON AFTERSCHOOL" AND SIMILAR COMMUNITY EVENTS. THE NC AFTERSCHOOL CORPS WILL ALSO HELP AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AND THEIR COLLEGE PARTNERS IMPLEMENT STEM-RELATED, LITERACY, COLLEGE-ACCESS, ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, AND COVID-19 LEARNING LOSS CURRICULA. TO ADDRESS THE HEALTHY FUTURES FOCUS AREA, THE PROJECT WILL CREATE THE NC HUNGER CORPS. THIS CORPS WILL SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY AND HEALTHY EATING AMONG LOW-INCOME CHILDREN, STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND FAMILIES, WHILE DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 10 POTENTIAL HUNGER CORPS HOST SITES. DURING THE JULY/AUG 2021 RECRUITMENT SEASON WE PLACED SIX VISTAS SERVING AT SIX DIFFERENT HOST SITE LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE. IN ADDITION TO SERVING LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, THE ON-CAMPUS OR OFF-CAMPUS FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS THESE VISTAS SUPPORT MAY INCLUDE PROGRAMS THAT SERVE LOW-INCOME OR DISADVANTAGED COLLEGE STUDENTS AND STAFF AS WELL AS MEMBERS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY. MEMBERS WILL MOBILIZE VOLUNTEERS, DEVELOP FINANCIAL RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION. EXAMPLES OF HUNGER RELATED PROJECTS INCLUDE CAMPUS OR COMMUNITY GARDENS, FOOD RECOVERY EFFORTS MODELED ON THE CAMPUS KITCHEN PROJECT OR THE FOOD RECOVERY NETWORK, CAMPUS OR COMMUNITY-BASED FOOD PANTRIES, FRESH PRODUCE DISTRIBUTION (MOBILE MARKETS), AND NUTRITION EDUCATION CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. NC HUNGER CORPS MEMBERS MAY ALSO WORK TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT NUTRITION AND HEALTHY EATING. FINALLY, THE PROJECT WILL HOST ONE VISTA LEADER TO SUPPORT THE NC AFTERSCHOOL CORPS AND THE NC HUNGER CORPS. THE VISTA LEADER WILL WORK WITH THE VISTAS AND THE HOST SITES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT WHILE ENSURING PROGRESS IS BEING MADE TOWARD THEIR GOALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE VISTA LEADER WILL SUPPORT THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR WITH THE DAY TO DAY MANAGEMENT OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDING DEVELOPING A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL MEDIA AND ALUMNI OUTREACH STRATEGY FOR THE PROGRAM.

THE BEHAVIORAL DETERMINANTS OF METABOLIC SYNDROME RISK DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG ADULTS - PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT AS FEW AS 23.3% OF U.S. YOUNG ADULTS 20 YEARS AND UP ARE CONSIDERED METABOLICALLY HEALTHY, BASED ON THE ABSENCE OF ALL TRADITIONAL METABOLIC SYNDROME (METS) RISK FACTORS. SUCH RISK FACTORS ARE OFTEN ASYMPTOMATIC AND GO UNDETECTED, CLUSTERING WITH OTHER RISK FACTORS TO INCREASE FUTURE DISEASE RISK. THUS, EARLY INTERVENTION TO PREVENT METS RISK ACCRUAL IS CRUCIAL AND IT IS CRITICAL THAT BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS ARE TAILORED TO SPECIFIC POPULATIONS. ACCORDINGLY, LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE BEHAVIORAL CHANGES THAT LEAD TO INITIAL METS RISK DEVELOPMENT (BEHAVIORAL DETERMINANTS) AND THE MOTIVATING FACTORS BEHIND THESE BEHAVIORAL CHANGES IN YOUNG ADULTS. THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP A THEORETICALLY DRIVEN INTERVENTION FOR THE PRIMORDIAL PREVENTION OF METS RISK DEVELOPMENT IN COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVES ARE TO (I) IDENTIFY THE OPTIMAL BEHAVIORAL TARGETS FOR THE PREVENTION OF METS RISK DEVELOPMENT AND (II) TO IDENTIFY THE MOTIVATIONS BEHIND SUCH BEHAVIORS AND DEVELOP A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK THAT WILL GUIDE INTERVENTION DESIGN. THE RATIONALE FOR THIS PROJECT IS THAT THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE BEHAVIORS THAT PRECEDE METS RISK DEVELOPMENT AND A POPULATION-SPECIFIC FRAMEWORK TO EXPLAIN SUCH CHANGES WILL ENABLE THE DESIGN OF INTERVENTIONS IN THE EARLY COLLEGE YEARS TO REDUCE THE FUTURE BURDEN OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE BY HELPING YOUNG ADULTS TO ADOPT POSITIVE BEHAVIORS THAT WILL LIKELY TRACK THROUGHOUT LIFE. TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES, TWO SPECIFIC AIMS WILL BE PURSUED: 1) IDENTIFY THE BEHAVIORAL DETERMINANTS OF METS RISK DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG ADULTS; AND 2) EXPLORE CHANGES IN PSYCHOSOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANTECEDENTS OF OBSERVED BEHAVIORAL CHANGE. USING A LONGITUDINAL OBSERVATIONAL DESIGN, 150 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WILL BE OBSERVED OVER 15 MONTHS AS THEY TRANSITION FROM LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS TO BEHAVIORAL INDEPENDENCE AT COLLEGES ACROSS THE US. FOR THE FIRST AIM, BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES (PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR, SLEEP, DIET, AND RISK-RELATED BEHAVIORS) WILL BE ASSESSED AND METS RISK SCORES WILL BE CALCULATED USING BASELINE TRADITIONAL RISK FACTOR DATA. CHANGE IN RISK SCORES AND NOVEL CARDIOVASCULAR RISK MARKERS (E.G. AORTIC ARTERIAL STIFFNESS) WILL BE ASSESSED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING YEAR ONE OF COLLEGE, UPON RETURN TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE SECOND AIM WILL BE ADDRESSED AT MULTIPLE LEVELS OF THE ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK BY ASSESSING CONSTRUCTS SUCH AS THE PERCEIVED ENVIRONMENT, PERCEIVED STRESS, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, AND ASPECTS OF MOTIVATIONAL THEORY SUCH AS BEHAVIORAL SELF-REGULATION AND SELF-EFFICACY. THE APPROACH IS INNOVATIVE AS, IN A POPULATION AT-RISK OF INITIAL METS RISK FACTOR DEVELOPMENT OR RISK FACTOR CLUSTERING, WE PROPOSE THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE, LONGITUDINAL ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BEHAVIOR CHANGE AND METS RISK, INCLUDING BOTH TRADITIONAL AND NOVEL METHODOLOGIES. MOREOVER, WE PROPOSE TO DO SO IN AN ECOLOGICALLY VALID MANNER THAT ASSESSES ACTUAL BEHAVIOR CHANGE FROM THE HOME ENVIRONMENT TO CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS SIGNIFICANT AS IT WILL PROMOTE PREVENTION OF SUBSEQUENT CLINICAL DISEASE, STRENGTHEN THE INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT BY INCREASING FUTURE CHANCES OF GRANT FUNDING, AND PROVIDE MULTIFACETED TRAINING EXPERIENCES TO STUDENT RESEARCHERS.

RUI: MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF IMMUNE RESPONSE TO SARS-COV-2 -THIS RESEARCH INVESTIGATES THE HUMAN IMMUNE RESPONSE TO SARS-COV-2 VIRUS TO ELUCIDATE THE KEY MECHANISMS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISEASE SEVERITY EXHIBITED BY SOME COVID-19 PATIENTS. DESPITE A SIGNIFICANT VOLUME OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES FOR THE DETAILED MECHANISMS OF SARS-COV-2 VIRUS, THERE IS A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE HOST IMMUNE RESPONSE TO THE VIRUS, WHICH IS LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VARIABILITY IN DISEASE SEVERITY. TO ACCELERATE AND SUPPLEMENT OUR UNDERSTANDING OF KEY TARGET PATHWAYS IN THE IMMUNE RESPONSE, THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AND ANALYZE A FUNDAMENTAL, COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR THE HOST IMMUNE DYNAMICS OF SARS-COV-2. GIVEN WE CONTINUE AS A NATION UNDER PANDEMIC CONDITIONS WITH NEW VARIANTS EMERGING AND VACCINATION ROLLOUTS, THE THEORETICAL EXPLORATIONS THROUGH MATHEMATICAL MODELING WILL SERVE AS A COMPLEMENT TO LAB-BASED AND DATA-BASED APPROACHES. OTHER FEATURES OF THIS WORK INCLUDE STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN THIS RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OF A NETWORK OF COLLABORATORS ACROSS THREE INSTITUTIONS, CURRICULA DEVELOPMENT, RECRUITMENT OF STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS, AND EFFORTS TO BRING A BROAD COMMUNITY OF RESEARCHERS STUDYING THE HOST IMMUNE DYNAMICS OF COVID-19 TOGETHER TO ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND SARS-COV-2. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ACCOMPLISH TWO SPECIFIC RESEARCH GOALS: (I) DEVELOPMENT OF A MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF THE HOST IMMUNE DYNAMICS OF COVID-19; AND (II) EXPLORATION OF THE MODEL TO ADDRESS IMPORTANT COVID-19 TREATMENT-RELATED QUESTIONS. FOR THE FIRST GOAL, THE PI WILL DEVELOP AND ANALYZE A MATHEMATICAL MODEL THAT EXPLICITLY REPRESENTS THE VIRUS, IMMUNE CELLS, CYTOKINES, AND THEIR INTERACTIONS, FORMULATED IN A SYSTEM OF COUPLED ORDINARY AND DELAY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS. THE MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO OBTAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF KEY ASPECTS OF IMMUNE RESPONSE TO SARS-COV-2, SPECIFICALLY ITS SENSITIVE PATHWAYS. FOR THE SECOND GOAL, THE PI WILL INVESTIGATE THE IMPORTANCE OF TIMING OF SPECIFIC IMMUNE RESPONSES IN DISEASE SEVERITY AND DIVERGENT OUTCOMES, AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE SO-CALLED CYTOKINE STORM, EXCESSIVE PRODUCTION OF PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES IN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. THE AIM IS TO IDENTIFY THE KEY MECHANISMS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISEASE SEVERITY, WHICH COULD HELP TO IDENTIFY OTHER PATHWAYS TO TARGET THERAPEUTICALLY. THE PRIMARY TOOLS TO BE USED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE MODEL PARAMETERIZATION USING A SERIES OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DATA, SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS, AND NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS. THE PRIMARY MATHEMATICAL CONTRIBUTION IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES TO ANALYZE HIGH-DIMENSIONAL NONLINEAR DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION, THE RESULTS FROM THIS STUDY ON THE MECHANISMS INVOLVED IN COVID-19 PATHOLOGY AND IDENTIFICATION OF SEVERAL THERAPEUTIC TARGETS WOULD PROVIDE HYPOTHESES TO BE CLINICALLY TESTED, THUS, SERVING AS A FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT PROTOCOLS TO ADDRESS THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE. 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.

MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY

THE GRANTS TO REDUCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING ON CAMPUS PROGRAM (CAMPUS PROGRAM) IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. § 20125. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO COMBAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING ON CAMPUSES. THESE COMPREHENSIVE EFFORTS ARE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE VICTIM SERVICES, IMPLEMENT PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION STRATEGIES IN ORDER TO PREVENT, PROSECUTE, AND RESPOND TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. THE CAMPUS PROGRAM SUPPORTS ACTIVITIES THAT DEVELOP CAMPUS-BASED COORDINATED RESPONSES THAT INCLUDE CAMPUS VICTIM SERVICES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, HOUSING OFFICIALS, ADMINISTRATORS, STUDENT LEADERS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND DISCIPLINARY BOARDS, AND THAT ENHANCE VICTIM SAFETY AND ASSISTANCE AND HOLD OFFENDERS ACCOUNTABLE. TO BE EFFECTIVE, THESE RESPONSES MUST BE LINKED TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, PROSECUTORS’ OFFICES, COURTS, AND NONPROFIT, NONGOVERNMENTAL VICTIM ADVOCACY AND VICTIM SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS.    THE FUNDED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PROJECT’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND VICTIM SERVICE PARTNERS, WILL IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PROJECT ON CAMPUS. THROUGH THIS INITIAL AWARD, THE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WILL: 1) CREATE A COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM TO OVERSEE ALL PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES; 2) PROVIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING BYSTANDER INTERVENTION TO ALL STUDENTS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND STALKING; 3) PROVIDE ONGOING TRAINING TO ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT ON HOW TO EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO THESE CRIMES; 4) PROVIDE ACCESS TO 24-HOUR CONFIDENTIAL VICTIM SERVICES AND ADVOCACY; AND 5) CONDUCT ONGOING TRAINING TO ALL PERSONNEL IN THE CAMPUS DISCIPLINARY PROCESS.

CRI: RUI: CI-EN: INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENABLE MINING AND ANALYSIS OF OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ARTIFACTS

COMPETITION TO PREVENT HIGH-RISK DRINKING & VIOLENT BEHAVIOR AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

ELON UNIVERSITY'S JUVENILE JUSTICE INTERVENTION AND MEDIATION CLINIC

RUI: RESONANCE AND INDUCTIVE EFFECTS IN FUNDAMENTAL CHEMICAL SYSTEMS

REFORMING LABORATORY INSTRUCTION AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES FOR THE MILLENNIAL LEARNERS IN STEM

UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE

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 AGENC

EDUCATION AWARDS PROGRAM

VISTA STATE

SUPPORTING UNDERGRADUATES FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO EXCEL AND SUCCEED IN STEM

LEAPS-MPS WHERE ALGEBRA AND TOPOLOGY MEET: AN INVESTIGATION IN BRAID GROUP REPRESENTATION THEORY -KNOTS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE WORLD AROUND US IN A MUCH DEEPER WAY THAN JUST YOUR ELECTRONIC CHORDS TANGLING UNDER YOUR DESK. DNA MOLECULES ARE KNOTTED; THE PATHS OF SATELLITES FORM INTERWOVEN ORBITS AROUND EARTH; QUANTUM COMPUTING CAN BE MODELED BY THE BRAIDING OF PARTICLES. THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON DIFFERENT WAYS OF STORING THE CROSSING INFORMATION AND TANGLED STRUCTURE OF KNOTS IN A FORMAT THAT CAN BE COMPUTATIONALLY PROCESSED. THIS IS CALLED A REPRESENTATION- CHOOSING DIFFERENT MATHEMATICAL WAYS TO REPRESENT, OR ENCODE, 3 DIMENSIONAL KNOTTED INFORMATION. AS BOTH A MATHEMATICIAN AND DANCER, THE PI USES DANCE TO HELP EXPLAIN HER RESEARCH VISUALLY AND RECRUIT THE NEXT GENERATION OF MATH PIONEERS. THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON REPRESENTATION OF A SPECIFIC TYPE OF KNOTTED STRUCTURE CALLED A BRAID. TOPOLOGICALLY, A BRAID IS A TANGLE OF N-STRANDS THAT FLOW MONOTONICALLY FROM THE FLOOR TO THE CEILING. THE SET OF ALL N-STRANDED BRAIDS CAN BE TURNED INTO A GROUP USING VERTICAL STACKING AS THE MULTIPLICATION OPERATION, RENDERING AN ALGEBRAIC DESCRIPTION OF BRAIDS. TO DESCRIBE A MEANINGFUL REPRESENTATION REQUIRES CONSTANT NEGOTIATION BETWEEN THE TOPOLOGICAL AND ALGEBRAIC DESCRIPTIONS OF BRAIDS. THE RESEARCH AGENDA OF THIS PROJECT CENTERS ON CONSTRUCTING AND ANALYZING REPRESENTATIONS OF BRAIDS IN THREE SEPARATE DIRECTIONS. FIRSTLY, THE PI WILL FIND A TOPOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION (IN TERMS OF MAPPING CLASS GROUPS) OF AN ALGEBRAIC GENERALIZATION OF THE BRAID GROUP, CALLED THE VIRTUAL BRAID GROUP. THIS WILL BE DONE BY EXTENDING A CONSTRUCTION ON A FINITE INDEX SUBGROUP OF THE VIRTUAL BRAID GROUP TO THE ENTIRE GROUP VIA SPANNING SURFACES. SECONDLY, USING A MAPPING CLASS GROUP REPRESENTATION OF THE BRAID GROUP, THE PI WILL CLASSIFY WHEN CERTAIN LINK DIAGRAMS HAVE A BI-ORDERABLE COMPLEMENT. THIRDLY, THE PI WILL ALTER A STEP IN A WELL KNOWN CONSTRUCTION FOR BUILDING BRAID GROUP REPRESENTATIONS (THE LONG-MOODY CONSTRUCTION) AND THEREBY CREATE A MUCH LARGER 1-PARAMETER FAMILY OF REPRESENTATIONS. 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.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CRI: CRD: DATA AND ANALYSIS ARCHIVE FOR RESEARCH ON FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE AND ITS DEVELOPMENT

BUILDING THE NEW SOUTH: THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION OF THE PIEDMONT AFTER THE CIVIL WAR

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PROCESSING AND PERFORMANCE OF CHAINED MAGNETIC PARTICLE COMPOSITES FOR SOFT ROBOTICS

DIVERSE PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACHES TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SATC: CORE: SMALL: TRACKING USER BEHAVIOR, COGNITIVE BURDENS, AND THE IMPACT OF BEHAVIORAL NUDGING ON SECURITY UPDATES BY YOUNG AND OLDER ADULTS

COLLABORATIVE PROPOSAL: REU SITE: NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY AND ELON UNIVERSITY JOINT SUMMER REU IN MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY

ACQUISITION OF A MULTIMODE SPECTROPHOTOMETER BY ELON UNIVERSITY TO ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND TEACHING IN CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY.

ESTIMATED TOTAL FUNDS REFER TO THE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR CASH GRANTS WHILE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF GRANTS EQUALS TOTAL OF ALL AMERICORPS VISTA PROJECTS, TH

AMERICORPS FIXED AMOUNT GRANT

VISTA RECOVERY SUPPORT GRANTS

NEH ENDURING QUESTIONS COURSE ON PRIDE HUMILITY AND THE GOOD LIFE

BUILDING COMMUNITY CAPACITY FOR ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING IN UNDERGRADUATE BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

THE NC AFTERSCHOOL CORPS WILL BUILD THE CAPACITY OF AFTERSCHOOL AND EXPANDED LEARNING PROGRAMS THAT SERVE LOW-INCOME CHILDREN, WHILE STRENGTHENING THESE PROGRAMS' CONNECTION TO LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. NC AFTERSCHOOL CORPS MEMBERS WILL WORK TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN AFTERSCHOOL VOLUNTEERS, INCREASE FUNDING AND RESOURCES TO THESE PROGRAMS, AND EXPAND LOCAL AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF AFTERSCHOOL, ESPECIALLY BY SUPPORTING "LIGHTS ON AFTERSCHOOL" OR SIMILAR COMMUNITY EVENT. IN KEEPING WITH NORTH CAROLINA CAMPUS COMPACT'S MISSION TO ADVANCE HIGHER EDUCATION CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THE NC AFTERSCHOOL CORPS WILL ALSO HELP AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AND THEIR COLLEGE PARTNERS IMPLEMENT DESIGN FOR CHANGE PROGRAMMING -- A FLEXIBLE, PROJECT-BASED, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM THAT EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE TO SOLVE LOCAL PROGRAMS THROUGH DESIGN-THINKING AND SERVICE. THE AFTERSCHOOL VOLUNTEERS, AND ESPECIALLY THE DESIGN FOR CHANGE MENTORS, WILL BE RECRUITED FROM LOCAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. THE NC AFTERSCHOOL CORPS IS A PROJECT OF NORTH CAROLINA CAMPUS COMPACT, WITH SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM DESIGN FOR CHANGE USA AND THE NC CENTER FOR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS (NC CAP).

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: THE ROLE OF MARKETPLACES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPLEX SOCIETY

WE WERE AWARDED AN 85-KS SUZAKU CATEGORY C OBSERVATION OF THE NUCLEUS OF THE NEARBY RADIO-LOUD AGN NGC 6251, IN AN EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND THE ACCRETION

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SUPPORTING SECURE PROGRAMMING EDUCATION IN THE IDE

FY 2013 SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP - ITL

TO PROVIDE SUPPORT COSTS TO ELON UNIVERSITY FOR THE THREE PARTICIPANTS TO TRAVEL FOR THE TRAINING FOR TRUSTEESHIP CONFERENCE THAT WILL BE HELD IN KEG

TO PROVIDE SUPPORT COSTS TO ELON UNIVERSITY "LEADERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ACADEMY FORUM" SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 2011.

THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD TO ELON UNIVERSITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING THE "HAW RIVER LAND STEWARDS