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HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

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OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF APPLICATION FOR HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF APPLICATION FOR “INSTITUTIONAL COSTS”

OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY CARES ACT STUDENT RELIEF

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM (FUTURE ACT)

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM - PROJECT ABSTRACT OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY (OU) SEEKS TO RECRUIT COMMUNITY MEMBERS INTO ITS COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TRAINING (CHWT) PROGRAM. OU’S MISSION IS TO EXPAND NON-DEGREED CAREER PATHWAYS FOR FRONT LINE HEALTH WORKERS AND IMPROVE OVERALL HEALTH OUTCOMES IN NORTH ALABAMA, ESPECIALLY AMONG DISADVANTAGED AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. OU OPERATES AN 8,000 SQUARE FOOT COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTION CENTER (CHAC) AND PARTNERS WITH HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL (HH) TO DELIVER PRIMARY CARE. OU WILL SERVE AS A GROUP SPONSOR OF THE CHWT PROGRAM. THE OU CHW DIDACTIC TRAINING INTRODUCES THE COMPETENCIES WHICH WILL BE DEVELOPED AND EXAMINED DURING THE REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, IN CONFORMANCE TO THE STANDARDS OF THE ALABAMA OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP, WITH 144 HOURS FOR THE DIDACTIC AND ONE YEAR FOR THE APPRENTICESHIP. WE ANTICIPATE ENROLLING UP TO 60 TRAINEES WITH AT LEAST 25% (8) OF THOSE IN THE REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP TO BE TRANSITIONED INTO EMPLOYMENT. THE OU CHW PROGRAM SEEKS TO FULFILL THE FOLLOWING THREE GOALS WHICH ARE ALIGNED WITH THOSE OF THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA), THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, AND THE ALABAMA OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP. BELOW ARE LISTED THE GOALS PROPOSED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE IN ALABAMA BY FOCUSING ON HEALTH EQUITY, ACCESS TO CARE, AND DIVERSITY WITHIN THE PRIMARY CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE. FURTHERMORE, THESE GOALS SUPPORT OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY’S MISSION AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE TO IMPROVE SERVICE TO LOCAL AND NATIONAL COMMUNITIES. GOAL 1: TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, PLACE CHWS TO IMPROVE HEALTH EQUITY, ACCESS TO CARE, AND DIVERSITY WITHIN THE PRIMARY CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE - OBJECTIVE 1: RECRUIT 60 ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS PER YEAR BY SPRING 2023 - OBJECTIVE 2: DEVELOP AND DELIVER SKILL- AND COMPETENCY-BASED TRAINING FOR 14 WEEKS OR 144 CREDIT HOURS TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPANTS’ ENTRY INTO THE WORKFORCE BY APRIL 2024 - OBJECTIVE 3: OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AND THOSE WITHOUT A COLLEGE DEGREE THROUGH A MINIMUM OF ONE-YEAR PAID APPRENTICESHIP FOR AT LEAST 25% (N=15) CHWS WITH ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM IN 2024 GOAL 2: TO ENHANCE SKILL-BASED CULTURALLY COMPETENT COMMUNITY HEALTH TRAINING TO COLLEGE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN PROGRAMS LEADING TO DEGREES IN NURSING, HEALTH SCIENCE, SOCIAL WORK, AND PUBLIC HEALTH - OBJECTIVE 1: EXPAND THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKFORCE BY CERTIFYING A MINIMUM OF 15 FRONTLINE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS THROUGH A COMPETENCY-BASED CURRICULUM PER YEAR - OBJECTIVE 2: DELIVER A CULTURALLY-COMPETENT CURRICULUM WHICH FOCUSES ON EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE, AND EMBRACING VARIOUS STYLES, BELIEFS, ATTITUDES, AND BEHAVIORS RESPONDING TO THE DIVERSITY AND ETHNIC DIFFERENCES OF THE REGION IN THE POPULATION AS WELL AS THOSE WHO ARE AT RISK FOR HEALTH DISPARITIES GOAL 3: TO ARTICULATE THE CREDIT VALUE OF THE NON-DEGREE CHW CERTIFICATE THROUGH DELIVERY OF CAREER GUIDANCE TO CHWS AND ENROLLMENT OF QUALIFIED STUDENTS INTO DEGREE PROGRAMS - OBJECTIVE 1: PROVIDE ACADEMIC CREDIT OF 4 UNITS TO CHWS WHO ARE DUAL-ENROLLED AS COLLEGE STUDENTS - OBJECTIVE 2: PROVIDE EARNED COLLEGE CREDIT TO CHWS—CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING (3 UNITS) AND/OR CREDIT FOR CERTIFICATION—WHO BECOME CHWS UPON COMPLETION OF THE DIDACTIC AND APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING OU’S UNIQUE CHW PROGRAM WILL SEEK TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE PRIORITIES OF THE GRANT (EXPANSION; EXTENSION/UPSKILLING AND EMPLOYMENT) WITHIN THE DURATION OF THE PROGRAM WHICH WILL RUN FOR 3 YEARS FROM SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14, 2025. OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY IS LOCATED AT 7000 ADVENTIST BOULEVARD, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35896. OU’S WEBSITE IS WWW.OAKWOOD.EDU. OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY IS REQUESTING A TOTAL OF $2,803,705.11 TO CARRY OUT THE PROPOSED PROGRAM. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR WILL BE DR. DOROTHY FORDE. HER PHONE NUMBER IS (256) 726-7283 AND HER EMAIL ADDRESS IS DEFORDE@OAKWOOD.EDU.

IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF STEM EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AT OAKWOOD COLLEGE (STEMER)

RISE OPTION II: INCREASING MINORITY ADMISSIONS TO RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS (IMARI)

HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT: IMPROVING RETENTION AND THE QUALITY OF STEM EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AT OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY

OAKWOOD FUTURE INITIATIVE: EXPANDING INFRASTRUCTURE, CAPACITY, AND STUDENT READINESS

ENHANCING MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION THUR RESEARCH (EMSER)

A THREE-LEVEL STRUCTURED NETWORKING PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES STRATEGIES OF EARLY INTERVENTION, UNDERGRADUATE INTERVENTION AND STEM RESEARCH CURRICULAR REVAMPING.

CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCCESS IN STEM (CROSS)

NANOCOLLOID LASER WITH PARITY-TIME SYMMETRY

NEW NANOMATERIALS FOR HIGH POWER FIBER LASERS

TARGETED INFUSION PROJECT: CURRICULAR INNOVATION OF MICROBIOLOGY AND GENETICS LABORATORIES - NEW STRATEGIES FOR BIOLOGY STUDENT SUCCESS -THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM (HBCU-UP) THROUGH TARGETED INFUSION PROJECTS SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND STUDY OF EVIDENCE-BASED INNOVATIVE MODELS AND APPROACHES FOR IMPROVING THE PREPARATION AND SUCCESS OF HBCU UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS SO THAT THEY MAY PURSUE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATHEMATICS (STEM) GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND/OR CAREERS. THE PROJECT AT OAKWOOD COLLEGE SEEKS TO CREATE A TRANSFERABLE MODEL FOR GROWING STEM ENROLLMENT IN LOWER DIVISION COURSEWORK AND TO, MORE EFFECTIVELY, RETAIN AND GUIDE TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS INTO STEM DEGREE PROGRAMS AND CAREERS. SPECIFICALLY, TWO UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY COURSES WILL UNDERGO CURRICULAR ENHANCEMENTS AND IMPLEMENT PEDAGOGICAL INTERVENTIONS TO INTEGRATE INNOVATIVE MICROBIAL HOST-INTERACTION AND MOLECULAR GENETICS RESEARCH. THE PROPOSED PROJECT HYPOTHESIZES THAT INNOVATIVE RESEARCH INTO THE LABORATORY CURRICULA WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION AT OAKWOOD COLLEGE BY: (1) IMPROVING STUDENTS? CRITICAL-THINKING AND SCIENTIFIC REASONING SKILLS; (2) INCREASING RETENTION AND 4-YEAR COMPLETION RATES OF BIOLOGY MAJORS; AND (3) BOLSTERING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL. THE OVERALL APPROACH WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN FOUR PHASES: (1) RESEARCH SUMMER BRIDGE, (2) RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY, (3) RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN GENETICS LABORATORY, AND (4), PEER RESEARCH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (SUMMER AND ACADEMIC YEAR) AND RESEARCH DISSEMINATION. THIS PROJECT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT OF UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS IN STEM FIELDS AT TWO MAJOR TRANSITION POINTS. FIRST, IT MAY IMPROVE THE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES DEMONSTRATING THE RELEVANCE AND APPLICABILITY OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. SECONDLY, IT WILL PROVIDE HANDS-ON, PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT MAY LEAD TO INCREASED COMPETITIVENESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHERS FOR STEM CAREERS AND GRADUATE STUDIES. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE PROJECT WILL DEMONSTRATE THE EFFICACY OF THE TWO TARGETED LAB COURSES FOR IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING RELATED TO BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND PROVIDE AN EVIDENCE BASE DEMONSTRATING WHETHER THIS APPROACH IS FEASIBLE AND EFFECTIVE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION. 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.

EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH: LANTHANIDE DOPED NANOPARTICLES FOR SENSITIVE PHOTODETECTORS OF SHORT-WAVE RADIATION -NONTECHNICAL COMPACT, RUGGED, AND SENSITIVE DETECTORS OF SHORT WAVELENGTH RADIATION (ULTRAVIOLET AND X-RAYS) ARE CRITICAL TO ADVANCE A VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING IMAGING, MONITORING ATMOSPHERIC GASES, MEDICAL APPLICATIONS, AND AND HOMELAND SECURITY. EXISTING UV DETECTORS USE VACUUM PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBES, WHICH ARE NEITHER RUGGED NOR DURABLE, WHEREAS COMPACT AND RUGGED PHOTODIODES ARE BLIND TO UV AND X-RAYS. THIS RESEARCH PROJECT ADDRESSES THIS NEED BY FOCUSING ON LANTHANIDE-DOPED PEROVSKITE NANOPARTICLES THAT CAPTURE UV AND X-RAY PHOTONS AND CONVERT THEM INTO EASILY-DETECTED VISIBLE AND NEAR INFRARED PHOTONS. THE COMBINATION OF LANTHANIDE-DOPED PEROVSKITE NANOPARTICLES WITH SILICON AVALANCHE PHOTODETECTORS IS EXPECTED TO WORK AS SENSITIVE SHORT-WAVELENGTH PHOTODETECTORS CAPABLE OF SENSING A FEW PHOTONS WITH A SPEED AS HIGH AS ONE PHOTON IN 10 NANOSECONDS. ENGAGING AND RETAINING WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES (URMS) IN THE SCIENCES IS A SYSTEMIC CHALLENGE THE TEAM ADDRESSES THROUGH A VARIETY OF COMPLEMENTARY EFFORTS. THE PROJECT ENCOMPASSES PRE-COLLEGE OUTREACH PROGRAMS TARGETING K-12 STUDENTS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY, FOSTERING EXPOSURE AND EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE SCIENCE CONDUCTED. UNDERGRADUATES WILL OBTAIN RESEARCH EXPERIENCE PREPARING THEM FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL THROUGH A SET OF INITIATIVES, ESPECIALLY FOCUSING ON URM STUDENTS. TECHNICAL THE PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP LANTHANIDE-DOPED METAL HALIDE PEROVSKITE NANOCRYSTALS CAPABLE OF SERVING AS EFFICIENT SCINTILLATORS THAT DOWN-CONVERT SHORT WAVELENGTH (SWL) RADIATION TO VISIBLE AND NEAR-IR RADIATION AND ENABLE SENSITIVE DETECTION OF SWL RADIATION BY COMPACT AND RUGGED MEANS. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF THE APPROACH BASED ON INTEGRATING SUCH SCINTILLATORS WITH SILICON AVALANCE PHOTODIODES (APDS) AND TO DEMONSTRATE FUNCTIONING OF THE PROPOSED SENSITIVE SWL PHOTODETECTOR. THE TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES ARE TO SYNTHESIZE AND CHARACTERIZE PEROVSKITE NANOPARTICLES DOPED WITH LANTHANIDES, INTEGRATE NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS INTO SWL PHOTODETECTORS. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND TRAINING FOR FEMALE AND UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS THROUGH THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROJECT. EFFICIENT DOWN CONVERSION WILL BE ACEHIVED DUE TO THE EXCELLENT ABILITY OF PEROVSKITE NANOPARTICLES TO CAPTURE UV AND X-RAY PHOTONS, AND TRANSFER RADIATIONLESSLY THE ENERGY OF THEIR EXCITON STATES TO THE EMBEDDED LN IONS THAT RE-EMIT IN VISIBLE AND NIR. STRONG SCINTILLATION INDUCED BY X-RAYS WILL BE DUE TO SHORT STOPPING RANGE OF THE X-RAY PHOTONS RESULTING FROM COMBINED ACTION OF LEAD AND LANTHANIDE IONS. THE PLAN FOR CONDUCTING THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES INCLUDES ALL THE STEPS FROM SYNTHESIS OF THE NPS TO INTEGRATION WITH SILICON APDS AND TESTING THE SWL SENSORS UNDER EXPOSURE TO UV AND X-RAY SOURCES. THE PLAN RATIONALE IS BASED ON THE APPROACHES PRESENTED IN THE LITERATURE AND FROM THE PI?S OWN 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.

THE EFFECT OF CIRCADIAN-DISRUPTING ENVIRONMENTS ON SLEEP AND BINGE-LIKE EATING BEHAVIOR. - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THE BRAIN BOTH ENCODES INFORMATION TO DRIVE NORMATIVE FUNCTIONS AND DECODES ABNORMAL INFORMATION TO NAVIGATE SUSTENANCE AND HOMEOSTASIS IN SUBOPTIMAL CONDITIONS. THIS REGULATORY ROLE IS STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY THE BODY’S CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS THAT LINK THE LIGHT-DARK CYCLE OF OUR PLANET WITH INTERNAL PHYSIOLOGY. WE DO NOT YET UNDERSTAND HOW THE BRAIN TRANSLATES DISRUPTIONS TO THE LIGHT-DARK CYCLE (E.G., FROM OUR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS THAT CAN HAVE LIGHT DURING THE BIOLOGICAL NIGHT) TO REGULATE TWO FUNDAMENTAL BEHAVIORS REQUIRED FOR LIFE: SLEEP TIMING AND EATING, BOTH OF WHICH ARE CIRCADIAN-REGULATED. ONE RECENT APPROACH TO THIS PROBLEM (FROM THE RICHARDSON LAB) IS THE FRAGMENTED DAY-NIGHT (FDN) MODEL, IN WHICH WITHIN EACH 24-HOUR CYCLE, THERE ARE FOUR CYCLES OF 4 HR LIGHT + 2 HR DARK (4:2 LD) (TOTAL 16:8 LD IN 24 HRS). THE MODE OF INTRODUCTION OF THIS LIGHT-DARK PROTOCOL (SUDDENLY: FDN-S OR GRADUALLY: FDN-G) DETERMINED DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT PHENOTYPES OF LOCOMOTION IN MICE, EVEN THOUGH THE RESULTING LIGHT-DARK ENVIRONMENTS ARE IDENTICAL. THIS SUGGESTS THAT THE BRAIN MODIFIES BEHAVIOR TO THE SAME ENVIRONMENT BASED ON HOW THE ENVIRONMENT IS PRESENTED. WE HYPOTHESIZE THAT THE FDN-S AND FDN-G ENVIRONMENTS WILL ALSO DIFFERENTIALLY (I) NEGATIVELY IMPACT SLEEP AND EATING BEHAVIOR TIMING AND (II) CHANGE NEURONAL ACTIVATION AND GENE EXPRESSION IN KEY BRAIN REGIONS. TO ADDRESS THESE HYPOTHESES, WE ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: COMPARED TO CONSOLIDATED 16 HOURS OF LIGHT AND CONSOLIDATED 8 HOURS OF DARKNESS (I.E., CONTROL), 1) HOW IS SLEEP TIMING, A MAJOR RESTORATIVE CIRCADIAN-DRIVEN BEHAVIOR, AFFECTED BY THE FDN-S VS FDN-G ENVIRONMENTS? 2) HOW IS EATING BEHAVIOR TIMING, WHICH IS CIRCADIAN-REGULATED, BE IMPACTED DURING FDN-S AND FDN-G ENVIRONMENTS WHEN MICE ARE CHALLENGED WITH A BINGE-EATING PARADIGM? 3) IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN NEURONAL ACTIVATION AND GENE EXPRESSION LEVELS IN FDN-S VS FDN-G IN BRAIN REGIONS INVOLVED IN SLEEP AND EATING BEHAVIOR TIMING? WE WILL ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS USING (I) THE PIEZOSLEEP MOUSE BEHAVIORAL TRACKING SYSTEM TO RECORD SLEEP, (I) THE BINGE-EATING TEST TO STUDY EATING BEHAVIOR, (III) C-FOS IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY TO STUDY NEURONAL ACTIVATION, AND (IV) DPCR FOR GENE EXPRESSION USING WILDTYPE (WT- C57BL/6NCRL) ADULT MALE AND FEMALE MICE. THE BRAIN AREAS OF FOCUS ASSOCIATED WITH SLEEP AND CIRCADIAN-REGULATED EATING BEHAVIOR WILL BE THE SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS (CIRCADIAN LIGHT-RESPONSE), VENTROLATERAL PREOPTIC NUCLEUS (SLEEP INITIATION), LATERAL HABENULA (STRESS- RELATED INDUCTION OF SLEEP), PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS (STRESS/EATING BEHAVIOR) AND ARCUATE NUCLEUS (EATING BEHAVIOR). THIS STUDY IS INNOVATIVE BECAUSE IT USES THE SAME AMOUNT OF LIGHT AND DARK EXPOSURE WITHIN 24 HOURS TO YIELD THREE ACTIVITY PATTERNS. THIS WORK IS CRUCIAL FOR UNDERSTANDING HOW THE BRAIN RESPONDS TO THE SAME STIMULUS (E.G., LIGHT) DEPENDING ON HOW THE STIMULUS IS PRESENTED (SPECIFIC LD CYCLES). TOGETHER WITH THE 3-YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THE PROPOSED STUDY WILL SERVE AS A UNIQUE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR THE TALENTED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY ON TOPICS INTEGRAL TO THEIR DAILY LIVES: LIGHT, SLEEP, AND EATING.

INSTRUMENTATION TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW NANOMATERIALS FOR HIGH POWER FIBER LASERS

BASIC MECHANISMS OF BIOLOGICAL SENSING AND ACTUATION IN PLANTS

MORPHING STRUCTURES, MECHANOSENSORS, AND OSMOTIC MOTORS IN PLANTS

ARRA - EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE TRAINING FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: NURSING WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

INTRODUCTION - OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY, A FOUR-YEAR, HISTORICALLY BLACK, ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY LOCATED IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA SUBMITS THIS PROPOSAL TO THE

INSTRUMENTATION FOR THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF NANOPHOTONIC LASERS WITH PARITY-TIME SYMMETRY

PLANNING PROJECT: IMPROVING RETENTION AND THE QUALITY OF STEM EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AT OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY

"MINORITIES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (MISE)"

"THAT DREDED LIFE" LIVING MUSEUM [THE PROJECT ENTAILS CREATING A PLANTATION LIVING MUSEUM ON A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY BASED ON THE LIFE OF DRED SCOTT. THIS WOULD RESULT IN THE REVISION OF A COURSE AND ENGAGE AND EDUCATE THE CAMPUS AND LARGER COMMUNITY.]

4200124704 PROJECT "MI FUTURO"

SUMMARY: THE OVERALL FOCUS AND PRIMARY GOAL OF THE PRE-SERVICE TEACHER INSTITUTE IS TO IMPROVE STUD

THE PROPOSED PARTNERSHIP IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION FOR THE MSFC STEM WORKFORCE IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN NASA'SMARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER

THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO PREPARE THE TEAM TO THE SUBMISSION OF STTR PHASE I PROPOSAL TO NASA IN FY2022.

2013 MUREP SCHOLARSHIP (STUDENT: KRISTEN MCLEAN) NASA IS IMMERSED IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE AND I LOVE SCIENCE AND EXCEL IN MATHEMATICS. AS A CHILD

THE ANNA KNIGHT MUSEUM AT OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY WILL DEVELOP A PUBLIC INTERPRETIVE STORYTELLING PROGRAM FOCUSED ON AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE POST-RECONSTRUCTION ERA. MUSEUM STAFF WILL COLLABORATE WITH MUSEUMS AND HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI TO COLLECT STORIES AT 26 HISTORIC SITES. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES WILL BUILD STAFF SKILLS IN INTERPRETIVE STORYTELLING AND ARCHIVAL HISTORICAL RESEARCH. THE MUSEUM WILL HIRE TWO INTERNS TO SUPPORT PROJECT ACTIVITIES. THE PROJECT WILL DOCUMENT ORAL NARRATIVES, INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF KEY HISTORIC SITES, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND EXPAND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH HISTORIC REGISTRIES AND MUSEUMS, ULTIMATELY INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE WOMEN WHO FOUGHT FOR EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL, AND GENDER EQUALITY IN THE POST-RECONSTRUCTION ERA.

A SURVEY OF APPLE SNAIL(POMACEA MACULATA)DISTRIBUTION IN ALABAMA

EDI SPECIAL PROJECTS