Pacific University

CARES ACT HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - INSTITUTIONAL PORTION / AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

CARES ACT HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

FRESNO PACIFIC UNIVERSITY CARES ACT HEERF INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS

FRESNO PACIFIC UNIVERSITY CARES ACT HEERF ADVANCED FUNDS

EMERGENCY FINANCIAL RELIEF GRANT TO HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS UNDER SECTION 18004 OF THE CORONAVIRUS AID RELIEF AND ECONOMIC STABILITY (CARES) ACT

EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID GRANTS TO GRANTS TO STUDENTS UNDER SECTION 18004 OF THE CORONAVIRUS AID RELIEF AND ECONOMIC STABILITY (CARES) ACT

PACIFIC UNIVERSITY'S APPLICATION FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE CARES ACT HEERF FUNDS

HPU - CARES ACT HEERF CERTIFICATE OF AGREEMENT -INSTITUTION PORTION

PACIFIC UNIVERSITY'S APPLICATION FOR EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID GRANTS TO STUDENTS UNDER THE CARES ACT HEERF FUNDS

ADVANCED NURSING EDUCATION WORKFORCE

CARES ACT HEERF CERTIFICATE OF AGREEMENT FOR HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

HAWAI‘I PACIFIC UNIVERSITY SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION (SAIHE) FISCAL YEAR 2021

NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM

R&D: HONING DIAGNOSTIC PRACTICE: TOWARD A NEW MODEL OF TEACHER PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION AND DEVELOPMENT

HAWAI‘I PACIFIC UNIVERSITY HEERF ARP MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM (ALN 84.425L)

TUMYARAA: THE PATH BRIDGING PROGRAM IS A 3 YEAR COLLEGE READINESS / TRANSITIONAL PROJECT DESIGNED TO INCREASE POST-SECONDARY ENROLLMENT NUMBERS OF ALASKA NATIVE STUDENTS.

GERIATRICS WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

ALASKA NURSING EXPANSION INITIATIVELEAD ORGANIZATIONLEAD APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITYLEAD APPLICANT ENTITY TYPE (SELECT ONE): EDUCATION TRAINING PROVIDER(S), ALASKA NATIVE-SERVING INSTITUTIONLEAD APPLICANT LOCATION: ANCHORAGE, AKREQUIRED PARTNERSEMPLOYER PARTNERSALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUMFOUNDATION HEALTH PARTNERSBARTLETT HOSPITAL JUNEAUYUKON KUSKOKWIM HEALTH CENTER SAMUEL SIMMONDS HOSPITAL EDUCATION OR TRAINING PARTNERSALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITYYUUT ELITNAURVIATALASKA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATIONWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSALASKA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATIONALASKA AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER ALASKA HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION NURSING WORKER ORGANIZATION PARTNERS ALASKA NURSING ASSOCIATIONOPTIONAL PARTNERSNAME OF OPTIONAL PARTNER(S): TYPE OF ORGANIZATION:ALASKA BOARD OF NURSING GOVERNMENTAL REGULATORYGEOGRAPHIC SCOPE IDENTIFY SCOPE: STATEWIDE IDENTIFY SPECIFIC LOCATION(S) WHERE GRANT SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED: ALASKATOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING REQUESTED (TOTAL 5-YEAR PERIOD): 2,999,913TOTAL MATCH PROPOSED (TOTAL 5-YEAR PERIOD): 1,414,469PROJECT TITLE NAME: ALASKA NURSING EXPANSION INITIATIVEPROPOSED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WHO START TRAINING: 529. SUMMARY OF PROJECT PURPOSE AND EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES OFFERED: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EXPAND AND DIVERSIFY THE NURSING PROFESSION IN ALASKA. PROGRAM PARTNERSCOLLECTIVELY, THE ALASKA NURSING WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION CONSORTIUMWILL COLLABORATE TO EXPAND AND LAUNCH NEW COHORTS OF NURSING DEGREE PROGRAMS OFFERED BY ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (APU) IN ANCHORAGE AND SIX RURAL AREAS OF THE STATE. APU WILL ALSO DEVELOP AN ACCELERATED DEGREE PATHWAY FROM LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE TO REGISTERED NURSE. SEVERAL GRANT ACTIVITIES WILL SUPPORT THE RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF THESE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS: MENTORING, THE HIRING OF A STUDENT SUCCESS COORDINATOR, AND ADDING PRE-NURSING CAMPS TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION. PARTNERS WILL COLLABORATE ON THE ADDITION OF A NURSE TECHNICIAN DESIGNATION IN ALASKA TO FILL WORKFORCE NEEDS AND PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL STEP ON THE CAREER LADDER FOR STUDENT NURSES. PRECEPTOR TRAINING WILL ALSO BE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED.TARGETED POPULATION(S) TO BE SERVED: THE PROJECT WILL SERVE PRIMARILY SERVE INCUMBENT WORKERS. IN SEEKING TO SERVE THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF ALASKA IN A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE WAY AND DIVERSIFY THE NURSING PROFESSION, THE PROJECT WILL ALSO FOCUS ON EDUCATING ALASKA NATIVE AND OTHER INDIGENOUS NURSES.TRAINING TRACK TRACK 2: NURSING CAREER PATHWAYSTARGETED H-1B OCCUPATIONSSPECIFY OCCUPATION(S): REGISTERED NURSES (O NET CODE 29-1141.00), LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES (29.2061.00), PERSONAL CARE AIDES (31.1122.00), AND MEDICAL ASSISTANTS (31-9092.00)

TESTING MECHANISTIC MODELS TO EXPLAIN HOW VARIATION IN HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY ARISES AND WHY IT SHIFTS ACROSS THERMAL GRADIENTS. -SHIFTING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS RESULTING FROM CLIMATE CHANGE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ALTER ESTABLISHED ECOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS, INCLUDING THE DYNAMICS BETWEEN PATHOGENS AND HOSTS. AS A RESULT, DEVELOPING A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF BOTH THE MECHANISMS THAT DRIVE HOST-PATHOGEN DYNAMICS AND THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ON THESE MECHANISMS IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE TO PREDICTING AND PREPARING FOR THE EFFECTS OF FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE. THIS WORK TESTS NOVEL HYPOTHESES ABOUT THE GENERAL MECHANISMS BY WHICH TEMPERATURE INFLUENCES PATHOGEN SUSCEPTIBILITY IN PACIFIC HERRING, AN ECOLOGICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT MARINE FORAGE FISH. HYPOTHESES ARE BEING TESTED BY FITTING MATHEMATICAL MODELS TO LABORATORY AND FIELD-COLLECTED DATA THAT EVALUATE THE RESPONSES OF HERRING AND COLD- AND WARM-WATER ADAPTED PATHOGENS ACROSS THERMAL GRADIENTS. THE FOUNDATIONAL INFORMATION RESULTING FROM THIS WORK INCREASES PREDICTIVE CAPACITIES TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF A CHANGING CLIMATE ON THE LONG-TERM STABILITY OF HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS AND TO BUILD LINKS BETWEEN FUNDAMENTAL EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES AND DISEASE ECOLOGY. FURTHER, RESULTS INFORM FISHERIES MANAGERS ABOUT IMPACTS OF INCREASED WATER TEMPERATURES ON HERRING EPIZOOTICS; THEREBY ALLOWING FOR A MORE NUANCED USE OF DISEASE INFORMATION IN HERRING STOCK ASSESSMENT MODELS AND CONTRIBUTING TO SUSTAINABLE AQUATIC RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. BEYOND THE STUDY?S RELEVANCE TO FISHERIES, THE BROADER IMPACTS FOCUS ON CREATING AND EVALUATING MULTI-LINGUAL OUTREACH MATERIALS THAT EDUCATE HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ON HOW CLIMATE AND DISEASE INTERACT TO AFFECT AGRICULTURAL AND WILDLIFE SPECIES. THE INVESTIGATORS ARE ALSO DEVELOPING A SIMPLE, INTERACTIVE WEB APPLICATION FOR MANAGERS TO EXPLORE THE MODEL. THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUSCEPTIBILITY IN A HOST POPULATION DETERMINES SHORT- AND LONG-TERM EPIDEMIC CHARACTERISTICS. HOWEVER, LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THE MECHANISMS THAT GENERATE VARIATION IN SUSCEPTIBILITY, AND CURRENT THEORY ASSUMES THAT THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUSCEPTIBILITY IS FIXED ACROSS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. OUR CAPACITY TO UNDERSTAND AND PREDICT EPIDEMIC OUTCOMES UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE IS THEREFORE LIMITED. THE CENTRAL HYPOTHESIS OF THIS PROPOSAL SEEKS TO TEST THIS ASSUMPTION BY POSITING THAT THE VARIATION IN PATHOGEN SUSCEPTIBILITY ARISES AS A STOCHASTIC PROCESS DEFINED BY THE RELATIVE PERFORMANCE OF HOST AND PATHOGEN TRAITS UNDER A GIVEN TEMPERATURE CONDITION. ALTERNATIVELY, VARIATION IN SUSCEPTIBILITY MAY BE EXPLAINED BY GENETIC VARIATION IN THE THERMAL REACTION NORMS OF HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY. THESE HYPOTHESES ARE TESTED USING WARM- AND COLD-WATER ADAPTED PATHOGENS IN PACIFIC HERRING AND WILL INVOLVE THE USE OF MATHEMATICAL MODELS TO LINK THE WITHIN-HOST INFECTION DYNAMICS TO AMONG-HOST TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS. DEVELOPED THEORY IS BEING FURTHER SCRUTINIZED AGAINST EXPERIMENTAL DATA OBTAINED FROM LABORATORY AND FIELD EPIZOOTIC EXPERIMENTS. BY RIGOROUSLY TESTING THEORY AGAINST COLLECTED DATA, THIS PROJECT PROVIDES INSIGHTS INTO GENERAL MECHANISMS THAT GENERATE VARIATION IN DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY AND QUANTIFIES THE ROLES THAT THERMAL GRADIENTS PLAY IN SHAPING SUSCEPTIBILITY DISTRIBUTIONS. AS A RESULT, THIS PROJECT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PROVIDE NEW APPROACHES TO ASSESS THE CONSEQUENCES OF A CHANGING CLIMATE ON THE LONG-TERM STABILITY OF HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS. FURTHERMORE, BY DESCRIBING THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUSCEPTIBILITY AND TEMPERATURE, THIS PROJECT IDENTIFIES BASIC MECHANISTIC PROCESSES THAT COULD BE THE FOCI OF DISEASE MITIGATION UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE. THIS ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES PROJECT IS JOINTLY FUNDED BY THE BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAM AND THE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (EPSCOR). 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.

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

NSL - BACCALAUREATE NURSING - NEW

INST. PORTION OF THE HEERF AND CARES ACT

HO‘OKŌ PROJECT: ANNH PROPOSAL TO AUGMENT WRAPAROUND SERVICES

DEVELOPING HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM

PROJECT TREE: ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES FOR ADOLESCENTS, TRANSITIONAL AGED YOUTH, AND THEIR FAMILIES - IT IS WELL RECOGNIZED THAT YOUTH, ENCOMPASSING ADOLESCENTS (UNDER 18) AND TRANSITIONAL-AGED YOUTH (18-24), HAVE DIVERSE SUBSTANCE USE PATTERNS, NEEDS, AND TRAJECTORIES THAT DO NOT FOLLOW A ONE SIZE FITS ALL SERVICE MODEL. RATHER, YOUTH HAVE DIVERSE NEEDS GIVEN THEIR COMPLEX NEURODEVELOPMENT PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL CHANGES OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE YOUTH PERIOD THAT SERVE TO INCREASE RISK TRAJECTORIES FOR CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS. AS SUCH, IMPROVED ACCESS TO, AND AVAILABILITY OF, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES THAT ARE TAILORED TO THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF YOUTH POPULATIONS HAS BEEN A LONG-STANDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRIORITY BOTH FEDERALLY AND LOCALLY. IF NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED THROUGH EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAMMING, THE STABILITY, PERSISTENCE, AND AVERSIVE LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AMONG YOUTH REMAIN EVIDENT ACROSS THE LIFESPAN, NEGATIVELY AFFECTING HEALTH OUTCOMES AND QUALITY OF LIFE, AS WELL AS COMMUNITIES AND SYSTEMS FROM SUBSTANTIAL DISEASE BURDEN, MORBIDITY, AND MORTALITY. HENCE, THE OVERALL GOAL OF PROJECT TREE IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO EARLY INTERVENTION, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES THAT INTEGRATE EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES IN A COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION (HELPLINE YOUTH COUNSELING, INC.) THAT UNIQUELY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF YOUTH AGED 13-24 (AND THEIR FAMILIES/CAREGIVERS) IN PRIORITY CATCHMENT AREAS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY THAT HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO SUCH SERVICES.

MINDFULNESS-BASED RESILIENCE TRAINING FOR AGGRESSION, STRESS AND HEALTH IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

APU ALASKA NATIVE-SERVING INDIGENOUS ONE HEALTH EXPANSION

CARES GRANT ACT

EMERGENCY INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS

FY 2021 NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS INITIATIVE - CATEGORY III - THE COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER (CCC) AT AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (APU) OFFERS COMMUNITY BASED MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS ACROSS THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY (SGV) IN AZUSA, CALIFORNIA. DATA FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE GREATER SAN GABRIEL VALLEY HOSPITAL COLLABORATIVE INDICATES THAT SGV FAMILIES EXPERIENCE HIGH RATES OF STRESS, POOR HEALTH, ECONOMIC BURDENS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND SOCIAL ISOLATION. APU WILL OFFER INTERDISCIPLINARY, TRAUMA-INFORMED THERAPEUTIC TRAININGS AND SERVICES, OUTREACH AND STIGMA REDUCTION CAMPAIGNS, COORDINATED RESOURCE SHARING, AND AFTERCARE. APU WILL UTILIZE THE NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES (CLAS) TO ENSURE THE NEEDS OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS ARE ADDRESSED THROUGHOUT PROJECT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION. A MINIMUM OF 500 INDIVIDUALS WILL BE SERVED ANNUALLY, LEADING UP TO A TOTAL OF 3000 THROUGHOUT THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT. GOAL ONE IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND CAPACITY OF TRAUMA INFORMED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO EFFECTIVELY PREVENT, ASSESS AND TREAT TRAUMATIC SYMPTOMS AND EXPERIENCES FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND FAMILIES. OBJECTIVE 1: TRAIN 80% OF CLINICIANS IN A TRAUMA-INFORMED EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2022, AND EVERY PROJECT YEAR THEREAFTER. OBJECTIVE 2: PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED ASSESSMENTS, TREATMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS RESPONSE, OUTREACH AND AFTERCARE TO AT LEAST 500 YOUTH AND FAMILIES BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2022, AND EVERY PROJECT YEAR THEREAFTER. OBJECTIVE 3: DEVELOP A DATA TRACKING SYSTEM TO CAPTURE AND EVALUATE TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICE NUMBERS AND OUTCOMES BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026. GOAL TWO IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND RESOURCES BY ACTIVATING AND IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY-INTEGRATED OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH REGIONAL CITIES AND CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICE AGENCIES IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. OBJECTIVE 1: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2022, PROJECT STAFF WILL PARTNER WITH THE CITIES OF AZUSA, GLENDORA AND DUARTE TO DEVELOP AND OFFER 2 ANNUAL COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS OR WEBINARS ON IDENTIFYING, RESPONDING TO, AND COPING WITH TRAUMATIC EVENTS AND EXPERIENCES. OBJECTIVE 2: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2023, PROJECT STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICE AGENCIES WILL PARTICIPATE IN 2 OUTREACH EVENTS ANNUALLY TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION WITH YOUTH, PARENTS AND PROVIDERS ON TRAUMA-INFORMED TREATMENT RESOURCES. OBJECTIVE 2.3: DEVELOP A DIRECTORY OF TRAUMA-FOCUSED RESOURCES TO SHARE WITH CLIENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS FOR ENHANCED ACCESS TO CARE BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2025.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM- AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

SEE NOTICE OF AWARD, ATTACHMENT 1 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS, ATTACHMENT D - STATEMENT OF WORK, ABSTRACT.

ADVANCING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS

ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TRACK 2 PROJECT: PREPARING SCIENCE TEACHING FELLOWS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION -NOYCE TRACK 2 PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL NEED OF INSPIRING, PREPARING, INDUCTING, AND RETAINING HIGHLY-QUALIFIED SCIENCE TEACHERS TO SERVE AND LEAD IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT 12 TOP-PERFORMING SCIENCE MAJORS BY PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE, FIVE-YEAR TEACHER PREPARATION AND EARLY CAREER INDUCTION PROGRAM, INCLUDING EARLY SCIENCE TEACHING EXPERIENCES, GRADUATE-LEVEL TEACHER TRAINING, FIVE YEARS OF MENTORING BY HIGHLY EFFECTIVE SCIENCE EDUCATORS, AND A TWO-YEAR OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ALONGSIDE A PROFESSIONAL SCIENTIST. THE PROPOSED PROJECT COMPONENTS INTEND TO ENABLE HIGH-ACHIEVING PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS TO BUILD LASTING, IMPACTFUL TEACHING CAREERS, DELIVERING EFFECTIVE SCIENCE EDUCATION TO ALL STUDENTS IN THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. THIS PROJECT AT PACIFIC UNIVERSITY INCLUDES PARTNERSHIPS WITH WOODBURN AND HILLSBORO (OREGON) SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, AND THE MURDOCK CHARITABLE TRUST. PROJECT GOALS INCLUDE ENGAGING 12 TEACHING FELLOWS (TFS) OVER 6 YEARS IN A GRADUATE-LEVEL SCIENCE TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM THAT EMPHASIZES STUDENT-CENTERED SCIENCE INSTRUCTION, FOLLOWED BY A RESEARCH-BASED INDUCTION PROGRAM DESIGN TO ENHANCE TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS AND RETENTION. TFS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 50 HOURS OF DIRECT COACHING AND MENTORSHIP FROM EXPERIENCED AND EFFECTIVE SCIENCE TEACHERS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM PLANS TO ENGAGE TFS IN PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE RESEARCH DURING THEIR SECOND AND THIRD YEARS OF TEACHING THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE MURDOCK PARTNERS IN SCIENCE PROGRAM. TFS ARE ANTICIPATED TO RECEIVE TRAINING IN TEACHER LEADERSHIP THROUGH OPPORTUNITIES FOR NETWORKING, AS WELL AS PARTICIPATION IN NOYCE CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS. AN INTERACTIVE EVALUATION APPROACH IS ANTICIPATED TO BE USED IN THIS PROJECT. EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT IS PROPOSED TO BE GUIDED BY THE FOLLOWING EVALUATION QUESTIONS: (A) HOW EFFECTIVE IS THE PROJECT AT INCREASING TF'S KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION OF STUDENT-CENTERED SCIENCE TEACHING PRACTICES? AND (B) HOW DO TFS DEVELOP STEM TEACHING AND LEADERSHIP ABILITY DURING THEIR 5 YEARS OF PROJECT PARTICIPATION? THE RESULTS OF THIS PROJECT ARE EXPECTED TO BE DISSEMINATED TO HELP ENHANCE THE FIELD. THIS TRACK 2: TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED THROUGH THE ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (NOYCE). THE NOYCE PROGRAM SUPPORTS TALENTED STEM UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AND PROFESSIONALS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE K-12 STEM TEACHERS AND EXPERIENCED, EXEMPLARY K-12 TEACHERS TO BECOME STEM MASTER TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IT ALSO SUPPORTS RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTIVENESS AND RETENTION OF K-12 STEM TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 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.

EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID GRANTS TO STUDENTS

ADVANCED NURSING EDUCATION WORKFORCE

THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF THE HO'OUNA PONO DRUG PREVENTION CURRICULUM

HEERF STUDENT PORTION

PUBLIC HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - THE AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (APU), SCHOOL OF NURSING, MASTERS OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM (MPH) IS SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION FOR SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS APPLYING FOR A TOTAL OF $1,497,590 FOR THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD (SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 THROUGH SEPTEMBER, 29 2025). AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (APU) SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN A DIVERSE AND SKILLED PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE BY EXPANDING ITS GRADUATE PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION (MPH) AND BY INCENTIVIZING STUDENTS TO PURSUE CAREERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH THE USE OF SCHOLARSHIPS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO AWARD 23 SCHOLARSHIPS TO MPH STUDENTS PER YEAR, 20 FULL-TIME STUDENTS AND 3 PART-TIME STUDENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 69 SCHOLARSHIPS OVER THE COURSE OF 3 YEARS. THE MPH PROGRAM IS A 2-YEAR GRADUATE PROGRAM LOCATED IN THE SCHOOL OF NURSING. THE MPH PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE TEN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTIONS IN ITS CORE CURRICULUM AND PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF SPECIALIZATIONS AND INTERNSHIPS THROUGH THE EXTENSIVE PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY NETWORKS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE SCHOOL OF NURSING. IN ADDITION TO INCREASING THE NUMBER OF GRADUATES, THE PROPOSAL SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE MPH CURRICULUM TO EDUCATE AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP ACUMEN IN AREAS OF HIGH NEED IN CALIFORNIA, SUCH AS DISASTER PREPAREDNESS (EARTHQUAKE), RAPID DEPLOYMENT OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS, BORDER HEALTH EMERGENCIES, OUTBREAK RESPONSE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS. INTERNSHIPS, FOCUSED ON THESE AREAS OF EMPHASIS, WILL BE ENHANCED BY VIRTUAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES EMBEDDED INTO MULTIPLE COURSES. THIS WILL SERVE TO IMPROVE PREPARATION OF ALL GRADUATES FOR DEPLOYMENT INTO OTHER AREAS OF SERVICE AS NEEDED IN PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES AND AS EXPERIENCED DURING COVID-19. INTER-PROFESSIONAL SIMULATION ACTIVITIES WITH ADVANCE PRACTICE NURSING STUDENTS AND SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS WILL STRENGTHEN THE KNOWLEDGE OF MPH STUDENTS IN CHRONIC DISEASE CONSIDERATIONS AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND WILL SERVE TO INCREASE HEAL TH PROMOTION AND PREVENTION ACTIVITIES AND DECREASE PUBLIC HEALTH INEQUITIES AND DISPARITIES. THE PROJECT GOALS ARE TO 1. INCREASE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND GRADUATION OF MPH STUDENTS BY 40 STUDENTS ANNUALLY TO 120 STUDENTS BY YEAR 3, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON RECRUITING UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY STUDENTS; 2. ENHANCE THE CURRICULUM TO SUPPORT DIVERSITY, INTER-PROFESSIONAL (IPE) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, STUDENT MENTORING, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND RESEARCH; 3. ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY COUNCIL OF POLITICAL, PRIVATE AGENCY, ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY, ACADEMIC RESEARCHER, AND PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS TO PARTNER WITH FACULTY AND STUDENTS TO EVALUATE AND EXPAND COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS AND ACADEMIC PRACTICE PARTNERS; 4. ENHANCE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION, DIGITAL HEALTH LITERACY, AND TELEHEALTH AS WELL AS ENHANCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF VIRTUAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR MPH STUDENTS, FACULTY AND PRECEPTORS; AND 5. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A RIGOROUS EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM, ITS IMPLEMENTATION AND OUTCOMES AND DISSEMINATE RESULTS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL VENUES. AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY QUALIFIES FOR FUNDING PREFERENCE BASED ON HAVING 27.7% OF TRAINEES WHO ARE UNDERREPRESENTED RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES AND HAVING 42.9% OF GRADUATES WHO ARE EMPLOYED IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. (SEE ATTACHMENT 12).

NURSE EDUCATION, PRACTICE, QUALITY AND RETENTION SIMULATION EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAM

FRESNO PACIFIC UNIVERSITY HEERF MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTION

TRIO UPWARD BOUND

CREATING COMMUNITY-BASED STEM TEACHER PATHWAYS

HIGHER EDUCATION - INSTITUTIONAL AID - STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS

PREPARING RESPONSIVE EDUCATORS USING PLACE-BASED AUTHENTIC RESEARCH IN EARTH SYSTEMS (PREPARES)

GRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

NSL - GRADUATE NURSING - NEW

SUPPORTING INCLUSIVE SUCCESS

ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION

24-MIRO-0054 ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY MICROPLASTICS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER

NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM

PROJECT YOUTH WELLNESS - DECADES OF PRACTICE-TO-SCIENCE EFFORTS HAVE SOUGHT TO IMPROVE PREVENTION AND HARM REDUCTION EFFORTS WITHIN LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE AND SEXUAL HEALTH NEEDS OF UNDER-SERVED AND UNDER-RESOURCED YOUTH POPULATIONS AND THWART THE GROWING HEALTH DISPARITIES. TO DATE, THE USE OF EVIDENCE BASED APPROACHES THAT INTEGRATE SUBSTANCE USE, MENTAL HEALTH AND SEXUAL HEALTH RELATED PREVENTION AND HARM REDUCTION EFFORTS USING A PREVENTION NAVIGATION SBIRT PRACTICE MODEL IN LOCAL COMMUNITY HEALTH SETTINGS IS GREATLY LACKING. PREVENTION NAVIGATION HAS RECEIVED CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION AMONG RESEARCHERS, CLINICIANS, AND POLICY MAKERS AS A PROMISING STRATEGY TO HELP SUCH SERVICE GAPS WITHIN SETTINGS AND ACCESS ISSUES TO INTEGRATED SERVICES. IN RESPONSE TO SAMHSA NOFO TI-24-005, A COLLABORATIVE TEAM FROM AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (APU), MARYVALE, AND BIENESTAR WILL IMPLEMENT PROJECT YOUTH WELLNESS USING A PREVENTION NAVIGATION APPROACH FOR INCREASING COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO ADDRESS CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE, MENTAL HEALTH AND SEXUAL HEALTH RISK ISSUES AMONG UNDER-SERVED YOUTH POPULATIONS AGED 12-24 IN A LOCAL COMMUNITY OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY CALLED SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, SERVICE PLANNING AREA (SPA) 3.

TRIO UPWARD BOUND: AZUSA HIGH SCHOOL

IMPLEMENTING SAFECARE KENYA TO REDUCE NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE BURDEN: BUILDING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS' CAPACITY TO SUPPORT PARENTS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT IN 2021, KENYA’S MINISTRY OF HEALTH’S DEPARTMENT OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCD) ISSUED A STRATEGIC PLAN TO “HALT AND REVERSE” THE COUNTRY’S RISING NCD BURDEN. WORLDWIDE, THE MOST COMMON FORMS OF NCD AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS ARE MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND INJURIES/VIOLENCE. AMPLE RESEARCH SUPPORTS THE CAUSAL PATHWAY BETWEEN EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY, IN PARTICULAR CHILD MALTREATMENT, AND VULNERABILITY TO A RANGE OF NCD IN LATER LIFE THROUGH TOXIC STRESS AND BIOLOGICAL EMBEDDING. A MAJOR RISK FACTOR FOR NCD IN KENYA IS CHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT, WITH UP TO 70% OF KENYANS REPORT EXPERIENCING MALTREATMENT DURING CHILDHOOD TYPICALLY BY THEIR PARENTS DUE TO LACK OF APPROPRIATE PARENTING SKILLS, MISUNDERSTANDING OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT, NOT PROVIDING PROPER MEDICAL ATTENTION, AND OBSTACLES TO PROVIDING BASIC NEEDS AND ADEQUATE SUPERVISION. WHILE PARENTING PREVENTION PROGRAMS ARE EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES TO REMEDY RISK FACTORS FOR NCD, AND KENYA HAS BEGUN THE ARDUOUS TASK OF ADDRESSING NCD BURDEN, A SIGNIFICANT GAP REMAINS IN PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACHES TO PREVENTION WORK TARGETING THE YOUNGEST KENYANS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS R01 PROPOSAL IS TO CONDUCT A HYBRID TYPE 2 STUDY TO EXAMINE THE IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE RECENTLY ADAPTED EVIDENCED-BASED PROGRAM, SAFECARE, AS A PRIMARY PREVENTION APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE COUNTRY’S NCD BURDEN. SAFECARE KENYA (SCK) IMPROVES PARENTING SKILLS, REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD OF CHILD MALTREATMENT AND SUBSEQUENT RISK FOR NCD. THIS PROJECT WILL CONTINUE THE SIX-YEAR PARTNERSHIPS AMONGST AFRICA MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH AND TRAINING FOUNDATION (AMHRTF; NAIROBI-BASED PARTNER), PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY AND ITS NATIONAL SAFECARE TRAINING AND RESEARCH CENTER (SAFECARE DEVELOPERS), AND KEY COUNTRY AND REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING FAMILIES, PROFESSIONALS, GOVERNMENT, AND RESEARCHERS TO SCALE-UP AND DISSEMINATE SCK. THIS PROJECT LEVERAGES KENYA’S COMMUNITY HEALTH VOLUNTEERS (CHV), THE WELL-ESTABLISHED AND PRIMARY WORKFORCE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD PHYSICAL HEALTH IN KENYA, TO IMPLEMENT THE INTERVENTION. VIRTUAL AND IN- PERSON DELIVERY MODES WILL BE EXAMINED TO IDENTIFY THE BEST METHOD FOR SUSTAINABILITY. THREE SPECIFIC AIMS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED IN THIS 5-YEAR STUDY: (1) DETERMINE CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS OF SCK USING A PARALLEL GROUP MULTILEVEL-RANDOMIZED TRIAL. (2) DETERMINE FEASIBILITY AND PROBABLE UTILITY OF SCK IMPLEMENTATION. (3) INITIATE EFFORTS TO BEGIN SCALE-UP AND SUSTAINMENT OF SCK ACROSS KENYA. WE WILL RECRUIT 312 FAMILIES PAIRED WITH 24 CHV RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO DELIVER SCK (16 PROVIDERS; 208 FAMILIES) OR CARE AS USUAL (8 PROVIDERS; 104 FAMILIES). OUR PROJECT’S LONG-TERM GOALS ARE TO: (1) BUILD SUSTAINABLE RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENTATION CAPACITY IN KENYA AND AFRICA AND (2) DISSEMINATE A CULTURALLY RELEVANT, EVIDENCE-BASED PARENTING PROGRAM TO PROMOTE CHILDREN’S WELLBEING AND REDUCE RISK OF NCD ACROSS THE LIFESPAN.

TRIO STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES - AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

AN ADAPTATION AND EVALUATION OF AN ENTREPRENEURIAL RESEARCH TRAINING MODEL IN HAWAII: THE HUI SRC

PROJECT AVANZAMOS: ADVANCING WARNER PACIFIC UNIVERSITY FROM HISPANIC-ENROLLING TO HISPANIC-SERVING

APU HEERF MSI

STUDENT SUCCESS INITIATIVE: PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

RESEARCH AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT TO LEVERAGE UNIVERSITY STUDENT CONCEPTUAL RESOURCES FOR UNDERSTANDING PHYSICS

CARES ACT HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF - MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS / AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

OPENING DOORS TO SCIENTIFIC CAREERS FOR ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED STUDENTS -THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATIONAL NEED FOR WELL-EDUCATED SCIENTISTS, MATHEMATICIANS, ENGINEERS, AND TECHNICIANS BY SUPPORTING THE RETENTION AND GRADUATION OF HIGH-ACHIEVING, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED AT HAWAI?I PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (HPU). HPU IS AN ASIAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER- SERVING INSTITUTION (AANAPISI), SERVING STUDENTS FROM MORE THAN 65 COUNTRIES. OVER ITS FIVE-YEAR DURATION, THIS TRACK 1 PROJECT WILL FUND SCHOLARSHIPS TO 11 UNIQUE FULL-TIME STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING A BACHELOR?S DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING. FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE UP TO FOUR YEARS OF SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL PROVIDE VARIOUS SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO FOSTER A STEM IDENTITY, INCLUDING TARGETED INTERVENTIONS TO DEVELOP SELF-EFFICACY, COHORT-BUILDING ACTIVITIES, FACULTY MENTORING, NEAR-PEER MENTORING. FACULTY TRAINING IN CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING, UTILIZATION OF NAVIGATE360 FOR ACADEMIC AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT AND INTERNSHIPS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED. THE PROJECT TEAM FURTHER AIMS TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS AND EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS FOR HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED STEM STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY IN HONOLULU, A GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED REGION WITH CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE DISTINCT FROM THE MAJORITY OF THE UNITED STATES. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE LOCAL STEM WORKFORCE. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE STEM DEGREE COMPLETION OF HIGH-ACHIEVING, LOW-INCOME UNDERGRADUATES WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT, MENTORING, AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN STEM MAJORS LEADING TO CAREERS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT LOW-INCOME STUDENTS FACE ADDITIONAL BARRIERS TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS COMPARED TO THEIR PEERS, INDICATING THE NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES THAT CAN HELP THOSE STUDENTS ATTAIN EXCEPTIONAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES PRIOR TO AND AFTER GRADUATION. THIS PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF PEER, FACULTY, AND UNIVERSITY SUPPORT SYSTEMS ON THE ACADEMIC ATTAINMENT OF UNDERREPRESENTED STEM STUDENTS. IT WILL DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND BENEFITS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT. THE PROJECT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STEM STUDENTS WHILE DETERMINING WHICH SYSTEMIC INTERVENTIONS ARE LIKELY TO PROVIDE THE GREATEST BENEFIT. IT WILL BE EVALUATED BY AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR WHO WILL DETERMINE WHETHER SCHOLAR RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES WERE SUCCESSFUL, IF SCHOLAR ENGAGEMENT INCREASES STEM IDENTITY, IF INTERVENTIONS SUCCESSFULLY IMPROVE ACADEMIC OUTCOMES, WHETHER PROJECT INTERVENTIONS INCREASE RETENTION IN STEM CAREERS, AND WHETHER LEARNED BEST PRACTICES ARE REPLICABLE AT SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS. FINDINGS WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE JOURNAL FOR STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH, THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STEM EDUCATION, AND THE JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY. PROJECT COORDINATORS WILL ALSO COMPLETE ANNUAL PRESENTATIONS AT THE STEM/STEAM EDUCATION CONFERENCE. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY NSF?S SCHOLARSHIPS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAM, WHICH SEEKS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LOW-INCOME ACADEMICALLY TALENTED STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED WHO EARN DEGREES IN STEM FIELDS. IT ALSO AIMS TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE STEM WORKERS, AND TO GENERATE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ACADEMIC SUCCESS, RETENTION, TRANSFER, GRADUATION, AND ACADEMIC/CAREER PATHWAYS OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS. 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: FOCUS ON ENERGY: PREPARING ELEMENTARY TEACHERS TO MEET THE NGSS CHALLENGE

(NO IDC) ESTABLISHING AN INTEGRATED ENERGY AND ADVANCED POWER SYSTEMS LABORATORY AT HPU

UNDERSTANDING THE CAREER TRAJECTORIES, EFFECTIVENESS, AND RETENTION OF NOYCE SCHOLARS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS IN OREGON -THE PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL NEED TO PROVIDE EVERY CHILD WITH HIGH-QUALITY STEM TEACHERS. TO MEET THIS NEED, SCHOOLS MUST RETAIN EFFECTIVE STEM TEACHERS FOR LONG-TERM SERVICE. THIS PROJECT WILL CONDUCT SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS WITH STEM TEACHERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN NOYCE PROGRAMS IN OREGON. THESE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WILL PRODUCE EVIDENCE AND INSIGHTS ABOUT STEM TEACHER EXPERIENCES THAT SUPPORT EFFECTIVENESS AND PERSISTENCE IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO ENGAGE A SUBSET OF EFFECTIVE, PERSISTENT STEM TEACHERS TO WRITE ABOUT THEIR TEACHING CAREERS. THE PROJECT WILL DISSEMINATE THE KEY EXPERIENCES OF EFFECTIVE STEM TEACHERS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVENESS AND PERSISTED IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. THESE FINDINGS COULD PROVIDE INSIGHTS TO GUIDE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS BROADLY. THIS PROJECT AT PACIFIC UNIVERSITY INCLUDES PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND, AND THE REGIONAL NONPROFIT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION EDUCATION NORTHWEST. THE GOAL OF THE RESEARCH IS TO UNDERSTAND THE REASONS BEHIND THE OBSERVED RETENTION AND CULTURAL EFFECTIVENESS OF NOYCE-PREPARED STEM TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS IN OREGON. THE PROJECT WILL FIRST ENGAGE 100 STEM TEACHERS IN A 30-MINUTE CAREER OVERVIEW SURVEY. THE PROJECT WILL THEN ENGAGE 40 SELECTED STEM TEACHERS IN A 90-MINUTE CAREER TRAJECTORY INTERVIEW. DATA COLLECTION METHODS WILL INCLUDE MEASURES OF CULTURAL EFFECTIVENESS COUPLED WITH IN-DEPTH TEACHER INTERVIEWS TO IDENTIFY TEACHERS WHO BOTH DEMONSTRATE CULTURAL EFFECTIVENESS AND HAVE BEEN RETAINED IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. FINALLY, THE PROJECT WILL ENGAGE 18 SELECTED STEM TEACHERS IN A YEAR-LONG NARRATIVE INQUIRY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, IN WHICH EACH WILL CREATE THEIR OWN STEM TEACHER AUTOETHNOGRAPHY, REFLECTING IN DEPTH ON THEIR CAREER TRAJECTORY AS AN EFFECTIVE STEM TEACHER IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL BE EVALUATED BY AN ADVISORY BOARD OF EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING BOTH OREGON NOYCE PROGRAM STAKEHOLDERS AND TEACHER EDUCATION EXPERTS FROM OUT OF THE STATE. PROJECT FINDINGS WILL BE DISSEMINATED THROUGH CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS, AS WELL AS THROUGH PUBLICATION OF A COLLECTION OF STEM TEACHER NARRATIVES. FURTHER, PROJECT FINDINGS MAY INFORM STEM TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS NATIONALLY IN EFFORTS TO RECRUIT, PREPARE, AND SUPPORT TEACHER CANDIDATES LIKELY TO SUCCEED AND PERSIST IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. THIS TRACK 4: NOYCE RESEARCH PROJECT IS SUPPORTED THROUGH THE ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (NOYCE). THE NOYCE PROGRAM SUPPORTS TALENTED STEM UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AND PROFESSIONALS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE K-12 STEM TEACHERS AND EXPERIENCED, EXEMPLARY K-12 TEACHERS TO BECOME STEM MASTER TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IT ALSO SUPPORTS RESEARCH ON THE RETENTION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF K-12 STEM TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 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 WELLNESS: A PREVENTION NAVIGATION APPROACH FOR INCREASING COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS AGAINST SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND HIV RISK BEHAVIORS AMONG ETHNIC/RACIAL MINORITY YOUTH AGED 13-24

NURSE EDUCATION PRACTICE QUALITY AND RETENTION- REGISTERED NURSE TRAINING PROGRAM - THE AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (APU), SCHOOL OF NURSING, IS SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION FOR SUPPORT FROM THE NURSE EDUCATION, PRACTICE, QUALITY AND RETENTION-REGISTERED NURSE TRAINING PROGRAM. WE ARE APPLYING FOR A TOTAL OF $1,049,313 FOR THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD (SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 THROUGH SEPTEMBER, 29 2025). AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (APU) SEEKS TO EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN A DIVERSE AND SKILLED NURSING WORKFORCE AND ENHANCE NURSING EDUCATION AND PRACTICE IN ACUTE CARE SETTINGS BY IMPLEMENTING A MODEL TRAINING PROGRAM THAT ADDRESSES THE MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND IMPROVE HEALTH EQUITY AND HEALTH LITERACY IN UNDERSERVED AREAS. THE MODEL AIMS TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES BY IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES AND BY STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY AND SKILL SET OF UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS PREPARED TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY CULTURALLY SENSITIVE CARE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE GOALS FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE TO: 1) IMPLEMENT THE USE OF THE GET TO KNOW ME PROGRAM (GTKMP) AN INNOVATIVE EDUCATION MODEL TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF BSN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO PRACTICE IN ACUTE CARE SETTINGS AND INCREASE PATIENT-CENTERED/CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE, NURSE-PATIENT AND INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION, AND INCREASED NURSE JOB SATISFACTION; 2) MODIFY THE BSN CURRICULUM AND PROVIDE DIDACTIC NURSING EDUCATION GEARED TOWARD THE DELIVERY OF CULTURALLY SENSITIVE CARE, ADDRESSING SDOH AND HEALTH EQUITY WHILE DEVELOPING SKILLS IN LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION, AND CRITICAL THINKING IN A TECHNOLOGICALLY INNOVATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT; 3) INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF THE NURSING WORKFORCE BY RECRUITING 180 STUDENTS (60 PER YEAR) FROM DIVERSE POPULATIONS INCLUDING THOSE FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS AND UNDERREPRESENTED RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES TO WORK AS INTEGRAL MEMBERS OF INTER-PROFESSIONAL TEAMS AND USE THEIR EXPANDED SKILLS TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES. THIS PROGRAM WILL BE AN INNOVATIVE, CAPACITY-BUIL DING AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT ALIGNS WITH HRSA PRIORITY FOR TRANSFORMING THE NURSING WORKFORCE. THE INTENTION IS TO ENHANCE THE DESIGN OF THE BSN NURSING CURRICULUM TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH 1) COURSEWORK IN UNDERSTANDING AND ELIMINATING HEALTH DISPARITIES; 2) DIVERSE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES; 3) MENTORED OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHANGE PROJECTS WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVING HEALTH IN LOW-INCOME MINORITY POPULATIONS; AND 4) THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARE IN INTER-PROFESSIONAL AND COLLABORATIVE HEALTH TEAMS. THIS PROGRAM WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HOSPITAL STAFF AT TWO COMMUNITY HOSPITALS (LOCATED RESPECTIVELY IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY) THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTER-DISCIPLINARY AND COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE OPPORTUNITIES AND DIVERSE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES. AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY QUALIFIES FOR FUNDING PRIORITY BASED ON BEING LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA, A STATE WITH A NURSE SHORTAGE (SEE ATTACHMENT 10) AND FUNDING PREFERENCE BASED ON QUALIFICATION 3: SUBSTANTIALLY BENEFITTING A PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING NEEDS IN LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS (SEE ATTACHMENT 9).

SUPPORTING PERSEVERANCE AND DEGREE COMPLETION IN A DIVERSE UNDERGRADUATE STEM COHORT THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, PEER ACADEMIC COACHING, AND A CAREER EDUCATION CURRICULUM

COMPETENCY-BASED APPRENTICESHIP FOR TEACHER EDUCATION IN ALASKA (CATE-AK)

NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (BHWET) PROGRAM

MOBILE CONTINUING CARE APPROACH FOR YOUTH

NNA RESEARCH: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MEQ UNGUVATKARPUT (WATER IS OUR LIVELIHOOD) - BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE FOR THE FUTURE -NAVIGATING THE NEW ARCTIC (NNA) IS ONE OF NSF'S 10 BIG IDEAS. NNA PROJECTS ADDRESS CONVERGENCE SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES IN THE RAPIDLY CHANGING ARCTIC. THIS ARCTIC RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO INFORM THE ECONOMY, SECURITY AND RESILIENCE OF THE NATION, THE LARGER REGION AND THE GLOBE. NNA EMPOWERS NEW RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS FROM LOCAL TO INTERNATIONAL SCALES, DIVERSIFIES THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARCTIC RESEARCHERS, ENHANCES EFFORTS IN FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATION, AND INTEGRATES THE CO-PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE WHERE APPROPRIATE. THIS AWARD FULFILLS PART OF THAT AIM BY ADDRESSING INTERACTIONS AMONG SOCIAL SYSTEMS, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN THE FOLLOWING NNA FOCUS AREAS: ARCTIC RESIDENTS, EDUCATION, FORECASTING, DATA AND OBSERVATIONS, AND RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE. COASTAL DELTA COMMUNITIES ARE AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, CAUSING MOST COMMUNITIES TO WONDER WHAT THEIR LANDS AND WATERWAYS WILL LOOK LIKE IN DECADES TO COME. STATE OF ALASKA REPORTS IDENTIFY VILLAGES OF THE YUKON-KUSKOKWIM (YK) DELTA AS UNDERSERVED WITH RESPECT TO BASIC GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND HIGHLIGHT AREAS THREATENED BY SEA LEVEL RISE, COASTAL EROSION, FLOODING, AND PERMAFROST DEGRADATION. LIKEWISE, COMMUNITIES AND TRADITIONAL WAYS OF LIFE ARE THREATENED BY SEA LEVEL RISE, SALINIZATION, AND STORM SURGE BECAUSE OF THE LOW ELEVATION OF THE DELTA. ADDITIONALLY, THE DECREASE IN DURATION AND EXTENT OF COASTAL SEA ICE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO GREATER STORM IMPACTS INCREASING THE VULNERABILITY OF THE YK DELTA TO COASTAL HAZARDS. THESE CHANGES ARE FORCING ALASKAN NATIVE COMMUNITIES TO FACE NEW REALITIES IN THEIR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES. CHANGES IN THE WATER CYCLE DRIVEN BY CLIMATE CHANGE ARE GENERATING RISKS TO HEALTH, SANITATION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE. POPULATIONS LIVING IN RURAL VILLAGES IN THE YK DELTA REGION EXPERIENCE CHALLENGES IN THE QUALITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND RELIABILITY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION SERVICES. THESE EFFECTS ARE EXACERBATED BY CHANGES IN CLIMATE AND WATER BUDGETS THAT ARE INCREASINGLY INFLUENCING WATER CYCLES IN THE ARCTIC. AS COMMUNITIES, LIKE KONGIGANAK AND MEKORYUK NAVIGATE THE CHANGING ARCTIC TOGETHER, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO CHART A COURSE THAT HOLISTICALLY CONSIDERS THE PHYSICAL AND HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF THESE NEW REALITIES. THIS RESEARCH WILL: EVALUATE NEAR-TERM AND FAR-TERM PROSPECTS OF PROVIDING SAFE, AFFORDABLE, RESILIENT, AND LOCALLY ACCEPTABLE DRINKING WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE SERVICES IN THE CONTEXT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE (EROSION, PERMAFROST THAW, AND FLOOD HAZARDS); MEASURE, QUANTIFY, AND MODEL RATES OF LANDSCAPE CHANGE AND ALTERED HYDROLOGY CAUSED BY RISING SEA LEVEL AND THE COLLAPSE OF PERMAFROST ACROSS THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND LANDSCAPES USED FOR TRADITIONAL LIVELIHOODS; UTILIZE NEW BASELINE HYDROGRAPHIC DATA COLLECTED WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGH BATHYMETRIC SURVEYS, WATER LEVEL GAUGES, AND COASTAL WAVE BUOYS TO DEVELOP HIGH-RESOLUTION 3D HYDRODYNAMIC MODELS OF STORM SURGE FLOODING DELIVERING PREDICTIVE FLOOD HAZARD MAPS AND WORKFLOWS FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES; DEVELOP THE FIRST ESTIMATES OF WATER/SANITATION-RELATED COPING COSTS FOR RURAL ALASKAN COMMUNITIES AND QUANTIFY BENEFITS/COSTS OF VARIOUS WATER/SANITATION-SERVICE DELIVERY MODELS UNDER DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE AND CLIMATE SCENARIOS; CO-DEVELOP COMMUNITY-BASED MONITORING PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW FOR DETERMINATION OF HOW CURRENT RATES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE COMPARE TO HISTORICAL TRENDS AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE OBSERVATIONS. WE WILL DOCUMENT EFFECTIVE CONVERGENT WORKFLOWS/CO-PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES TO BE APPLIED BROADLY IN THE YK DELTA AND BEYOND WHERE THE SAME CHALLENGES OF RAPID CLIMATE CHANGE ARE PLAYING OUT. 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.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT TRAINING IN PRIMARY CARE

IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHER DIAGNOSTIC SKILLS AND TOOLS

PACIFIC UNIVERSITY: INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE DIGITAL LEARNING INFRASTRUCTURE AND IT MODERNIZATION PROJECT

ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY CARES ACT HEERF INSTITUTIONAL HALF

GRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS - OUR PROJECT AIMS TO PREPARE DOCTORAL HEALTH SERVICE PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS FOR INTEGRATED, INTERDISCIPLINARY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAREERS WITHIN COMMUNITY-BASED PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS IN HIGH-NEED AND HIGH-DEMAND AREAS. INDEED, OUR ANALYSIS OF EMPLOYMENT SETTINGS FOR OUR 2022-23 AND 2023-24 GRADUATES INDICATES THAT 64.77% WORK IN AREAS OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AS MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, THUS QUALIFYING US FOR FUNDING PREFERENCE 1. THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON TRAINING IN TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) PREVENTION AND TREATMENT, TELE-BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND THE UTILIZATION OF CLINICALLY RELEVANT ASSESSMENTS WITHIN PRIMARY CARE CONTEXTS FOR MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. AMONG A VARIETY OF INDICATORS, THE NEED FOR THIS PROGRAM IS EVIDENT IN THE RISING RATES OF OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS. THESE AREAS OFTEN LACK ACCESS TO ADEQUATE ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES, HIGHLIGHTING A CRITICAL GAP IN HEALTHCARE. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THIS NEED BY RECRUITING AND TRAINING STUDENTS IN THE HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY TRACK OF OUR PSYD PROGRAM IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, EMPHASIZING EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING IN COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS THAT INTEGRATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTO PRIMARY CARE. THERE ARE FOUR KEY COMPONENTS OF THE TRAINING. THROUGH DIDACTIC TRAINING, STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE COURSEWORK IN BRIEF PSYCHOTHERAPIES, HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, THE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, SUBSTANCE USE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN, INTERPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, AND DIVERSITY. THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING, STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE SUPERVISED PRACTICA IN COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS, FOCUSING ON INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION IN THE PRIMARY CARE CONTEXT. HERE, THEY WILL GAIN SUPERVISED EXPERIENCE WITH SUBSTANCE USE/OPIOID USE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY; TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE; THE INTEGRATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT WITHIN THE PRIMARY CARE CONTEXT; AND THE TOOLS OF TELE-BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. WITHIN THE FACULTY AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT, WE WILL DEVELOP AND DELIVER CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOPS ON THESE SAME TOPICS – WHERE WE SEEK TO DISSEMINATE THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION. THESE WORKSHOPS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. FINALLY, IN THE PROGRAM EVALUATION/RESEARCH COMPONENT, A LONGITUDINAL STUDY WILL TRACK STUDENT CAREER TRAJECTORIES, EXAMINING THE PROGRAM'S IMPACT ON THEIR CAREER CHOICES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE PROJECT WILL UTILIZE EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND LEVERAGE THE UNIVERSITY'S EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE PSYCHOLOGY & COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CLINIC AND THE HRSA-FUNDED OREGON HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE INSTITUTE REGIONAL AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER. THE PROJECT'S SUCCESS WILL BE MEASURED BY (A) THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS RECRUITED AND TRAINED IN THE PROGRAM, (B) THE EXTENT TO WHICH STUDENTS GAIN EXPERIENCE IN SUD TREATMENT, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM-BASED CARE, (C) THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO PURSUE CAREERS IN COMMUNITY-BASED PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS IN HIGH-NEED AND HIGH-DEMAND AREAS, AND (D) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOPS IN IMPROVING FACULTY AND STAFF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. THUS, THIS PROJECT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE TRAINING OF FUTURE PSYCHOLOGISTS, INCREASING THEIR PREPAREDNESS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO QUALITY MENTAL HEALTHCARE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

SPAD AT ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY - 1 SPAD FOR ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY 2 PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT 3 4 UNDER THE GLOBAL GOAL OF PROVIDING THE FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT TO 5 ENSURE THAT ALASKA NATIVE/AMERICAN INDIAN PROFESSIONAL IN BIOMEDICAL FIELDS SUCCEED IN THEIR 6 SPONSORED PROJECTS FUNDING PURSUITS, ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY SEEKS TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY OF 7 SPONSORED PROGRAMS ACTIVITIES; ENHANCE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING AT APU; AND ENHANCE 8 FACULTY AND STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAMS, 9 ESPECIALLY AMONG INDIGENOUS STUDENTS. AS AN ALASKA NATIVE-SERVING INSTITUTION WITH A UNIQUE 10 AFFILIATION WITH THE ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM, THE LARGEST, MOST COMPREHENSIVE 11 TRIBAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES, APU HAS VERY RECENTLY BUILT AN OFFICE OF 12 SPONSORED PROGRAMS. WITH EMERGING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, 13 THE INSTITUTION IS IDEALLY POSITIONED TO LEVERAGE NIH SPAD SUPPORT TO FURTHER DEVELOP OSP INTO AN 14 EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND SUSTAINABLE UNIT OF SUPPORT TO THE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH COMMUNITY. 15 SPECIFIC AIMS/OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: 1) INCREASE # OF PROPOSAL APPLICATION SUBMISSION AND # 16 OF AWARDS OVER AY20 BASELINE; 2) ENHANCE RESEARCH COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING OF REGULATORY 17 COMPLIANCE AREAS THROUGH TRAINING, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT; AND 3) ENHANCE RESEARCH 18 COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING OF/RESPONSE TO THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES APU SERVES, CONDUCT 19 TRAINING, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT ON THE LIFECYCLE OF SPONSORED PROJECTS.

MINDFULNESS-BASED RESILIENCE TRAINING FOR AGGRESSION, STRESS AND HEALTH IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS - PROJECT ABSTRACT/SUMMARY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (LEOS) ARE EXPOSED TO SIGNIFICANT STRESSORS, ELEVATING THEIR RISK FOR AGGRESSION AND EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE. SUCH DYSFUNCTIONAL STRESS REACTIVITY CAN LEAD TO DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES FOR THEIR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING UNJUSTIFIED SHOOTINGS, SEVERE BEATINGS, AND FATAL CHOKINGS. IT CAN ALSO LEAD TO SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR THE LEOS, INCLUDING ELEVATED INCIDENCE OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, BURNOUT, ALCOHOL MISUSE, DEPRESSION, AND SUICIDE. A RECENT META-ANALYSIS OF LEO STRESS REDUCTION PROGRAMS FOUND LITTLE EVIDENCE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT SUCH APPROACHES ARE EFFECTIVE, HIGHLIGHTING THE URGENT NEED FOR PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS TARGETING THE STRESS INHERENT TO POLICING. MINDFULNESS TRAINING IS A PROMISING APPROACH WITH HIGH- STRESS POPULATIONS THAT HAS BEEN SHOWN EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING STRESS AND INCREASING RESILIENCE. OUR RECENT PILOT FEASIBILITY STUDY (R21AT008854) ESTABLISHED INITIAL FEASIBILITY, ACCEPTABILITY, AND ADHERENCE TO PROCEDURES IN A SINGLE-SITE RCT ASSESSING MINDFULNESS-BASED RESILIENCE TRAINING (MBRT), A PREVENTIVE INTERVENTION DESIGNED TO IMPROVE LEO MENTAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE, AND REDUCE AGGRESSION AND EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE. THE R21 DATA SUGGEST PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS AND POTENTIAL CLINICAL BENEFIT IN A SAMPLE OF LEOS. RELATIVE TO WAITLIST CONTROL, MBRT PARTICIPANTS SHOWED IMPROVEMENTS IN STRESS REACTIVITY, AGGRESSION, BURNOUT, OCCUPATIONAL STRESS, SLEEP DISTURBANCE, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY. IMPLEMENTED AT TWO SITES, THE PROPOSED STUDY IS DESIGNED TO ESTABLISH OPTIMAL PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES FOR A FUTURE FULL-SCALE, MULTI-SITE TRIAL ASSESSING EFFECTS OF MBRT VERSUS AN ATTENTION CONTROL (STRESS MANAGEMENT EDUCATION) AND A NO-INTERVENTION CONTROL, ON PHYSIOLOGICAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOMES. TO PREPARE FOR THIS FUTURE CLINICAL TRIAL, THIS STUDY WILL: A) ENHANCE EFFICIENCY OF RECRUITMENT, ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTION; B) OPTIMIZE LAB, ASSESSMENT, AND DATA MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES; C) OPTIMIZE INTERVENTION TRAINING AND ENSURE FIDELITY TO INTERVENTION PROTOCOLS; AND D) ASSESS PARTICIPANT EXPERIENCE AND OPTIMIZE OUTCOME MEASURES ACROSS SITES. THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF THIS LINE OF RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP AN INTERVENTION THAT WILL REDUCE VIOLENCE AND INCREASE RESILIENCE AMONG LEOS, AS WELL AS YIELD SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS FOR COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS THEY SERVE.

SBIRT TRAINING INITIATIVE AMONG ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINES AT FAITH BASED UNIV

NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM

PHYSIOLOGICAL & COGNITIVE PATHWAYS FROM TEMPERAMENT TO ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ASSESSING, VALIDATING AND DEVELOPING CONTENT KNOWLEDGE FOR TEACHING ENERGY

PACIFIC UNIVERSITY PREPARATION OF CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE STEM TEACHERS

PROJECT STEM HIGH-ACHIEVING KUMU AKAMAI (SHAKA) -THE PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL NEED OF PREPARING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SECONDARY STEM TEACHERS TO TEACH IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE PROGRAM ALSO SERVES THE NATIONAL INTEREST IN IMPROVING STEM INSTRUCTOR PREPARATION AND REDUCING STEM INEQUITIES. THE PROGRAM WILL PREPARE STUDENTS FOR WORKPLACES THAT NEED EDUCATED STEM-LITERATE WORKERS. PROJECT OUTCOMES WILL INCLUDE 1) EDUCATORS WHO CAN DEVELOP STEM LEARNING EXPERIENCES ESSENTIAL FOR INSTILLING A PASSION FOR STEM IN STUDENTS AND 2) STEM-LITERATE STUDENTS WITH DIVERSE, APPLICABLE SKILLS. THIS PROJECT, AT HAWAI'I PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (HPU), INCLUDES PARTNERSHIPS WITH HONOLULU'S HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS (HNSDS) OF FARRINGTON-KAISER-KALANI AND KAIMUKI-MCKINLEY-ROOSEVELT COMPLEX AREAS. PROJECT GOALS INCLUDE: 1) TRAINING 12 HPU STEM (BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, CHEMISTRY/BIOCHEMISTRY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, MARINE SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, OR OCEANOGRAPHY) GRADUATES FOR SECONDARY STEM TEACHING OVER FIVE YEARS; 2) TRAINING IN STEM CURRICULUM DESIGN TO CONNECT UNDERSERVED STUDENTS TO STEM CONTENT AND PRACTICE USING DESIGN THINKING AND PROGRAMMABLE STEM KITS AS MODELS; 3) IMPROVING TEACHERS' SENSITIVITIES REGARDING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING; AND 4) PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM TO INCREASE RETENTION OF PRACTICING TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. THE PROJECT SEEKS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION OF HOW WE CAN ADDRESS STUDENTS' CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC NEEDS REGARDING STEM EDUCATION. TEACHERS WILL EXAMINE THE THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGY AND RECEIVE EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION ON ITS PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS IN STEM CLASSROOMS. THROUGH CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS, THE PROJECT EXPECTS TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF THE EFFICACY OF PREPARING SECONDARY EDUCATION TEACHERS FOR HIGH-NEED CLASSROOMS THROUGH TRAINING IN CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING AND DESIGN THINKING. THE POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CREATE A MODEL PIPELINE THAT CONNECTS UNIVERSITY STEM MAJORS TO STEM TEACHING CAREERS GEARED TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR GREATER PARTICIPATION IN STEM BY STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS. THE PROJECT'S EVALUATION WILL EXAMINE HOW THE PROPOSED PROJECT CONTRIBUTES TO THE EFFECTIVENESS AND RETENTION OF K-12 STEM TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THIS NOYCE TRACK 1 SCHOLARSHIPS AND STIPENDS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED THROUGH THE ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (NOYCE). THE NOYCE PROGRAM SUPPORTS TALENTED STEM UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AND PROFESSIONALS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE K-12 STEM TEACHERS AND EXPERIENCED, EXEMPLARY K-12 TEACHERS TO BECOME STEM MASTER TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IT ALSO SUPPORTS RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTIVENESS AND RETENTION OF K-12 STEM TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 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.

ELT AND SUMMER INSTITUTE PROGRAM REVIEW ELT MATERIALS AND 3 WEEK TEACHING EDUCATORS FROM OVERSEAS

PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH PROFESSIONAL DEV. EXPERIENCE

PACIFIC STEM TEACHING PATHWAYS

REGIONAL AQUACULTURE CENTER - CENTER FOR TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL AQUACULTURE

REGIONAL AQUACULTURE CENTER - CENTER FOR TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL AQUACULTURE

REGIONAL AQUACULTURE CENTER - CENTER FOR TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL AQUACULTURE

NURSE EDUCATION PRACTICE, QUALITY AND RETENTION

PROJECT SUDUCATE: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER-SUD EDUCATIONAL PROVIDER CLINICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM-PCSS TRAINING FOR SCHOOL OF NURSING PROGRAMS AND PRECEPTOR FIELD BASED COMMUNITY SETTINGS - THROUGH THIS SAMHSA PROVIDER CLINICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM-PCSS UNIVERSITIES GRANT, THE SCHOOL OF NURSING (SON) OF AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (APU) SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF NURSING STUDENTS IN THE AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE-BASED COMPETENCIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUDS) ALIGNED WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE ADDICTION AND RECOVERY ACT (CARA) STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF HEALTHCARE MEDICAL AND NURSING PROFESSIONALS. APU SON IS PRIMARILY LOCATED IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY CATCHMENT AREAS WHERE NURSING STUDENTS TAKE ON PRACTICUMS AND LONG-TERM PROFESSIONAL CAREERS IN COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE SERVICE SITES THAT INCREASINGLY SERVE PATIENT POPULATIONS WITH CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) COMPLEXITIES. AS REFLECTED IN A SURGEON GENERAL REPORT, A MAJOR BARRIER TO ADDRESSING SERVICE GAPS RELATED TO IDENTIFYING AND TREATING PATIENTS IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE SETTINGS WITH SUDS IS THAT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCES (LIKE NURSES) ARE NOT ADEQUATELY TRAINED BY EXISTING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. AS POINTED OUT BY RESEARCH-TO-PRACTICE LITERATURE, AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO ADDRESS SUD SERVICE GAP ISSUES IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE SETTINGS IS TO CHANGE EDUCATIONAL DEGREE PROGRAMS BY INTEGRATING SUD EDUCATION INTO CORE CURRICULA WITHIN NURSING DEGREE PROGRAMS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT, ENTITLED SUDUCATE: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER-SUD EDUCATIONAL PROVIDER CLINICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM-PCSS TRAINING FOR SCHOOL OF NURSING PROGRAMS AND PRECEPTOR FIELD BASED COMMUNITY SETTINGS IS DESIGNED TO DO THIS OVER A 3-YEAR PROJECT

¡ADELANTE! A PROJECT TO PROPEL WPU’S HISPANIC SERVINGNESS AND DIVERSIFY THE K12 TEACHING WORKFORCE

THE IMPLEMENTATION, ADOPTION, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF HO'OUNA PONO

ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY CARES ACT HEERF

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS

NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM

HPSL - OPTOMETRY - LOAN GRANT WITH FUNDS FOR NEW BUDGET PERIOD

INCREASING RETENTION AND GRADUATION OF STEM UNDERGRADUATES THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND A LEARNING COMMUNITY COMBINED WITH ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND FAMILY SUPPORTS

PROMOTING PERSISTENCE OF UNDERPRIVILEGED COLLEGE STUDENTS IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS THROUGH ENGAGEMENT OF THEIR FAMILIES

MEETING THE EARLY INTERVENTION NEEDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN HAWAI‘I

TOOLKIT FOR ENACTING DIGITAL CURRICULA (THE TEDC PROJECT)

CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST) BIOREPOSITORY IN THE U.S. PACIFIC REGION AT HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSIT

CLOSEOUT DOCUMENT NUMBER

SUPPORTING TRANSFERS TO REACH EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS IN MATH AND SCIENCE

ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN ENGINEERING II

AQUACULTURE AS A PLATFORM TO INCREASE NATIVE HAWAIIAN STUDENT REPRESENTATION IN STEM MAJORS

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (BHWET) PROGRAM

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A VIDEO-ENHANCED DRUG PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR RURAL NATIVE HAWA

G2CS - GIRLS GATHER FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE. DEVELOPING A MODULAR SUMMER DAY CAMP TO INTRODUCE GIRLS TO COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH FEMALE SCIENTISTS AND IND

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: AUTHENTIC PROJECT-BASED RESEARCH IN COLLEGE SCIENCES CURRICULA: ASSESSING THE IMPACTS ON STUDENTS AND FACULTY

SPATIAL JUSTICE IN PHYSICS TEACHING AND LEARNING -THIS PROJECT WILL PREPARE SCIENTISTS, MATHEMATICIANS, ENGINEERS, AND TECHNICIANS WHO UNDERSTAND HOW TO ADDRESS THE ROLES OF RACE AND RACISM IN PHYSICS EDUCATION. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO ADDRESS RACISM IN PHYSICS BY BUILDING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE SPATIALITY OF INJUSTICE IN PHYSICS TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS ? HOW RACISM GETS INSCRIBED IN SPACE, INCLUDING THE PHYSICAL LAYOUT OF THE CLASSROOM, THE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT SHAPE INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES AND STUDENT-TEACHER INTERACTIONS, AND THE WAYS STUDENTS AND FACULTY THINK ABOUT AND ARE ALLOWED TO ?TAKE UP? OR INHABIT SPACE. SPATIALITY IS AN OFTEN-IGNORED DIMENSION IN JUSTICE WORK, WHICH MORE OFTEN ATTENDS TO HISTORICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS. THE SPATIALITY OF INJUSTICE FOCUSES ON HOW INJUSTICE CAN BE EMBEDDED IN SPACE. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT PHYSICS INSTRUCTORS, STUDENTS, AND RESEARCHERS TO BUILD AN AWARENESS OF HOW RACISM SHAPES PHYSICS TEACHING AND LEARNING SPACES TO TRANSFORM HOW THE DISCIPLINE IS TAUGHT IN HIGHER EDUCATION. THE RESEARCH TEAM WILL PARTNER WITH UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO CONDUCT IN-DEPTH CASE STUDIES OF PHYSICS CLASSROOMS, BRINGING EXISTING METHODS TO THE STUDY OF STEM SPACES AND DEVELOPING NEW METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO OTHER STEM DISCIPLINES. THE PROJECT WILL ANALYZE VIDEO FROM PHYSICS CLASSROOMS, INTERVIEWS WITH PHYSICS STUDENTS, AND OTHER ARTIFACTS TO IDENTIFY HOW AND TO WHAT EXTENT ISSUES OF RACE ARISE IN PHYSICS CLASSROOMS AND HOW SPACE IS EXPERIENCED AND NEGOTIATED BY PHYSICS STUDENTS. THE PROJECT WILL PRODUCE DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR MORE RACIALLY AND SPATIALLY JUST PHYSICS TEACHING AND LEARNING, METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS THAT CAN BE USED BY STEM RESEARCHERS, ARTISTIC RENDERINGS OF REIMAGINED LEARNING SPACES (COUNTER-MAPS), REFLECTIONS ON ANTI-RACIST PRACTICES AND AUTHENTIC PARTICIPANT RESEARCH, AND PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS THAT SHARE PROJECT INSIGHTS. THIS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT IS FUNDED THROUGH THE RACIAL EQUITY IN STEM EDUCATION PROGRAM (EHR RACIAL EQUITY). THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND PRACTICE PROJECTS THAT INVESTIGATE HOW CONSIDERATIONS OF RACIAL EQUITY FACTOR INTO THE IMPROVEMENT OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE. AWARDED PROJECTS SEEK TO CENTER THE VOICES, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCES OF THE INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES, AND INSTITUTIONS MOST IMPACTED BY SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES WITHIN THE STEM ENTERPRISE. THIS PROGRAM ALIGNS WITH NSF?S CORE VALUE OF SUPPORTING OUTSTANDING RESEARCHERS AND INNOVATIVE THINKERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION'S DIVERSITY OF DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS, REGIONS, AND TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS. FUNDS FOR EHR RACIAL EQUITY ARE POOLED FROM PROGRAMS ACROSS EHR IN RECOGNITION OF THE ALIGNMENT OF ITS PROJECTS WITH THE COLLECTIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT THRUSTS OF THE FOUR DIVISIONS OF THE DIRECTORATE. 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.

UNDERSTANDING CENTRALITY AND MARGINALIZATION IN UNDERGRADUATE PHYSICS TEACHING AND LEARNING TO ENHANCE STUDENT PERSISTENCE AND SUCCESS

HPSL - OPTOMETRY - LOAN GRANT WITH FUNDS FOR NEW BUDGET PERIOD

BRC-BIO - THE EFFECT OF SEA-LEVEL RISE ON METHANE DYNAMICS IN COASTAL WETLANDS: BUILDING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN HAWAI'I -WETLANDS CONTRIBUTE ANYWHERE FROM 50 TO 80% OF NATURAL METHANE GAS EMISSIONS TO THE ATMOSPHERE. SOME GLOBAL MODELS SUGGEST THAT WETLAND METHANE EMISSIONS COULD DOUBLE BY 2100, BUT SALTWATER INPUTS ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY CHANGING THE COASTAL LANDSCAPE, WHICH COULD REDUCE METHANE CONTRIBUTIONS. THEREFORE, THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONDUCT AN ECOSYSTEM-SCALE EXPERIMENT THAT TEASES APART THE MECHANISMS BEHIND HOW SALTWATER INPUTS INFLUENCE WATER CHEMISTRY, MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES, AND METHANE DYNAMICS OVER TWO YEARS. THIS PROJECT MAXIMIZES TAXPAYER INVESTMENT BY LEVERAGING AN EXISTING SALTWATER INTRODUCTION EXPERIMENT BEING CONDUCTED BY THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AIMED AT REDUCING INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES AND ENHANCING ENDANGERED WATERBIRD HABITAT. HAWAI?I PACIFIC UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES WILL BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT, SO THAT THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS CAN GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE MENTORSHIP AND INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS OF AT LEAST THREE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND TWO MASTER?S STUDENTS. STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN REAL-LIFE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH INCLUDING FIELD WORK, LABORATORY TECHNIQUES, DATA ANALYSIS, AND TECHNICAL WRITING, ALL OF WHICH PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL GROWTH, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND A STRONG ECONOMY. BRACKISH WETLANDS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY LOWER METHANE EMISSIONS AS SALINITY INCREASES, WHICH HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIA OUTCOMPETING METHANOGENS (MICROBES THAT PRODUCE METHANE). HOWEVER, RECENT STUDIES ARE CHALLENGING THIS PARADIGM. INTERMEDIATE SALINITIES COULD PROVIDE A HOTSPOT FOR METHANE EMISSIONS DUE TO DECREASED METHANE CONSUMPTION BY METHANOTROPHS, WHICH ARE SENSITIVE TO SALINITY. ADDITIONALLY, THE EFFECT OF SALINITY ON METHANE EMISSIONS MAY BE PRIMARILY MEDIATED BY THE DOMINANT PLANT SPECIES. THIS PROJECT WILL TEST THESE THREE KEY HYPOTHESES USING TWO FRESHWATER CONTROL PONDS, TWO TREATMENT PONDS WITH VARYING SALINITIES, AND ONE NATURALLY INTERTIDAL POND. THESE PONDS WILL BE SAMPLED MONTHLY FOR THE FIRST YEAR FOLLOWING SALTWATER INTRODUCTION AND THEN EVERY THREE MONTHS FOR THE SECOND YEAR. THIS PROJECT WILL MEASURE METHANE PRODUCTION RATES, WATER-COLUMN CONCENTRATIONS, AND CHAMBER-BASED EMISSIONS ALONG WITH DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS, DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON, AND SULFATE. MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES WILL ALSO BE CHARACTERIZED USING 16S AMPLICON-SEQUENCING, AND THE ABUNDANCE OF KEY FUNCTIONAL GROUPS (METHANOGENS, SULFATE-REDUCERS, METHANOTROPHS) WILL BE ASSESSED USING QUANTITATIVE PCR. THIS PROJECT?S INNOVATIVE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN WILL INFORM BOTH SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTICAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS. 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.

ECOLOGICAL FACTORS AND DRUG USE OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN YOUTH

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO DEVELOP A NEW MINOR DEGREE PROGRAM FOR UNDERGRADUATES, A SERIES OF SHORT COURSES FOR THE EXISTING WORKFORCE, AND INTERNSHIP AND SEMINAR SERIES OPPORTUNITIES FOR BROADENING EDUCATION OF PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES WILL CREATE A SEMINAR SERIES ("ADVANCES IN PLASTICS SUSTAINABILITY"), AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR UNDERGRADUATES A SERIES OF THREE SHORT COURSES, AND A MIX OF UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM TO OFFER A NEW MULTIDISCIPLINARY MINOR IN PLASTICS CIRCULARITY JOINTLY BETWEEN THEIR BUSINESS, ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE OUTCOMES WILL BE A "COLLABORATIVE LEARNING BRIDGE" BETWEEN PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS INTENDED TO "MATERIALIZE A MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE PLASTIC POLLUTION PROBLEM WHILE CATALYZING CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS IN THE PLASTIC INDUSTRY." THE STUDENTS TRAINED ARE EXPECTED TO AID IN DEVELOPING THE BUSINESSES AND CAPABILITIES HAWAII NEEDS TO MANAGE THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THEIR LOCATION, ISOLATION AND RELATIONSHIP WITH PLASTIC POLLUTION AND PLASTIC WASTE. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: LOCAL RESIDENTS, AND STATE BUSINESSES WILL BENEFIT FROM IMPROVED TRAINING IN PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR SOLVING THE STATE OF HAWAII'S UNIQUE CHALLENGES WITH PLASTIC WASTE AND POLLUTION, WHILE EXPOSING OTHERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY (POSSIBLY GLOBALLY) TO THE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES EXPERIENCED BY ISLAND STATES AND NATIONS. INDUSTRY WORKERS FROM THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WILL BE ABLE TO TRAVEL TO HAWAII TO EXPERIENCE FIRST HAND THE CLEANUP AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NEEDS, WHILE ALSO ACQUIRING NEW SKILLS RELEVANT TO ADOPTION OF NEW MORE CIRCULAR TECHNOLOGIES IN THEIR CURRENT JOBS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH (CMDR)

TRIO MCNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM: AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDENT TRAINING-MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (PAST-MAT)

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR VETERAN STUDENT SUCCESS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: VIDEO RESOURCE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF UNIVERSITY PHYSICS EDUCATORS

PROVIDER CLINICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM-PCSS TRAINING FOCUSED ON MAT PREPAREDNESS FOR NURSE PRACTITIONER STUDENTS AND FIELD PRECEPTOR COMMUNITY HEALTH SITES TO ADDRESS OPIOID USE ISSUES

LAPU COMPREHENSIVE STUDENT SUPPORT PROJECT

CHARACTERIZING THE 3D STRUCTURE AND STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIP OF THE ARC PROTEIN

CLAUDIN EXPRESSION REGULATES MUCUS FUNCTION - PAR-21-155 CAPALDO PROJECT SUMMARY: INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES (IBDS), ENCOMPASSING BOTH CROHN’S DISEASE (CD) AND ULCERATIVE COLITIS (UC), INVOLVE RECURRING IMMUNE ACTIVATION AND PROGRESSIVE DEGRADATION OF THE INTESTINAL LINING. IBDS ARE IDIOPATHIC DISEASES AND CURRENT THERAPIES FREQUENTLY FAIL TO AMELIORATE INFLAMMATORY SYMPTOMS, CONTRIBUTING TO DISEASE PROGRESSION. POOR OUTCOMES MAY BE DUE TO THE COMPLEXITIES OF IBD PATHOGENESIS, WHICH INVOLVE BOTH GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS SUCH AS A HIGH FAT, LOW FIBER WESTERN DIET. THEREFORE, IT IS VITAL THAT NEW THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES DEMONSTRATE EFFICACY IN THE CONTEXT OF GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO IBD. THIS PROPOSAL AIMS TO EXPLORE BOTH A NOVEL HYPOTHESIS FOR GENE-RELATED IBD PATHOGENESIS, AND EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF A POTENTIAL DIETARY THERAPY IN A KNOCKOUT MOUSE MODEL OF IBD. IMPORTANTLY, LOSS OF THE CELLULAR AND/OR MUCUS BARRIERS OF THE GUT IS A COMMON ETIOLOGICAL FEATURE OF ALL HUMAN IBDS; INCLUDING CHANGES IN MUCUS CONSISTENCY AND CLAUDIN PROTEIN EXPRESSION. OUR PRELIMINARY DATA SUGGEST A NOVEL FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CLAUDIN-BASED BARRIER AND THE MUCUS BARRIER. THEREFORE, THIS PROPOSAL WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING HYPOTHESIS: INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES DISRUPT ION/FLUID HOMEOSTASIS IN THE COLON THROUGH ABERRANT CLAUDIN EXPRESSION, RESULTING IN A WEAKENED MUCUS BARRIER AND INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DISEASE. AIM 1 WILL DIRECTLY TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT, DURING INFLAMMATION, CLAUDIN PROTEINS FUNCTION TO REDUCE MUCUS DENSITY AND THE ABILITY OF MUCUS TO FORM AN EFFECTIVE BARRIER. WHILE OUR PRELIMINARY DATA STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS HYPOTHESIS, IT IS UNCLEAR IF THERAPIES CAN BE DIRECTED AT ALTERING CLAUDIN EXPRESSION. INDEED, CLAUDIN FUNCTION AND REGULATION IS VERY POORLY UNDERSTOOD. HOWEVER, HIGH FIBER/FERMENTABLE FIBER DIETS HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED IN MICE TO SUPPORT MUCOPHILIC BACTERIA IN THE COLON, THEREBY INCREASING MUCUS DENSITY AND PROTECTIVE FUNCTION. WILL DIETS THAT SUPPORT THE MUCUS BARRIER PROVE EFFECTIVE IN PATIENTS BEARING GENETIC DEFICIENCIES THAT WEAKEN THE CELLULAR BARRIER? IN AIM 2 WE WILL DETERMINE IF AN INCREASE IN MUCUS DENSITY HAS THERAPEUTIC BENEFIT IN A MOUSE MODEL OF IBD, HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR ALPHA (HNF4) KNOCKOUT MICE. HNF4 MUTATIONS ARE FOUND IN UC AND CD, HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO CAUSE CHANGES IN CLAUDIN GENE EXPRESSION, AND REMOVAL OF HNF4A IN THE INTESTINE IS SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE COLITIS IN MICE. WE WILL ASSESS MUCUS FUNCTION IN THESE MICE IN VIVO, AND DETERMINE IF DIETARY FIBER WILL ALLEVIATE OR EXACERBATE COLITIS SYMPTOMS IN MICE THAT ARE GENETICALLY PREDISPOSED TO CHRONIC COLITIS DEVELOPMENT.

THE IDENTIFICATION OF CLINICALLY RELEVANT METABOLIC INHIBITORS TO TREAT GAMMAHERPESVIRUS INFECTIONS - PROJECT ABSTRACT SIGNIFICANCE: IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ~15% OF ALL CANCERS ARE CAUSED BY ONCOGENIC VIRUS INFECTIONS. TWO OF THE TOP SEVEN HUMAN ONCOGENIC VIRUSES ARE MEMBERS OF THE GAMMAHERPESVIRUS FAMILY: EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS (EBV) AND KAPOSI’S SARCOMA HERPESVIRUS (KSHV). MURINE HERPESVIRUS 68 (MHV-68), A MOUSE GAMMAHERPESVIRUS WHICH SHARES SIGNIFICANT HOMOLOGY WITH KSHV AND EBV, IS A MODEL SYSTEM TO STUDY ONCOGENIC GAMMAHERPESVIRUS INFECTIONS. THIS PROPOSAL WILL FOCUS ON THE ALTERATION OF HOST CELL METABOLISM BY MHV-68 DURING LYTIC INFECTION, AN OFTEN-OVERLOOKED ASPECT OF THE GAMMAHERPESVIRUS LIFE CYCLE. WE WILL ELUCIDATE WHICH HOST CELL METABOLISM GENES ARE INDUCED DURING ONCOGENIC GAMMAHERPESVIRUS LYTIC INFECTION AND IDENTIFY CLINICALLY RELEVANT ANTI- METABOLISM DRUGS THAT CAN BLOCK GAMMAHERPESVIRUS PRODUCTION. INDUCTION OF THE LYTIC CYCLE ALLOWS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LIFELONG PERSISTENT INFECTION BY CONTINUOUSLY SPREADING VIRUS WITHIN THE SAME HOST OR TO NEW HOSTS. THE LYTIC CYCLE ALSO HAS IMPLICATIONS IN SEEDING NEW TUMORS. UNDERSTANDING THE LYTIC CYCLE’S ROLE IN ALTERING HOST CELL METABOLISM CAN PROVIDE US WITH NEW THERAPEUTIC MECHANISMS TO BLOCK LYTIC REPLICATION AND VIRUS SPREAD. HYPOTHESIS: MHV-68 ALTERATION OF HOST CELL METABOLISM IS NECESSARY FOR LYTIC REPLICATION AND BLOCKING THESE PATHWAYS WITH CLINICALLY RELEVANT ANTI-METABOLISM DRUGS CAN THERAPEUTICALLY TREAT GAMMAHERPESVIRUS INFECTIONS. METHODS: FIRST, UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS WILL PERFORM RNA-SEQ ANALYSIS OF MOCK VS MHV-68 INFECTED CELLS AND DETERMINE WHICH HOST CELL METABOLISM GENES ARE INDUCED DURING INFECTION. SECOND, STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY CLINICALLY RELEVANT METABOLIC INHIBITORS THAT CAN BLOCK MHV-68 PRODUCTION IN VITRO. COMMON EXPERIMENTAL METHODS WILL INCLUDE DRUG TOXICITY ASSAYS, WHICH MEASURE CELL DEATH AND PROLIFERATION, AND VIRAL PRODUCTION (TITER) ASSESSMENT USING TRADITIONAL PLAQUE ASSAYS. THIRD, STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY WHICH STEP(S) OF THE VIRAL LIFE CYCLE IS BLOCKED BY THESE METABOLIC INHIBITORS BY USING REAL-TIME RT-PCR TO DETECT PERTURBATIONS IN VIRAL GENE TRANSCRIPTION THROUGHOUT THE VIRAL REPLICATION CYCLE. TEACHING AIMS: THE EXPERIMENTS IN THIS PROPOSAL WILL BE PERFORMED BY UNDERGRADUATES AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPARK SCIENTIFIC CURIOSITY. THIS PROPOSAL WILL EXPOSE STUDENTS TO GENUINE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES, HELP PREPARE THEM FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL, GENERATE EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESS, AND INCREASE OUR NATION’S BIOMEDICAL WORKFORCE. IMPLICATIONS: THIS RESEARCH IS TRANSFORMATIVE BY FOCUSING ON HOW ALTERATION OF HOST CELL METABOLISM DURING LYTIC REPLICATION OF GAMMAHERPESVIRUSES CONTRIBUTES TO VIRION PRODUCTION AND THEREFORE CANCER FORMATION. ADDITIONALLY, INHIBITION OF METABOLIC PATHWAYS WITH CLINICALLY RELEVANT METABOLIC INHIBITORS CAN POTENTIALLY BE USED CHEMOTHERAPEUTICALLY TO TREAT VIRAL INDUCED TUMORS.

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 (INCLUDING LEGAL SERVICES), IMPLEMENT PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION STRATEGIES 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 AMONG CAMPUS VICTIM SERVICES, CAMPUS LAW ENFORCEMENT, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, HOUSING OFFICIALS, ADMINISTRATORS, STUDENT LEADERS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND DISCIPLINARY BOARDS, AND 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. AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY IS A PRIVATE, FAITH-BASED, HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION LOCATED IN AZUSA, CALIFORNIA. WITH THIS NEW AWARD, AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PROJECT SISTER FAMILY SERVICES AND THE AZUSA POLICE DEPARTMENT, WILL: 1) CREATE A COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM TO OVERSEE ALL PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES; 2) PROVIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING BYSTANDER INTERVENTION AND ONGOING PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, TO ALL STUDENTS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING; 3) PROVIDE ONGOING TRAINING TO ALL CAMPUS 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 RESOLUTION PROCESS.

HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY/NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH (CMDR)COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

MEETING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES WITH HIGH INTENSITY NEEDS IN HAWAI’I

DIRECTED GRANTS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ILLUMINATING MICROBES AND THEIR VIRUSES WITHIN THE DARK OCEAN CRUST THROUGH STRAIN-LEVEL APPROACHES

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE EFFECT OF FOOD-ORIGIN ISOTHIOCYANATE SOLUBLE EPOXIDE HYDROLASE INHIBITORS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT IT IS ESTIMATED THAT HYPERTENSION AFFECTS NEARLY ONE THIRD OF ADULT AMERICANS (APPROXIMATELY 75 MILLION PERSONS). UNFORTUNATELY, WHETHER THE HYPERTENSION IS TREATED OR NOT, ONLY APPROXIMATELY 50% OF ADULTS WITH HYPERTENSION HAVE THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROLLED AND THEREFORE HAVE HIGHER RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY AS WELL AS INCREASED USE OF HEALTH CARE RESOURCES. HYPERTENSION WAS LISTED AS THE LEADING OR CONTRIBUTING CAUSE OF DEATH IN MORE THAN 470,000 AMERICANS IN 2019 LEADING TO A DEATH RATE OF 19.9 PER 100,000. IN 2012, THE CALCULATED TOTAL COST OF TREATING HYPERTENSION IN THE US WAS $51.2 BILLION AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA) ESTIMATES THAT THE TOTAL COST OF TREATING HYPERTENSION IN THE US IN 2025 WILL BE $225 BILLION. IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, OUR LABORATORY HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING NEWER AND SAFER AGENTS FROM NATURE THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO TREAT AND/OR PROTECT AGAINST HYPERTENSION. WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT CHRONIC ADMINISTRATION OF SULFORAPHANE (SF), AN ISOTHIOCYANATE (ITC), TO YOUNG SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS (SHR) RESULTS IN PREVENTING THE PROGRESSIVE RISE IN BLOOD PRESSURE IN THIS ANIMAL MODEL. THE OBSERVED ANTIHYPERTENSIVE EFFECT OF THE EXAMINED ITC WAS SIGNIFICANTLY CORRELATED WITH INHIBITION OF THE RENAL SOLUBLE EPOXIDE HYDROLASE (SEH), A KEY ENZYME IN METABOLIZING ENDOGENOUSLY DERIVED FATTY ACID EPOXIDE AND CONSIDERED AN IMPORTANT THERAPEUTIC TARGET IN A WIDE RANGE OF HUMAN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES. SINCE ITCS ARE NATURAL PRODUCTS AND RICH IN THE DIET, THEY CAN PROVIDE A VIABLE OPTION FOR HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS AND PREHYPERTENSIVE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO USE CURRENT ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS BECAUSE OF THEIR COST, ADVERSE EFFECTS, OR RISK OF DRUG-DRUG INTERACTIONS. THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL NOT ONLY BENEFIT FROM THE POTENTIAL ANTIHYPERTENSIVE EFFECT OF ITCS, BUT ALSO RECEIVE THE DOCUMENTED CHEMOPREVENTION, ANTIOXIDANT, AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR USE. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO STUDY THE SEH INHIBITION AND BLOOD PRESSURE LOWERING EFFECTS OF SEVERAL NATURALLY- OCCURRING ITCS, AND TO IDENTIFY THE STRUCTURAL FACTORS THAT MODULATE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AS SEH INHIBITORS. THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO IDENTIFY POTENT ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ITCS WITH FAVORABLE PHARMACOKINETIC PROPERTIES AND AFFORDABLE COST. SPECIFIC AIM 1 WILL EVALUATE THE POTENCY, SELECTIVITY, AND MECHANISM OF INHIBITION OF HUMAN AND RAT SEH BY ITCS. SPECIFIC AIM 2 WILL INVESTIGATE THE ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE EFFECT OF THE MOST ACTIVE ITC COMPOUND IN SHR. THIS APPLICATION OFFERS EXCELLENT RESEARCH TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, FURTHERS AND STRENGTHENS DR. ELBARBRY AND HIS TEAM’S RESEARCH SKILLS AND PREPAREDNESS FOR OTHER PROPOSALS, AND WILL MAKE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY’S RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE.

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A RAMAN SPECTROMETER FOR OCEAN ACIDIFICATION AND MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH

NOVEL TOBACCO CESSATION AGENTS

ELUCIDATING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ESSENTIAL POLYAMINE PUTRESCINE FOR PROLIFERATION AND SURVIVAL OF LEISHMANIA PARASITES

EXPANDING THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST) BIOREPOSITORY IN THE U.S.

A PILOT TRIAL OF MINDFULNESS-BASED RESILIENCE TRAINING AMONG POLICE OFFICERS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EPIIC: PARTNERING TO ADVANCE AND DRIVE INNOVATION ON SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT (PARADISE) -THE PARTNERING TO ADVANCE RESEARCH AND DRIVE INNOVATION ON SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT (PARADISE) PROJECT ADDRESSES THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES FACED BY PHYSICALLY ISOLATED COMMUNITIES, OR ISLANDED COMMUNITIES, IN BUILDING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND ENHANCING RESEARCH CAPACITY. THESE COMMUNITIES, REPRESENTED BY HAWAI?I PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, PAUL SMITH?S COLLEGE (IN THE ADIRONDACKS, NY), AND THE UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, ARE ON THE FRONT LINES OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IMPACTING PUBLIC HEALTH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS. PARADISE WILL STRENGTHEN THE ABILITY OF THESE INSTITUTIONS TO CONDUCT INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND FORM MEANINGFUL COLLABORATIONS DESPITE THEIR GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATION. BY INCREASING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY, THESE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SOLVING PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THEIR REGIONS. THIS PROJECT ENHANCES RESEARCH CAPACITY AND FOSTERS COLLABORATION AMONG GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED INSTITUTIONS, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS ?ISLANDED INSTITUTIONS,? THROUGH TARGETED INVESTMENT AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. THESE COMMUNITIES FACE PHYSICAL ISOLATION AND SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND BIODIVERSITY. THE PROJECT CULTIVATES PARTNERSHIPS FOCUSED ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION ACROSS THREE INSTITUTIONS: HAWAI?I PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (HPU), THE UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS (UVI), AND PAUL SMITH?S COLLEGE (PSC). PARADISE WILL ENABLE THE COHORT TO MAKE STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN INTERNAL CAPACITY, FACILITATE COLLABORATIVE EXCHANGES, AND ESTABLISH A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING NETWORK, THEREBY FOSTERING A CULTURE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION. THE GOALS OF PARADISE INCLUDE STRENGTHENING ADMINISTRATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE, PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR FACULTY AND STUDENT RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPING TRAINING RESOURCES TO ENHANCE COLLABORATION BETWEEN ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY. EACH INSTITUTION WILL TAILOR ITS APPROACH TO ALIGN WITH ITS UNIQUE STRENGTHS AND CHALLENGES. HPU WILL ENHANCE TECH TRANSFER CAPABILITIES AND ALIGN RESEARCH WITH INDUSTRY NEEDS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING. PSC WILL RESTRUCTURE RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION TO SUPPORT ADVANCEMENTS IN NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. UVI WILL ESTABLISH ROLES TO FOSTER COMMUNITY-INDUSTRY RELATIONS AND ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL LEGACIES FROM PAST INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES. BY LEVERAGING THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTISE, CULTURAL CONNECTIONS, AND DIVERSE RESOURCES, THE PARADISE PARTNERSHIP WILL ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES WITHIN ISLANDED COMMUNITIES, PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND INTEGRATE INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES INTO NATIONAL RESEARCH AGENDAS. THIS HOLISTIC APPROACH ENHANCES THE RESEARCH CAPACITIES OF THE PARTNERING INSTITUTIONS, ENABLING THEM TO PROVIDE VALUABLE INSIGHTS AND SOLUTIONS TO PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AT BOTH REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS. 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.

CISE EAGER: DEVELOPING A COLLECTIVE IMPACT MODEL WITH AND FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER GIRLS TO PERSIST IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

ADVANCED EDUCATION NURSING TRAINEESHIP

SHRIMP ARE THE MOST CONSUMED SEAFOOD IN THE UNITED STATES WITH ANNUAL PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF 4.6 POUNDS. DESPITE ITS POPULARITY, ABOUT 90% OF SHRIMP CONSUMED IN THE U.S. ARE IMPORTED. THIS IMBALANCE RESULTS IN AN ANNUAL TRADE DEFICIT IN SHRIMP PRODUCTS OF ~$6.4B. THUS, THERE IS INCENTIVE TO INCREASE DOMESTIC PRODUCTION. HOWEVER, DOMESTIC SHRIMP LANDINGS HAVE REMAINED RELATIVELY CONSTANT OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS. LIKEWISE, US SHRIMP AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION HAS REMAINED LOW OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES, DESPITE A 5-FOLD INCREASE IN GLOBAL SHRIMP AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION OVER THE SAME PERIOD.INLAND SHRIMP FARMING IS ONE SECTOR OF THE US INDUSTRY THAT HAS SHOWN GROWTH. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THERE ARE ~100 INLAND SHRIMP FARMS IN OPERATION AND THESE PRODUCE 250-500 MT/YEAR. INLAND SHRIMP FARMING IS ATTRACTIVE FOR SEVERAL REASONS. FIRST, INLAND FARMS HAVE INCREASED BIOSECURITY, AS THEY ARE LOCATED AWAY FROM SOURCES OF SHRIMP PATHOGENS (I.E. THE COAST). SECOND, INLAND FARMS LOCATED INDOORS CAN PRODUCE SHRIMP YEAR-ROUND. THIS IS A HUGE BENEFIT OVER TRADITIONAL, OUTDOOR FARMS IN THE US WHICH TYPICALLY PRODUCE ONLY ONE CROP PER YEAR. INLAND FARMS ARE LOCATED AWAY FROM COASTAL AREAS AND THIS REDUCES CONCERNS ABOUT FARM EFFLUENT AND COASTAL EUTROPHICATION. SITING FARMS IN RURAL FARMING AREAS CAN REDUCE LAND AND LABOR COSTS, WHILE ALLOWING FRESH PRODUCT TO BE SOLD DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS OR THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY IF FARMS ARE WITHIN REASONABLE DRIVING DISTANCE TO URBAN MARKETS. THIS INCREASES REVENUE TO THE FARMER, DUE TO A HIGHER SALES PRICE, AND ELIMINATES THE NEED TO COMPETE DIRECTLY WITH LOWER-VALUE, FROZEN, IMPORTED SHRIMP. LASTLY, INLAND FARMS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EXISTING FARM INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS LOCAL FEED MILLS AND AGRICULTURE EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS.DESPITE THOSE POTENTIAL BENEFITS, INLAND SHRIMP FARMING HAS INHERENT CHALLENGES, MOST NOTABLY HIGH CAPITAL AND OPERATIONAL COSTS. FOR EXAMPLE, MOST INLAND FARMS HAVE NO NATURAL SOURCE OF SEAWATER SO THEY ARE RELIANT ON MADE SEAWATER USING NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC SEA SALTS. SALTS ARE EXPENSIVE (~$750/TON) AND CAN REPRESENT LARGE STARTUP AND OPERATIONAL COSTS. THE TRU SHRIMP COMPANY, AN INLAND FARM IN MINNESOTA, ESTIMATES THAT ~1,700 MT OF SALT, COSTING ~$1.3M, WILL BE REQUIRED AT STARTUP OF THEIR PLANNED EXPANSION TO ACHIEVE AN OPERATING SALINITY OF 28 PSU. IN ADDITION, THE FARM WILL REQUIRE ~$0.5M WORTH OF SALT ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT NORMAL OPERATIONS. INLAND FARMS ALSO MUST ABIDE BY LOCAL EFFLUENT STANDARDS, INCLUDING ALLOWABLE AMOUNTS OF SALTS IN FARM DISCHARGE. THUS, EFFORTS MUST BE MADE TO MINIMIZE EFFLUENT (RECIRCULATION/REUSE OF CULTURE WATER) AND/OR RECLAIM SALTS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE. IF SALT USAGE CAN BE REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY, THEN FARMS COULD REALIZE COST SAVINGS ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCED SALT PURCHASES AND REDUCED EFFORTS IN SALT RECLAMATION FROM EFFLUENT.PACIFIC WHITE SHRIMP, LITOPENAEUS VANNAMEI, IS THE MOST COMMON SHRIMP CULTURED WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING IN THE US. THIS IS LARGELY DUE TO THE AVAILABILITY OFSPECIFIC PATHOGEN FREE (SPF), SELECTIVELY BRED LINES. SELECTED LINES OF L. VANNAMEI HAVE BEEN BRED PRIMARILY FOR FAST GROWTH, GROWOUT SURVIVAL, AND REPRODUCTIVE TRAITS. L. VANNAMEI IS EURYHALINE AND FARMING THIS SPECIES IN BRACKISH WATER IS COMMON ON TRADITIONAL FARMS AROUND THE WORLD, AS MANY FARMS GET THEIR SOURCE WATER FROM ESTUARIES OR TIDAL CREEKS. WHILE JUVENILE AND ADULT L. VANNAMEI ARE TOLERANT OF LOW SALINITY WATER (<5 PSU), THEY GENERALLY EXHIBIT BETTER GROWTH AND SURVIVAL AT SALINITIES >15 PSU.DESPITE THE COMMON PRACTICE OF FARMING L. VANNAMEI IN LOW SALINITY WATER, NO PUBLISHED RESEARCH EXISTS ON TARGETED GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF SHRIMP PERFORMANCE IN REDUCED SALINITY ENVIRONMENTS. MULTIPLE STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT GROWTH IS MODERATELY HERITABLE AND THAT GENETIC IMPROVEMENT FOR GROWTH CAN BE RAPID; HOWEVER, THESE STUDIES WERE CARRIED OUT AT RELATIVELY HIGH SALINITIES (>20 PSU).TO DATE, GENETIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS FOR L. VANNAMEI HAVE LARGELY RELIED ON FAMILY SELECTION AND THE USE OF SPF STOCKS. WHILE THIS APPROACH HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE, IT IS NOT IDEAL BECAUSE IT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE DIRECT EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL BREEDERS. FOR EXAMPLE, SUPERIOR ANIMALS FROM COMMERCIAL FARMS CANNOT TO BE DIRECTLY INCORPORATED INTO A SPF BREEDING PROGRAM DUE TO DISEASE CONCERNS. INSTEAD, SELECTION MUST BE BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SIBLINGS. THIS REQUIRES LARGE NUMBERS OF INDIVIDUALS PER FAMILY TO BE EVALUATED TO GET REPRESENTATIVE PHENOTYPIC DATA. ALSO, SELECTION ACCURACY, AND THEREFORE GENETIC GAINS, OF SIB-SELECTION ARE LIMITED DUE TO WITHIN-FAMILY GENETIC VARIATION.RECENT ADVANCES IN GENOMICS OFFER BREEDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE EFFICACY AND EFFICIENCY OF SHRIMP BREEDING PROGRAMS BY: 1) SIMPLIFYING BREEDING SCHEMES; 2) USING GENOTYPIC DATA FROM COMMERCIAL EVALUATIONS; 3) BREEDING FOR HARD-TO-MEASURE AND LOW HERITABILITY TRAITS; 4) ESTIMATING AND CONTROLLING FOR INBREEDING; AND 5) INCREASING GENETIC GAIN BY IMPROVING SELECTION ACCURACY THROUGH SELECTION OF BREEDERS BASED ON GENOTYPIC DATA (NOT PHENOTYPES OF SIBLINGS).WHILE THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF GENOMIC TOOLS FOR PLANTS AND LIVESTOCK HAVE PROGRESSED RAPIDLY, THEIR USE IN AQUACULTURE HAS LAGGED FAR BEHIND. FOR EXAMPLE, GLOBAL AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION OF L. VANNAMEI CURRENTLY IS 4.5 MILLION MT/YEAR, WITH A FARM GATE VALUE OF ~$24B. HOWEVER, THERE IS ONLY ONE PUBLISHED GENOME WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY (GWAS) FOR THIS SPECIES. FURTHERMORE, THERE ARE ONLY TWO COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE GENETIC MARKER ARRAYS AVAILABLE AND ONE HAS LOW MARKER DENSITY (6,500 MARKERS). THE CENTER FOR AQUACULTURE TECHNOLOGIES (CAT) RECENTLY DEVELOPED A HIGH-DENSITY MARKER CHIP (AQUAARRAY HD VANNAMEI) FOR L. VANNAMEI. CRITICALLY, A CUSTOMIZED VERSION OF THIS CHIP HAS BEEN OPTIMIZED FOR OI'S L. VANNAMEI POPULATION AND IS AVAILABLE TO USE FOR THIS PROJECT. THE CHIP CONTAINS OVER 50,000 GENOME-WIDE SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS (SNPS). THE ARRAY INCLUDES HIGH-QUALITY AND INFORMATIVE SNPS THAT ARE DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE GENOME. IN ADDITION, CAT HAS A PROPRIETARY PANEL OF 192 SNPS FOR PEDIGREE ASSIGNMENT AND POPULATION ANALYSES IN L. VANNAMEI.THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE LINES OF L. VANNAMEI WHICH EXHIBIT HIGH GROWTH AND SURVIVAL,UNDER LOW-SALINITY CONDITIONS, SO THAT INLAND SHRIMP FARMERS IN THE US CAN REALIZE IMPROVED FARM PRODUCTIVITY, EFFICIENCY, AND PROFITABILITY. SUPPORTING OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDE: 1) CONDUCT A GWAS FOR GROWTH AND SURVIVAL IN HIGH (28 PSU) AND REDUCED SALINITY (14 PSU) COMMERCIAL GROWOUT ENVIRONMENTS, AND 2) CONDUCT ONE GENERATION OF SELECTION USING PHENOTYPIC AND GENOMIC DATA (I.E. GENOMIC PREDICTION AND SELECTION) TO ESTIMATE GENETIC PARAMETERS BOTH WITHIN (HERITABILITY AND SELECTION RESPONSE) AND ACROSS THE TWO SALINITIES (PHENOTYPIC AND GENETIC CORRELATIONS - G×E). THESE OBJECTIVES ADDRESS KNOWLEDGE GAPS IN BREEDING FOR SHRIMP PERFORMANCE UNDER REDUCED SALINITY CONDITIONS (I.E. LACK OF GENETIC PARAMETER ESTIMATES),WHILE USING THE LATEST ADVANCES IN GENOMIC TOOLS FOR SHRIMP TO IDENTIFY VALUABLE MARKERS FOR GROWTH AND SURVIVAL (WITHIN AND ACROSS SALINITIES). IN ADDITION, THIS PROJECT WOULD BE THE FIRST (NO PUBLISHED STUDIES TO DATE) TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GENOMIC SELECTION FOR PENAEID SHRIMP USING COMMERCIAL EVALUATION DATA. THIS PROJECT SHOULD PROVIDE VALUABLE DATA ON THE IMPACTS OF REDUCING SALINITY (PROPOSING A 50% REDUCTION) ON THE PERFORMANCE OF A SELECTED LINE OF L. VANNAMEI, DETERMINE WHAT TRADE-OFFS (IN GENETIC GAIN) CAN BE EXPECTED IF SELECTION OCCURS AT ONE SALINITY AND FARMING OCCURS AT ANOTHER AND, ULTIMATELY, IF DEVELOPING SEPARATE LINES FOR HIGH AND LOW/REDUCED SALINITY IS WARRANTED.

GERIATRIC ACADEMIC CAREER AWARDS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: THE NEXT GENERATION OF STEM TEACHER PREPARATION IN WASHINGTON STATE

KUMU, THE HAWAIIAN WHITE-SADDLE GOATFISH, IS AN OVERFISHED SPECIES TREASURED BY RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL FISHERS FOR ITS CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC VALUE. THE PROPOSED PROJECT BUILDS UPON OUR CURRENT S-K PROJECT (2021-2023) BY REFINING THE RECENTLY DEVELOPED AQUACULTURE TECHNOLOGY FOR KUMU (PARUPENEUS PORPHYREUS), ESTIMATING ABUNDANCE OF WILD KUMU POPULATIONS TO UNDERSTAND THE RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION OF STOCK ENHANCEMENT, AND RELEASING TAGGED, CULTURED KUMU IN A PRELIMINARY RECAPTURE STUDY WITH LOCAL FISHING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. THIS WORK WILL DEMONSTRATE THE STOCK RESTORATION POTENTIAL FOR THIS SPECIES. OCEANIC INSTITUTE (OI), AN AQUACULTURE RESEARCH INSTITUTION WITH MARINE FISH CULTURE EXPERTISE, HAS DEVELOPED EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR KUMU BROODSTOCK CONDITIONING AND HAS PRODUCED KUMU EGGS AND LARVAE USING CURRENT S-K FUNDING. OI WILL COLLABORATE WITH THE HAWAII INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY (HIMB) OF UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, THE STATE OF HAWAII'S DIVISION OF AQUATIC RESOURCES (DAR), AND

GARRETT LEE SMITH (GLS) CAMPUS SUICIDE PREVENTION - AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (APU) SERVES JUST OVER 9,000 UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND DOCTORAL STUDENTS ANNUALLY. THIS PROJECT WILL ENHANCE CAMPUS MENTAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A CENTRALIZED SYSTEM OF DATA COLLECTION AND OUTCOME TRACKING, AND CREATE A MORE INTEGRATED AND ALIGNED PROTOCOL FOR SCREENING, TRAINING, AND LINKAGES. APU WILL EMPLOY THE NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES (CLAS) TO ENSURE THE NEEDS OF VULNERABLE STUDENT POPULATIONS ARE ADDRESSED THROUGHOUT PROJECT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION. APPROXIMATELY 3,000 INDIVIDUALS WILL BE SERVED ANNUALLY. GOAL ONE IS TO INCREASE APU CAPACITY, AWARENESS AND SKILLSET TO IDENTIFY, PREVENT, AND RESPOND TO HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO SELF-HARM OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE. OBJECTIVE 1: TRAIN 100% OF ALL NEW FACULTY AND STAFF ON SAFETY IN THE CURRICULAR SETTING, AND THE EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF VIRTUAL LEARNING BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2022, AND EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER. OBJECTIVE 2: PROJECT STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE REGISTRAR OFFICE, WILL USE THE EVERFI MENTAL WELL-BEING CURRICULUM TO TRAIN 100% OF APU INCOMING FRESHMEN ON RESILIENCE, SELF-CARE, AND CAMPUS RESOURCE AWARENESS, BY DECEMBER 15, 2023. OBJECTIVE 3: TRAIN 100% OF APU STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF ON UNIVERSITY PROTOCOL FOR IDENTIFYING, PREVENTING AND RESPONDING TO THE HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS ASSOCIATED WITH SELF-HARM OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2024. OBJECTIVE 4: PROJECT STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PROVOST OFFICE, WILL DISTRIBUTE A MINIMUM OF 6 CAMPUS-WIDE WELLNESS MESSAGES BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2024. GOAL TWO IS TO INCREASE APU CAPACITY FOR CAPTURING AND RESPONDING TO HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS ACROSS CAMPUS BY IMPLEMENTING ALIGNED SERVICE INTEGRATION AND DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS. OBJECTIVE 1: PROJECT STAFF WILL TRAIN 100% OF THERAPISTS AT THE UNIVERSITY COUNSELING AND COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTERS ON CONDUCTING CULTURALLY SENSITIVE PSYCHOSOCIAL, SUBSTANCE USE, AND SUICIDE RISK ASSESSMENTS, BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2022, AND EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER. OBJECTIVE 2: PROJECT DIRECTORS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CAMPUS SAFETY AND STUDENT WELLNESS, WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A CENTRALIZED AND ACCESSIBLE DATABASE SYSTEM TO CAPTURE STUDENT AT-RISK BEHAVIOR AND OUTCOMES BY SEPTEMBER 29 2024.

HEERF - MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: A SYNTHESIS OF EARTHSCOPE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INTEGRATED INTO THE ALASKA NATIVE GEOSCIENCE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

MITIGATION OF DOXORUBICIN-INDUCED CARDIOTOXICITY BY PHYTOCHEMICALS IN MICELLES

GARRETT LEE SMITH (GLS) CAMPUS SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM

ENGAGING HAWAII'S FISHING COMMUNITY TO ESTABLISH MARINE AQUACULTURE TECHNIQUES FOR KUMU, AN ENDEMIC HAWAIIAN GOATFISH (PARUPENEUS PORPHYREUS)

EDUCATING FOR STUDENT SUCCESS: PRESERVING AT-RISK HUMANITIES POSITIONS IMPACTED BY THE CORONAVIRUS AT PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

TRANSITIONING TRADITIONAL HAWAIIAN FISHPONDS INTO SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE ENTERPRISES

PROMOTING ADOPTION OF TEAM-BASED LEARNING PEDAGOGY IN COLLEGE ECONOMICS CLASSES

FRESNO PACIFIC UNIVERSITY STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

PACIFIC UNIVERSITY TRIO SCHOLARS STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROJECT

TRIO STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES: AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE GRANT WILL SUPPORT THE MEASUREMENT OF MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION AND LIMITED MARINE ANIMAL ARCHIVING (FROMALREADY DEAD ANIMALS). PERSONNEL SUPPORTED BY THE GRANT WILL ASSIST IN COOPERATIVE TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES, ASSIST WITHTRAINEES AND MANAGE THE SAFETY PROGRAM AT THE CENTER FOR MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH. TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDEMEASURING POLYMER SIZE, TYPE AND DEGREE OF WEATHERING AND THE PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF REFERENCEMATERIALS AS WELL AS DEVELOPING NEW METHODS FOR ANALYSIS.EXPECTED OUTCOMES:OUTCOMES INCLUDE TECHNICAL OUTPUTS ON THE FATE AND TRANSPORT OF MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ANDTHE CREATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF REFERENCE MATERIALS.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES:BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE NIST CIRCULAR ECONOMY PROGRAM THROUGH A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF POLYMER FATE ANDTRANSPORT IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT, THE STATE OF HAWAII THROUGH TRAINING OF STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS, NGOS BYMAKING AVAILABLE MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION MEASUREMENT CAPABILITY AND PROVIDING TRAINING, THE NIST REFERENCEMATERIAL PROGRAM THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF NEW REFERENCE MATERIALS AND INDUSTRY BY CREATING BEST PRACTICES ANDREFERENCE MATERIALS TO UNDERPIN POLYMER MEASUREMENT AND THE TOURIST INDUSTRY BY HELPING TO CREATE USES (SUCH ASINCORPORATION INTO ROADWAYS) FOR DISCARDED PLASTIC FOUND ON BEACHES.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

RUI: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PRODUCTION OF TOXINS BY BLOOM-FORMING MACROALGAE.

THIS PROJECT BEING LED BY HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY'S CENTER FOR MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH WILL WORK WITH HAWAIIAN LONGLINE FISHERS TO REMOVE 100 METRIC TONS OF DERELICT FISHING GEAR AT SEA IN THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO CORAL REEFS AND ENTANGLEMENT OF ENDANGERED SPECIES, SUCH AS SEA TURTLES AND MONK SEALS, ALONG THE ENTIRE HAWAIIAN ARCHIPELAGO, INCLUDING THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA NATIONAL MARINE MONUMENT. THE PROJECT WILL USE VESSELS OF OPPORTUNITY, SUCH AS THE LONGLINE FLEET AND OTHER COMMERCIAL FISHERS, TO REMOVE THE DERELICT GEAR. TO DO THIS, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL CREATE A GEAR BOUNTY SYSTEM THAT WILL OFFER EXPERIENCED LICENSED COMMERCIAL FISHERS $1 PER POUND OF DERELICT FISHING GEAR REMOVED AT SEA. THIS PROJECT IS BUILDING ON A SIMILAR AND PREVIOUSLY SUCCESSFUL REMOVAL PROJECT.

SBP: IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES FOR INCLUSIVE PHYSICS LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

LEAPS?MPS: SEPARATION OF GROUP (IV) AND LANTHANIDE COMPLEXES USING NOVEL PHOTOREDOX SEPARATION METHODS -IN THIS PROJECT, FUNDED BY THE MPS-LEAPS (LAUNCHING EARLY-CAREER ACADEMIC PATHWAYS) PROGRAM AND MANAGED BY THE DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY, PROFESSOR MULLANE AND HER STUDENTS AT HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY WILL PERFORM STUDIES FOCUSED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL SEPARATION METHODS FOR RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND EARLY TRANSITION METALS. RARE EARTH ELEMENTS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN MODERN TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS PERMANENT MAGNETS IN WIND TURBINES, LEDS, AND IN RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES. HOWEVER, THE UNITED STATES REMAINS HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON IMPORTS, WITH 80% OF ITS RARE EARTH ELEMENT SUPPLY COMING FROM CHINA. RECYCLING OF DECOMMISSIONED MATERIALS CAN HELP TO DECREASE RELIANCE ON IMPORTING RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FOR USE IN THESE TECHNOLOGIES. PROFESSOR MULLANE AND HER STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP NOVEL SEPARATION METHODS UTILIZING SELECTIVE PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS IN COMBINATION WITH CONVENTIONAL SEPARATION TECHNIQUES, SUCH AS CRYSTALLIZATION AND EXTRACTION. THEIR STUDIES COULD CONTRIBUTE A LOW-ENERGY AND EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR SEPARATING METALS WITH SIMILAR ATOMIC RADII AND OXIDATION STATES AND EXPAND ON THE ACTIVE RESEARCH IN THE PHOTOREDOX CHEMISTRY OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND EARLY TRANSITION METALS. BEYOND ITS SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL MERIT, THIS RESEARCH WILL BE CONDUCTED BY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY WHERE THE STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE TRAINING IN AIR SENSITIVE SYNTHESIS TECHNIQUES, ELECTROCHEMISTRY, AND CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES. IN THIS WORK, PROFESSOR MULLANE AND HER STUDENTS WILL SYNTHESIZE NOVEL AND KNOWN LIGHT-ABSORBING COMPLEXES OF LANTHANIDES AND EARLY TRANSITION METALS TO DETERMINE HOW THE LIGAND-METAL INTERACTIONS INFLUENCE THE ABSORPTION AND EMISSION OF LIGHT BY COLLECTING AND ANALYZING THE EXCITATION AND EMISSION OF RELATED COMPLEXES. ADDITIONALLY, SHE AND HER STUDENTS WILL SCREEN THE SYNTHESIZED COMPLEXES AS POTENTIAL PHOTOCATALYSTS WITH ORGANIC SUBSTRATES AND EXPLOIT DIFFERENCES IN PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIVITY FOR USE IN METAL SEPARATIONS. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WORKING ON THIS PROJECT WILL GAIN EXPERIENCE WITH SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES SUCH AS NMR, IR, UV/VIS, AND FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, AND CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY AS THEY CHARACTERIZE THE COMPLEXES AND INTERROGATE THE REASONS FOR ANY OBSERVED DIFFERENCES IN THEIR EXCITATION AND EMISSION SPECTRA BY COMPUTATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES. 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.

ADVANCED EDUCATION NURSING TRAINEESHIPS

EXPANDING THE NIST NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL TISSUE BANK TO INCLUDE HAWAIIAN MARINE MAMMALS AND ENHANCING CAPACITY FOR ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AT HAWAII PA

ALASKA RURAL MANAGEMENT EXPANSION

PROVIDE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ON URBAN AND RURAL AGRICULTURE FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN ALASKA.

EMERGENCY FUNDS TO DEFRAY EXPENSES

REDESIGNING NKG2D--MIC-A INTERACTION KINETICS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SOIL TEMPERATURE, MYCORRHIZAL ASSOCIATION AND TREE NUTRITION AS DETERMINANTS OF WARMING-INDUCED CHANGES IN TREE GROWTH AND ABUNDANCE IN ARCTIC ALASKA

PREDICTORS OF POSITIVE ADAPTATION IN HIGH RISK AND TRAUMA IMPACTED YOUTH: THE ROLE OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTION AND REGULATION

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RUI: DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES OF N2-ABSORBING, IRON-PHOSPHINE-CONTAINING POLYMERS FOR PRESSURE SWING PURIFICATION

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

HSI PILOT PROJECT: IMPACT OF LEARNING ASSISTANTS ON STEM IDENTITY FOR STUDENTS HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION: HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSI PROGRAM), THIS TRACK 1 PROJECT AIMS TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF LEARNING ASSISTANTS (LAS) ON STEM IDENTITY FOR STUDENTS HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM. LA PROGRAMS HAVE GROWN IN POPULARITY DUE TO STRONG RESEARCH SUPPORT ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LAS AT INCREASING STUDENT LEARNING, REDUCING RATES OF WITHDRAWALS AND GRADES OF D AND F, INCREASING RETENTION IN STEM, MOTIVATING STUDENTS TO TEACHING CAREERS, SUPPORTING CURRICULAR AND PEDAGOGICAL TRANSFORMATION, AND INCREASING STEM IDENTITY. HOWEVER, MOST RESEARCH ON LAS HAS BEEN CONDUCTED IN A LIMITED SET OF INSTITUTIONS AND DISCIPLINES, CALLING FOR FURTHER RESEARCH ON LAS IN NEW INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS. THIS PROJECT WILL PILOT AND EVALUATE AN LA PROGRAM ACROSS THE STEM CURRICULUM AT AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, A 4-YEAR HSI IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THE LA PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES FOR STEM MAJORS, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF HISPANIC/LATINO STUDENTS ACHIEVING STEM DEGREES, AND TO PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO HISPANIC/LATINO STUDENTS ADOPTING A STEM IDENTITY. THIS PROJECT USES MIXED-METHODS RESEARCH TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: (1) DOES THE PRESENCE OF AN LA IN THE CLASSROOM HELP CULTIVATE A SENSE OF STEM IDENTITY AMONGST STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY FOR HISPANIC OR LATINO STUDENTS? (2) HOW DOES BEING AN LA INFLUENCE ONE?S IDENTITY/SENSE OF BELONGING IN STEM, PARTICULARLY FOR HISPANIC OR LATINO LAS? INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUP TRANSCRIPTS WILL BE ANALYZED QUALITATIVELY BY STUDENTS AND LAS. IN ADDITION, DATA WILL BE ANALYZED QUANTITATIVELY FROM THE STEM PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY OVERLAP 4 (STEM-PIO-4) MEASURE AND THE STEM CAREER INTEREST SURVEY (STEM-CIS). RESEARCHERS EXPECT TO GAIN INSIGHTS INTO CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES THAT CAN BE USED AT HSIS TO INCREASE STUDENTS? SENSE OF STEM IDENTITY AND RETENTION OF DIVERSE STUDENTS IN STEM. THE HSI PROGRAM AIMS TO ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION AND BUILD CAPACITY AT HSIS. PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THE HSI PROGRAM WILL ALSO GENERATE NEW KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO ACHIEVE THESE AIMS. 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.

INTEGRATING SUBSTANCE USE EDUCATION TRAINING INTO MAINSTREAM BEHAVIORAL AND APPLIED SCIENCE DISCIPLINES

GLOBAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM

NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM

NNA RESEARCH: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: FROZEN COMMONS: CHANGE, RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ARCTIC

PERSISTENT POVERTY RBCS BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANT

THE DEGRADATION OF HAWAII'S NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT, COUPLED WITH OVERHARVESTING, HAS RESULTED IN THE DEPLETION OF ENDEMIC AND INDIGENOUS SEAWEEDS KNOWN LOCALLY IN HAWAII AS "LIMU". LIMU ENHANCE THE BIODIVERSITY AND STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY OF HAWAII'S NEARSHORE HABITATS AND MANY SPECIES ARE CULTURALLY IMPORTANT TO NATIVE HAWAIIANS AS FOOD, MEDICINE, AND CEREMONIAL ADORNMENTS. THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED MULTITROPHIC AQUACULTURE (IMTA) SYSTEM FOR LIMU CULTURE USING NUTRIENTS SUPPLIED BY "FED" AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS A TRADITIONAL HAWAIIAN FISHPOND. THIS APPROACH WILL PROVIDE HAWAII'S AQUAFARMERS WITH A TOOL TO MITIGATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF NUTRIENT-RICH EFFLUENT WHILE CREATING A CONSISTENT SOURCE OF LIMU FOR HAWAII'S LOCAL COMMUNITIES INVOLVED IN LIMU RESTORATION. OCEANIC INSTITUTE OF HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (OI) WILL COLLABORATE WITH PAEPAE O HE'EIA, WHICH OPERATES AN ANCIENT HAWAIIAN FISHPOND, TO DEVELOP LIMU CUL

USING LEARNING ASSISTANTS TO MAKE PHYSICS TEACHING MORE EFFECTIVE, EQUITABLE, AND ENGAGING -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY IMPROVING TEACHING AND LEARNING IN LARGE INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS COURSES. THIS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT INVOLVES INVESTIGATORS AT SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (AWARD DUE-2235760), THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL (AWARD DUE-2235744), AND WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (SUBAWARD). INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS COURSES ARE IMPORTANT FOR STEM EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE PREPARATION. ACTIVE, STUDENT-CENTERED INSTRUCTION RESULTS IN BETTER STUDENT LEARNING. HOWEVER, IN LARGE CLASSES, IT CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR INSTRUCTORS TO PROVIDE THIS KIND OF INSTRUCTION EFFECTIVELY. LEARNING ASSISTANTS (LAS) CAN HELP INSTRUCTORS MAKE THEIR COURSES MORE ACTIVE AND STUDENT-CENTERED IF THE LAS ARE PREPARED TO RESPOND TO STUDENTS' DIVERSE IDEAS ABOUT SCIENCE. LAS NEED BOTH WEEKLY CONTENT PREPARATION AND A PEDAGOGY COURSE TO TEACH THEM THE MAIN THEORIES AND PRACTICES IN TEACHING AND LEARNING. THERE ARE MANY LA PROGRAMS. THEY HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO SUPPORT ACTIVE LEARNING, BUT THEY DO NOT NECESSARILY PREPARE LAS TO RESPOND TO STUDENTS' DIVERSE SCIENCE IDEAS. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A MODEL FOR TRAINING LAS TO EFFECTIVELY ELICIT AND BUILD ON STUDENTS' SCIENCE IDEAS. LAS TRAINED IN THIS WAY WILL PROMOTE EQUITY BY HELPING STUDENTS LEARN PHYSICS BETTER AND CONNECT PHYSICS TO THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCES. INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS COURSES ARE OFTEN REQUIRED FOR A BROAD RANGE OF STEM MAJORS. THESE COURSES ARE IDEAL ENVIRONMENTS FOR LEVERAGING THE BENEFITS THAT LAS CAN OFFER, BECAUSE THE COURSES ARE TYPICALLY LARGE AND NEED LA SUPPORT FOR ACTIVE LEARNING, AND THE COURSE ENROLLMENT TYPICALLY REFLECTS SIGNIFICANT UNDERREPRESENTATION OF MARGINALIZED GROUPS. TOWARDS THE GOAL OF IMPROVING LA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THE PROJECT WILL PURSUE THREE OBJECTIVES. FIRST, IS TO INVESTIGATE THE FRUITFUL IDEAS THAT LAS USE TO THINK ABOUT TEACHING AND LEARNING, AND COMMUNICATE THESE THROUGH A SET OF LA PERSONAS THAT CHARACTERIZE THE COMMON ASSETS, GOALS, CONCERNS, AND VALUES THAT LAS HAVE FOR TEACHING. SECOND, IS TO DEVELOP AND TEST EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR LA PEDAGOGY COURSES (E.G., READING ASSIGNMENTS, REFLECTION PROMPTS, IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES, PROJECTS). THIRD, AND FINALLY, IS TO AMPLIFY DIVERSE LA VOICES BY RECRUITING AND SUPPORTING LAS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LA PROGRAMS THAT THE PROJECT DEVELOPS AND STUDIES. THE INVESTIGATORS REFER TO THEIR ENHANCED APPROACH TO LA TRAINING AS TRELLIS: TRAINING TO ELICIT AND LEVERAGE IDEAS ABOUT SCIENCE, BASED ON THE NOTION THAT THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PERSPECTIVES THAT THIS KIND OF TRAINING PROMOTES BECOME A TRELLIS THAT ENABLES LAS TO SUPPORT PHYSICS STUDENTS' FRUITFUL IDEAS ABOUT SCIENCE. THE PHYSICS-SPECIFIC PEDAGOGICAL PREPARATION THAT THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP WILL BE IMMEDIATELY RELEVANT TO MANY LA PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE AND SHOULD SERVE AS A MODEL FOR EXTENSION TO OTHER DISCIPLINARY CONTEXTS. THE NSF IUSE: EDU PROGRAM SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STEM EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. THROUGH ITS ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING TRACK, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE CREATION, EXPLORATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROMISING PRACTICES AND TOOLS. 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.

RUI: QUANTUM FIDELITY IN MULTIMODE OPTICAL MEMORY

TRANSCULTURAL MINDFULNESS ASSESSMENT: A MIXED METHODS ANALYSIS

RUI: MULTIMODE QUANTUM STATE TOMOGRAPHY OF STORED PHOTONS

AQUAC./BIOTECH TRAINING

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DEVELOPING A SYSTEM MODEL OF ARCTIC GLACIAL LAKE SEDIMENTATION FOR INVESTIGATING PAST AND FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RUI: ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY RADIATIVE ION-ION NEUTRALIZATION FOR GAS-PHASE ION TRANSDUCTION

ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY PROPOSES TO HAVE 21 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL DELIVER HEALTH-IMPACTING LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME PATIENTS AT HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN ALASKA, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, MICHIGAN, MONTANA, OKLAHOMA AND UTAH. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING POSITIVE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH FOR 525 AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKAN NATIVES. THE CNCS INVESTMENT OF $409,500 WILL BE MATCHED WITH $198,986, $91,415 IN PUBLIC FUNDING AND $107,571 IN PRIVATE FUNDING.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MEASURING AND MODELING THE ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF ASSOCIATIONAL EFFECTS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: UNIVERSITY STUDENT CONCEPTUAL RESOURCES FOR UNDERSTANDING PHYSICS

A MORE PERFECT UNION: ENGAGING ETHNIC STUDIES AND THE HUMANITIES [AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (APU) IS PROPOSING A THREE-YEAR HUMANITIES INITIATIVE TO ENHANCE OUR CURRENT ETHNIC STUDIES PROGRAM BY PLANNING AND PILOTING THREE NEW ETHNIC STUDIES CERTIFICATES IN AFRICANA STUDIES, ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER (AAPI) STUDIES, AND LATINX STUDIES. IN THE THIRD YEAR OF THE INITIATIVE, THE ETHNIC STUDIES PROGRAM WILL HOST AN ON-CAMPUS, ONE-DAY EVENT WELCOMING OUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO A COLLEGE-READINESS, CONNECTIONS PROGRAM THAT WILL INCLUDE A GUEST SPEAKER THAT WILL ADDRESS THE THEME, A MORE PERFECT UNION AS IT RELATES TO ETHNIC STUDIES.]

CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST) BIOREPOSITORY IN THE U.S. PACIFIC REGION AT HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

PROJECT ABSTRACTGRANTEE NAME ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITYGRANT NUMBER G22AC00527 00PROJECT TITLE DEVELOPMENT OF SURFICIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF ALASKAPROJECT PERIOD 09 01 2022 TO 08 31 2027AWARD PURPOSE THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT COOP WITH ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR SEVERAL PROJECTS WITHIN THE ALASKA SCIENCE CENTER ASC A PRIMARY FOCUS IS STUDENT AND FACULTY SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A SURFICIAL GEOLOGIC MAPS WITHIN ALASKA ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED SEVERAL PROJECTS WITHIN THE ASC WILL BE ENHANCED BY STUDENT INVOLVEMENT AND FACULTY PARTICIPATION WITHIN THE GEOLOGY OFFICE, A PROJECT TO PRODUCE A SURFICIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF ALASKA WILL USE SATELLITE IMAGERY, FIELD MAPPING, AND GIS REMOTE SENSING TO DEVELOP THE MAP THIS RELATIVELY NEW PROJECT IS FACILITATED BY THE NEWLY AVAILABLE INTERFEROMETRIC SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR IFSAR IMAGERY FOR THE STATE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MAP HAS APPLICATIONS TO CLIMATE SCIENCE, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, ECOSYSTEMS, AND FORMS A BASIS FOR INTERPRETATION OF GEOCHEMICAL DATASETS STUDENTS AND FACULTY AT APU WILL FACILITATE MAP DEVELOPMENT THROUGH DATA CAPTURE, GIS APPLICATIONS, AND INTERPRETATION DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES SEVERAL DELIVERABLES ARE EXPECTED THESE INCLUDE STUDENT INTERNSHIPS AND PRACTICUMS INCLUDING REQUIRED PRACTICUM REPORTS , DIGITAL DATASETS FORMING THE BASIS FOR THE COMPILATION OF THE NEW ALASKA SURFICIAL GEOLOGIC MAP, AND JOINT INTERPRETIVE STUDIES WITH FACULTY AND STUDENTS DERIVED FROM DATA COMPILATION INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY AND THE U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY USGS , RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION

NETS: SMALL: ADAPTIVE DATA PRESERVATION IN INTERMITTENTLY CONNECTED SENSOR NETWORKS: A UNIFIED STORAGE-ENERGY OPTIMIZATION APPROACH