Dominican University Of California

HIGHER ED EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

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VIDA DOMINICAN POSTBACCALAUREATE

NATIONAL ORNAMENTALS RESEARCH SITE AT DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (NORS-DUC): ESTABLISHMENT OF A SITE TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON NEW AND EMERGING

GENETIC AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF EYE DEGENERATION IN NATURAL POPULATIONS OF A CAVE-DWELLING CRUSTACEAN

COMBINED PRIORITY FOR PERSONNEL PREPARATION

UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF CADMIUM ON BREAST CANCER CELL GROWTH

TO BUILD AND DEVELOP A RESEARCH NURSERY FACILITY TO COMPLETE STUDIES ON ORNAMENTAL NURSERY STOCK UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS AS ARE FOUND IN COMMERCIA

TO CREATE AND MANAGE A SIMULATED PLANT DISEASE NURSERY WHERE RESEARCH CAN BE CONDUCTED ON QUARANTINE PESTS AND PATHOGENS WHILE SAFEGUARDING PLANT HE

NATIONAL ORNAMENTAL RESEARCH SITE AT DOM

NATIONAL ORNAMENTALS RESEARCH SITE AT DO

TO CREATE AND MANAGE A SIMULATED PLANT DISEASE NURSERY WHERE RESEARCH CAN BE CONDUCTED ON QUARANTINE PESTS AND PATHOGENS WHILE SAFEGUARDING PLANT HE

THE NORS-DUC STAFF IS ASSEMBLED TO: (1) PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY TANSFER AND EDUCATION OUTREACH OF ORS-DUC SUCCESSES TO THE NURSERY INDUSTRY, REGULATORY AGENCIES AND INTERESTED PARTIES

TO IDENTIFY, PRIORITIZE, FACILITATE AND CONDUCT RESEARCH RELATED TO PESTS AND DISEASES OF NURSERY STOCK WHILE SAFEGUARDING PLANT HEALTH AND THE ENVI

PROLONGED CADMIUM EXPOSURE PROMOTES OXIDATIVE STRESS-DEPENDENT TRANSCRIPTION AND BREAST CANCER PROGRESSION

4.0016.01- NATIONAL ORNAMENTAL RESEARCH SITE AT DOMINICAN UNVERSITY

TO IDENTIFY, PRIORITIZE, FACILITATE AND CONDUCE RESEARCH RELATED TO PESTS AND DISEASES OF NURSERY STOCK WHILE SAFEGUARDING PLANT HEALTH AND THE EVIR

TO IDENTIFY, PRIORITIZE, FACILITATE AND CONDUCT RESEARCH RELATED TO PESTS AND DISEASE OF NURSERY STOCK WHILE SAFEGUARDING PLANT HEALTH AND THE ENVIR

ENHANCING ARTS AND RECREATION PARTICIPATION AMONG PEOPLE WITH NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS THROUGH OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY CONSULTATION: AN EXPLORATION OF STAKEHOLDER PROCESSES AND OUTCOMES - PEOPLE WITH NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS (NDDS) FACE PARTICIPATION BARRIERS IN ARTS AND RECREATION SETTINGS INCLUDING MUSEUMS, THEATERS, AND FESTIVALS. THESE BARRIERS OFTEN RELATE TO ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS INCLUDING CROWDS, PUBLIC ATTITUDES, AND LACK OF STAFF TRAINING. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS (OTS) PROVIDE CONSULTATION FOR ARTS AND RECREATION ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS THESE BARRIERS, AND EXISTING RESEARCH SHOWS OT CONSULTATION HAS BEEN POSITIVELY RECEIVED BY ORGANIZATION STAFF AND CAREGIVERS OF PEOPLE WITH NDDS. HOWEVER, RESEARCH ON OT CONSULTATION IN ARTS AND RECREATION SETTINGS IS LIMITED, AND NO BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES EXIST. THEREFORE, THE GOAL OF THIS STUDY IS TO STRENGTHEN THE EVIDENCE BASE FOR OT CONSULTATION THROUGH UTILIZING NOVEL METHODOLOGY AND CONTRIBUTING FOUNDATIONAL DATA TO ANCHOR DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR OT CONSULTATION IN ARTS AND RECREATION SETTINGS. AIM 1 IS TO INVESTIGATE OTS’ PROCESS COMPONENTS WHEN ENGAGING IN ORGANIZATION-LEVEL CONSULTATION IN ARTS AND RECREATION SETTINGS. AIM 2 IS TO EXPLORE FEASIBILITY OF A MIXED METHODS APPROACH USING GOAL ATTAINMENT SCALING FOR EXAMINING ORGANIZATIONAL OUTCOMES OF OT CONSULTATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON OT CONSULTATION. AIM 3 IS TO EXPLORE FEASIBILITY OF A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH TO EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF OT CONSULTATION ON PEOPLE WITH NDDS’ EXPERIENCES OF BELONGING IN ARTS AND RECREATION SETTINGS. OUTCOMES OF THIS RESEARCH INCLUDE DISSEMINATION OF FINDINGS TO INFORM DESIGN OF FUTURE OUTCOME STUDIES AND LARGER SCALE INVESTIGATIONS. THIS RESEARCH IS A VITAL STEP IN DEVELOPING BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR OT CONSULTATION THAT WILL MAXIMIZE ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE ARTS AND RECREATION PARTICIPATION FOR PEOPLE WITH NDDS. THIS STUDY FALLS UNDER NIDILRR’S COMMUNITY LIVING AND PARTICIPATION DOMAIN.

FARM BILL: TO CREATE AND MANAGE A SIMULATED PLANT DISEASE NUSERY WHERE RESEARCH CAN BE CONDUCTED ON QUARANTINE PESTS AND PATHOGENS WHILE SAFEGUARDING PLANT HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

NATIONAL ORNAMENTALS RESEARCH SITE AT DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (NORS-DUC): ESTABLISHMENT OF A SITE TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON NEW AND EMERGING

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO MANAGE A UNIQUE SCIENTIFIC FACILITYTHAT CREATES A SIMULATED ORNAMENTAL PLANT NURSERY WHERE RESEARCH CAN BECONDUCTED ON QUARANTINE PESTS AND PATHOGENS WHILE SAFEGUARDING PLANTHEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. SINCE 2010, SCIENTISTS FROM THE NATIONALRESEARCH COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING ESSENTIAL RESEARCH AT THENORS-DUC FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING SURVIVAL, DISSEMINATION WITHIN NURSERYPRODUCTION OPERATIONS, AND CONTROLLING THE LONG-RANGE DISPERSAL OFPHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM AND OTHER QUARANTINE PATHOGENS AFFECTING PLANTHEALTH THROUGH INFESTED NURSERY STOCK SHIPMENTS. THE PRIMARY OUTCOME OFTHIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND EDUCATION OUTREACH OFNORS-DUC SUCCESSES AND TO PROVIDE INPUT ON AND CONDUCT RESEARCH ONBEHALF OF THE PARTICIPATING U.S. RESEARCH SCIENTISTS ON A DAILY BASIS.EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES WILL BE CARRIED OUT THROUGH COOPERATING EDUCATIONALINSTITUTIONS AND WILL SERVE TO PROVIDE PLANT PROTECTION AND BIOSECURITYIN SUPPORT OF PPQ EFFORTS. THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT ISTO THE NURSERY INDUSTRY, AND THE REGULATORY AGENCIES AND INTERESTEDPARTIES ON A LOCAL, STATE-WIDE, AND NATIONAL LEVEL THAT INTERACT WITHTHE NURSERY INDUSTRY. THE PROJECT DOES NOT INVOLVE SUBCONTRACTS ORSUBAWARDS.

GERIATRIC ACADEMIC CAREER AWARDS

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO MANAGE THE NORS-DUC FACILITY THAT CREATES A SIMULATED ORNAMENTAL PLANT NURSERY WHERE RESEARCH CAN BE CONDUCTED ON QUARANTINE PATHOGENS WHILE SAFEGUARDING PLANT HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES W

AWARD PURPOSE. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO MANAGE THE FACILITY THAT CREATES A SIMULATED ORNAMENTAL PLANT NURSERY WHERE RESEARCH CAN BE CONDUCTED ON QUARANTINE PESTS AND PATHOGENS WHILE SAFEGUARDING PLANT HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES WILL BE CARRIED OUT THROUGH COOPERATING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND WILL SERVE TO PROVIDE PLANT PROTECTION AND BIOSECURITY IN SUPPORT OF PPQ EFFORTS. THESE RESEARCH STUDIES CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON P. RAMORUM AND HAVE EXPANDED TO OTHER NURSERY PATHOGENS OF QUARANTINE SIGNIFICANCE, SUCH AS P. TENTACULATA, CAUSAL AGENT OF ROOT DISEASE, CALONECTRIA PSEUDONAVICULATA, CAUSAL AGENT OF BOXWOOD BLIGHT, THE PLUM BUD GALL MITE, AND THE INVASIVE MEDITERRANEAN OAK BORER, XYLEBORUS MONOGRAPHUS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED. THE NORS-DUC STAFF PROVIDES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND EDUCATION OUTREACH OF NORS-DUC SUCCESSES TO THE NURSERY INDUSTRY, REGULATORY AGENCIES AND INTERESTED PARTIES ON A LOCAL, STATE-WIDE, AND NATIONAL LEVEL. NORS-DUC MAINTAINS PARTNERSHIP WITH CA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (CDFA) ON VOLUNTARY BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP) PROGRAM, AND DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS, PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND FACILITATING OUTREACH EFFORTS, PROVIDES INPUT ON AND CONDUCT RESEARCH ON BEHALF OF THE PARTICIPATING U.S. RESEARCH SCIENTISTS ON A DAILY BASIS. NORS-DUC CONDUCTS ASSIGNED RESEARCH AS REQUIRED BY EACH PARTICIPATING RESEARCHING INSTITUTION, AND CONDUCT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PERFORMED BY THE NORS-DUC STAFF, PERFORMS MAINTENANCE AND SERVICES TO ENSURE SITE INTEGRITY IN SUPPORT OF NORS-DUC RESEARCH. NORS-DUC PROVIDES THESE DELIVERABLES BY PERFORMING MAINTENANCE AND ASSESSING UPGRADES FOR LABORATORY AND FIELD FACILITIES AS NEEDED IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH EFFORTS, CONDUCTS ON-SITE MONITORING AND SURVEYING ACTIVITIES, AND FOLLOWS BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO ENSURE THE FIELD SITES REMAIN FREE FROM UNWANTED PLANT PATHOGENS AND PESTS. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES. FOR THE PERFORMANCE PERIOD UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, WE ANTICIPATE THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH USING THE NORS-DUC FACILITY: STEAM DISINFECTION OF P. RAMORUM FROM NORS-DUC RESEARCH FIELD SOILS AND STEAMING ON THE GO SERVICES. TRACKING PLANT DISEASES BY MONITORING A SENTINEL PLANT SYSTEM AT NORS-DUC. STUDIES TO UNDERSTAND THE SPREAD OF P. RAMORUM FROM INFESTED NATIVE BAY TREES TO CONTAINERIZED RHODODENDRONS AND MANZANITAS. STUDY OF THE ROLE SPECIES OF PHYTOPHTHORA PLAY IN DISEASE SYMPTOM DEVELOPMENT ON CA CHAPARRAL PLANTS. MAINTAIN A SELECT SOURCE OF INFECTED PLANTS FOR PPQ S<(>&<)>T BELTSVILLE LAB FOR THEIR DIAGNOSTIC WORK. CONDUCT KOCH’S POSTULATES ON SELECT SOD-ASSOCIATED HOST PLANTS. STUDIES ON OTHER NEWLY EMERGING QUARANTINE PEST AND PATHOGENS IN NORTH AMERICA. WORK WITH DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. NORS-DUC STAFF WILL PERFORM CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF P. RAMORUM IN NURSERY WATER SYSTEMS AND NATIVE CREEKS, THE CAMPUS NATIVE ENVIRONMENT, SENTINEL PLANTS AND BARRIER PLANTS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE RESEARCH PERIMETER FENCE AND WITHIN A ¼ MILE OF THE RESEARCH SITE. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES). THE P. RAMORUM REGULATORY PROGRAMS, THE NURSERY INDUSTRY, AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS WISHING TO STUDY THE P. RAMORUM PATHOSYSTEM AND GENERAL BEST NURSERY PRACTICES. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES IF ANY. N/A

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO MANAGE THE FACILITY THAT CREATES A SIMULATED ORNAMENTAL PLANT NURSERY WHERE RESEARCH CAN BE CONDUCTED ON QUARANTINE PESTS AND PATHOGENS WHILE SAFEGUARDING PLANT HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. NORS-DUC CONTINUES TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM PPQ THROUGH PPA 7721 FUNDS TO CONTINUE MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE FACILITY AND SUPPORT OF SCIENTISTS’ RESEARCH ENDEAVORS AS WELL AS NORS-DUC INTERNAL RESEARCH PROJECTS. DELIVERABLES INCLUDE TECHNICAL LABORATORY SUPPORT FOR APPROVED RESEARCHERS, IN HOUSE LABORATORY AND FIELD EXPERIMENTS, PHYSICAL SUPPORT (FACILITY) FOR THE APPROVED RESEARCHERS, OUTREACH RESULTING IN ENGAGED, INFORMED STAKEHOLDERS, EVALUATE APPROVED RESEARCH FINDINGS TO SET RESEARCH PRIORITIES AND A FUTURE ACTION PLAN, AND REPORTS TO RESEARCHERS ON THEIR PROJECTS.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE CENTER WILL WORK WITH LOCAL BORDER ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT THE TIJUANA COMPOST CENTER IN DEVELOPING A COMPOST MARKET AND B

THE PRIMARY BENEFIT OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGHOUT EPA REGION IX.

THE PRIMARY BENEFIT OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, AND STATE, AND LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGHOUT E

THIS PROGRAM WILL PRIMARILY BENEFIT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGHOUT EPA REGION IX. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES THAT W

THIS PROGRAM WILL PRIMARILY BENEFIT BUSINESS COMMUNITIES STATE LOCAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGHOUT EPA REGION IX BY ENCOURAGING INDUSTRY TO IM

THIS PROJECT CONSISTS OF TWO TASKS THAT WILL HELP TRIBES, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTIES CREATE MORE SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS THROUGH INNOV

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

TO ENHANCE PEST ID AND TECHNOLOGY BY SUPPORTING THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES TARGETING P. RAMORUM, ALLOWING FOR MORE T

TO: 1) IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF FUMIGANT PENETRATION INTO LOGS AND LUMBER 2) EVALUATE HOW FUMIGANT PENETRATION RATES INFLUENCE EFFICACY AGAINST

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

WOOD PENETRATION OF FUMIGANTS AND EFFICACY OF METHYL BROMIDE ALTERNATIVES ON WOOD PATHOGENS

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO TRANSITION A PUBLISHED MOLECULAR ASSAY FOR DIAGNOSIS OF PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM, ADAPT IT TO WATER SAMPLING AND DETECTION APPLICATIONS FOR USE BY USDA APHIS, USDA FS NPDN, STATE, FEDERAL AND COMMERCIAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES. THE RESULTING RAPID MOLECULAR P. RAMORUM DETECTION TECHNIQUE FOR WATER SAMPLES WOULD REDUCE THE TIME FACTOR SIGNIFICANTLY, TO APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 DAYS, WITH REDUCED COST SAVINGS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: WE WILL ADAPT OUR PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED METHODS FOR RAPID RECOVERY OF P. RAMORUM PROPAGULES FROM WATER SAMPLES COUPLED WITH RAPID, SENSITIVE RECOMBINASE POLYMERASE AMPLIFICATION (RPA) DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY TO PROVIDE A METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM IN IRRIGATION AND SURFACE WATERS COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED IN STATE SURVEYS AND NURSERY INSPECTIONS. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO ADAPT AN ISOTHERMAL RPA ASSAY FOR DETECTION OF PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM IN WATER SAMPLES. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY TESTING THE RPA ASSAY USING PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED FLOCCULATION PROTOCOLS FOR INTERFERENCE OR INHIBITION BY FLOCCULATE SALTS AND ORGANIC MATTER IN P. RAMORUM ZOOSPORE-SPIKED WATER SAMPLES, MEASURE DIAGNOSTIC SENSITIVITY/LIMIT OF DETECTION OF RPA ASSAY ON P. RAMORUM PROPAGULES RECOVERED BY FLOCCULATION FROM ZOOSPORE-SPIKED WATER SAMPLES, AND ANALYTICAL SENSITIVITY ON EXTRACTED DNA, AND MEASURE ACCURACY AND PRECISION OF RPA ASSAY ON P. RAMORUM ZOOSPORE SPIKED WATER SAMPLES. THE END DELIVERABLE WILL BE TO TRANSFER THIS TECHNOLOGY TO DIAGNOSTIC PLANT PATHOLOGISTS AT APHIS PPQ PPCDL BELTSVILLE LAB FOR VALIDATION. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): PPQ P. RAMORUM PROGRAM, STATE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE LABS AND THE NATIONAL PLANT DIAGNOSTIC NETWORK LABS PROVIDING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SERVICES TO REGULATORY PROGRAMS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: A SEPARATE AGREEMENT IS DEVELOPED FOR A COLLABORATOR ON THIS PROJECT.

ARRA - SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FULL FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $68,555. THIS PROJECT CONSISTS OF ONE TASK THAT WILL HELP TRIBES CREATE MOR

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A MOLECULAR IMAGER FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

ADVANCED EDUCATION NURSING TRAINEESHIP

THIS IS A PILOT PROJECT TO DEVELOP A SMALL TO MEDIUM SCALE MANAGEMENT TOOL THAT WOULD UTILIZE NOAA'S CORAL REEF WATCH (CRW)-SATELLITE BLEACHING ALERT

TO SUPPORT SAFEGUARDING NURSERY PRODUCTION BY EVALUATING NURSERY CONDITIONS THAT ARE CONDUCIVE TO PHYTOPHTHORA TENTACULATA INFECTION ON HOST PLANTS

THE EFFECT OF POTTING MEDIUM TYPE AND MOISTURE AND SOIL MICRORGANISMS ON INFECTION BY PHYTOPHTHORA TENTACULATA

TO SUPPORT SAFEGUARDING NUSERY PRODUCTION BY EVALUATING AN EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT, TRICHODEMA ASPERELLUM

USING STEAM AND SOLARIZATION TREATMENTS TO CONTROL WOOD-BORING INSECTS

TO SUPPORT SAFEGUARDING NURSERY PRODUCTION BY EVALUATING AN EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT, TRICHODERMA ASPERELLUM, FOR REMEDIATION OF SOIL I

THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE WASTE MANAGEMENT ON THE TORRES MARTINEZ RESERVATION BY INFORMING THE TRIBE OF REDEVELOPMENT OPTIONS FOR CLEANED UP OPEN DU

FY17 DETERMINING THE MINIMUM TREATMENT A

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO ENHANSE PEST IDND TECHNOLOGY BY SUPPORTING THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES TARGETING P.RAMORUM, ALLOWING FOR MORE TIMELY RESPON