University Enterprises Inc

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

CONTINUED COLLABORATION BETWEEN CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO AND THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR JOINT RESEARCH AND SPACE OCCUPANCY DATED 7/1/11

USGS NON-COMPETITIVE ASSISTANCE FY 2016 - SACRAMENTO ACQUISITION BRANCH

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR JOINT RESEARCH AND SPACE OCCUPANCY

INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NETWORK

MATHEMATICAL ACES: ALGEBRAIC CONCEPTS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

CREST CENTER FOR ADVANCED, FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS: PHASE II

THE CYBER WORKFORCE COMMUNITY NATIONAL CENTER WILL SPEARHEAD COLLABORATION AMONG DESIGNATED INSTITUTIONS AND PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.

PATHS: PROACTIVE APPROACHES FOR TRAINING HISPANICS IN STEM

CSUSB CENTER FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE

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

HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM (STEM)

PROMOTING PRE- AND POST-TRANSFER SUCCESS IN STEM AT HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCE FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION (CSU-LSAMP) SENIOR ALLIANCE - SENIOR LEVEL ALLIANCE

RENEWAL OF THE CYBERCORPS PROGRAM AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN BERNARDINO

SACRAMENTO STATE STEM4EQUITY

MODOC HALL FACILITIES

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH IN CALIFORNIA

RENEWAL OF INFORMATION ASSURANCE EXCELLENCE PROGRAM

LOUIS STOKES STEM PATHWAYS AND RESEARCH ALLIANCE (CSU-LSAMP)

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCE FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION (CSU-LSAMP) SENIOR ALLIANCE (2013-2018)

CYBERCORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE (RENEWAL): PROMOTING CYBERSECURITY EXCELLENCE AND DIVERSITY VIA DYNAMIC AND APPLIED LEARNING TACTICS

FY06 CENTERS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

CCAMPIS AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN BERNARDINO

CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT AND GROUNDWATER RESOURCES

SACRAMENTO STEM POWER

PROMOTING HEALTH FOR ALL BY IMPROVING RESEARCH CAPACITY

DEVELOPING HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM

RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO (2015-2020)

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL LEGACY PROJECT

HSI INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION PROJECT: RETENTION AND ACHIEVEMENT FOR INTRODUCTORY STEM ENGLISH LEARNERS (RAISE) -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION: HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSI PROGRAM), THIS TRACK 3 INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION PROJECT (ITP) AIMS TO IMPROVE RETENTION IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS (STEM) PROGRAMS WITH A LANGUAGE AND CULTURE-FOCUSED APPROACH IN INTRODUCTORY STEM COURSES, IN WHICH THERE ARE SUBSTANTIAL BOTTLENECKS TO STUDENT RETENTION IN STEM DISCIPLINES NATION-WIDE. ALL STEM STUDENTS FACE CHALLENGES IN DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC ACADEMIC LANGUAGE, WHICH IS DEFINED AS UNIQUE LANGUAGE USED BY PRACTITIONERS TO COMMUNICATE IN AN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE AND IS DIFFERENT FROM EVERYDAY USAGE OF LANGUAGE. ACADEMIC LANGUAGE IS ALSO AN ADDED CHALLENGE TO ENGLISH LEARNERS. LANGUAGE-CONSCIOUS TEACHING IS A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE WAY TO SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS AND IS COMMON IN K-12 EDUCATION BUT NOT IN HIGHER EDUCATION. THIS WORK WILL CONTRIBUTE TO UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF ACADEMIC LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGE-CENTRIC PEDAGOGY IN STEM STUDENT SUCCESS AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL. THE NATION?S DEMOGRAPHICS INDICATE THAT THE NUMBER OF MULTILINGUAL AND ENGLISH LEARNER STUDENTS IS EVER-INCREASING, AND PRELIMINARY INQUIRY SUGGESTS THAT ENGLISH LEARNERS REPRESENT 15-30% OF INCOMING FRESHMEN. THUS, THE BROADER IMPACT OF THIS PROJECT IS THAT IT WILL HELP DEVELOP A STEM WORKFORCE THAT REFLECTS THIS DIVERSITY AND LEVERAGES ITS MULTILINGUAL ASSETS. THIS WILL BE ESSENTIAL FOR THE UNITED STATES TO STAY COMPETITIVE IN AN INCREASINGLY MULTICULTURAL WORLD. UPON SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT, THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE: (1) STUDENT SUCCESS AND RETENTION WILL IMPROVE IN INTRODUCTORY STEM COURSES; (2) CULTURAL AND PEDAGOGICAL SHIFTS WILL OCCUR AMONG FACULTY TO ACCOUNT FOR AND CELEBRATE THE UNIQUE LANGUAGE SKILLS OF OUR STUDENTS; (3) INSTITUTIONS WILL BE MORE COGNIZANT OF SUPPORTING AND PLANNING FOR THE SUCCESS OF ENGLISH LEARNERS AND MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS. THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO (1) ESTABLISH A FACULTY AND STAFF LEARNING COMMUNITY AROUND STEM ACADEMIC LANGUAGE CHALLENGES AND EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS. THE CULTURE AND CONTEXTS OF THE INCOMING CLASS WILL BE EXPLORED THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS THAT ARE MAJOR FEEDER CAMPUSES TO THE UNIVERSITY; (2) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES FOR COLLECTING INSTITUTIONAL DATA ON ENGLISH LEARNERS; (3) DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT INTERVENTIONS TARGETING STEM ACADEMIC LANGUAGE CHALLENGES. IT IS EXPECTED THAT SOME STEM-FOCUSED ENGLISH LEARNER INTERVENTIONS DESIGNED FOR K-12 PROGRAMS CAN BE EFFECTIVELY ADAPTED AND ADOPTED FOR UNIVERSITY-LEVEL INTRODUCTORY STEM COURSES TO BENEFIT ALL STUDENTS, INCLUDING ENGLISH LEARNERS. PROMISING INTERVENTIONS WILL UNDERGO MORE FORMAL EVALUATION AND INVESTIGATION FOR EFFICACY; (4) RESEARCH STUDENT AND FACULTY ENGAGEMENT IN STEM ACADEMIC LANGUAGE. HOW STUDENTS ENGAGE WITH STEM DISCIPLINARY LANGUAGE, WHAT STEM FACULTY ATTITUDES TOWARDS TEACHING AND ENGAGING IN ACADEMIC LANGUAGE ARE, AND HOW THOSE ATTITUDES AFFECT STUDENT LEARNING WILL BE EXAMINED. RESULTS WILL BE BROADLY DISSEMINATED THROUGH PUBLICATION, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND NETWORKS THROUGH THE LARGE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. 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.

IMPROVING STUDENT SUCCESS IN STEM BY IMPROVING FACULTY TEACHING

THE ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE CENTER (EFC) WILL PROVIDE MULTI-MEDIA ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE EXPERTISE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO REGULATED COMMUNITIES TO

CSU SAN BERNARDINO MINORITY ACCESS TO RESEARCH CAREERS

CYBERCORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE (RENEWAL): EXPANDING THE REACH OF CYBERSECURITY TRAINING AT SACRAMENTO STATE -THE NATION?S NEED FOR CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONALS WITH DIVERSE TRAINING AND BACKGROUNDS CONTINUES TO GROW. THIS PROJECT WILL FURTHER DEVELOP A COMPETENT CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO (SACRAMENTO STATE). SACRAMENTO STATE AIMS TO PRODUCE CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONALS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS A THRIVING CENTER OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, THE SEAT OF CALIFORNIA?S STATE GOVERNMENT, AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO MANY FEDERAL AGENCIES. THE PROJECT WILL EXPAND ITS REACH TO HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS INCLUDING RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES, WOMEN, AND FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS, WITH THE GOAL OF ATTRACTING AND DEVELOPING STEM TALENT FROM DIVERSE GROUPS IN CYBERSECURITY. THIS BUILDS ON SACRAMENTO STATE?S PRIOR SUCCESS IN SECURING CYBERSECURITY EMPLOYMENT FOR DIVERSE SFS SCHOLARS, WITH A CURRENT GOAL OF PLACING 85% IN THE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BRANCH. WITH ITS COMPARATIVELY LOW STATE TUITION RATE, SACRAMENTO STATE OFFERS A COST-EFFECTIVE PROGRAM FOR TRAINING CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS. AS A HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION (HSI) AND AN ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER SERVING INSTITUTION (AANAPISI), WHERE 42% OF THE STUDENT BODY ARE HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES, 45% ARE PELL-ELIGIBLE, AND 32% ARE FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS, SACRAMENTO STATE IS WELL POSITIONED TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT 26 STUDENTS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, COMPUTER ENGINEERING, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS AT SACRAMENTO STATE OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. IT WILL EXPAND RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INNOVATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR SACRAMENTO STATE STUDENTS IN CRITICAL CYBERSECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE. ALL SFS SCHOLARS WILL TAKE PART IN A FACULTY-MENTORED RESEARCH PROJECT EXPLORING AN ARRAY OF PRESSING TOPICS SUCH AS AI, TRUSTWORTHY ALGORITHMS USING BLOCKCHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE, ROBUST AUTHENTICATION, ANALYSIS OF CYBER-ATTACKS ON DYNAMIC CONTROL SYSTEMS, AND DESIGN OF RESILIENT CONTROL SYSTEMS. THIS WILL ENABLE FACULTY TO INVOLVE INTERESTED STUDENTS IN THEIR RESEARCH, DISSEMINATE THEIR RESEARCH RESULTS, AND UPDATE THE PROGRAM?S CYBERSECURITY CURRICULUM TO REFLECT THE LATEST STATE OF TECHNOLOGY. THE PROJECT WILL BECOME MORE MULTIDISCIPLINARY, INVITING STUDENTS MAJORING IN MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE TO PARTICIPATE. FINALLY, SFS SCHOLARS WILL CONDUCT A SURVEY OF CURRENT TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN CYBERSECURITY EACH YEAR AND MAKE A PRESENTATION IN A PUBLIC FORUM, SUCH AS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION SUMMIT, TO RAISE AWARENESS. THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY THE CYBERCORPS? SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE (SFS) PROGRAM, WHICH FUNDS PROPOSALS ESTABLISHING OR CONTINUING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS IN CYBERSECURITY AND ALIGNS WITH THE U.S. NATIONAL CYBER STRATEGY TO DEVELOP A SUPERIOR CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE. FOLLOWING GRADUATION, SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO WORK IN CYBERSECURITY FOR A FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, OR TRIBAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION FOR THE SAME DURATION AS THEIR SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. 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.

EXPANDING SUSTAINABLE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH TO INSPIRE UNDERGRADUATE SUCCESS

U-RISE AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN BERNARDINO

SACRAMENTO COMPROMETID@S (COMMITTED TO PROMOTING LATIN@S IN TEACHING CAREERS)

INVESTING IN INNOVATION - DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

CREATING PATHWAYS TO COMPUTING CAREERS THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL AND ENGAGED LEARNING -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. OVER ITS FIVE-YEAR DURATION, THIS PROJECT WILL AWARD A TOTAL OF 150 SCHOLARSHIPS TO SUPPORT COHORTS OF 30 ACADEMICALLY TALENTED STUDENTS EACH YEAR, WITH A DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED, WHO ARE PURSUING DEGREES IN COMPUTING AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - SAN BERNARDINO. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO INVIGORATE COMPUTING EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA'S INLAND EMPIRE REGION BY CREATING PATHWAYS TO COMPUTING CAREERS. THE PEDAGOGICAL CHANGES TO THE INTRODUCTORY COMPUTING COURSES, SUPPORTED BY THIS AWARD, WILL BENEFIT MORE THAN 1,250 STUDENTS. FOUR OBJECTIVES WILL GUIDE THE PROJECT TEAM. FIRST IS TO INCREASE THE RETENTION AND GRADUATION OF LOW-INCOME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. SECOND IS TO TRANSFORM THE INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING COURSES TO INCLUDE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AND ACTIVE LEARNING PEDAGOGICAL TECHNIQUES. THIRD IS TO DEVELOP A SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM, AND FOURTH IS TO EXPAND AND SUSTAIN A QUARTERLY FORUM THAT BRINGS TOGETHER TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, POLICYMAKERS, AND THOUGHT LEADERS, ENABLING STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. THE RESEARCH COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT WILL ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ON LOW-INCOME COMPUTING STUDENTS' RETENTION, ACADEMIC SUCCESS, AND DEGREE COMPLETION. FURTHERMORE, IT WILL EXPLORE HOW ENGAGED LEARNING AND MENTORING INFLUENCE STUDENTS' INTEREST IN PURSUING RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AND CAREERS. 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.

DEVELOPING HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM

DEVELOPING HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM

DEGREE WITH A PURPOSE: INTEGRATION OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL WELLNESS INTO THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PROGRAM

(HEP)

STUDENT ASSISTANCE IN LEARNING (SAIL) PROGRAM

COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT ON CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT AND GROUNDWATERRESOURCES 2021-2026

HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PROGRAM

SACRAMENTO STATE COLLEGE ASSISTANCE MIGRANT PROGRAM

CAMP

CAMP

STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS - HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS

SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN AANAPISI COLLABORATION

INFORMATION ASSURANCE EXCELLENCE PROGRAM

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

THE SACRAMENTO STATE PASS PROGRAM: PEER-ASSISTED STUDENT SUCCESS

THE SACRAMENTO MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHER LEADERS

ASIAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER-SERVING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

SACRAMENTO CCAMPIS

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

CSUSB COLLEGE ASSISTANCE MIGRANT PROGRAM (CAMP)

ACHIEVING STEM PERSISTENCE THROUGH PEER ASSISTED LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS: CREATING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES

INTELLIGENCY COMMUNITY - CENTERS FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

2006 CONGRESSIONAL EARMARK FUNDING ENTITLED SUPPORT FOR THE SACRAMENTO STATE SPACE SCIENCE CENTER

CSUSB - DIDARP

BUILDING CAPACITY: STEM FACULTY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IN THE ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT

CSUSB RISE PROGRAM

PRISM: CSUSB STRENGTHENING THE SCIENTIFIC WORKFORCE

UPWARD BOUND AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO (CARTER, EISENHOWER, RIALTO)

UPWARD BOUND AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO (PACIFIC, ARROYO-VALLEY, SAN BERNARDINO)

TAS::89 0328::TAS RECOVERY ACT - NEW AWARD FOR CALIFORNIA SMART GRID WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NETWORK - UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISES, INC.

REACHING FOR THE STARS - CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN BERNARDINO OBSERVATORY PROJECT - PR NUMBER 09CH11561

TRIO - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

CSUSB NOYCE MATHEMATICS TEACHING FELLOWS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

SACRAMENTO STATE COLLEGE ASSISTANCE MIGRANT PROGRAM (CAMP) 2024-2029

TALENT SEARCH RIALTO

ONTOGENY OF CAUDATE-PUTAMEN FUNCTIONING: BEHAVIORAL RELEVANCE

CSUSB UPWARD BOUND MATH SCIENCE RIALTO

MIGRANT EDUCATION - HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PROGRAM - (HEP)

ASIAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER-SERVING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM

MIGRANT EDUCATION - COLLEGE ASSISTANCE MIGRANT PROGRAM - CAMP

PATHWAYS FELLOWS: STUDYING SUPPORTS AND BARRIERS TO AND THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION

TALENT SEARCH SAN BERNARDINO

TALENT SEARCH COLTON

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTER

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM - SBCUSD

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM - RUSD

UPWARD BOUND

UPWARD BOUND

SACMAST: SACRAMENTO MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHING

COMBINED PRIORITY FOR PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT

RONALD E. MCNAIR POST-BACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

UPWARD BOUND MATH SCIENCE RUSD

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

CHILD CARE ACCESS MEANS PARENTS IN SCHOOL PROGRAM

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CAL-BRIDGE: A STATEWIDE INTERSEGMENTAL PARTNERSHIP CREATING A PATHWAY FOR CALIFORNIA UNDERGRADUATES TO THE PROFESSORIATE -THE MISSION OF THE CAL-BRIDGE PROGRAM IS TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY (URM) AND WOMEN STUDENTS COMPLETING PHD DEGREES IN STEM DISCIPLINES AND GOING ON TO JOIN THE STEM PROFESSORIATE AND TECHNICAL WORKFORCE LEADERSHIP. STUDENTS SELECTED FOR THE PROGRAM ARE DESIGNATED AS CAL-BRIDGE SCHOLARS, AND JOIN A VIBRANT COHORT-BASED MENTORING AND UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM SPANNING A DIVERSE STATEWIDE NETWORK OF 10 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UC), 23 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY (CSU) CAMPUSES, AND 116 CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (CCC) CAMPUSES. WITH THE OVERALL CSU LEAD HOUSED AT CSU SAN BERNARDINO, AND THE UC AND OVERALL PROGRAM LEADERSHIP HOUSED AT UC IRVINE, A NETWORK OF NEARLY 300 CSU AND UC FACULTY SERVE AS MENTORS TO CAL-BRIDGE SCHOLARS IN THE FOUR STEM FIELDS OF PHYSICS, ASTRONOMY, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS. APPROXIMATELY 150 CAL-BRIDGE SCHOLARS WILL JOIN THE PROGRAM OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, WITH AS MANY AS 30-40 MATRICULATING TO PHD PROGRAMS EACH YEAR. THE CAL-BRIDGE PROGRAM HAS BEEN RUNNING EFFECTIVELY AS A STATE-WIDE PROGRAM FOR 10 YEARS; A NEW NSF AWARD ALLOWS FOR THE SOLIDIFICATION OF THE PROGRAM IN ITS NEW FIELDS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS, AND FOR THE ENRICHMENT OF ITS EXTRA-CURRICULAR OFFERINGS AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES. THE CAL-BRIDGE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM SUPPORTS COLLEGE JUNIORS AND SENIORS AS THEY WORK TOWARD ENROLLMENT IN A PHD PROGRAM BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AS WELL AS INTENSIVE, SUSTAINED, JOINT MENTORING OF STUDENTS BY CSU AND UC FACULTY. THESE RESOURCES FACILITATE THE PERSISTENCE OF CAL-BRIDGE UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARS IN COMPLETING THEIR BS DEGREE AND IN SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONING TO A STEM PHD PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IDENTIFIES STUDENTS WITH ACADEMIC POTENTIAL, USING RESEARCH-BASED CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY OTHER SUCCESSFUL BRIDGE. ONCE SELECTED, CAL-BRIDGE SCHOLARS BENEFIT FROM FIVE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM: 1. FULL NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIP AT THEIR CSU CAMPUS DURING THEIR JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS OF COLLEGE. 2. TWO FACULTY MENTORS: ONE FROM A UC CAMPUS AND ONE FROM THEIR CSU CAMPUS, WITH JOINT MENTORING ON A BIWEEKLY BASIS. 3. EXTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN A COHORT OF ACADEMICALLY- MINDED PEERS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS, VIA REGULAR IN-PERSON AND ONLINE WORKSHOPS. 4. SUPERVISED RESEARCH WITH UC FACULTY OR AT OTHER REU PROGRAMS DURING THE SUMMERS, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THEIR RESULTS AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES. 5. A STRONG NETWORK OF PEER AND NEAR-PEER MENTORING THAT PROVIDES A CRITICAL ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF SUPPORT ADDITIONAL GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE THAT UC CAL-BRIDGE MENTORS IMPROVE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS, AND THAT UC PHD ADMISSION PROGRAMS DEVELOP MORE HOLISTIC ADMISSIONS PROCESSES THAT LEAD TO GREATER ACCEPTANCE OF STUDENTS FROM NON-TRADITIONAL BACKGROUNDS. 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.

CYBER SECURITY CENTERS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE (CAE) COMMUNITY MEETING, EDUCATION AND AWARENESS

SACRAMENTO STATE RISE PROGRAM

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

TECH4EQUITY

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM - PROJECT ABSTRACT THE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH - HOLISTIC OUTREACH FOR PROMOTING EQUITY (Y-HOPE) INITIATIVE AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO, SCHOOL COUNSELING (CSUS-SC) CONCENTRATION ADDRESSES CRITICAL GAPS IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE BY TRAINING, SUPPORTING, AND PLACING DIVERSE SCHOOL COUNSELOR TRAINEES IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THIS PROJECT WILL RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND DEPLOY 69 GRADUATE-LEVEL SCHOOL COUNSELOR TRAINEES IN FIVE HIGH-NEED, HIGH-DEMAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. THESE DISTRICTS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY STUDENT POPULATIONS THAT ARE SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE, AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. THE PROJECT SEEKS TO TRANSFORM THE MENTAL HEALTH LANDSCAPE IN SCHOOLS BY EMBEDDING TRAUMA-INFORMED, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, AND PREVENTATIVE MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICES WITHIN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL COUNSELING SERVICES. THE INITIATIVE LEVERAGES SACRAMENTO STATE’S DESIGNATION AS A HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION (HSI), ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER-SERVING INSTITUTION (AANAPISI), AND BLACK-SERVING INSTITUTION TO ENSURE DIVERSE RECRUITMENT. TRAINEES WILL COMPLETE A RIGOROUS CURRICULUM ENHANCED BY SUPPLEMENTAL MODULES ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY, TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES, AND CREATIVE EXPRESSIVE ARTS. IN ADDITION TO 900 HOURS OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, TRAINEES WILL ENGAGE IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION, FAMILY-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES, AND SCHOOL-WIDE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING. TO SUPPORT RETENTION AND MITIGATE BARRIERS FACED BY UNDERREPRESENTED GRADUATE STUDENTS, Y-HOPE PROVIDES FINANCIAL STIPENDS, MENTORSHIP, PEER SUPPORT, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. SITE SUPERVISORS RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS (CASC) SCHOOL COUNSELING SUPERVISION CERTIFICATE PROGRAM, FOSTERING A ROBUST PIPELINE OF QUALIFIED MENTORS FOR FUTURE COHORTS. GRADUATES COMMIT TO SERVING HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS, WITH PRIORITY PLACED ON TITLE I SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS WITH HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS (HPSA) DESIGNATIONS. THE CSUS-SC CONCENTRATION HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF PLACING GRADUATES IN HIGH-NEED, HIGH-DEMAND SCHOOLS, INCLUDING MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THEREFORE, Y-HOPE REQUESTS PRIORITY FUNDING UNDER THE HRSA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (BHWET) FOR PROFESSIONALS QUALIFICATION 1 FOR HAVING A HIGH RATE OF GRADUATE PLACEMENT IN PRACTICE SETTINGS WITH A PRINCIPAL FOCUS ON UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. BY ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES, FOSTERING PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY, AND ENHANCING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE, THIS INITIATIVE SEEKS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE CHANGE IN THE MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES OF CALIFORNIA’S YOUTH.

EDUCATING MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS WHO CAN PREPARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR 21ST CENTURY COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS

MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOLARS FOR THE INLAND EMPIRE

SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SACRAMENTO

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER (COACHELLA VALLEY)

CSUSB CCAMPIS PROGRAM

MCNAIR SCHOLARS PROGRAM AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO

SACRAMENTO COLLEGE COALITION FOR FUTURE SCIENTISTS

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES ARP FUNDING, SUPPORTS THE ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE CENTER (EFC) AT SACRAMENTO STATE UNIVERSITY. THE EFCS PROVIDE FINANCE-RELATED TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND ANALYTICAL STUDIES TO HELP REGULATED PARTIES DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO THE DIFFICULT 'HOW-TO-PAY' ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH MEETING ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS. THE EFCS EDUCATE STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND BUSINESSES ON LOWERING ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS, INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS, IMPROVING FINANCIAL CAPACITY, IDENTIFYING APPROPRIATE REVENUE GENERATING MECHANISMS, AND EVALUATING ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCING OPTIONS. THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES PARTIAL FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $520,000 AND APPROVES PRE-AWARD COSTS BACK TO MAY 2, 2023.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FIVE SERVICE CATEGORIES: 1) COORDINATE WITH COOPERATING ENTITIES TO IDENTIFY REGIONAL NEEDS AND IMPLEMENT, TRACK, AND DOCUMENT ACTIVITIES, PROGRESS, OUTPUTS, AND OUTCOMES; 2) HOST COMMUNITY TRAININGS ON FUNDING/FINANCING RESOURCES, STRATEGIES, AND OPPORTUNITIES; 3) PROVIDE DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) TO COMMUNITIES; 4) DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE COMMUNITY RESOURCES/TOOLS; AND 5) CONDUCT RESEARCH/STUDIES AND DEVELOP RESOURCES/TOOLS FOR STATES, TERRITORIES, ETC. SUBRECIPIENT:IF FUNDING IS PROVIDED, SUBAWARDS COULD BE MADE AS FOLLOWS (YEARS 2-5): $100K/YEAR FOR EARTH ISLAND EFC, $50K/YEAR FOR THE TO-BE-NAMED RIOAMBASSADOR, AND $27K/YEAR FOR KCB. AS A SUB-RECIPIENT, EARTH ISLAND EFC WILL PROVIDE TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP, RISK AND RESILIENCY, AND COMMUNICATION IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS TRAINING FOR BUILDING AND MAINTAINING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. FUNDING FOR THE RIO AMBASSADOR WILL BE USED TO PROMOTE CREATION OF SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS WITH FINANCIAL, TECHNICAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES AND CAPABILITIES FOR CONFORMANCE WITH ACCEPTED ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES THAT ARE DURABLE AND SUSTAINABLE AND CONSIDER CLIMATE AND URBAN RESILIENCE IN THE PROJECT REGION. KCB WILL PROVIDE COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO ENHANCE THE VALUE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRADE TOOL. PERSONNEL, FRINGE, TRAVEL, AND SUPPLIES ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR EACH SUB-RECIPIENT. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL BE DETAILED IN ANNUAL WORK PLANS BASED ON NEGOTIATIONS WITH FUNDING AGENCIES (EPA AND STATE/TERRITORIES/TRIBES).OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTS, PROJECT REPORTS, TRAININGS AND TRAINING MATERIALS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS AND OTHER RESOURCES. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE CLEANER AND SAFER WATER FOR COMMUNITIES THROUGH IMPROVED AWARENESS OF AND IMPLEMENTATION BY PRACTITIONERS OF THE TMF TECHNIQUES NEEDED TO OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND ADAPT WATER SYSTEMS OVER THE LONG TERM UNDER CHANGING ENVIRONMENTAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, REGULATORY, AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS AND IMPROVED ABILITY OF AGENCIES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES IN THESE EFFORTS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE RESIDENTS OF THE STATES, TRIBES, AND TERRITORIES WITHIN EPA REGION 9 AND THE FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.

RONALD E. MCNAIR POST-BACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT

EFFECTS OF EARLY METHYLPHENIDATE EXPOSURE ON OPIOID RECEPTOR FUNCTIONING

LSAMP BD: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO, CSU-LSAMP-BD COHORT 16

LSAMP BD: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES, CSU-LSAMP-BD COHORT 15

BRIDGE TO THE DOCTORATE AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES: CSU-LSAMP-BD COHORT 14

BRIDGE TO THE DOCTORATE AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES: CSU-LSAMP-BD COHORT 13

RONALD E. MCNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

TRIO - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

MCNAIR SCHOLARS PROGRAM AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO

ONTOGENY OF BEHAVIORAL SENSITIZATION: ASSOCIATIVE AND NONASSOCIATIVE PROCESSES

LONG-TERM TRAINING GRANT: REHABILITATION COUNSELING AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO

EXPANDING GIRL POWER BY DESIGN: CONTINUING TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY PATHWAYS

ADVANCE ADAPTATION: DIVERSITY AND EQUITY IN PROMOTION, TENURE, AND HIRING (DEPTH) FOR STEM FACULTY

USDA EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

UPWARD BOUND MATH & SCIENCE

D-ISN: CONSTRAINING ILLICIT DECISION MAKING WITHIN AND ACROSS DYNAMIC SUPPLY NETWORKS -THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS DISRUPTING OPERATIONS OF ILLICIT SUPPLY NETWORKS (D-ISN) RESEARCH STUDY IS TO DEVELOP AND EVALUATE AN INTEGRATED THEORY OF ILLICIT DECISION MAKING. THIS RESEARCH EXAMINES HOW, WHEN, AND WHY INDIVIDUALS CHOOSE TO ENGAGE IN LEGITIMATE VERSUS ILLICIT ACTIVITIES TO MAXIMIZE PROFITS OR GAIN A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE WITHIN THEIR INDUSTRY. USING A NETWORK APPROACH, THE PROJECT INVESTIGATES HOW INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS TO COMPLY WITH OR DISREGARD LAWS AND REGULATIONS AFFECT THE DECISIONS OF OTHER ACTORS WITHIN A SUPPLY NETWORK. THE FINDINGS WILL IDENTIFY TARGETED INTERVENTIONS THAT CAN BE ENACTED THROUGH LAWS, POLICIES, REGULATIONS, AND BUSINESS PRACTICES TO CONSTRAIN THE BENEFITS GAINED BY ACTORS ENGAGING IN ILLICIT ACTIVITY. THIS PROJECT SERVES THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY ADVANCING NEW WAYS TO CREATE POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL PROSPERITY BY CONSTRAINING ILLICIT DECISION MAKING AND WILL PROMOTE THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE TO ENCOURAGE NEW DIALOGUES AMONG STAKEHOLDERS TO FIND WAYS TO DISRUPT ILLICIT ACTIVITIES WITHIN A SUPPLY NETWORK. THE PROJECT TAKES A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE, WITH PIS FROM THE FIELDS OF CRIMINOLOGY, BUSINESS AND SUPPLY CHAINS, AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH. THIS PROJECT USES A NETWORKED AGENT-BASED MODEL (NABM) TO SIMULATE ILLICIT DECISION MAKING AT THE TRANSACTION LEVEL AMONG A NETWORKED COMMUNITY OF COMPETING LEGITIMATE, CRIMINAL, AND ILLICIT-SUSCEPTIBLE ACTORS. APPLYING THEORIES OF COMPETITION, THE PROJECT UTILIZES THE RATIONAL CHOICE PERSPECTIVE OF OFFENDER DECISION MAKING WITHIN A UTILITY MAXIMIZATION FRAMEWORK TO MODEL THE COMPETITIVE DYNAMICS UNDERPINNING ILLICIT SUPPLY NETWORKS. THIS RESEARCH WILL DEVELOP INITIAL MODELS BASED ON CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MASSAGE THERAPY INDUSTRY, AND THE FINDINGS WILL BE EXTENDED IN APPLIED TO OTHER INDUSTRIES THAT ALSO INVOLVE ILLICIT SUPPLY NETWORKS, SUCH AS AGRICULTURE, PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS, AND COUNTERFEIT ITEMS. THIS PROJECT WILL EXPOSE TWO FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES ESSENTIAL FOR UNDERSTANDING AND DISRUPTING ILLICIT SUPPLY NETWORKS: (1) THE COMPETITIVE DYNAMICS AFFECTING CONSUMERS AND SUPPLIERS THAT DRIVE CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES; AND (2) THE ROLE THAT CIVIL, CRIMINAL, AND FOR-PROFIT BUSINESS REGULATIONS PLAY IN SHIFTING MARKET CONDITIONS. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL ENGAGE WITH COLLABORATORS FROM ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TO DEVELOP A GENERALIZABLE, DOMAIN-AGNOSTIC FRAMEWORK TO DIRECT ISN DISRUPTION STRATEGIES TO CONSTRAIN THE COST-BENEFIT CALCULATION OF POTENTIAL OFFENDERS. THE PROJECT WILL EDUCATE GRADUATE STUDENTS WITHIN A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ENVIRONMENT WHO WILL BE CAPABLE OF ADDRESSING COMPLEX SOCIETAL ISSUES. 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.

2015 CSU-LSAMP BRIDGE TO THE DOCTORATE AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES (COHORT XII)

2014 CSU-LSAMP BRIDGE TO THE DOCTORATE AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES

2010 CSU-LSAMP BRIDGE TO THE DOCTORATE (COHORT 8)- BD SITE: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES

CSU-LSAMP BRIDGE TO THE DOCTORATE AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE (COHORT 7)

2008 CSU-LSAMP BRIDGE TO THE DOCTORATE AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES (COHORT 6)

2012 CSU-LSAMP BRIDGE TO THE DOCTORATE AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES

CSU-LSAMP BRIDGE TO THE DOCTORATE AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE (COHORT 9)

HORNET SCIENCE SCHOLARS PROGRAM

CSUSB HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PROGRAM (HEP)

REHABILITATION LONG-TERM TRAINING - REHABILITATION COUNSELING

CER: ASSESSING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STUDENT OUTCOMES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE -MANY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE THE CHANCE TO TAKE COMPUTER SCIENCE CLASSES. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO HELP MORE STUDENTS GAIN ACCESS TO COMPUTER SCIENCE BY TRAINING TEACHERS IN NEW WAYS TO TEACH IMPORTANT TOPICS LIKE PROBLEM-SOLVING, COMPUTER BASICS, AND HOW COMPUTERS CAN BE USED RESPONSIBLY. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE STUDENT INTEREST IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, STAY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE CLASSES, AND EVEN CHOOSE CAREERS IN TECHNOLOGY. IT WILL WORK WITH ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS (ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT) AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS. THE RESULTS COULD ALSO PROVIDE INSIGHTS TO OTHER SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO BETTER SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING ABOUT COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY. THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON PREVIOUS WORK TO EXPAND ACCESS TO COMPUTER SCIENCE IN HIGH SCHOOLS BY USING A RESEARCHER-PRACTITIONER PARTNERSHIP TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON STUDENT MOTIVATION AND RETENTION IN COMPUTATIONAL COURSES. THE RESEARCH WILL USE DESIGN-BASED METHODS TO INVESTIGATE HOW TRAINING TEACHERS IN DESIGN THINKING, CORE COMPUTER SCIENCE CONCEPTS, AND KEY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOPICS AFFECTS STUDENT MOTIVATION, ENGAGEMENT, AND ENROLLMENT IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY PATHWAYS. THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS. BY GENERATING NEW EVIDENCE ON HOW TEACHER TRAINING IMPACTS STUDENT OUTCOMES, THIS WORK WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE FIELD OF COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION AND INFORM FUTURE PRACTICES AIMED AT STUDENT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IN COMPUTATIONAL SUBJECTS. 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.

NICE CHALLENGES 2016-2019

INFLUENZA NUCLEOPROTEIN INTERACTIONS AND VIRAL RNA SYNTHESIS

CSUSB MINORITY DRUG ABUSE RESEARCH PROGRAM

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIV. SAN BERNARDINO SCORE PROPOSAL

DEVELOPMENT OF GLYCODENDRIMERS AS POTENTIAL ANTI-HIV MICROBICIDE AGENTS

SPAD AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN BERNARDINO

RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAMS IN THE EDUCATION SCIENCES

U-RISE AT SACRAMENTO STATE - U-RISE AT SACRAMENTO STATE PROJECT SUMMARY U-RISE AT SACRAMENTO STATE IS A CONTINUATION OF THE SACRAMENTO STATE RISE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DELIVER A RICH RESEARCH-TRAINING CURRICULUM TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS WHO ENTER DOCTORAL DEGREES IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2017, SACRAMENTO STATE RISE TRAINED 32 UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS, WHERE 29 ARE PURSUING BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH GRADUATE STUDIES: 15 PURSUED BIOMEDICAL PHD PROGRAMS, 9 PURSUED BIOMEDICAL MASTER’S PROGRAMS, AND 5 WORK IN BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES. THE PROPOSED U-RISE AT SACRAMENTO STATE AIMS TO DEVELOP A DIVERSE AND COMPETITIVE POOL OF CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF GRADUATE DEGREES IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. OUR GOAL WILL BE ACHIEVED BY PROVIDING RESEARCH TRAINING ACTIVITIES TO CULTIVATE STUDENTS FROM RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH SCIENCES, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND FIRST-GENERATION AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, WHO HAVE THE TALENT AND DESIRE TO EARN DOCTORAL DEGREES IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. U-RISE AT SACRAMENTO STATE WILL ANNUALLY SERVE 8 TRAINEES SELECTED FROM THE COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS BY OFFERING A RICH RESEARCH TRAINING CURRICULUM, GRADUATE SCHOOL PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOPS, INDIVIDUALIZED GRADUATE SCHOOL READINESS ADVISING, AND PREPARING COMPETITIVE APPLICATIONS FOR DOCTORAL PROGRAMS. BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, TRAINEES WILL (1) DEVELOP A FIRM UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRINCIPLES OF RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH; (2) HAVE A SUPPORTIVE, INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE IN A RESEARCH SETTING TO UNDERSTAND THE SKILLS OF DESIGNING, CONDUCTING AND PRESENTING RIGOROUS RESEARCH, AND (3) BUILD THEIR IDENTITY AS A BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHER. U-RISE AT SACRAMENTO STATE WILL CONDUCT A NON-LINEAR PROGRAM IN WHICH ALL STUDENTS (FROM SECOND-YEARS, TO TRANSFERS, TO INCOMING SENIORS) HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN YEAR-ROUND HANDS-ON RESEARCH AT SACRAMENTO STATE OR THE NEARBY UC DAVIS CAMPUS AND BECOME COMPETITIVE FOR ADMISSION AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN THE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FIELDS.

COMBINED PRIORITY FOR PERSONNEL PREPARATION

CHILD CARE

RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION OF THE CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY EDUCATION RESEARCH AND ADVANCEMENT AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: COMMUNITY COLLEGE CYBER PILOT PROGRAM (C3P)

REHABILITATION LONG-TERM TRAINING - REHABILITATION COUNSELING

OLDER ADULT SOCIAL PARTICIPATION, GENDER, AND COGNITIVE DECLINE - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT IDENTIFYING WAYS TO DELAY OR PREVENT COGNITIVE DECLINE AND DEMENTIA REMAINS A PRIORITY OF THE NIA. AS PART OF THIS WORK, THERE IS GROWING RECOGNITION THAT SOCIAL PARTICIPATION AND COMMUNITY CONNECTEDNESS MAY REDUCE THE RISK OF THESE DISEASES. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS RESEARCH HAS PROVIDED LITTLE SPECIFICITY INTO HOW VARIOUS SOCIAL ACTIVITIES MAY DIFFERENTIALLY PREDICT COGNITIVE DECLINE. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN LITTLE INQUIRY INTO HOW OLDER ADULT SOCIAL PARTICIPATION OR ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH COGNITION MIGHT DIFFER BY GENDER. UNLIKE MANY STANDARD SURVEY ITEMS (E.G., HEALTH, EDUCATION), THERE IS INSUFFICIENT CONSISTENCY WITH HOW SOCIAL PARTICIPATION IS MEASURED IN SOCIAL SURVEYS AND UTILIZED IN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH. IN PARTICULAR, THE USE OF SOCIAL PARTICIPATION “SUMMARY MEASURES” (A) MAY OBSCURE DIFFERENTIAL ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN COGNITION AND UNDERLYING SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, AND (B) OFTEN INCLUDE ITEMS THAT ARE, ARGUABLY, NOT “SOCIAL PARTICIPATION” (E.G., MEETING WITH FAMILY MEMBERS). THIS HAS RESULTED IN TWO LIMITATIONS: ONE, IT IS NOT KNOWN WHICH SOCIAL ACTIVITIES—AND TO WHAT EXTENT THESE ACTIVITIES—ARE DRIVING ANY ASSOCIATIONS. TWO, IT IS DIFFICULT TO COMPARE RESULTS AMONG SIMILAR STUDIES, RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY. THIS PROJECT HAS THREE AIMS. ONE, WE WILL INVESTIGATE HOW ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN SOCIAL PARTICIPATION AND OLDER ADULT COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING DIFFER BY SOCIAL ACTIVITY. TWO, WE WILL IDENTIFY MECHANISMS THAT LINK PARTICULAR SOCIAL ACTIVITIES TO COGNITIVE HEALTH. THREE, WE WILL INVESTIGATE TO WHAT EXTENT ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN SOCIAL PARTICIPATION AND OLDER ADULT COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING DIFFER BY GENDER. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS, WE WILL UTILIZE FOUR LARGE NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE LONGITUDINAL STUDIES OF OLDER ADULTS. DR. ERIC VOGELSANG, PI, HAS AN ESTABLISHED PUBLICATION RECORD OF OLDER ADULT SOCIAL PARTICIPATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH. THE COLLABORATORS ON THIS PROJECT HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING RESEARCH, MENTORING, AND NIH GRANTS. WORKING AT A “SUPER” HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION (CSU-SAN BERNARDINO), THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE TO STUDENTS WITH LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROPOSED STUDY WILL PRODUCE THREE BENEFITS. ONE, IT WILL INFORM PATIENTS, PRACTITIONERS, AND POLICY MAKERS LOOKING TO DELAY OR PREVENT THE ONSET OF COGNITIVE DECLINE. TWO, IT WILL BRING RECOGNITION TO THE HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF GENDER INEQUALITY IN OLDER ADULT SOCIAL ACTIVITY. THREE, WE EXPECT THIS WORK TO MOTIVATE STANDARDIZATION OF “SOCIAL PARTICIPATION” MEASURES IN SOCIAL SURVEYS.

DESCRIPTION:THIS PROJECT REDUCES TRASH INPUTS TO SF BAY WATERS THROUGH ON-LAND, COMMUNITY-BASED TRASH MONITORING, CLEANUP, AND CAREER TRAINING IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND IN SUPPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL REGIONAL STORMWATER PERMIT (MRP). CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SACRAMENTO (SAC STATE) WILL COORDINATE A PARTICIPATORY SCIENCE NETWORK OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS, UNIVERSITY-BASED INTERNS AND TECHNICAL EXPERTS, AND TWO NONPROFITS. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A PUBLIC BENEFIT, VIA TRASH REMOVAL, TO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AND SPECIFICALLY TO UNDERSERVED REGIONS OF PINOLE, SAN PABLO, RICHMOND, UNINCORPORATED NORTH RICHMOND AND TARA HILLS, AND BERKELEY. THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FULL FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $742,240. PREAWARD COSTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BACK TO JANUARY 1, 2024.ACTIVITIES:THIS PROJECT WILL LEVERAGE OUR USEPA-FUNDED TRASH RAPID ASSESSMENT DATA EXCHANGE (TRADE), WHICH SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-BASED MONITORING IN THE REGULATORY CONTEXT OF CALIFORNIA'S TRASH AMENDMENTS. OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN: 160 ON-LAND TRASH CLEANUPS WITH APP-BASED SURVEYS THAT FEED QUALITY-ASSURED DATA TO PERMITTEE PARTNERS THROUGH TRADE; 9,600 GALLONS OF TRASH REMOVED FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES; 120 LOCAL INTERNSHIPS FOCUSED ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; AND 960 HOURS OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN TRASH REMOVAL AND EDUCATION. BECAUSE THESE OUTCOMES ADDRESS REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PLANS AS WELL THE ACUTE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC CHALLENGES OF MANY SF BAY CITIES, THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE AS A MODEL FOR EXPANDING PARTICIPATORY TRASH MONITORING.SUBRECIPIENT:THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF SUBAWARDS INCLUDED IN THIS PROJECT. 1) EARTH TEAM WILL COORDINATE AND SUPPORT THE HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (112 INTERNS OVER 2-YEARS). EARTH TEAM HAS RELEVANT EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS IN SELECTED PERMITTEE COMMUNITIES. 2) KEEP CALIFORNIA BEAUTIFUL: WILL PROVIDE TRAINING TO UNIVERSITY AND HS INTERNS. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO PERMITTEES. 3)THE CITES OF PINOLE, SAN PABLO, RICHMOND AND BERKELEY WILL EACH COORDINATE PARTNER ACTIVITIES WITH EXISTING TRASH MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS SUCH AS ACCESS TO MONITORING SITES AND DISPOSAL OF COLLECTED TRASH; PROVIDE INFO AND RESOURCES NEEDED BY THE PROJECT TEAM; PROVIDE INPUT AND RECEIVING TRAINING ON THE USE OF (TRASH RAPID ASSESSMENT DATA EXCHANGE) TRADE; AND SHARE FINDINGS WITH OTHER PARTIES WORKING TO REDUCE TRASH POLLUTION IN SF BAY.OUTCOMES:PROJECT DELIVERABLES INCLUDE: THE TRAINING OF INTERNS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN CAREER READINESS AND LEADERSHIP; TRASH CLEANUP IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES; DEVELOPING A PARTICIPATORY SCIENCE NETWORK THAT COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR MULTIPLE BENEFITS; 160 QUALITY ASSURED TRASH CONDITION ASSESSMENTS; MONTHLY UPDATES/REPORTS; AND AT LEAST FOUR PRESENTATIONS TO LOCAL MANAGEMENT FORUMS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE: ENGAGING FRONTLINE, UNDERSERVED, AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AS PARTNERS IN PROTECTING, RESTORING, AND ENHANCING THE ESTUARY; REDUCING TRASH INPUT INTO THE ESTUARY; AND CONSERVING AND ENHANCING RIPARIAN AND INSTREAM HABITATS THROUGHOUT THE ESTUARY'S WATERSHEDS. INTENDED PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE FRONTLINE AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES WHICH WILL BENEFIT FROM SKILL TRAINING AND LIVING NEAR A HEALTHY, RESILIENT ESTUARY.

STRATEGIES: GAME DESIGN WITH MENTORING FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MATH ACHIEVEMENT FOR EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

CSUSB NOYCE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE SCHOLARS PHASE II

OPTIMIZING ENGAGEMENT IN SERVICES FOR FIRST-EPISODE PSYCHOSIS (FEP) IN THE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SETTING

REHABILITATION LONG-TERM TRAINING - REHABILITATION COUNSELING

EXMILE: EXCELLENCE AS MULTILINGUAL INNOVATORS AND LEADERS IN EDUCATION

8/18/2015 AWARD AGREEMENT AND FIRST PROJECT

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR VETERAN STUDENT SERVICES

IMPROVING HMONG HEALTH THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A 500MHZ NMR SPECTROMETER FOR RESEARCH AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SACRAMENTO

DEVELOPMENT OF PHENOLIC SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS OF PFATP6, A PLASMODIUM CALCIUM ATPASE - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT MALARIA, AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE CAUSED BY PLASMODIUM PARASITES, CONTINUES TO POSE A SERIOUS GLOBAL HEALTH PROBLEM. PFATP6, A CALCIUM-TRANSPORTING ENZYME PRESENT IN PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM, HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A TARGET FOR NEW ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS. THEREFORE, SPECIFIC AND POTENT INHIBITORS OF PFATP6 HOLD PROMISE AS A NEW GENERATION OF ANTIMALARIAL AGENTS. THEY MAY ALSO BE OF VALUE AS RESEARCH TOOLS FOR THE ELUCIDATION OF THE ENZYME’S PHYSIOLOGICAL ROLES. ONLY A FEW PFATP6 INHIBITORS ARE PRESENTLY KNOWN AND MOST OF THEM SUFFER FROM LIMITATIONS DUE TO THEIR HIGH STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY, RESTRICTING THEIR AVAILABILITY. A NOTABLE EXCEPTION IS A GROUP OF STRUCTURALLY SIMPLE PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY IDENTIFIED IN LIBRARY SCREENS. AS THEY FEATURE HYDROQUINONE AND NAPHTHOQUINONE SCAFFOLDS, THEY CAN BE SYNTHESIZED STRAIGHTFORWARDLY, WHICH IS A MAJOR ADVANTAGE. THE PROPOSED PROJECT FOCUSSES ON THE DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL PFATP6 INHIBITORS, WITH INITIAL FOCUS ON THE HYDROQUINONE/NAPHTHOQUINONE SCAFFOLDS. THE LONG TERM GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO OBTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PFATP6 AND SMALL INHIBITORY MOLECULES AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL. AS A FIRST STEP, THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO IDENTIFY AND CHARACTERIZE INHIBITORS THAT ARE GOOD CANDIDATES FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. PRELIMINARY DATA SUGGEST THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PFATP6 INHIBITORS BASED ON THE TARGETED SCAFFOLDS IS AN ACHIEVABLE GOAL. TO REACH IT, THE FOLLOWING TWO SPECIFIC AIMS WILL BE PURSUED: AIM 1: ESTABLISH THE STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR EFFECTIVE PFATP6 INHIBITION. AN INITIAL LIBRARY OF 50- 60 POTENTIAL INHIBITORS WILL BE OBTAINED FROM VENDORS OR BE SYNTHESIZED. THESE COMPOUNDS WILL FIRST BE EVALUATED IN INHIBITION ASSAYS WITH PURIFIED PFATP6 AND THEN IN VIABILITY ASSAYS WITH LIVING PARASITES. THE RESULTS WILL FURNISH STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS THAT IDENTIFY STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS CRITICAL FOR INHIBITION. AIM 2: IDENTIFY NOVEL INHIBITOR SCAFFOLDS USING STRUCTURAL MODELS OF THE INHIBITOR BINDING SITE OF PFATP6. APPLYING COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES, STRUCTURAL MODELS OF THE CURRENTLY UNKNOWN INHIBITOR BINDING SITE WILL BE GENERATED. AFTER HAVING VALIDATED THE MODELS, THEIR PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES WILL BE EMPLOYED FOR VIRTUAL SCREENS OF COMPOUND LIBRARIES TO IDENTIFY ALTERNATIVE INHIBITOR TYPES. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE STRUCTURAL DIVERSITY OF THE PFATP6 INHIBITOR POOL BY ADDING COMPOUNDS WITH NEW SCAFFOLDS. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS INNOVATIVE BECAUSE IT WILL BE THE FIRST TO SYSTEMATICALLY EXPLORE SMALL MOLECULE PFATP6 INHIBITORS BY A COMBINATION OF EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES. IT IS SIGNIFICANT AS IT PROVIDES FUNDAMENTAL INFORMATION NECESSARY TO DEVELOP NOVEL ANTI-MALARIAL AGENTS AND VALUABLE NEW RESEARCH TOOLS. MOREOVER, THE PROJECT WILL ENABLE THE PI TO INITIATE AND SUSTAIN A MERITORIOUS RESEARCH PROGRAM AT SACRAMENTO STATE, ENGAGING STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES IN A MULTI- DISCIPLINARY DRUG DESIGN PROJECT.

BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PHYSICAL PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS TOWARD DESIGN OF ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID MATERIALS WITH GEOMETRIC FRUSTRATION

NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM

INVESTIGATING THE COLLISIONAL AND DYNAMICAL EVOLUTION OF COMETS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PROMOTING REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRACTICAL AND ENGAGED LEARNING IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION: HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSI) PROGRAM, THIS ELPSE LEVEL 2 PROJECT AIMS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) EDUCATION THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY AI MINOR AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS, ALONG WITH COMMUNITY-ENGAGED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE STUDENTS IN THE INLAND EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE THERE IS STRONG DEMAND FOR SKILLED WORKERS IN COMPUTING AND AI-RELATED FIELDS. BUILDING ON ONGOING COLLABORATION BETWEEN CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE, THE INITIATIVE WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH FLEXIBLE ENTRY POINTS INTO AI CAREERS THROUGH CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRY-INFORMED RESEARCH EXPERIENCES, AND FACULTY MENTORING. THE PROGRAM WILL BE OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND INSTITUTIONS. THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO: (1) BUILD NEW AI MINOR AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THEORETICAL AND APPLIED SKILLS THROUGH CAREER-RELEVANT CURRICULUM DESIGN AND PROJECT-BASED COURSEWORK; (2) ESTABLISH AN AI HELP DESK TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESSES BY OFFERING AI CONSULTATIONS AND STUDENT-LED SOLUTIONS TO REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS; (3) ENGAGE STUDENTS FROM A RANGE OF DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING NON-COMPUTING MAJORS, THROUGH MENTORING, FACULTY-GUIDED RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS; AND (4) SUSTAIN PATHWAYS INTO AI BY INTEGRATING FORMAL INSTRUCTION WITH INFORMAL LEARNING AND COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE HOW APPLIED AI LEARNING EXPERIENCES INFLUENCE STUDENT OUTCOMES AND MOTIVATION. A MIXED-METHODS RESEARCH DESIGN WILL BE USED, COMBINING SURVEY DATA, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE METRICS, INTERVIEWS, AND FOCUS GROUPS TO ASSESS OUTCOMES. FACULTY TEAMS WILL ALSO EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF CURRICULUM DESIGN AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND LEARNING. RESULTS WILL BE SHARED THROUGH ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS, OPEN-SOURCE TOOLS, PRESENTATIONS AT EDUCATION AND COMPUTING CONFERENCES, AND LOCAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. THE LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A SCALABLE, REPLICABLE MODEL FOR AI EDUCATION THAT ALIGNS WITH REGIONAL WORKFORCE NEEDS BY OFFERING FLEXIBLE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND PRACTICAL, HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO STRENGTHEN AI READINESS AND SUPPORT SUSTAINED GROWTH IN THE STEM WORKFORCE. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE HSI PROGRAM, WHICH AIMS TO ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION AND INCREASE CAPACITY TO ENGAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIONS TO IMPROVE STEM TEACHING AND LEARNING AT HSIS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

COYOTE CREWS (CAREER READINESS & EMBEDDED WRITING SUPPORT)

MATURATION OF AN S-STEM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AT A HISPANIC SERVING/MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTION

PROJECT-ACE: ACTIVE-LEARNING (A) BASED ENGINEERING CURRICULUM-TRANSFORMATION (C) FOR EXCELLENCE IN EQUITY (E) -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCING STUDENTS? ENGINEERING IDENTITY, SELF-EFFICACY AND SENSE OF BELONGING IN ENGINEERING THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIVE-LEARNING PEDAGOGY IN ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING PROGRAMS. ENGINEERING CURRICULA HAVE LONG, HIGHLY REGIMENTED CHAINS OF PRE-REQUISITE COURSES CALLED ?CRITICAL PATHS? THAT OFTEN REPRESENT BOTTLENECKS TO STUDENT?S TIMELY GRADUATION. THE NOVEL APPROACH TAKEN IN THIS PROJECT IS TO TARGET SELECTED REQUIRED COURSES ALONG THESE CRITICAL PATHS FOR CONVERSION TO ACTIVE LEARNING PEDAGOGY IN WHICH STUDENTS ARE ENGAGED IN AUTHENTIC, ACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES, AND SOLVING OPEN-ENDED, REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS THAT EMPLOY PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH PRACTICES USED IN THE FIELD. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION IN AN INSTITUTION DESIGNATED AS BOTH AN HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION AND AN ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE AMERICAN, PACIFIC ISLAND SERVING INSTITUTION WILL ENSURE DIRECT IMPACT ON LARGE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS FROM BACKGROUNDS UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM FIELDS OF STUDY. SPECIFICALLY, IT WILL HELP HISTORICALLY MINORITIZED STUDENTS AT A PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THEORY AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION, THEREBY IMPROVING THEIR CONTENT KNOWLEDGE, SELF-EFFICACY, GRADUATION RATES AND CAREER READINESS. THE PROJECT PLANS TO REDESIGN SIX ENGINEERING COURSES ALONG CRITICAL PATHS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN AUTHENTIC, ACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING COURSE-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AND PROJECT-BASED LEARNING. BY SHIFTING THE FOCUS FROM A SINGLE COURSE REDESIGN TO STRATEGIC REDESIGN ALONG THE CRITICAL PATH OF ENGINEERING COURSES, THE PROJECT WILL FILL AN IMPORTANT KNOWLEDGE GAP IN THE ENGINEERING EDUCATION LITERATURE. THE ACTIVE LEARNING-BASED COURSE REDESIGN WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY TRAINED FACULTY AND WILL HAVE THE THEME OF DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS IN MODERN SMART-DEVICES. THREE RESEARCH QUESTIONS, POSITED TO GUIDE THE INVESTIGATIONS, WILL MEASURE THE CHANGE IN I) SENSE OF BELONGING, (II) FAILURE RATES, AND (III) INTENTION TO PERSIST. SURVEY AS WELL AS INSTITUTIONAL DATA ON FAILURE RATES WILL BE COLLECTED AND ANALYZED. UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WILL BE RECRUITED TO PROVIDE MENTORING AND OTHER SUPPORT. THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES DEVELOPED FOR THIS PROJECT WILL BE DISSEMINATED THROUGH PUBLICATIONS AND A PUBLIC WEBSITE. THE INSIGHTS GLEANED FROM THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE BROAD RELEVANCE FOR IMPROVING STEM EDUCATION, REDUCING EQUITY GAPS, AND HELPING TO STRENGTHEN AND DIVERSIFY THE NATION?S STEM WORKFORCE. THE NSF IUSE: EHR 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.

CSU SAN BERNARDION EARDA

CREATING INCLUSIVE PATHWAYS TO ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS (CIPAHP)

POWER ENGINEERING LABORATORY AT SACRAMENTO STATE

WATERSHED MANAGEMENT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR USDA CAREERS

SUSTAINABLE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH TO INSPIRE UNDERGRADUATE SUCCESS

YEAR 4: WATERSHED MANAGEMENT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR USDA CAREERS

COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT ON CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN ZONES SET ASIDE FOR THE DISPOSAL OF OIL AND GAS WASTES AND BROADER AQUIFER SYSTEMS

EARLY LIFE EXERCISE EFFECTS ON TENDON MATURATION AND RESISTANCE TO LATE LIFE TENDINOPATHIES - PROJECT SUMMARY TENDONS SERVE MULTIPLE CRITICAL ROLES IN LOCOMOTION, AND FUNCTIONALITY CAN BE COMPROMISED BY THE EFFECTS OF AGING, DISUSE, AND TENDINOPATHY. FOR THE AGING POPULATION, THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS GREATLY REDUCES MOBILITY AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF FALLING. MANY STRUCTURAL CHANGES THAT OCCUR WITH AGE AND/OR TRAINING IN TENDON HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO IMPACT TENDON MECHANICS, INCLUDING CHANGES IN CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA (CSA), STRAIGHTENING OF COLLAGEN FIBRILS, AND INCREASE IN ADVANCED GLYCATION END-PRODUCTS (AGES). EXERCISE CAN MITIGATE SOME OF THESE AGE-RELATED DECLINES, BUT PREVIOUS STUDIES HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT THE ‘CORE’ OF TENDONS IS FULLY FORMED BY SKELETAL MATURITY AND THUS THE CAPACITY OF TENDON TO RESPOND TO LOAD IS LIMITED POST-MATURATION [16,17]. DESPITE THIS DOCUMENTED PHENOMENON, THE RESPONSE OF TENDON TO LOADING IN EARLY LIFE TENDON IS LARGELY UNKNOWN, NOR ITS CONSEQUENCES FOR LATER LIFE TENDON PERFORMANCE. THIS PROPOSED RESEARCH AIMS TO ADDRESS TWO KEY AND RELATED GAPS IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF ONTOGENETIC INTERACTIONS WITH TENDON LOADING—HOW TENDON LOADING IN EARLY LIFE IMPACTS LATER LIFE TENDON MECHANICS, AND HOW EARLY LIFE TENDON ADAPTATION TO LOAD DIFFERS (IF AT ALL) FROM MATURE TENDON. WE WILL TEST THE POTENTIAL FOR EARLY LIFE EXERCISE TO PROTECT AGAINST LATE-LIFE TENDINOPATHY AND IDENTIFY STRUCTURAL MECHANISMS CONTRIBUTING TO DIFFERING TENDON FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY BETWEEN JUVENILE-LOADED TENDONS AND ADULT-LOADED TENDONS USING A 10-WEEK EXERCISE TREATMENT IN A MOUSE MODEL. TENDONS WILL BE HARVESTED AND UNDERGO MECHANICAL TESTING BOTH IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE TRAINING AS WELL AS 12 MONTHS LATER TO TEST THE ABILITY OF EARLY LIFE EXERCISE TO ENHANCE LATE LIFE TENDON QUALITY. THE FORMATION OF THE TENDON CORE AND ITS RESPONSE TO LOADING IN EARLY LIFE WILL BE ASSAYED USING HISTOLOGY AND STABLE ISOTOPES, THUS CAPTURING THE REGIONAL RESPONSE OF TENDON TO LOADING AT THESE LIFE STAGES.

WATERSHED MANAGEMENT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR USDA CAREERS

UNRAVELING NEURAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF HUNGER AND SATIETY IN INDIVIDUALS WITH AND WITHOUT OBESITY IMMERSED IN VIRTUAL REALITY FOOD STIMULI - ABSTRACT OBESITY IS A GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS LINKED TO NUMEROUS COMORBIDITIES AND A SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC BURDEN. TRADITIONAL METHODS FOR INVESTIGATING NEURAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO FOOD CUES, ESPECIALLY IN DIFFERING STATES OF HUNGER AND SATIETY, HAVE YIELDED INCONSISTENT FINDINGS, PARTICULARLY IN INDIVIDUALS WITH OBESITY. TO ADDRESS THESE GAPS, THIS STUDY EMPLOYS AN INNOVATIVE, MULTI-MODAL APPROACH THAT INTEGRATES FUNCTIONAL NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (FNIRS), PHYSIOLOGICAL AND HORMONAL MONITORING, AND SUBJECTIVE HUNGER/SATIETY RATINGS WITHIN AN IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) ENVIRONMENT. THIS DESIGN ENABLES ECOLOGICALLY VALID, STATE-DEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF FOOD CUE REACTIVITY IN BOTH NORMAL-WEIGHT INDIVIDUALS AND THOSE WITH OBESITY. THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO IMPROVE THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF OBESITY AND RELATED EATING DISORDERS BY IDENTIFYING RELIABLE NEURAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL, AND BIOMARKERS LINKED TO CENTRAL CONTROL OF ENERGY INTAKE. THE CENTRAL OBJECTIVE IS TO DETERMINE HOW THESE MULTIMODAL RESPONSES DIFFER BY METABOLIC STATE (HUNGER VS. SATIETY) AND WEIGHT STATUS (NORMAL-WEIGHT VS WITH OBESITY). OUR CENTRAL HYPOTHESIS IS THAT EACH GROUP WILL SHOW DISTINCT PATTERNS OF BRAIN ACTIVATION, PARTICULARLY IN REGIONS INVOLVED IN REWARD PROCESSING AND COGNITIVE CONTROL, ALONGSIDE DIVERGENT AUTONOMIC AND HORMONAL RESPONSES, REFLECTING ALTERED MECHANISMS OF ENERGY INTAKE REGULATION. THIS HYPOTHESIS WILL BE TESTED THROUGH TWO SPECIFIC AIMS: (1) TO ASSESS WITHIN-SUBJECT NEURAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL, AND HORMONAL RESPONSES TO FOOD STIMULI IN NORMAL-WEIGHT INDIVIDUALS UNDER HUNGER AND SATIETY; AND (2) TO APPLY THE SAME PROTOCOL TO INDIVIDUALS WITH OBESITY AND COMPARE THEIR PROFILES TO THE CONTROL GROUP. THIS STUDY IS SIGNIFICANT IN ITS POTENTIAL TO UNCOVER BIOMARKERS THAT DIFFERENTIATE HEALTHY AND DISORDERED EATING REGULATIONS, THEREBY GUIDING FUTURE INTERVENTION STRATEGIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE UNDERGRADUATES AT A MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION WITH MEANINGFUL, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN NEUROIMAGING, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND TRANSLATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH, SUPPORTING THEIR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

OBJECTIVE AND NONINVASIVE DIAGNOSIS OF MIDDLE-EAR AND CONDUCTIVE PATHOLOGIES USING SIMULATION-BASED INFERENCE AND TRANSFER LEARNING APPLIED TO CLINICAL DATA - CONDUCTIVE HEARING LOSS AFFECTS ALL AGES AND REPRESENTS OVER 50% OF HEARING IMPAIRMENTS, BUT UNLIKE SENSORINEURAL LOSS, THE POTENTIAL FOR TREATMENT IS HIGH. CONDUCTIVE LOSS STEMS FROM A DIVERSE SET OF POSSIBLE PATHOLOGIES, SUCH AS OSSICULAR FIXATION, OSSICULAR DISARTICULATION, OR SUPERIOR-CANAL DEHISCENCE, EACH OF WHICH REQUIRES A DIFFERENT TREATMENT. MOREOVER, THESE DISTINCT PATHOLOGIES CAN RESULT FROM SIMILAR PHYSICAL TRAUMAS AND EXHIBIT SIMILAR SYMPTOMS, WHICH MEANS THAT IN MOST CASES X-RAY-BASED IMAGING AND EXPLORATORY SURGERIES ARE USED TO CONFIRM A SUSPECTED PATHOLOGY. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST, RISK TO THE PATIENT, AND SUBJECTIVITY OF EXISTING DIAGNOSTIC OPTIONS, AN INEXPENSIVE, NONINVASIVE MEASURE WOULD BE VALUABLE TO ASSESS THE MIDDLE-EAR (ME) STATUS, TO REDUCE UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT THE DIAGNOSIS PRIOR TO SURGERY, AND TO MONITOR OUTCOMES POSTOPERATIVELY. WIDEBAND TYMPANOMETRY (WBT), WHICH USES AN EAR-CANAL PROBE TO QUICKLY MEASURE THE FREQUENCY-VARYING ADMITTANCE/IMPEDANCE OF THE ME ACROSS A RANGE OF NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE STATIC PRESSURES, COULD BECOME A COST- EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR NONINVASIVELY DIAGNOSING ME PATHOLOGIES. HOWEVER, THE TASK OF MINING COMPLEX WBT DATASETS FOR RELIABLE INDICATORS OF ME PATHOLOGIES HAS PROVEN CHALLENGING. MACHINE LEARNING (ML), WITH ITS POWERFUL PATTERN- RECOGNITION AND CLASSIFICATION CAPABILITIES, MAY PROVIDE A RELIABLE METHODOLOGY FOR DOING THIS. HOWEVER, ONLY VERY LIMITED ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE THUS FAR TO INCORPORATE ML INTO ME ASSESSMENTS, MAINLY DUE TO THE LACK OF LARGE-ENOUGH WBT DATASETS OF CONFIRMED PATHOLOGIES THAT ARE USUALLY REQUIRED TO TRAIN ML ALGORITHMS. WE PROPOSE TO TRAIN AN INFERENCE NEURAL NETWORK (NN) TO PERFORM FAST AND ACCURATE OBJECTIVE INTERPRETATIONS OF WBT DATA. TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT PATHOLOGY-IDENTIFIED TRAINING DATA, WE PROPOSE USING SYNTHETIC WBT RESPONSES FROM ANATOMICALLY REALISTIC FINITE-ELEMENT (FE) MODELS OF THE HUMAN EAR WITH VERIFIED MECHANISTIC BEHAVIOR. RANDOMLY VARYING THE MATERIAL PROPERTIES AND GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS OF THE MODELS WITHIN NORMAL AND BEYOND-NORMAL RANGES WILL MIMIC NORMAL AND PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHILE ACCOUNTING FOR INTER-SUBJECT VARIABILITY, AGE-RELATED CHANGES TO THE ME STRUCTURES, AND MEASUREMENT NOISE. THE INFERENCE NN WILL BE TRAINED ON THIS POPULATION OF MODEL PARAMETERS AND RESPONSES TO PRODUCE A PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION FOR EACH PARAMETER VALUE WHENEVER IT IS PRESENTED WITH A NEW WBT RESPONSE. SINCE EACH MODEL PARAMETER MAPS TO A SPECIFIC PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ME, THE PREDICTED PARAMETER VALUES CAN INDICATE WHETHER A RESPONSE EXHIBITS NORMAL OR PATHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS. NEXT, THE NN KNOWLEDGE WILL BE EXPANDED BY APPLYING TRANSFER LEARNING TO THE LIMITED AVAILABLE CLINICAL WBT DATA OF CONFIRMED PATHOLOGICAL CASES, ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL NONINVASIVE CLINICAL DATA SUCH AS AUDIOGRAMS AND AIR–BONE GAP MEASUREMENTS. THE OUTCOME OF THE PROJECT WILL BE A TRAINED INFERENCE NN FOR NONINVASIVE OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENTS OF THE LIKELIHOOD THAT A GIVEN EAR HAS ONE (OR MORE) OF VARIOUS CONDUCTIVE PATHOLOGIES. ITS USE COULD REDUCE THE NEED FOR OR AVOID UNNECESSARY EXPLORATORY SURGERY, IMPROVE THE SPECIFICITY OF PREOPERATIVE PREPARATIONS, AND PROVIDE A LOW-COST MEANS OF POSTOPERATIVE MONITORING.

IMPACT OF PREADOLESCENT PSYCHOSTIMULANTS ON NEUROPHYSIOLOGY AND SLEEP/WAKE DISTURBANCES - PROJECT SUMMARY CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD), WHETHER TAKING STIMULANT MEDICATIONS OR NOT, EXPERIENCE MORE SLEEP PROBLEMS THAN THEIR PEERS. THESE NIGHTTIME SLEEP PROBLEMS OFTEN LEAD TO DAYTIME SLEEPINESS, WHICH IS LIKELY TO EXACERBATE SOME OF THE NEGATIVE BEHAVIOR EFFECTS COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH ADHD. SINCE THE MOST COMMON TREATMENT FOR PEDIATRIC ADHD IS PSYCHOSTIMULANT MEDICATION, METHYLPHENIDATE (MPH), THERE HAS BEEN A LONG-STANDING INTEREST IN WHETHER THIS TYPE OF MEDICATION RESULTS IN EXACERBATED SLEEP DISTURBANCES AND THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF SLEEPING DISORDERS LATER IN ADULTHOOD. DESPITE ONGOING INTEREST IN THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN STIMULANT USE AND SLEEP IN CHILDREN, THERE IS A LACK OF EVIDENCE REGARDING THE CAUSAL EFFECTS OF MPH ON THE SLEEP FUNCTIONING OF CHILDREN WITH ADHD. THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED GRANT IS TO BREAK DOWN THE COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP THAT EARLY PSYCHOSTIMULANT EXPOSURE AND ADHD CAN HAVE ON SLEEP NEUROPHYSIOLOGY AND WHETHER THIS EFFECT IS UNIQUE TO DEVELOPMENTAL EXPOSURE AND PERSISTS INTO ADULTHOOD. THE FIRST AIM OF THIS GRANT WILL STUDY THE EFFECTS OF MPH ON SLEEP ARCHITECTURE AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY (SLEEP EEG AND WAKING ERPS) IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS (SHR), A WELL-ESTABLISHED AND VALIDATED MODEL OF ADHD, COMPARED TO THE INBRED WISTAR-KYOTO RAT CONTROL STRAIN. EEG CAN BE USED IN RODENTS TO PROVIDE A TRANSLATIONAL MODEL OF NOT ONLY SLEEP ARCHITECTURE AND NEUROACTIVITY, BUT ERPS CAN BE USED AS A PREDICTING BIOMARKER FOR NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. STUDY 1A WILL INVESTIGATE EFFECTS OF MPH ON SLEEP PATTERNS AND EEG/ERP ACTIVITY IN PREADOLESCENT ADHD RAT MODEL OF BOTH SEXES. STUDY 1B WILL DETERMINE WHETHER THESE EFFECTS OF PREADOLESCENT METHYLPHENIDATE ON SLEEP PATTERNS AND EEG ACTIVITY WILL PERSIST INTO ADULTHOOD. THE SECOND AIM WILL DETERMINE IF PREADOLESCENT MPH ALTERS CIRCADIAN RHYTHM AND LIGHT/DARK ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN IN ADHD RAT MODELS OF BOTH SEXES. STUDY 2A INVESTIGATES HOW CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS AND LIGHT/DARK ACTIVITY PATTERNS CAN CHANGE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN IN THE SHR COMPARED TO THE WISTAR-KYOTO CONTROL STRAIN. THIS STUDY WILL ALSO DETERMINE WHETHER BEHAVIORAL MEASURES COMMON IN ADHD (E.G. INATTENTION, HYPERACTIVITY, DISINHIBITION) MAY CORRELATE WITH SLEEP QUALITY AND QUANTITY THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN. STUDY 2B WILL INVESTIGATE HOW PREADOLESCENT PSYCHOSTIMULANT MEDICATION IN SHR AND CONTROL STRAIN RATS CAN ALTER THESE CIRCADIAN RHYTHM, LIGHT/DARK ACTIVITY, AND BEHAVIORAL MEASURES THROUGHOUT DEVELOPMENT AND INTO ADULTHOOD.

MATERIALS RESEARCH OF NOVEL ORGANIC PIEZOELECTRIC/FERROELECTRIC COMPOUNDS AT A H.S.I.

SACRAMENTO CCAMPIS

FUNCTION AND EVOLUTION OF STRAINS IN THE GUT MICROBIOTA - PROJECT SUMMARY THE COMMENSAL INTESTINAL BACTERIA, OR MICROBIOTA, ARE INTRICATELY INVOLVED IN HUMAN HEALTH. THE PREDOMINANT PHYLA IN ADULT HUMANS ARE THE BACTEROIDOTA AND THE BACILLOTA, THE LATTER BEING REPRESENTED MAINLY BY BACTERIA FROM THE CLASS CLOSTRIDIA. SHIFTS IN THE RELATIVE ABUNDANCES OF CLOSTRIDIA ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A VARIETY OF DISEASE OUTCOMES, THOUGH IT IS UNCLEAR IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC CLOSTRIDIA THAT LARGELY CONTROL DISEASE PROGRESSION OR IF THERE ARE FEATURES SHARED AMONGST MULTIPLE LINEAGES THAT COLLECTIVELY DICTATE MICROBIOTA FUNCTIONS. OUR APPROACH EXAMINES THE GENETIC DETERMINANTS OF MICROBIOTA FUNCTION WITH THE HYPOTHESIS THAT A SUBSET OF METABOLIC PATHWAYS INFLUENCE CRITICAL MICROBIOTA FUNCTIONS. TO SUPPORT THIS HYPOTHESIS, GENOMIC SEQUENCES FROM CLOSTRIDIA ISOLATED BY OUR LABORATORIES WERE COMPARED TO IDENTIFY NON-CONSERVED GENES. IN ONE SET OF ISOLATES IDENTIFIED AS PARACLOSTRIDIUM BIFERMENTANS, A COMMENSAL BACTERIUM WITH PATHOGENIC POTENTIAL, WE OBSERVED THE DISPARATE PRESENCE OF GENES ENCODING SORBITOL CATABOLISM. SORBITOL CAN BE DIET OR HOST-DERIVED AND SUPPORTS PATHOGENESIS OF ENTERIC BACTERIA. IN AIM 1, THE TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF P. BIFERMENTANS SORBITOL CATABOLIC GENES AND THE EFFECTS OF SORBITOL UTILIZATION ON COMPETITION WITH THE ANAEROBIC PATHOGEN, CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE, WILL BE ELUCIDATED. FURTHERMORE, ANALYSIS OF MULTIPLE P. BIFERMENTANS STRAINS SUGGESTS THAT SORBITOL METABOLISM AIDS IN NICHE ESTABLISHMENT AND ECOTYPE STABILIZATION. HOW STRAINS OF ANAEROBIC, SPORE-FORMING BACTERIA, WHICH CONSTITUTE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE GUT MICROBIOTA, EVOLVE TO OCCUPY DISTINCT NICHES TO CO-EXIST IN THE SAME HOST HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED. IN AIM 2, AN EVOLUTION MODEL WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO HIGHLIGHT THE INTRINSIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FORCES THAT SHAPE P. BIFERMENTANS ECOTYPE ABUNDANCE. USING SORBITOL CATABOLISM IN P. BIFERMENTANS AS A MODEL SYSTEM, WE HYPOTHESIZE THAT GENE DUPLICATION EVENTS, A MORE COMMON FORM OF MUTATION COMPARED TO BETTER RECOGNIZED SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS, WILL ENHANCE GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS AGAINST PATHOGENS WHILE REINFORCING STRAIN CO-EXISTENCE. THIS STUDY IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT WILL UNCOVER METABOLIC GENES ENCODED BY THE GUT MICROBIOTA THAT MAY BETTER PREDICT HEALTH OUTCOMES COMPARED TO ASSOCIATIONS WITH BACTERIAL SPECIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE MECHANISMS THAT GOVERN STRAIN EVOLUTION, WHICH HAS ONLY BEEN STUDIED IN AEROBIC BACTERIA AND EUKARYOTIC YEAST, WILL START TO BE UNRAVELED FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR AN ANAEROBIC, SPORE-FORMING BACTERIUM, ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE GUT MICROBIOTA ESTABLISHES, RECOVERS, AND CHANGES. THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE DEVELOPMENTAL AND CELLULAR PROCESSES BRANCH OF NIGMS TO ELUCIDATE THE FUNDAMENTAL FACTORS THAT CONTROL CELL RESPONSES AND MICROBIOME COMPOSITION.

USING GAME PLAY TO DIAGNOSE AND REMEDIATE STUDENTS' MISCONCEPTIONS IN SOLVING EQUATIONS

MOD 4 TO F10AC00770

MINORITY SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT

WOMEN?S BUSINESS OWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE ? RENEWAL

BRC-BIO: USING THE GENUS AQUILEGIA TO DEVELOP A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO STUDY THE EVOLUTION AND ECOLOGY OF NECTAR VARIATION -MOST FLOWERING PLANTS RELY ON ANIMAL POLLINATORS TO REPRODUCE. GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF ATTRACTING POLLINATORS IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THEIR LIFE CYCLE, MANY PLANTS HAVE EVOLVED TO PRODUCE FLORAL NECTAR, COMPOSED OF SUGARS AND OTHER NUTRIENTS THAT SERVES AS A REWARD FOR POLLINATORS. DIFFERENT ANIMAL POLLINATORS (E.G., BEES, BIRDS, OR MOTHS) HAVE DIFFERENT METABOLIC NEEDS, AND PREVIOUS WORK HAS SHOWN THAT PLANTS ADAPTED TO DIFFERENT POLLINATORS VARY IN THE AMOUNT AND THE BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE NECTAR THAT THEY PRODUCE. HOWEVER, LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THE GENES THAT CONTROL THIS VARIATION IN NECTAR PRODUCTION. THIS WORK COMBINES BIOCHEMICAL PROFILING OF NECTAR COMPONENTS PRODUCED BY CLOSELY RELATED PLANTS THAT HAVE ADAPTED TO DIFFERENT POLLINATORS WITH GENETIC ANALYSES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY THE GENES THAT CONTROL VARIATION IN NECTAR VOLUME AND BIOCHEMISTRY. AS AROUND 35% OF AGRICULTURAL CROPS RELY ON ANIMAL POLLINATORS, IDENTIFYING GENES THAT CONTROL IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF NECTAR VARIATION COULD HELP IMPROVE NECTAR QUALITY AND POLLINATION EFFICIENCY TO INCREASE CROP PRODUCTION. IN ADDITION, THIS WORK PROVIDES NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAIN BOTH UNDERGRADUATE AND MASTER?S STUDENTS TO CONDUCT HANDS ON RESEARCH IN FIELDS SUCH AS GENOMICS, METABOLOMICS, AND BIOINFORMATICS IN PREPARATION TO PURSUE ADVANCED DEGREES OR OBTAIN CAREERS IN STEM FIELDS. PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTIONS ARE A DRIVING FORCE OF FLORAL DIVERSIFICATION WITH ANIMAL POLLINATORS, EXERTING STRONG SELECTION ON FLORAL TRAIT EVOLUTION THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION AND SPECIATION. PRIOR FOCUS ON FLORAL ADAPTATION TO ANIMAL POLLINATORS HAS LARGELY FOCUSED ON MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS SUCH AS COLOR AND SHAPE. HOWEVER, FLORAL NECTAR PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN POLLINATOR ADAPTATION, AND IS REGULATED BY BOTH GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES. MUCH REMAINS TO BE DISCOVERED ABOUT THE GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS INFLUENCING NECTAR TRAIT VARIATION AND VERY FEW STUDIES HAVE INCORPORATED METABOLOMIC DATA WHEN EXAMINING NECTAR ADAPTATION TO DIFFERENT ANIMAL POLLINATORS. THIS RESEARCH WILL: 1) DESCRIBE NECTAR CHARACTERISTICS OF FOUR AQUILEGIA SPECIES ADAPTED TO DIFFERENT ANIMAL POLLINATORS (E.G., BEE, HUMMINGBIRD, HAWK MOTH) USING A COMBINATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL ASSAYS, TRANSCRIPTOMICS, AND METABOLOMICS; 2) USE HIGH-RESOLUTION GENETIC MAPPING TO IDENTIFY LOCI CONTROLLING VARIATION IN NECTAR CHARACTERISTICS, INCLUDING METABOLITES, BETWEEN CLOSELY RELATED TAXA ADAPTED TO DIFFERENT ANIMAL POLLINATORS, A. FORMOSA (HUMMINGBIRD) AND A. PUBESCENS (HAWK MOTH); AND 3) EXPLORE HOW ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS SUCH AS TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY AFFECT NECTAR PRODUCTION AND COMPOSITION IN TWO AQUILEGIA SPECIES USING A COMBINATION OF STUDIES IN WILD POPULATIONS AND UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS. TOGETHER, THESE INVESTIGATIONS WILL BE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE SET OF ANALYSES YET IMPLEMENTED TO EXPLORE THE GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS INFLUENCING THE EVOLUTION OF NECTAR METABOLOMIC VARIATION IN A PLANT SYSTEM KNOWN FOR ITS FLORAL ADAPTATIONS TO DIFFERENT ANIMAL POLLINATORS. 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.

WATERSHED MANAGEMENT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR USDA CAREERS

BRC-BIO: USING ANALYSIS OF HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY SAMPLES TO ELUCIDATE MECHANISMS OF ALTITUDINAL RANGE EXPANSION BY PLANTS -SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS CHANGES OVER TIME AND SPACE, OFTEN IN ASSOCIATION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTS ARE RAPIDLY AND DRAMATICALLY CHANGING. THESE CHANGES HAVE CONSEQUENCES FOR PLANTS. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND THE ABILITY OF PLANTS TO RESPOND TO SUCH CHANGES WILL DETERMINE THEIR LONG-TERM FATE. ONE WAY PLANTS MAY RESPOND TO CLIMATE CHANGE IS MOVING TO BETTER SUITED ENVIRONMENTS. THUS, RANGE-SHIFTS MAY BE AN IMPORTANT COPING MECHANISM FOR PLANT POPULATIONS WHEN ENVIRONMENTS CHANGE. THIS PROJECT USES NON-NATIVE POPULATIONS OF THE MODEL SPECIES ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA TO UNDERSTAND THE EVOLUTIONARY MECHANISMS BEHIND ALTITUDINAL RANGE EXPANSION. NON-NATIVE SPECIES ARE IDEAL, NON-PLANNED EXPERIMENTS USEFUL IN UNDERSTANDING RESPONSES TO NEW ENVIRONMENTS. THIS WORK WILL LEVERAGE HISTORICAL SAMPLES STORED IN HERBARIA, TO DIRECTLY EXPLORE CHANGES OVER TIME. HISTORICAL SAMPLES WILL ALSO BE COMBINED WITH SAMPLES FROM CONTEMPORARY POPULATIONS. TOGETHER, THESE SAMPLES WILL BE USED TO EXPLORE ADAPTATION PATTERNS ALONG ALTITUDINAL GRADIENTS. INTEGRATED WITH THE RESEARCH IS A LONG-TERM COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO (CSUSB) HERBARIUM. THIS PROGRAM TARGETS CAMPUS STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND K-12 STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO SHOWCASE THE RICHNESS AND ECOLOGICAL RELEVANCE OF THE LOCAL PLANT COMMUNITY. THE HERBARIUM ALSO STRIVES TO BRING AWARENESS OF THE CULTURAL RELEVANCE OF PLANTS. FINALLY, THE RESEARCH DATA WILL BE INCORPORATED IN A COURSE-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (CURE) TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH HANDS-ON RESEARCH EXPERIENCE. TYPICALLY, INFERENCES ABOUT PAST ECO-EVOLUTIONARY EVENTS ARE BASED ON EXISTING POPULATIONS. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS OFFERS ONLY A SNAPSHOT OF LONG-TERM PROCESSES. HISTORICAL HERBARIA SAMPLES ALLOW DIRECT OBSERVATION OF CHANGES OVER TIME AND SPACE. THIS PROJECT USES HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY SAMPLES TO STUDY THE ECO-EVOLUTIONARY MECHANISMS OVER ~150 YEARS OF ALTITUDINAL MOVEMENT IN CALIFORNIA BY ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA. DATA FROM HERBARIA RECORDS SHOW THAT A. THALIANA STAYED AT LOW ALTITUDES FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 YEARS. SUBSEQUENTLY, IN THE NEXT 60 YEARS, A. THALIANA SPREAD TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2,000M. THESE MOVEMENT PATTERNS, ALONG WITH ITS STATUS AS MODEL ORGANISM, MAKES A. THALIANA GREAT TO INVESTIGATE VARIOUS QUESTIONS. INCLUDING, HOW MUCH OF THE UPWARD ELEVATIONAL SHIFT IS DUE TO ADAPTATION? AND, WHICH TRAITS WERE IMPORTANT? TWO COMPLEMENTARY APPROACHES WILL BE USED TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. FIRST, INVESTIGATION OF HISTORICAL A. THALIANA SAMPLES WILL IDENTIFY TEMPORAL CHANGES IN DISTRIBUTION. PARALLEL STUDY OF CONTEMPORARY POPULATIONS ACROSS ALTITUDINAL GRADIENTS WILL EXPLORE PATTERNS OF LOCAL ADAPTATION. WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING DATA OF BOTH HERBARIA AND CONTEMPORARY SAMPLES WILL EXPLORE WHAT GENETIC CHANGES OCCURRED ACROSS TIME AND SPACE. FURTHER, THE DATA WILL BE USED TO TEST FOR SIGNATURES OF ADAPTATION. GENOMIC DATA WILL ALSO INFORM GENOME ASSOCIATION STUDIES. DATA ON FITNESS-RELATED TRAITS WILL IDENTIFY MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES ACROSS TIME (HISTORICAL SAMPLES) AND SPACE (CONTEMPORARY SAMPLES) AND TEST IF THEY ARE INDICATIVE OF ALTITUDE ADAPTATION. QUANTITATIVE DATA WILL BE COMBINED WITH GENOMIC DATA. TOGETHER, THESE DATA WILL BE USED TO INVESTIGATE ADAPTATION AND DETERMINE HOW MUCH PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY IS ENVIRONMENTALLY VS. GENETICALLY CONTROLLED. 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.

LOUIS STOKES STEM PATHWAYS AND RESEARCH ALLIANCE (CSU-LSAMP) -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCES FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION (LSAMP) THIS STEM PATHWAYS AND RESEARCH ALLIANCE (SPRA) FROM THE LEAD INSTITUTION AT SACRAMENTO STATE, THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY (CSU) LSAMP IS A COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM DEDICATED TO BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN STEM AT ALL 23 CAMPUSES OF THE CSU SYSTEM. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1993, CSU-LSAMP HAS SERVED CLOSE TO 30,000 CSU STUDENTS WHERE 83% ARE FROM RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM. BY ENGAGING APPROXIMATELY 2,000 PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY, CSU-LSAMP WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON INCREASING OVERALL STEM STUDENT PERSISTENCE AND THE NUMBER OF STEM DEGREES AWARDED TO UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS. CSU-LSAMP HAS ALREADY ILLUSTRATED INCREASED RATES OF GRADUATION AND COMPLETION OF STEM GRADUATE DEGREES FOR LSAMP STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES. MOVING FORWARD, CSU-LSAMP WILL LEVERAGE ITS LARGE SIZE, VARIED INSTITUTIONS, AND COORDINATED STRUCTURE TO PRODUCE NEW KNOWLEDGE ON THE IMPACT OF INCLUSIVE MENTORING PRACTICES ON THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS. THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO: (1) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO FACE ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL BARRIERS IN CAREERS IN STEM EARNING UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STEM DEGREES; (2) CONTRIBUTE NEW KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF MENTORING PRACTICES THAT EMPHASIZE CULTURAL AWARENESS ON THE ACADEMIC PERSISTENCE AND CAREER CHOICES OF UNDERGRADUATE STEM RESEARCHERS FROM MINORITIZED POPULATIONS; AND (3) CREATE A PLAN OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION AND SUSTAINABILITY THAT SUPPORTS THE ACADEMIC RETENTION AND SUCCESS OF STEM STUDENTS ACROSS THE CSU SYSTEM. BY CONDUCTING A MIXED-METHODS STUDY USING A PURPOSIVE SAMPLING STRATEGY TO SURVEY LSAMP STUDENT RESEARCHERS AND THEIR FACULTY MENTORS ACROSS THE 23 CSU CAMPUSES, CSU-LSAMP WILL PRODUCE SCHOLARLY WORKS FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE RESEARCH MENTOR TRAINING AND PRACTICES, INCLUDING ATTENTION TO CULTURAL DIVERSITY, PLAY IN INFLUENCING THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND CAREER DECISIONS OF UNDERGRADUATE STEM RESEARCHERS. RESULTS OF THE STUDY WILL BE BROADLY DISSEMINATED TO THE NATIONAL LSAMP, AND ACADEMIC RESEARCH COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE THE REPLICATION OF SUCCESSFUL UNDERGRADUATE INCLUSIVE MENTORING PRACTICES AS AN INTERVENTION MODEL THAT INCREASES STUDENT ACCESS TO, AND SUCCESS IN ADMISSIONS TO STEM GRADUATE PROGRAMS. THE LSAMP PROGRAM TAKES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND RETENTION. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON TRANSFORMING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION THROUGH INNOVATIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION STRATEGIES, AND RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES IN SUPPORT OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM DISCIPLINES. THEREFORE, THE PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY THE BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN ACADEME AND SCIENCE RESEARCH. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.