Cal Poly Corporation

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE BUILDING A BOULEVARD PROJECT IS A STRATEGIC WORKFORCE INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO DEVELOP A HIGHLY SKILLED AND TECHNICALLY PROFICIENT TALENT PIPELINE FOR THE FOOD, AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND HUMAN SCIENCES (FANH) SECTORS. BY LEVERAGING THE SCALE OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY (CSU) SYSTEM AND THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ARI), THIS FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM PROVIDES INTENSIVE MENTORING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO 418 STUDENT FELLOWS, INCLUDING 200 MASTER'S CANDIDATES, 180 UNDERGRADUATES, AND 38 COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTS.A KEY STRENGTH OF THIS PROGRAM IS ITS RESOURCE EFFICIENCY. BY ALIGNING WITH THE ARI, THE PROJECT MATCHES STUDENT FELLOWS WITH FACULTY WHO ARE OFTEN ALREADY LEADING ARI-FUNDED RESEARCH. THIS ALLOWS FEDERAL NIFA FUNDS TO BE DEDICATED PRIMARILY TO STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, WHILE STATE-LEVEL ARI RESOURCES PROVIDE THE SOPHISTICATED RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROJECT FUNDING NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS.EACH FELLOW MAKES A ONE-YEAR COMMITMENT TO COMPLETE A FACULTY-MENTORED RESEARCH PROJECT. FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS, THIS SUPPORT DIRECTLY FACILITATES THE COMPLETION OF THEIR MASTER'S THESIS RESEARCH, ENSURING THEY ENTER THE WORKFORCE WITH SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE. THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, FELLOWS GAIN IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR SPECIFIC SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES, SHARPEN THEIR CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITIES, AND EXPLORE THE VAST ARRAY OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE MODERN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY.THE PROJECT HOSTS A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF WORKSHOPS WHERE FELLOWS:DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS: ENGAGING IN INTERACTIVE SESSIONS TO PREPARE FOR MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP ROLES.MASTER SCIENCE COMMUNICATION: LEARNING TO TRANSLATE COMPLEX TECHNICAL DATA INTO CLEAR, ACTIONABLE INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC AND INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS WHILE RETAINING SCIENTIFIC FIDELITY.BUILD PROFESSIONAL LITERACY: ENGAGING DIRECTLY WITH EXPERTS FROM THE USDA, STATE AGENCIES, AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WHO SHARE INSIGHTS INTO DIVERSE CAREER ENTRY POINTS, DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS, AND THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF THE AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE.TO ENSURE PROFESSIONAL READINESS, FELLOWS ARE ENCOURAGED AND FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED TO ATTEND AND PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH AT MAJOR PROFESSIONAL AND INDUSTRY CONFERENCES. THESE EVENTS PROVIDE VITAL NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES WITH POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS ACROSS THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS.AS A RESULT OF THIS PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS WILL GRADUATE WITH THE TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY, LEADERSHIP READINESS, AND PROFESSIONAL CONFIDENCE REQUIRED TO SUSTAIN THE FOOD AND NATURAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS OF CALIFORNIA AND THE NATION.THE BUILDING A BOULEVARD PROJECT ENSURES THAT THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE IS EQUIPPED TO SOLVE COMPLEX CHALLENGES AND DRIVE THE STATE'S ECONOMIC ENGINE FORWARD.

HUMBOLDT SBDC

REINVIGORATING ELEMENTARY SCIENCE THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH CA TEACHERS (RESPECT):SUSTAINABLE RESEARCH-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH TEACHER L

CREST PHASE I: CENTER FOR SMART MANUFACTURING -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE CENTERS OF RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CREST), THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ESTABLISH THE CENTER FOR SMART MANUFACTURING AT CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA. BY HARNESSING THE CAPABILITIES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS CRITICAL CHALLENGES IN EFFICIENCY, SAFETY IN HUMAN-ROBOT COLLABORATION, CYBERSECURITY, AND THE SHORTAGE OF ADVANCED TECHNICAL SKILLS IN MODERN MANUFACTURING. THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS WORK LIES IN THE NEED FOR MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS TO EVOLVE IN ORDER TO MEET GROWING DEMANDS FOR PRODUCTIVITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND RESILIENCE. THE PROJECT WILL UNITE RESEARCHERS AND INDUSTRY EXPERTS TO ADVANCE NEW METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT ENHANCE PREDICTABILITY, OPTIMIZE OPERATIONS, AND STRENGTHEN THE RELIABILITY OF U.S. MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS. THE OUTCOMES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO NEW KNOWLEDGE IN SMART MANUFACTURING AND PROVIDE ADVANCED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS, REINFORCING THE NATIONAL WORKFORCE AND SUPPORTING THE LONG-TERM COMPETITIVENESS OF U.S. INDUSTRY. THE SPECIFIC GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO DEVELOP AND INTEGRATE FOUR RESEARCH THRUSTS WITHIN A CYBER-PHYSICAL MANUFACTURING FACILITY: (1) A DIGITAL TWIN-BASED FACTORY WITH EMBEDDED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND TWO-WAY DATA EXCHANGE TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY; (2) VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY APPROACHES THAT IMPROVE HUMAN-SYSTEM INTEGRATION THROUGH ADAPTIVE TRAINING; (3) ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS MANIPULATION IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS; AND (4) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?ENHANCED CYBERSECURITY PROTOCOLS THAT STRENGTHEN COMMUNICATION STANDARDS AND DEVICE AUTHENTICATION. THE RESEARCH SCOPE WILL INCLUDE BOTH FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES AND APPLIED SOLUTIONS THAT ENABLE SECURE, SUSTAINABLE, AND EFFICIENT MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS. RESULTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, AND A DEDICATED CENTER WEBSITE, ENSURING WIDE ACCESS TO FINDINGS. THE CENTERS OF RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CREST) PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT TO ENHANCE THE RESEARCH CAPABILITIES OF INSTITUTIONS THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTERS THAT EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATE EDUCATION AND 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 PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

HUMBOLDT SBDC CARES ACT

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

1. PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO DISTRICT PERSONNEL AND PROMOTE THE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF AGRICULTURAL WATER, ESPECIALLY UNDER PROBLEM SITUATIONS.2. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE PROVIDING DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS FOR WATER EFFICIENCY ISSUES; PROVIDING INDIRECT ASSISTANCE OF RESEARCHING ISSUES THAT SPAN MULTIPLE DISTRICTS; EDUCATING ON WATER MANAGEMENT SUBJECTS; AND COMMUNICATING EXPERTISE THROUGH VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL FORUMS.3. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE TO RELIEVE STRAIN ON THE AGRICULTURAL SIDE OF WATER BALANCE AND ENSURE WATER IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR COMPETING USES AMONG THE PUBLIC AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THE RECIPIENT WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR DELIVERY SYSTEM MODERNIZATION AND WATER MANAGER AND CONSERVATION, AS WELL AS CLASSROOM AND HANDS-ON TRAINING FOR EFFICIENT DELIVERY SYSTEM DESIGN, MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONAL PRACTICES, AND FLOW MEASUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT.4. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): THE PUBLIC AND THE ENVIRONMENT

WASTE TO WISDOM: UTILIZING FOREST RESIDUES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIOENERGY AND BIOBASED PRODUCTS

STARS: STUDENT SUCCESS AND TRANSFER ARTICULATION THROUGH RESEARCH AND SUPPORT SERVICES_AN HSI STEM TRANSFORMATION PROJECT

HUMBOLDT SBDC

HUMBOLDT SBDC

THIS GRANT SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW), ENTITLED "ELECTRIC-VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING (E-VTOL) VEHICLES" DATED

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

HUMBOLDT SBDC

HUMBOLDT SBDC

HUMBOLDT SBDC

PREVENTING EXCESSIVE GESTATIONAL WEIGHT GAIN IN OBESE WOMEN

SECURE UAV-UGV

SECURE UAV-UGV

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING FOR HYPERSONIC SYSTEMS

EXPLORATION AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH TO SUPPORT AIR FORCE SYSTEMS

EXPLORATION AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH TO SUPPORT AIR FORCE SYSTEMS

GREEN, SECURE, SATELLITE PROPULSION (GSSP)

THIS GRANT SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW), ENTITLED "STUDYING SHOCK WAVE BOUNDARY LAYER INTERACTIONS IN HYPERSONIC

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: A BRIDGE TO PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY DOCTORATES FOR STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED

TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FOR STATE AND PARTNERSHIPS - PARTNERSHIP GRANTS

CAL POLY TEACHER QUALITY REFORM: PATHWAYS & PARTNERSHIPS TO ENSURE STUDENT SUCCESS

HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM (STEM)

COLLEGE COST REDUCTION ACT

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH - ENABLING TRANSFER STUDENT ACCESS TO ENGINEERING

THE CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP: BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, PARTNERSHIPS AND PARADIGMS FOR UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY RESEARCH COLLABORATION

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SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER

THE CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP: BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, PARTNERSHIPS AND PARADIGMS FOR UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY RESEARCH COLLABORATION

EXPANDING THE REACH OF A SUCCESSFUL PRE-SERVICE TEACHER RESEARCH PROGRAM

PREVENTION OF POSTPARUTM WEIGHT RETENTION IN LOW INCOME WIC WOMEN

PROJECT CAMINOS (CULTIVATING ACCESS AND MENTORING THROUGH INSTITUTIONAL NETWORKS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCCESS)

ITRC IRRIGATION SUPPORT TRAINING

HSI INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION PROJECT: CAL POLY POMONA INTENTIONAL VENTURE ENGAGING STEM STUDENTS (CPP INVESTS)

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

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SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

PREVENTION OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES THROUGH LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION BEFORE PREGNANCY

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPEMENT CENTERS

THE CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP: BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, PARTNERSHIPS AND PARADIGMS FOR UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY RESEARCH COLLABORATION

ADVANCE INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION AWARD: THE PATH TO LEADERSHIP: COLLABORATIVE INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE

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WATER RESOURCES ON INDIAN LANDS

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HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY PROMOTORAS SCHOLARS

PROJECT LOGRAR (LEVERAGE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATE RESEARCH AND RESOURCES)

PROMOTING POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC AMERICANS PROGRAM

RIPPLE EFFECT OF LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION DURING PREGNANCY ON PARTNERS' WEIGHT

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: BUILDING A COMPUTING AND ENGINEERING NETWORK TO FOSTER ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AMONG LOW-INCOME SCHOLARS -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. A TOTAL OF SCHOLARS PURSUING ASSOCIATE DEGREES FROM ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE AND CUESTA COLLEGE, AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING WILL RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS AVERAGING $13,000 FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS AT EACH INSTITUTION. SCHOLARS WILL RECEIVE FACULTY CO-MENTORING ACROSS INSTITUTIONS AND THE PROJECT WILL BUILD STRONG SCHOLAR COHORTS THROUGH CONNECTION AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR SCHOLARS INCLUDE STRENGTHS COACHING, INTERNSHIPS, AND STUDENT RESEARCH. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS TRACK 3 PROJECT IS TO INCREASE STEM DEGREE COMPLETION OF ACADEMICALLY TALENTED, LOW-INCOME UNDERGRADUATES WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL NEED TO GROW THE STEM WORKFORCE AND NURTURE KEY TALENT THAT WILL ENSURE ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS AND PROVIDE DOMESTIC LEADERSHIP ACROSS CRITICAL SECTORS. THIS PROJECT DIRECTLY SPEAKS TO THIS NEED BY SUPPORTING STEM STUDENT SUCCESS, WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN THE WORKFORCE IN ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE AND OTHER KEY AREAS OF NEED. THE PROJECT WILL BE ASSESSED BY AN EXPERIENCED EVALUATOR THAT WILL EXAMINE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER AND THE SUSTAINABILITY OF INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE. THE DATA GENERATED WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE KNOWLEDGE BASE REGARDING EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT TALENTED, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN STEM. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY NSF?S SCHOLARSHIPS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAM, WHICH SEEKS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ACADEMICALLY TALENTED, LOW-INCOME 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.

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CYBERCORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE (RENEWAL): CALPOLY NEXT GENERATION CYBER WARRIORS FOR BIG DATA SECURITY AND PRIVACY -CAL POLY POMONA (CPP) PROPOSES AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO CYBER WORKFORCE TRAINING TO SERVE THE NEED FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SAFEGURAD SENSITIVE INFORMATION IN BIG DATA. THIS APPROACH IS FIRMLY GROUNDED IN BIG DATA SECURITY AND PRIVACY, LEVERAGING THE UNIVERSITY'S TRACK RECORD IN HANDS-ON CYBER SECURITY TRAINING AND BIG DATA AND CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES. THE DIVERSE GRADUATES OF THE PROGRAM WILL NOT ONLY BE ABLE TO ADDRESS CURRENT BIG DATA SECURITY AND PRIVACY CONCERNS AS PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES BUT WILL ALSO BE EQUIPPED WITH TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW TO ADDRESS FUTURE CONCERNS SURROUNDING TRUSTWORTHY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. CPP IS DESIGNATED A NATIONAL CENTER OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN CYBER DEFENSE EDUCATION (CAE-CD) BY THE NATIONAL CENTERS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN CYBERSECURITY (NCAE-C). THROUGH THE PROPOSED RENEWAL PROGRAM, CPP WILL TRAIN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE COMPUTING (COMPUTER SCIENCE/COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS/ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING) BACKGROUNDS IN THE DOMAIN OF BIG DATA SECURITY AND PRIVACY BY PROVIDING (I) ACADEMIC TRAINING THROUGH INFORMATION ASSURANCE AND SECURITY (IAS) AND DATA SCIENCES CLASSES, (II) HANDS-ON TRAINING IN STUDENT-RUN DATA CENTER AND SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER, (III) GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH IN BIG DATA SECURITY AND PRIVACY (IV) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATION THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN CPP?S SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE CONFERENCE (SFSCON) AND INTERACTIONS WITH REGIONAL IAS ORGANIZATIONS, (V) INTERPERSONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH POSTER PRESENTATIONS AT CPP?S ANNUAL CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS FAIR AND K-12 STUDENT MENTORING IN AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION?S CYBERPATRIOT PROGRAM AND NSA/NSF GENCYBER ACADEMIC YEAR FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES. THE RECRUITMENT WILL EMPHASIZE WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY STUDENTS TO INCREASE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSIVITY IN PUBLIC SECTOR WORKFORCES. 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.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND UPTAKE THROUGH COLLABORATIVE TEAMS (PRODUCT) SUPPORTING INQUIRY BASED LEARNING IN UNDERGRADUATE

STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM (SIP)

READING, ADVISING, & MENTORING PROGRAM (RAMP)

HSU TALENT SEARCH HUMBOLDT

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM 2020 - 2025, HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY

MATERNAL TECHNOLOGY USE DURING FEEDING AND INFANT SELF-REGULATION AND GROWTH - PROJECT SUMMARY THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE SELF-REGULATION SKILLS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD. DURING INFANCY, KEY INTERCONNECTED DOMAINS OF SELF-REGULATION INCLUDE EMOTION (I.E., DISTRESS REGULATION) AND FEEDING (I.E., CALORIC INTAKE REGULATION). AN IMPORTANT FOUNDATION FOR INFANTS’ DEVELOPING CAPACITIES FOR SELF-REGULATION IS CAREGIVERS’ SENSITIVE RESPONSIVENESS TO INFANT BEHAVIORAL CUES, ESPECIALLY DURING FEEDING. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE UBIQUITY OF PORTABLE TECHNOLOGIES (E.G., SMARTPHONES), IT IS LIKELY THAT MANY CAREGIVERS ARE DISTRACTED BY TECHNOLOGY WHILE FEEDING THEIR INFANTS, WHICH MAY LOWER SENSITIVE RESPONSIVENESS TO INFANT CUES. SURPRISINGLY FEW STUDIES HAVE EXAMINED POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL DISTRACTORS ON THE QUALITY AND OUTCOME OF EARLY FEEDING INTERACTIONS. THE PRIMARY AIM OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS TO EXAMINE IMPACTS OF MATERNAL TECHNOLOGY USE ON EARLY FEEDING INTERACTIONS AND CHANGE IN THESE IMPACTS ACROSS EARLY INFANCY. WE ALSO AIM TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT GREATER HABITUAL MATERNAL TECHNOLOGY USE WILL PREDICT POORER INFANT EMOTION AND INTAKE REGULATION WHEN INFANTS ARE 6 AND 12 MONTHS OF AGE, GREATER SOCIOEMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS AT 12 MONTHS, AND GREATER INFANT WEIGHT GAIN BETWEEN BIRTH AND 12 MONTHS. IN ADDITION, WE AIM TO DESCRIBE LEVELS OF AND CHANGES IN HABITUAL MATERNAL TECHNOLOGY USE FROM THE PRENATAL AND EARLY POSTPARTUM PERIODS AND EXAMINE PREDICTORS OF HABITUAL TECHNOLOGY USE PATTERNS. WE PROPOSE A 15-MONTH LONGITUDINAL STUDY WITH NESTED WITHIN-SUBJECT EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES AND BURSTS OF DAILY PASSIVE SENSING OF DEVICE USE AND TIME DIARIES. PREGNANT WOMEN WILL BE RECRUITED AND ASSESSED DURING THEIR 3RD TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY, THEN MOTHER-INFANT DYADS WILL BE ASSESSED WHEN INFANTS ARE 2WK, 4MO, 6MO, 9MO, AND 12MO OF AGE. AT 2WK AND 4MO, MOTHERS AND INFANTS WILL BE OBSERVED FEEDING UNDER 3 COUNTERBALANCED WITHIN-SUBJECT EXPERIMENTAL FEEDING CONDITIONS: 1) CONTROL, 2) TV USE, 3) MOBILE DEVICE USE. VIDEOS OF THESE FEEDING INTERACTIONS WILL BE CODED TO OBTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF MATERNAL TECHNOLOGY USE ON MATERNAL ATTENTION, SENSITIVITY TO INFANT CUES, AND ENGAGEMENT OF THE INFANT, AND ON INFANT CLARITY OF CUES, ATTENTIONAL RESPONSIVENESS TO THE MOTHER, AND INTAKE. INFANT EMOTION AND INTAKE REGULATION, AND RELATED SOCIOEMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS, WILL BE ASSESSED VIA A COMBINATION OF ESTABLISHED BEHAVIORAL PROTOCOLS AND VALIDATED QUESTIONNAIRES. TO DESCRIBE PATTERNS OF HABITUAL MATERNAL TECHNOLOGY USE, WE WILL INTEGRATE PASSIVE SENSING (VIA AN APP) OF MATERNAL TECHNOLOGY USE WITH TIME DIARIES; HYPOTHESIZED PREDICTORS INCLUDE MATERNAL DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS, STRESS, EMOTION REGULATION, FEEDING STYLES, AND REFLECTIVE FUNCTIONING, AND INFANT EATING BEHAVIORS AND TEMPERAMENT. IN SUM, THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS AN INNOVATIVE, MULTI-LEVEL EXAMINATION OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF MATERNAL TECHNOLOGY USE ON THE QUALITY AND OUTCOME OF DYADIC INTERACTIONS DURING FEEDING. FINDINGS FROM THIS STUDY WILL PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR FURTHER RESEARCH AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING HOW TO BALANCE POTENTIAL BENEFITS VS. DRAWBACKS OF TECHNOLOGY USE WITHIN FAMILY CONTEXTS.

CAL POLY TIER: TEACHING FOR INCLUSIVITY AND EQUITY RESIDENCY PROGRAM

INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH, MENTORING, ROLE MODELING AND PROFESSIONAL SKILL-BUILDING TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR PHD PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

THE AGEP CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY STEM FACULTY ALLIANCE MODEL: A CULTURALLY-INFORMED STRENGTHS-BASED APPROACH TO ADVANCE EARLY-CAREER FACULTY SUCCESS

TECH PARK BUILDING

CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO BUILD PATHWAYS TO STEM CAREERS -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION: HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSI) PROGRAM, THIS TRACK 1: BUILDING CAPACITY PROJECT AIMS TO IMPROVE STEM EDUCATION AND BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN STEM. IT INTENDS TO DO SO THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE, CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIP MODEL THAT WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS AND FACULTY WITH YEAR-ROUND, EXTRA-CURRICULAR, STEM-RELATED EXPERIENCES. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THESE EXPERIENCES WILL HELP INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE RETAINED IN AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE STEM DEGREES AT HSI INSTITUTIONS. ONE OF THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF THIS PROGRAM IS THAT FACULTY WILL BE EMBEDDED WITH STUDENTS DURING THE EXTRACURRICULAR EXPERIENCES. AS A RESULT, FACULTY WILL CONNECT WITH PROFESSIONALS WORKING AT THE FOREFRONT OF THEIR DISCIPLINES AND BE ABLE TO USE THEIR EXPERIENCES TO IMPROVE THEIR TEACHING. THE PROGRAM IS ALSO EXPECTED TO HELP INCREASE THE NUMBER AND QUALITY OF CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATIONS. THE PROJECT TEAM HAS ALREADY CREATED PARTNERSHIPS WITH CORPORATE, NON-PROFIT, AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS. THE PRIMARY PARTNERS ARE PACKET, MILLERCOORS BREWING, CSU FULLERTON, GRAVITATIONAL WAVES PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY, CITY OF HOPE, THE EXPLAINABLES, THE RIGHT QUESTION INSTITUTE, AND THE BLUE MARBLE SPACE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE. THESE ORGANIZATIONS WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENCES THAT RANGE FROM WORKSHOPS AND DEMONSTRATIONS TO CODING BOOT CAMPS AND SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS. THE PROJECT INTENDS TO SERVE 300 STUDENTS, WHO WILL PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF THREE THEMED COHORTS: 1. GEOSCIENCES; 2. ENGINEERING, PHYSICS, MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCES; AND 3. BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY. IT IS EXPECTED THAT PARTICIPATION IN THE COHORT WILL BROADEN STUDENTS? UNDERSTANDING OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, INTRODUCE THEM TO SUBFIELDS WITHIN THEIR DISCIPLINES, AND PROVIDE INTERNSHIPS OR RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES, WHILE BUILDING DURABLE NETWORKS WITH PEERS AND PROFESSIONALS. THE RESEARCH AND EVALUATION COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE LITERATURE REGARDING SCIENCE IDENTITY. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THIS WORK MAY SERVE AS A MODEL FOR INCREASING THE DIVERSITY OF THE STEM WORKFORCE. 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.

HIGHER EDUCATION - INSTITUTIONAL AID - STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS - HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS

TRIO UPWARD BOUND NORTH

CALIFORNIA WAVE ENERGY TEST CENTER (CALWAVE)

SFS (SCHOLARSHIP TRACK): AN INTERDISCIPLINARY, LEARNING-BY-DOING APPROACH TO IDENTIFY AND PREPARE CYBER WARRIORS

IUSE/PFE:RED INNOVATION: BREAKING THE BINARY -THIS REVOLUTIONARY PROJECT WILL INVOLVE BOTH STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN A PROCESS OF TRANSFORMING THE COMPUTER ENGINEERING (CPE) DEPARTMENT AT CAL POLY, SAN LUIS OBISPO, AND POTENTIALLY ENGINEERING EDUCATION AS A WHOLE, THROUGH REJECTING BINARIES OR DUALISMS COMMONLY USED TO CREATE HIERARCHIES IN ENGINEERING THOUGHT AND PRACTICE. THE ACTIVITIES IN THIS PROJECT WILL ASK FACULTY AND STUDENTS TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN DISMANTLING THE BINARIES BY IDENTIFYING AND BREAKING DOWN OPPRESSIVE NORMS. INSTEAD, THEY WILL EMBRACE A COMPLEX COEXISTENCE; DEVELOP NEW SKILLS IN CO-CREATION OF HOLISTIC LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND INCLUSIVE CULTURES; AND EVOLVE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL IDENTITIES THAT ARE CONSTANTLY CHALLENGED AND OFTEN IN FLUX. THE WORK IS BASED ON A ?CRITICAL COLLABORATIVE EDUCATIONAL CHANGE? MODEL WHICH MAPS INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CHANGE TO CRITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS, VALUES AND BELIEFS, ACTIONS, AND COLLECTIVE WELL-BEING IN ORDER TO BREAK THE BINARIES IN OUR CULTURE, POLICIES, AND CURRICULUM. ACTIVITIES IN THE PROJECT INCLUDE WORKSHOPS AND CRITICAL DIALOGS WHICH WILL INFORM CURRICULUM AND COURSE REDESIGN, CRITICAL MENTORING WITH FACULTY AND STUDENTS, AND FINDING AND CHANGING DEPARTMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES BY WORKING WITH A STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD. THE RESEARCH WILL INFORM THE ENGINEERING EDUCATION COMMUNITY ABOUT THE NEED AND PATH TO SIGNIFICANT TRANSFORMATION. THE THREE BROAD GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO 1) ENHANCE CRITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND EXPAND GROUP CAPACITY THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND CRITICAL GROUPS DIALOGS, 2) INTERRUPT STRUCTURES THAT INHIBIT ACTION BY DEEPENING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN AND AMONG STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FACULTY, AND 3) DISMANTLE AND REIMAGINE THE DEPARTMENT BY IDENTIFYING AND UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURES OF OPPRESSION IMPACTING THE INDIVIDUALS IN THE DEPARTMENT. THE PROPOSED PLAN OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESEARCH HOW FACULTY AND STUDENTS ENGAGE IN THE DISMANTLING OF OPPRESSIVE ENGINEERING LEARNING STRUCTURES. THE WORK WILL DRAW ATTENTION TO THE CONNECTION BETWEEN DEPARTMENTAL CULTURE AND INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE WELL-BEING. THROUGH THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES THE TEAM WILL GAIN INSIGHTS INTO HOW EDUCATORS TRANSLATE THEIR NEW WAYS OF KNOWING, BEING, AND RELATING TO THE DESIGN OF TANGIBLE CURRICULAR ARTIFACTS (COURSES, ASSIGNMENTS, PHYSICAL SPACES) AND VISIBLE BEHAVIORS (PEDAGOGICAL STYLE, CARING, INTERPERSONAL CONNECTIONS), AS WELL AS UNDERSTANDINGS OF HOW STUDENTS RESPOND TO THE MORE VISIBLE COMPONENTS OF THE NEW PROGRAM. WE WILL ANSWER THE FOLLOWING: (1) AS WE ENGAGE IN THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN THIS PROPOSAL, HOW WILL THE CPE DEPARTMENT CULTURE REJECT BINARIES THAT COMMONLY CREATE HIERARCHIES IN ENGINEERING THOUGHT AND PRACTICE, AND EMBRACE A LEARNING CULTURE THAT IS HOLISTIC AND INTEGRATED? (2) TO WHAT EXTENT DOES THE CRITICAL COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION CHANGE MODEL HELP STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FACULTY NAVIGATE, RESPOND TO, AND ENGAGE IN CRITICAL ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE? (3) WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS OF A HOLISTIC ENVIRONMENT ON INDIVIDUAL GROWTH AND SOCIAL COHESION? THIS PROJECT INCLUDES A STRONG VISION FOR CHANGE, QUALIFIED TEAM, CONNECTION TO RESEARCH, AND A FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN. 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.

INTEGRATION OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INTO EDUCATION OF FUTURE PHD CANDIDATES

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

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CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN LUIS OBISPO UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM (2022-2027)

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

HEALTHY HEARTS/ CORAZONES SALUDABLES: PARTNERSHIP TO PROMOTE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH IN HISPANIC AND NON-HISPANIC MOTHERS AND CHILDREN IN US HOME VISITING PROGRAMS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CVD) IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN US WOMEN, ACCOUNTING FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE OF EVERY THREE FEMALE DEATHS. OBESITY IS ARGUABLY THE STRONGEST MODIFIABLE TARGET FOR INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT CVD AND IS LINKED WITH NEARLY EVERY OTHER MAJOR CVD RISK FACTOR, INCLUDING HYPERTENSION, ELEVATED GLUCOSE, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, POOR DIET, AND PHYSICAL INACTIVITY. INFANTS OF MOTHERS WITH OBESITY ARE ALSO AT INCREASED RISK FOR FUTURE OBESITY AND CVD. OUR TEAM HAS DEVELOPED AN EMPIRICALLY VALIDATED LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION THAT IS REMOTELY DELIVERED AND HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING BODY WEIGHT AND IMPROVING CVH IN HISPANIC AND NON-HISPANIC WOMEN AND CHILDREN DURING PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM. IT IS NOW CRITICAL TO STUDY WAYS TO DISSEMINATE THIS EMPIRICALLY-VALIDATED PROGRAM. EVIDENCE BASED HOME VISITING PROGRAMS (EBHV), WHICH SUPPORT FAMILIES FROM THE PRENATAL PERIOD THROUGH INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD, ARE AN IDEAL SETTING TO PROMOTE CVH, HOWEVER THESE PROGRAMS WERE NOT DESIGNED WITH AN EXPLICIT FOCUS ON THE PREVENTION OF OBESITY AND OTHER CVD RISK FACTORS. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR PRE- AND POSTNATAL LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION AS AN ENHANCEMENT TO EBHV TO PROMOTE MATERNAL AND CHILD CVH. DURING AN INITIAL 2-YEAR UG3 PHASE, WE WILL: 1) MODIFY OUR PRE- AND POSTNATAL INTERVENTION TO FOCUS ON CVH WITHIN EBHV; 2) WORK WITH OUR EBHV PARTNERS TO INTEGRATE CVH MESSAGES AND DEVELOP THEIR RELATED SKILLS; 3) STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND EBHV TO INCREASE REFERRALS, RETENTION, AND IMPROVE CVH, AND 4) CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH-IMPACT STUDY DESIGN FOR THE SUBSEQUENT UH3 PHASE INVOLVING A MULTI-COHORT PROTOCOL, HARMONIZED INTERVENTIONS, MEASURES AND RESOURCES. FOR THE SUBSEQUENT UH3 PHASE, WE PROPOSE A HYBRID TYPE 1 EFFECTIVENESS-IMPLEMENTATION TRIAL IN WHICH WE RECRUIT 550 PERINATAL WOMEN WHO WILL BE RANDOMIZED TO RECEIVE EBHV ALONE OR EBHV ENHANCED WITH OUR LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION TO PROMOTE CVH. OUR PRIMARY HYPOTHESIS IS THAT, OVER AN AVERAGE OF 36 MONTHS, EBHV+CVH (VS. EBHV ALONE) WILL RESULT IN MORE FAVORABLE MATERNAL AND CHILD LEVELS OF THE LIFE’S SIMPLE 7 INDICATORS. WE WILL ALSO EXAMINE KEY INTERVENTION MODERATORS, FOCUSING ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, AND MEDIATORS, INCLUDING CHANGES IN THE HOME ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL SUPPORT, CVH BEHAVIORS, AND PROGRAM ADHERENCE. USING THE RE-AIM FRAMEWORK, WE WILL DETERMINE REACH, EFFECTIVENESS, ADOPTION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF EBHV+CVH VS. EBHV ALONE. OTHER GOALS ARE TO EMPOWER AND REDUCE BURNOUT AMONG HOME VISITORS; DEVELOP SKILLS OF EARLY-STAGE INVESTIGATORS, AND PROPOSE INNOVATIVE ANCILLARY STUDIES TO ENHANCE THE SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS. OUR TEAM IS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL POSITIONED FOR THIS RESEARCH AND INCLUDES ESTABLISHED INVESTIGATORS WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE CONDUCTING NIH FUNDED RESEARCH, OUTSTANDING EARLY STAGE INVESTIGATORS, AND EBHV SITES FROM CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND RHODE ISLAND.

AN AIRCRAFT'S SHAPE IS THE NATURAL STARTING POINT FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION (MDAO). ITS OUTER MOLD LINES AND STRUCTURAL LAYOUT

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

THE INVESTMENT WOULD FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FACILITY TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF A TECHNOLOGY PARK IN SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC RESILIENCE IN THE REGION. THE INCREASED ECONOMIC RESILIENCE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE ABILITY OF THE REGION TO WITHSTAND AND RECOVER FROM EVENTS SUCH AS WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES THAT COULD ADVERSELY IMPACT THE REGIONAL ECONOMY.THE PROJECT WORK ACTIVITIES WILL INVOLVE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN PART OF CALIFORNIA.

CAL POLY POMONA UPWARD BOUND CLASSIC NORTH

UPWARD BOUND

BIA-CAL POLY - IRRIGATION TRAINING AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT

CAL POLY POMONA ARCHES 2020

TRIO UPWARD BOUND SOUTH

HUMAN POPULATIONS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST CONTINUE TO GROW AND HUMAN USE OF COASTAL AREAS HAS POTENTIAL TO CAUSE DISTURBANCE TO SEABIRDS. SEABIRDS USE COASTAL AREAS TO ESTABLISH THEIR NESTS AND RAISE THEIR YOUNG TO FLEDGLING AGE. THUS THERE IS NEED TO MONITOR NESTS AND HUMAN ACTIVITIES NEAR THE NESTS SO AS TO INFORM PROGRAMS THAT CAN MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCE AND PROTECT VULNERABLE SEABIRD COLONIES ALONG THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST.

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CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN LUIS OBISPO UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM (2017-2022)

THE FOUR FREEDOMS (TFF)

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH, MENTORING AND PROFESSIONAL SKILL BUILDING FOR MASTER'S STUDENTS TO BRIDGE TO A PHD PROGRAM IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE - CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA (CPP), THE LEAD INSTITUTION FOR THIS GRANT, IS PARTNERING WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE (UCR), THE RO1 INSTITUTION, IN A BRIDGES MASTER’S OF SCIENCE (MS) TO THE DOCTORATE PROGRAM (2021-2025). THE OVERALL PROGRAM GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MS STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY (URM) RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS, LOW SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND THOSE WITH DISABILITIES SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONING TO PHD PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. THERE WILL BE 4 COHORTS OF 6 MS STUDENTS PER YEAR (24 STUDENTS TOTAL). EACH STUDENT WILL HAVE A CPP FACULTY RESEARCH MENTOR (FRM), A UCR FRM, A CPP FACULTY ADVISOR (FA) AND A UCR FA. BRIDGES STUDENTS WILL HAVE 2 YEARS TO COMPLETE THEIR MS RESEARCH PROJECT AT CPP, PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH-RELATED SKILLS AT BOTH INSTITUTIONS, TAKE A UCR COURSE AND CONDUCT A 10-WEEK SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIP AT UCR. THE GRANT OBJECTIVES WILL BE: A) STUDENTS COMPLETE MS PROGRAMS, ARE ACCEPTED AND MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO A PHD PROGRAM; B) STUDENTS INCREASE RESEARCH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO BECOME BIOMEDICAL INDEPENDENT RESEARCHERS; C) STUDENTS INCREASE CONFIDENCE IN PREPAREDNESS FOR PHD PROGRAMS; D) STUDENTS DEEPEN AWARENESS OF BIOMEDICAL CAREERS; E) CPP-UCR PARTNERSHIP CREATES AN INTEGRATED SUPPORT SYSTEM, FACULTY DEVELOPMENT, AND NETWORKING FOR STUDENTS TO SUCCEED IN PHD PROGRAMS. SHORT TERM OUTCOMES WILL BE: 1) COMPLETION OF DOCTORAL PROGRAM WITHIN 5 YEARS; 2) PRESENTATION AND PUBLICATION OF THEIR RESEARCH; 3) CPP EXPANDS STEM RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS WITH UCR, OTHER RO1 INSTITUTIONS AND STEM INDUSTRIES; 4) INCREASE CPP AND UCR SUPPORT OF URM STUDENTS THROUGH RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES, AND POST-DOCTORAL POSITIONS. LONG TERM OUTCOMES WILL BE: 1) BRIDGES SUPPORT SYSTEM IS INTEGRATED AND SUSTAINED AT CPP AND UCR; 2) STEM CAREERS ARE SUPPORTED BY STUDENTS’ FAMILIES; 3) GAPS CLOSED IN PREPARATION AND PROFESSIONAL REPRESENTATION OF DIVERSE GROUPS IN STEM RESEARCH; 4) BARRIERS OF DIFFERENCE REMOVED TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE STEM COMMUNITY. EACH STUDENT WILL BE MATCHED AND INTEGRATED INTO CPP FRM AND UCR FRM LABS, PRESENT RESEARCH FINDINGS, ATTEND SEMINARS, JOURNAL CLUBS, WORKSHOPS AND SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES AT BOTH INSTITUTIONS. TO ENHANCE FACULTY MENTORING, THE CPP AND UCR FACULTY WILL PARTICIPATE IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS AND, SINCE MOST FACULTY HAVE LIMITED INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE WHILE A MAJORITY OF THE NEW PHDS ENTER INDUSTRIAL POSITIONS, FACULTY WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO DO A 4-6 WEEK RESIDENCY IN INDUSTRY. IN ADDITION TO STUDENT PANEL DISCUSSIONS, BRIDGES STUDENTS WILL BE PAIRED WITH CPP MS ALUMNI OR UCR PHD PREDOCTORAL CANDIDATES TO PROVIDE NEAR-PEER MENTORING. LEVERAGING THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BUILD STUDENT CONFIDENCE, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, SCIENTIFIC ETHICAL BEHAVIOR, STEM NETWORKING AND AWARENESS OF FUTURE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. SENSE OF COMMUNITY WILL EXPAND FURTHER BY INVITING STUDENTS’ FAMILIES TO PROGRAM SOCIALS AT THE BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND END OF THE PROGRAM TO ENGAGE FAMILY. BY NURTURING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONGST THE BRIDGES STUDENTS, THEIR MENTORS, AND THEIR FAMILIES, THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE A STRONG SUPPORT NETWORK TO HELP THEM COMPLETE A PHD AND HAVE A SUCCESSFUL STEM CAREER.

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME, FIRST-GENERATION AND DISABLED STUDENTS (2020-2025)

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING THROUGH AN ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRY NETWORK -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 THE CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA (CAL POLY POMONA OR CPP). CAL POLY POMONA IS ONE OF THE 23 CAMPUSES WITHIN THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY (CSU) SYSTEM AND AN HSI DESIGNATED INSTITUTION WITH 50% OF THE STUDENT BODY IDENTIFYING AS HISPANIC, WHERE 54% MEET THE CATEGORY OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES (URM), 62% ARE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND 45% ARE PELL GRANT RECIPIENTS. OVER ITS 5-YEAR DURATION, THIS PROJECT WILL FUND SCHOLARSHIPS TO 45 UNIQUE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING A BACHELOR?S DEGREE IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT (CEM) AND TO 75 UNIQUE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHO WILL PARTICIPATE IN A PRE-ARRANGED SUMMER INTERNSHIP. FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE UP TO FOUR YEARS OF SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT AND TRANSFER STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE UP TO TWO YEARS OF SCHOLARSHIPS. THE PROJECT AIMS TO INCREASE STUDENT PERSISTENCE IN THE CEM DISCIPLINE BY INCREASING RETENTION, STUDENT SUCCESS, AND GRADUATION RATES OF THE HISPANIC AND URM STUDENTS. THE PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS. THE PROJECT WILL DEMONSTRATE THE IMPACT OF ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH A SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY DURING ACADEMIC SEMESTERS AS A RESEARCH ASSISTANT AND WILL OFFER SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK AS AN INTERN AT A CONSTRUCTION FIRM, WHICH IS INTENDED TO ENHANCE THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WITH ACADEMIC ABILITY AND TALENT. BECAUSE CAL POLY POMONA HAS A HIGH POPULATION OF URM AND HISPANIC STUDENTS, THIS PROJECT HAS POTENTIAL TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN THE STEM FIELDS AND FOR FACULTY TO LEARN HOW MENTORING AND INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT RETENTION AND GRADUATION OF A STUDENT POPULATION. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE COMPLETION OF STEM DEGREES, I.E., B.S. IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, BY LOW-INCOME, HIGH-ACHIEVING UNDERGRADUATES WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. THERE ARE THREE SPECIFIC AIMS THAT GUIDE THE PROJECT. FIRST IS A FOCUS ON RECRUITING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS INFORMATION SESSIONS, GUEST LECTURES, OR AMBASSADOR PROGRAMS TO BROADEN THE NUMBER OF CEM STUDENTS. SECOND IS TO ADDRESS THE EQUITY GAP ISSUE IN THE INDUSTRY AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL RESOURCES. THIRD IS TO IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT ENHANCE STUDENT SUCCESS, ACADEMIC/CAREER PATHWAYS, AND GRADUATION. ALTHOUGH THE DISPARITY IN URM REPRESENTATION HAS SHOWN SOME IMPROVEMENT OVER THE YEARS, IT REMAINS SIGNIFICANTLY AND CONTINUOUSLY LOW. THIS NECESSITATES AN EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION EFFORT TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN MORE URMS, WORKING TOWARDS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN URM REPRESENTATION AND A MORE QUALIFIED WORKFORCE READY TO RESPOND TO THE INDUSTRY?S INCREASING DEMANDS. THIS PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE THE CHALLENGES OF THE CURRENT CEM STUDENTS AT CPP (URM, FEMALE, FIRST-GENERATION, AND LOW-INCOME COLLEGE STUDENTS), AND IMPLEMENT RECRUITING AND RETENTION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT GRADUATES PURSUING SUCCESSFUL CAREERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. THE PROJECT WILL BE ASSESSED USING BOTH FORMATIVE (PROCESS) AND SUMMATIVE (OUTCOME) EVALUATION. RESULTS OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT THE CALIFORNIA ENGINEERING LIAISON COUNCIL (CAELC) MEETINGS AND IN CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS. 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.

UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE NORTH

UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE SOUTH

BUILDING CAPACITY: POLYTECHNIC FOR ALL: STEM UNDERGRADUATE SUCCESS VIA AN INCLUSIVE INSTITUTION

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

TRIO - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

TRIO - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

TRIO UPWARD BOUND WEST

TRIO UPWARD BOUND CHINO

UPWARD BOUND

UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE WEST

CAL POLY POMONA NOYCE MASTER TEACHER FELLOWS PROGRAM (CPP MTFS)

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

HSU TRIO UPWARD BOUND

CCAMPIS

HEALTHY HEARTS/?CORAZONES SALUDABLES: PARTNERSHIP TO PROMOTE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH IN HISPANIC AND NON-HISPANIC MOTHERS AND CHILDREN IN US HOME VISITING PROGRAMS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CVD) IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN US WOMEN, ACCOUNTING FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE OF EVERY THREE FEMALE DEATHS. OBESITY IS ARGUABLY THE STRONGEST MODIFIABLE TARGET FOR INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT CVD AND IS LINKED WITH NEARLY EVERY OTHER MAJOR CVD RISK FACTOR, INCLUDING HYPERTENSION, ELEVATED GLUCOSE, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, POOR DIET, AND PHYSICAL INACTIVITY. INFANTS OF MOTHERS WITH OBESITY ARE ALSO AT INCREASED RISK FOR FUTURE OBESITY AND CVD. OUR TEAM HAS DEVELOPED AN EMPIRICALLY VALIDATED LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION THAT IS REMOTELY DELIVERED AND HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING BODY WEIGHT AND IMPROVING CVH IN HISPANIC AND NON-HISPANIC WOMEN AND CHILDREN DURING PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM. IT IS NOW CRITICAL TO STUDY WAYS TO DISSEMINATE THIS EMPIRICALLY-VALIDATED PROGRAM. EVIDENCE BASED HOME VISITING PROGRAMS (EBHV), WHICH SUPPORT FAMILIES FROM THE PRENATAL PERIOD THROUGH INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD, ARE AN IDEAL SETTING TO PROMOTE CVH, HOWEVER THESE PROGRAMS WERE NOT DESIGNED WITH AN EXPLICIT FOCUS ON THE PREVENTION OF OBESITY AND OTHER CVD RISK FACTORS. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR PRE- AND POSTNATAL LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION AS AN ENHANCEMENT TO EBHV TO PROMOTE MATERNAL AND CHILD CVH. DURING AN INITIAL 2-YEAR UG3 PHASE, WE WILL: 1) MODIFY OUR PRE- AND POSTNATAL INTERVENTION TO FOCUS ON CVH WITHIN EBHV; 2) WORK WITH OUR EBHV PARTNERS TO INTEGRATE CVH MESSAGES AND DEVELOP THEIR RELATED SKILLS; 3) STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND EBHV TO INCREASE REFERRALS, RETENTION, AND IMPROVE CVH, AND 4) CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH-IMPACT STUDY DESIGN FOR THE SUBSEQUENT UH3 PHASE INVOLVING A MULTI-COHORT PROTOCOL, HARMONIZED INTERVENTIONS, MEASURES AND RESOURCES. FOR THE SUBSEQUENT UH3 PHASE, WE PROPOSE A HYBRID TYPE 1 EFFECTIVENESS-IMPLEMENTATION TRIAL IN WHICH WE RECRUIT 550 PERINATAL WOMEN WHO WILL BE RANDOMIZED TO RECEIVE EBHV ALONE OR EBHV ENHANCED WITH OUR LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION TO PROMOTE CVH. OUR PRIMARY HYPOTHESIS IS THAT, OVER AN AVERAGE OF 36 MONTHS, EBHV+CVH (VS. EBHV ALONE) WILL RESULT IN MORE FAVORABLE MATERNAL AND CHILD LEVELS OF THE LIFE’S SIMPLE 7 INDICATORS. WE WILL ALSO EXAMINE KEY INTERVENTION MODERATORS, FOCUSING ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, AND MEDIATORS, INCLUDING CHANGES IN THE HOME ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL SUPPORT, CVH BEHAVIORS, AND PROGRAM ADHERENCE. USING THE RE-AIM FRAMEWORK, WE WILL DETERMINE REACH, EFFECTIVENESS, ADOPTION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF EBHV+CVH VS. EBHV ALONE. OTHER GOALS ARE TO EMPOWER AND REDUCE BURNOUT AMONG HOME VISITORS; DEVELOP SKILLS OF EARLY-STAGE INVESTIGATORS, AND PROPOSE INNOVATIVE ANCILLARY STUDIES TO ENHANCE THE SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS. OUR TEAM IS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL POSITIONED FOR THIS RESEARCH AND INCLUDES ESTABLISHED INVESTIGATORS WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE CONDUCTING NIH FUNDED RESEARCH, OUTSTANDING EARLY STAGE INVESTIGATORS, AND EBHV SITES FROM CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND RHODE ISLAND.

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

SEABIRD RESTORATION AND MONITORING

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY OF Y-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID TRANSPORTERS

ROBERT NOYCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - PHASE II

DEVELOPMENT OF NUTRIENT AND WATER RECYCLING CAPABILITIES IN ALGAE BIOFUELS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

MCNAIR SCHOLARS PROGRAM PROPOSAL, CAL POLY POMONA, 2017

FUNDAMENTAL STUDY OF THE ROLE OF CALCIUM SULFATE IN HOT CORROSION PHENOMENA AFFECTING THE NAVY'S SHIPBOARD GAS TURBINE ENGINES

CAL POLY HUMBOLDT SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

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MASTERS PROGRAM: INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM IN ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION

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UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

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THE CALIFORNIA-ARIZONA MINORITY PARTNERSHIP FOR ASTRONOMY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (CAMPARE)

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE WEST

HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY UPWARD BOUND - HUMBOLDT

CALIFORNIA POMONA UPWARD BOUND CLASSIC CHINO VALLEY

CAL POLY POMONA UPWARD BOUND CLASSIC WEST

COMBINED PRIORITY FOR PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT

UPWARD BOUND MATH & SCIENCE

FOSTERING INTEGRATED RESPONSIVE SCIENCE TEACHING BY DEVELOPING SCIENCE TEACHERS WHO CAN CROSS DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES AND CREATE ENGAGING, INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS

RUI: GROWING UP ON ICE: PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTAL PLASTICITY IN WEDDELL SEAL PUPS ACROSS TWO EXTREME PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS

TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON THE SENSITIVITY OF CALIBRATION TO VARIOUS CONDITIONING EFFECTS OF THE FLOW; DEVELOP NEW RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ACOUSTI

ENGAGING AND GRADUATING HISPANIC STUDENTS THROUGH UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH (ENGAGE)

CAL POLY HUMBOLDT TITLE V DHSI CAMINAR JUNTOS

INDUSTRY 4.0: CAREER ADVANCEMENT THROUGH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN MODELING AND SIMULATION (ICARE-M&S)

RONALD E. MCNAIR POST-BACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT

HSU TALENT SEARCH DEL NORTE

TRIO TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

TRIO - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

RONALD E. MCNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT

TRIO - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

MCNAIR SCHOLARS PROGRAM

PROJECT SEEDS: SPECIAL EDUCATORS OF EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSE SETTINGS

CAL POLY POMONA UPWARD BOUND CLASSIC SOUTH

CAL POLY HUMBOLDT MCNAIR PROJECT

CAL POLY SCIENCE NOYCE SCHOLARS PROGRAM, PHASE I

U-RISE AT CAL POLY - THE PERSISTENT LACK OF DIVERSITY AMONG SCIENTISTS IN THE BIOMEDICAL FIELD IS A CRITICAL ISSUE AFFECTING OUR NATION’S HEALTH AND THE FUTURE OF RESEARCH. PEOPLE OF COLOR, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AND SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS ARE PERSISTENTLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE RESEARCH WORKFORCE. INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED, STRUCTURED TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE CRITICAL FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS GIVEN EVIDENCE OF THEIR LOWER RETENTION AND SENSE OF BELONGING IN SCIENCE PROGRAMS, AND THE PERCEIVED DISCONNECT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FROM THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND VALUES. U-RISE AT CAL POLY WILL BUILD ON AN EXISTING, INCLUSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE TO ESTABLISH A NOVEL, EVIDENCE-BASED TRAINING PROGRAM WHERE STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS ENGAGE IN RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES, DEVELOP THEIR IDENTITIES AS SCIENTISTS, AND LEAVE INSPIRED AND WELL PREPARED FOR SUCCESS IN GRADUATE SCHOOL IN THE BIOMEDICAL FIELD. U-RISE AT CAL POLY CONSISTS OF FOUR KEY COMPONENTS OVER A 2-YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM: 1) MENTORING TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING; 2) ROBUST MENTORED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE; 3) FORMAL COURSEWORK TO BUILD CAPACITY AND SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT AS A SCIENTIST AND 4) PROGRAMMATIC ENRICHMENT EVENTS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM (E.G., RESEARCH SEMINARS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TEAM BUILDING). THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF U-RISE AT CAL POLY IS TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE, MENTORED, TWO-YEAR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM THAT WILL SERVE AS A PATHWAY FOR UR STUDENTS TO COMPLETE A BIOMEDICAL, RESEARCH-FOCUSED GRADUATE DEGREE. ADDITIONAL OBJECTIVES TO BE ACHIEVED INCLUDE (1) IMPROVEMENTS IN A) CONCEPTUAL AND TECHNICAL SKILLS NEEDED TO CONDUCT AND DISSEMINATE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IN AN ETHICALLY RESPONSIBLE AND RIGOROUS MANNER, B) KNOWLEDGE OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CAREERS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS TO PURSUE BIOMEDICAL GRADUATE EDUCATION, AND C) SCIENCE IDENTITY, SELF-EFFICACY, AND BELONGING IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; AND (2) ENHANCE PROMOTION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSIVITY IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AT CAL POLY IN TERMS OF BOTH FACULTY ENGAGEMENT AND STUDENTS PERCEPTIONS.

JOINT LOADS AND CARTILAGE STRESS IN INTACT JOINTS OF MILITARY TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTEES: ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE

GROWING INTO TEACHER-RESEARCHERS: USING MINDSETS TO FRAME RESEARCH FOR NOYCE SCHOLARS AND PIS AS A COMPONENT OF TEACHER PREPARATION

CONGRESSIONAL EARMARK CAL POLY POMONA FOUNDATION, INC. FY 22 CONGRESSIONAL COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM - THE ALTRUISTIC BEHAVIOR INSTITUTE’S RURAL AND TRIBAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM AT CAL POLY HUMBOLDT WILL INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND IMPROVE THE DISTRIBUTION OF A WELL-TRAINED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE IN RURAL AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES OF REMOTE NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. PROJECT GOALS, OBJECTIVES, MILESTONES, AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO 40 TRAINEES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING SITES ALONG WITH DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY, AND EVALUATION OF ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK, EXTERNAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING RELATED TO TEAM-BASED CARE IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, YOUNG ADULTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES IN RURAL AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES OF FAR NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. CONTINUATION OF THIS PROGRAM WILL ALLOW FOR STRENGTHENED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES IN UNDERSERVED MEDICAL COMMUNITIES AND HEALTH PROFESSION SHORTAGE AREAS WITH ONE OF THE LARGEST POPULATIONS OF NATIVE AMERICANS IN RURAL CALIFORNIA. ALL TRAINEES WILL BE EXPECTED TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT IN RURAL AND TRIBAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SETTINGS UPON GRADUATION. CAL POLY HUMBOLDT’S PROGRAM HAS DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY TO TRAIN PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, AND SOCIAL WORK PROFESSIONALS TO WORK IN INTEGRATED CARE SETTINGS AND HAS DOCUMENTED AN AVERAGE INCREASE IN THE CENTER FOR INTEGRATED HEALTH SOLUTIONS’ “SIX LEVELS OF COLLABORATION/INTEGRATION” OF 50%, FROM APPROXIMATELY 3.0 TO 4.5. IN ADDITION TO THIS REQUESTED FUNDING PRIORITY, THE PROGRAM MEETS FUNDING PREFERENCE QUALIFICATION 1 BY PLACING 100% OF PROGRAM GRADUATES IN MEDICALLY UNSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM FOR WHICH CONTINUATION IS REQUESTED HAS DEMONSTRATED A 275% INCREASE IN NEW AND EXPANDED COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING SITES IN HIGH-NEED AND HIGH-DEMAND AREAS FROM 2021-2024. CAL POLY HUMBOLDT’S MSW PROGRAM WAS BUILT GROUND-UP BY AND FOR THE RURAL AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WE KNOW, AS NATIONAL RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES, THAT THE BEST WAY TO STRENGTHEN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE IN RURAL AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES IS TO “GROW YOUR OWN.” THESE ARE THE FOLKS MOST LIKELY TO STICK AROUND. OUR PROGRAM HAS HAD GREAT SUCCESS WITH THIS MODEL. CONTINUATION OF THE RURAL AND TRIBAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM WILL PRODUCE MEASURABLE RESULTS AND ENDURING OUTCOMES.

CLOSING ACHIEVEMENT GAPS IN CORE UNDERGRADUATE CIVIL ENGINEERING COURSES -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION: HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSI PROGRAM), THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND EVALUATE A NEW APPROACH DESIGNED TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES IN EARLY ENGINEERING COURSES AT CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY AT POMONA (CPP) AND MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE (MT. SAC). APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF STUDENTS AT THE COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS DO NOT PASS TWO OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FOUNDATIONAL ENGINEERING COURSES: ENGINEERING STATICS AND MECHANICS OF MATERIALS. FURTHERMORE, STUDENTS FROM GROUPS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN UNDERREPRESENTED IN ENGINEERING COMPLETE THESE COURSES AT A RATE APPROXIMATELY 10% LOWER THAN THEIR PEERS. POOR OUTCOMES IN THESE KEY COURSES CONTRIBUTE TO INCREASED DROPOUT RATES, DELAYED GRADUATION, AND LOWER SUCCESS RATES IN SUBSEQUENT COURSES. THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE STUDENTS? SUCCESS IN ENGINEERING STATICS, MECHANICS OF MATERIALS, AND SUBSEQUENT COURSES THROUGH FOUR EVIDENCE-BASED ACTIVITIES: 1) A SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM (SBP) TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE GATEKEEPER COURSES; 2) PEER TUTORING; 3) UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR 24 STUDENTS; AND 4) PARTICIPATION IN THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS' EXCELLENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (EXCEED) TEACHING WORKSHOP FOR 17 FACULTY. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE STUDENTS? ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN THE TWO FOCAL COURSES, REDUCE AVERAGE TIME-TO-DEGREE, AND PROMOTE CONSISTENT, HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTION ACROSS COURSE SECTIONS. THIS WILL DRIVE STUDENT SUCCESS AND CREATE A PATHWAY FOR A MORE DIVERSE AND CAPABLE STEM WORKFORCE. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE MEASURED THROUGH MIXED-METHODS RESEARCH GUIDED BY TWO THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS: THE HOW PEOPLE LEARN MODEL AND THE INTERSECTIONALITY FRAMEWORK. THE RESULTS WILL DRIVE POSITIVE STUDENT OUTCOMES BY PURSUING FOUR OBJECTIVES. FIRST IS TO INFORM THE ENGINEERING EDUCATION FIELD ABOUT BEST PRACTICES FOR IMPROVING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND REDUCING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS IN ENGINEERING STATICS AND MECHANICS OF MATERIALS. SECOND IS TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE FOR SPECIFIC TOPICS THAT NEED TO BE REVIEWED AND EMPHASIZED TO PREPARE STUDENTS BEFORE THEY ENROLL IN THESE COURSES. THIRD IS TO EXTEND UNDERSTANDING OF HOW A SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM, PEER TUTORING, AND UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES COULD IMPACT STUDENTS? ENGAGEMENT, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AND TIME-TO-DEGREE. FOURTH, AND FINALLY, IS TO PROMOTE CONSISTENT COURSE OFFERINGS AND TEACHING PRACTICES. MAJOR DATA SOURCES INCLUDE PERFORMANCE ON ASSESSMENTS COVERING KEY TOPICS IN THE SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM AND FOCAL COURSES, VALIDATED SURVEY INSTRUMENTS MEASURING SPATIAL REASONING AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, AND DATA ON FACULTY PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES TAKEN BEFORE AND AFTER THE EXCEED TEACHING WORKSHOP. THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORT BY THE HSI PROGRAM WHICH AIMS TO ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION, BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN STEM, AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION 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.

THE NO MORE SILOS PROJECT PROVIDES IMMERSIVE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY EXPERIENCES TO 100 UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS ACROSS THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.STUDENTS DEVELOP SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY BY ENGAGING IN MENTORED FELLOWSHIPS IN SCIENCE, BIG-DATA ANALYTICS, AGRICULTURAL JOURNALISM, AND PUBLIC POLICY.FOUR FIVE-DAY DATA INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS WILL TEACH 80 STUDENTS BIG-DATA ANALYTIC SKILLS.STUDENTS RECEIVE CAREER MENTORING THROUGH LEADERSHIP AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION WORKSHOPS.STUDENTS EMERGE WITH MEASURABLY GREATER DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, IMPROVED CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS, IMPROVED KNOWLEDGE OF MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACHES TO PROBLEM-SOLVING AND PERSONALIZED ROADMAPS THAT ARTICULATE CAREER GOALS AND THE STEPS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THEM.

THREE STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE STEM GRADUATION RATES

BRIDGING INSTITUTIONS TO DECREASE GAPS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION: HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSI PROGRAM), THIS IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION (TRACK 2) PROJECT WILL DECREASE THE GAPS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS AND INCREASE THEIR SUCCESS BY FOCUSING ON A ?TRANSFER-READY? CURRICULUM WITH SUPPORT FROM A FACULTY LEARNING COMMUNITY. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WHICH HAS THE LARGEST FOUR-YEAR PUBLIC UNIVERSITY SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES, DOES NOT HAVE AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE FOR TRANSFER (ADT) IN ENGINEERING. THEREFORE, THE MAJORITY OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS WHO TRANSFER FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGES DO NOT TAKE LOWER-DIVISION ENGINEERING COURSES. THIS PROLONGS THE TIME NEEDED TO COMPLETE AN ENGINEERING DEGREE TO AN AVERAGE OF FIVE-TO-SIX YEARS. AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY AT POMONA (CPP), THE TWO-YEAR GRADUATION RATE FOR ENGINEERING TRANSFER STUDENTS IN THE FALL 2021 SEMESTER WAS 6.0%, WHICH IS MUCH LOWER THAN THE UNIVERSITY AVERAGE (33.1%). THE ADDITIONAL YEARS NEEDED TO GRADUATE ADD TO THE FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS, AS THEY MUST PAY ADDITIONAL TUITION AND EXPENSES. THE BRIDGING INSTITUTIONS TO DECREASE GAPS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION TEAM (OR BRIDGE EDUCATION TEAM) INCLUDES FACULTY AT CPP AND THREE PARTNERING INSTITUTIONS, MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE (MT. SAC), CITRUS COLLEGE, AND VICTOR VALLEY COLLEGE WHO WILL COLLABORATE ON TRANSFER STUDENT SUCCESS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND THE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AT CPP. BECAUSE TRANSFER STUDENTS CONSTITUTE A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ENTERING ENGINEERING PROGRAMS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOSTER THEIR SUCCESS IN OBTAINING BACCALAUREATE DEGREES IN A TIMELY MANNER, WHICH WILL PROVE A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN MITIGATING EQUITY GAPS AMONG ENGINEERING STUDENTS. THREE SPECIFIC AIMS GUIDE THE EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT. FIRST IS TO IDENTIFY THE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS (CSFS) THAT IMPACT TRANSFER STUDENTS? SUCCESS. SECOND IS TO CREATE A FRAMEWORK TO YIELD ?TRANSFER READY? STUDENTS BY IMPLEMENTING THE TRANSFER PATHWAY PROGRAM. THIRD AND FINALLY, IS TO OFFER MORE DIVERSE LOWER-DIVISION ENGINEERING COURSES THROUGH COURSE DEVELOPMENT AND A FACULTY LEARNING COMMUNITY (FLC). THE BRIDGE PROJECT WILL MINIMIZE TRANSFER STUDENTS? STRUGGLES AND MAXIMIZE THEIR PERFORMANCE AFTER TRANSFERRING. IN ADDITION, THE BRIDGE PROJECT CAN BE DEVELOPED AND INCORPORATED INTO OTHER ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES AND STRENGTHEN STATE-WIDE EFFORTS TO SUPPORT TRANSFER STUDENTS? SUCCESS BY OFFERING AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE FOR TRANSFER (ADT) IN ENGINEERING. THE HSI PROGRAM AIMS TO ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION, BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN STEM, AND BUILD CAPACITY AT HSIS. ACHIEVING THESE AIMS, GIVEN THE DIVERSE NATURE AND CONTEXT OF HSIS, REQUIRES INNOVATIVE APPROACHES THAT INCENTIVIZE INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION AND PROMOTE FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH (I) ON ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING, (II) ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO DIVERSIFY AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN STEM EFFECTIVELY, AND (III) THAT IMPROVES OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO BUILD INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY 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.

WEAVING PROFESSIONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND WORKPLACE PSYCHOLOGY TRAINING INTO UNDERGRADUATE STEM CURRICULA TO INCREASE SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND THE WORKFORCE

CONTROL OF CELL DIFFERENTIATION: INHIBITION OF SPERM ACTIVATION IN C. ELEGANS

ESTABLISHING A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF EXPERT RUBIN OBSERVATORY USERS THROUGHOUT THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM -THIS AWARD IS FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 (PUBLIC LAW 117-2). A PARTNERSHIP IS DEVELOPED BETWEEN A NETWORK OF OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMERS WITHIN THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY (CSU) SYSTEM AND MEMBERS OF NOIRLAB AND THE VERA RUBIN OBSERVATORY TO USE THE LEGACY SURVEY OF SPACE AND TIME (LSST) DATA. FACULTY AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT THE CSU WILL FORM TEAMS THAT WILL: WORK CLOSELY WITH RUBIN OBSERVATORY STAFF TO ACHIEVE DATA ACCESS; DEVELOP NEW SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATIONS WITH NOIRLAB SCIENTISTS; ENGAGE IN TECHNICAL TRAINING AND UNIQUE RESEARCH-INSTITUTE FOCUSED EXPERIENCES; AND BECOME EXPERT USERS OF THE RUBIN SCIENCE PLATFORM (RSP). IN TURN, A SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE PARTNERSHIP WILL SET BEST-PRACTICES THAT WILL SERVE THE NOIRLAB IN ITS WORK TOWARD RESEARCH INCLUSION. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS AND PARTNER PROFILES WILL BE PRODUCED AND COMMUNICATED THROUGHOUT THE 23-CAMPUS CSU STEM COMMUNITY, LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR BUILDING A CSU NETWORK OF ASTRONOMERS THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE PROJECT PERIOD. THREE OF THE FOUR CSU PARTNER INSTITUTIONS ARE HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSIS). CONSCIENTIOUS AND DELIBERATE RECRUITMENT AND MENTORING WILL INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE RETENTION AND SUCCESS OF STUDENTS FROM GROUPS UNDERREPRESENTED IN ASTRONOMY. CSU ASTRONOMY FACULTY AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WILL WORK TOGETHER TO LEARN THE RUBIN SCIENCE PLATFORM, COLLABORATE ON PREVIEW-DATA SCIENCE, AND PREPARE FOR THE IMMEDIATE USE OF THE RUBIN DATA RELEASE 1. THE PARTNERS WILL DEVELOP EXPERTISE AND FLUENCY IN THE RSP BY INVESTIGATING ASTROPHYSICS TOPICS PARTICULARLY SYNERGISTIC WITH THE LSST EXPERIMENTAL SETUP AND THE EXPERTISE AT EACH CSU HUB. AT AN EARLY SUMMER ?DATA SUMMIT? RUBIN SPECIALISTS WILL DELIVER TAILORED SUPPORT AND THE CSU TEAMS WILL BUILD COMMUNITY. EACH TEAM WILL DEVELOP THEIR OWN PROJECT AND PRODUCE THEIR OWN SCIENTIFIC RESULTS, BUT WILL WORK AS A COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP AND SHARE DATA ANALYSIS PIPELINES, AS AN ACCOUNTABILITY GROUP, AND IN REVISING DATA ANALYSIS NOTEBOOKS. THE SCIENTIFIC AREAS ADDRESSED AT THE FOUR CSU HUBS ARE: GALAXY/FILAMENT ALIGNMENTS IN LARGE SCALE STRUCTURES, X-RAY BINARY MONITORING AND DISCOVERY, GAMMA RAY BURST AFTERGLOW CHARACTERIZATION AND DETECTION, AND DISCOVERY OF LONG-PERIOD VARIABLE STARS IN NEARBY DWARF GALAXIES. THE IMPACT ON THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE WILL BE TRACKED BY AN EXTERNAL PROGRAM EVALUATOR. 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.

UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE COMPETITION

CAREER: REGIONAL CONTROL OF LOCAL FUNCTIONS: DISPERSAL AND THE BIODIVERSITY-ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION RELATIONSHIP

UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE COMPETITION

ADVANCED MULTIDISCIPLINARY PHYSICS-BASED DESIGN AND ANALYSIS CAPABILITIES ARE REQUIRED TO PURSUE THE REVOLUTIONARY VEHICLE AND TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS NE

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

ARRA - FORESTS ADAPTING TO AND MITIGATING CLIMATE EFFECTS

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

ELUCIDATING THE MOLECULAR MECHANISM OF DAPLE- FLT3 AND DAPLE-PDGFRB GENE FUSION IN BLOOD CANCERS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASES (RTKS) ARE A MAJOR CLASS OF CELL SIGNALING RECEPTORS AND THEY PLAY MAJOR ROLES IN CANCER PROGRESSION. IN LEUKEMIA, AND MANY CANCERS, ABERRANT ACTIVATION OF THE RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION PATHWAY IS OFTEN OBSERVED. VARIOUS RTK MUTATIONS, SUCH AS THOSE FOUND ON PDGFRB AND FLT3, ARE FOUND IN LEUKEMIA PATIENTS AND OFTEN LEAD TO HYPERACTIVATION OF THE KINASE DOMAIN. THIS ACTIVATION CAUSES THE SUBSEQUENT INCREASE IN THE RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK SIGNALING PATHWAY. BECAUSE THE CANCER IS DRIVEN BY KINASE DOMAIN ACTIVATION, MANY PATIENTS ARE RESPONSIVE TO TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR (TKI) TREATMENT SUCH AS IMATINIB AND SORAFENIB. HOWEVER, IN A SUBSET OF PATIENTS, THEY BECOME UNRESPONSIVE TO TKIS OVER TIME DUE TO A RESISTANCE IN THE CANCER CELLS. ONE MECHANISM BY WHICH CANCER CELLS CAN ACQUIRE RESISTANCE IS THROUGH GAINING A SECONDARY MUTATION IN THE KINASE DOMAIN THAT MAKES THE KINASE INSENSITIVE TO THE TKI. IN RESPONSE, PATIENTS ARE OFTEN GIVEN HIGHER DRUG DOSAGE OR AN APPROACH TO TARGET MULTIPLE PATHWAYS SIMULTANEOUSLY USING COMBINATION THERAPY IS TAKEN. THESE APPROACHES ARE OFTEN IMPRACTICAL DUE TO CUMULATIVE SIDE EFFECTS THAT MAY BE LIFE-THREATENING. THUS, FURTHER INSIGHTS INTO THE INNER WORKINGS OF CANCER CELLS AND MUTATIONS THAT LEAD TO AGGRESSIVE CANCER PHENOTYPES ARE ESSENTIAL TO IDENTIFYING NEW THERAPEUTIC TARGETS, ESPECIALLY, THOSE ON WHICH MULTIPLE CANCER-FUELING SIGNALING PATHWAYS MAY CONVERGE. DAPLE/CCDC88C IS SCAFFOLD PROTEIN THAT SERVES AS A CONVERGENCE POINT FOR THREE MAJOR SIGNALING PATHWAYS IN A CELL: WNTS, G-PROTEINS, AND RTKS. BECAUSE PROTEIN SCAFFOLDS CAN SERVE AS CENTRAL HUBS INTEGRATING CELLULAR SIGNALING, THIS RAISES THE POSSIBILITY OF EXPLOITING THESE PROTEINS FOR THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION. SEVERAL GENE FUSION BETWEEN DAPLE AND PDGFRB OR FLT3 HAVE BEEN FOUND IN CASES OF MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS AND LEUKEMIAS. THE EXACT MECHANISM BY WHICH THESE GENE FUSIONS LEAD TO CONSTITUTIVE ACTIVATION OF THE KINASE DOMAIN REMAINS TO BE TESTED AND WHETHER REGIONS ON DAPLE THAT IS INVOLVED IN THE GENE FUSION CAN BE LEVERAGED FOR THERAPY REMAINS A MYSTERY. FINALLY, BECAUSE THESE MUTATIONS ARE RARE, GENERATING AN IN VIVO MODEL FOR THERAPEUTIC TESTING IN MICE IS OFTEN SEEN AS UNPRACTICAL. THIS PROPOSAL SEEKS TO ADDRESS THESE QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS. SPECIFICALLY, IT SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE DAPLE GENE FUSION AFFECTS HEMATOPOIETIC CELL EXPANSION USING CELL-BASED MODELS AND ZEBRAFISH. ALSO PLANNED IN THIS PROPOSAL IS TO EXPOSE HOW THE COILED-COIL DOMAIN OF THE DAPLE-PDGFRB OR DAPLE-FLT3 GENE FUSION AFFECTS PROTEIN SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION AND TO DETERMINE IF IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIMERIZATION AND ACTIVATION OF THE KINASE DOMAIN IN CELLS. THE STRATEGY THAT WILL BE EMPLOYED TO TARGET THE DIMERIZATION POINT MAY ALSO SERVE AS A THERAPEUTIC STRATEGY. OVERALL, THESE STUDIES WILL GIVE NOVEL INSIGHTS INTO HOW DAPLE ASSOCIATED MUTATIONS AFFECT LEUKEMIA CELL SIGNALING AND GROWTH AND IT WILL ALSO ESTABLISH WHETHER TARGETING THIS PROTEIN SCAFFOLD CAN BE LEVERAGED FOR CANCER THERAPY.

SCALE-UP OF ALGAL BIOFUEL PRODUCTION USING WASTE NUTRIENTS

UPWARD BOUND MATH SCIENCE NORTH

UPWARD BOUND MATH SCIENCE SOUTH

22 AUGUST 2024PROJECT ABSTRACT GRANTEE NAME: SAN LUIS OBISPO (CAL POLY SLO UNIVERSITY)GRANT NUMBER: G24AC00594PROJECT TITLE: USGS CALIFORNIA WATER SCIENCE CENTER AT CAL POLY SAN LUIS OBISPO PROJECT PERIOD: 09 11 2024 08 31 2029BUDGET PERIOD: 09 11 2024 08 31 2029AWARD PURPOSE:THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN LUIS OBISPO(CAL POLY SLO UNIVERSITY) AND CAL POLY PARTNERS ARE MUTUALLY INTERESTED AND DESIRE TOCOLLABORATE IN AREAS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACHBENEFITING THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY AT CAL POLY SLOUNIVERSITY IN SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA.THE USGS-CAWSC, CAL POLY SLO UNIVERSITY, AND CAL POLY PARTNERS HAVE A COMMONINTEREST IN A CONTINUED COLLABORATION WHICH INCLUDES CAL POLY PARTNERS PROVIDING FACILITIESTO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES. FUTURECOLLABORATIONS, WHICH WILL BE MADE BY SEPARATE AGREEMENTS, MAY TARGET ISSUES OF WATERSUPPLY, WATER QUALITY, HYDROLOGIC HAZARDS, AND BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES WHICH ARE OF CRITICALIMPORTANCE TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE NATION.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PARTIES ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A MECHANISM FOR COOPERATIVESCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGICAL COLLABORATION TOMAXIMIZE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR SOLVINGENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, BENEFITING LOCAL COMMUNITIES, SCHOOL SYSTEMS, GOVERNMENTALAGENCIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN CALIFORNIA AND THE WESTERN UNITED STATES.EXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOMES:THE USGS-CAWSC S CURRENT CAPACITY TO ENGAGE IN MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH WILL BEEXPANDED BY COLLABORATING WITH RESEARCHERS AT CAL POLY SLO UNIVERSITY AND CAL POLYPARTNERS WHO HAVE COMPLEMENTARY EXPERTISE AND INTERESTS ON SCIENTIFIC MATTERS.THROUGH SEPARATE USGS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, CURRENT CAL POLY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ANDFACULTY MAY BE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOINT RESEARCH AND CONSULTATION AGREEMENTS INTHE AREAS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: GEOLOGY, HYDROLOGY, CHEMISTRY, COMPUTERSCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND PHYSICS.APPROXIMATELY 6,300 SQUARE FEET (SQFT) WITHIN BUILDINGS 84 AND 50J WILL BE FULLYMAINTAINED AND FURNISHED WITH ALL UTILITIES AND OPERATIONAL SERVICES NECESSARY TO SUPPORTTHIS EFFORT. ADDITIONALLY, 12,000 (SQFT) OF WAREYARD SPACE DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO BUILDINGS84 AND 50J WILL BE PROVIDED.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES:USGS AND CAL POLY FACILITY AND STUDENTS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: N A

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

CAL POLY HUMBOLDT WILL OFFER A FOUR-YEAR BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.) DEGREE IN COMMUNICATION FOR INMATES AT PELICAN BAY STATE PRISON. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST B.A. PROGRAM IN THE UNITED STATES OFFERED AT A LEVEL-FOUR, MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON (PELICAN BAY IS THE ONLY SUPER MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON IN CALIFORNIA). THROUGH B.A. DEGREE COMPLETION AND WRAP-AROUND CAREER PREPARATION, THE PROGRAM HELPS INCARCERATED STUDENTS ACHIEVE DESIRED EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AND ACCESS CAREER PATHWAYS UPON RELEASE. THE PROGRAMS EMPHASIS IS ON RACIAL EQUITY (GOAL 1), ACHIEVED THROUGH SERVING INCARCERATED STUDENTS IN ONE OF THE MOST RACIALLY SEGREGATED INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PROJECT REBOUND, THE PROGRAM WILL BRIDGE INCARCERATED STUDENTS AND RECENTLY RELEASED STUDENTS IN DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. OVER THE COURSE OF THE GRANT PERIOD WE ANTICIPATE SERVING 60 STUDENTS, WITH MORE THAN HALF ACHIEVING THEIR B.A. DEGREE. ADDITIONALLY, THE GRANT RESOURCES WILL ALLOW CAL POLY HUMBOLDT TO DEVELOP THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUSTAIN LONG-TERM, POST-GRANT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO PURSUE FOUR-YEAR DEGREES AT PELICAN BAY. THE AA-TO-BA PATHWAY BETWEEN COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS AND CAL POLY HUMBOLDT WILL BE STRENGTHENED. TARGETED POST-DEGREE EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION AND RE-ENTRY SUPPORT WILL BE GUIDED BY THE BEST PRACTICES PROVIDED BY PROJECT REBOUND AND THE ADVISING AND ACADEMIC CAREER CENTER AT CAL POLY HUMBOLDT. THE IMPACT OF THIS WORK WILL BE TO DEMONSTRABLY AND POSITIVELY IMPACT POST-RELEASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCARCERATED STUDENTS, STRENGTHENING THEIR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCING RECIDIVISM AND ENHANCING COMMUNITY SAFETY. THE RIPPLE EFFECTS OF THIS WORK FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN BE DRAMATIC AS IT FOCUSES ON THE NEEDS OF THOSE MOST AFFECTED BY THE SYSTEMS OF INCARCERATION. THIS PROGRAM WILL HELP RACIAL JUSTICE, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND ADD CAPABLE WORKERS TO THE CALIFORNIA ECONOMY.

CALIFORNIA COAST NOYCE SCHOLARS

INTBIO: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PHENOTYPES OF THE ANTHROPOCENE: INTEGRATING THE CONSEQUENCES OF SENSORY STRESSORS ACROSS BIOLOGICAL SCALES -ANIMAL RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS ULTIMATELY INFLUENCE SURVIVAL AND REPRODUCTION, AND SOME ANIMALS ARE BETTER PREPARED TO FACE CHALLENGES THAN OTHERS. THIS RESEARCH EXAMINES PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES TO SENSORY POLLUTION CAUSED BY HUMAN ACTIVITIES TO PREDICT POPULATION VULNERABILITY ACROSS DIFFERENT SPECIES. THE PROJECT WILL EXPLICITLY LINK THE EFFECTS OF LIGHT AND NOISE POLLUTION ON AVIAN PHYSIOLOGY, BEHAVIOR, AND REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS IN A LANDSCAPE WHERE THESE STIMULI ARE ISOLATED FROM OTHER URBAN FEATURES. THE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH TEAM INCLUDES EXPERTS IN PHYSIOLOGY, BEHAVIOR, AND ECOLOGY WHO WILL QUANTITATIVELY EVALUATE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL AND POPULATION, ADVANCING OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE EFFECTS OF HUMAN ACTIVITY ON NATURE ACROSS MULTIPLE FIELDS. THE TEAM EMBODIES THE INTBIO PROGRAM MISSION BY INCORPORATING DIFFERENT SUB-DISCIPLINES AND LEVELS OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION USING A HOLISTIC, INTEGRATED APPROACH. THE RESEARCH IS THE FIRST TO RIGOROUSLY EVALUATE AND LINK PHYSIOLOGICAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND FITNESS RESPONSES TO SENSORY POLLUTION, AND DOES SO ACROSS SEVERAL SPECIES AND MULTIPLE SENSORY STRESSORS FOR GREATER GENERALIZABILITY. THE PROJECT AIMS TO (I) REVEAL WHETHER NOISE AND LIGHT POLLUTION CONSISTENTLY SELECT FOR A SIMILAR PHENOTYPE ACROSS SIX BIRD SPECIES; (II) IDENTIFY GENERALIZABLE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PHYSIOLOGICAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND ECOLOGICAL RESPONSES, IF THEY EXIST, AND, IF NOT, (III) UNVEIL KEY DIFFERENCES AMONG SPECIES THAT UNDERLIE SENSITIVITY TO THESE WIDESPREAD FORMS OF GLOBAL CHANGE. IN DOING SO, THE PROJECT WILL BUILD A TESTABLE FRAMEWORK FOR GENERALIZING AVIAN RESPONSE TO HUMAN-CAUSED SENSORY POLLUTION, WHICH CAN BE USED TO PREDICT WHETHER SPECIES WILL FAIL OR THRIVE IN AN INCREASINGLY BRIGHT AND NOISY HUMAN-DOMINATED WORLD. PROJECT IMPACTS HAVE IMPORTANT SOCIETAL BENEFITS TO CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION, WITH EFFORTS SPANNING (A) CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TRAINING OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES IN STEM TO BECOME INTEGRATED, EARLY-CAREER BIOLOGISTS, (B) DEVELOPING AND DISSEMINATING OUTREACH MATERIALS VIA HANDS-ON OUTREACH EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS ACROSS LARGE NETWORKS, AND (C) INFORMING POLICY THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND THE INTERNATIONAL DARK-SKY ASSOCIATION. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THREE INTEGRATIVE QUESTIONS THAT REQUIRE EXPERTISE FROM DIFFERENT SUB-DISCIPLINES TO ANSWER: 1) DO SENSORY STRESSORS SHAPE A GENERALIZABLE PHENOTYPE? 2) DO PHENOTYPES OF BEHAVIOR AND PHYSIOLOGY AFFECT ULTIMATE OUTCOMES OF FITNESS? AND 3) HOW DO COMBINED MULTI-SENSORY STRESSORS AFFECT ORGANISMS ACROSS BIOLOGICAL SCALES? ACROSS GRADIENTS AND COMBINATIONS OF LIGHT AND NOISE, AT THE PROXIMATE LEVEL THE TEAM WILL MEASURE (A) PHYSIOLOGY (E.G., GLUCOCORTICOIDS, MELATONIN, TESTOSTERONE, HORMONE RECEPTORS, CLOCK GENES), AND (B) BEHAVIORS OF NESTING BIRDS (E.G., AGGRESSION, BOLDNESS, SONG STRUCTURE, SETTLEMENT, MOVEMENT). AT THE ULTIMATE LEVEL, THEY WILL MONITOR (C) FITNESS OUTCOMES VIA OFFSPRING SUCCESS (E.G., CLUTCH SIZE, FLEDGLING SURVIVAL) TO MEASURE SINGULAR AND COMBINED CONSEQUENCES OF LIGHT AND NOISE POLLUTION. THE RESEARCHERS WILL FOCUS ON SIX SONGBIRDS THAT VARY IN LIFE HISTORY TRAITS AND ANTHROPOGENIC TOLERANCE, INCREASING OUR UNDERSTANDING BEYOND SINGLE-SPECIES APPROACHES. IMPORTANTLY, THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT LINKS AMONG RESPONSES WILL BE ANALYZED USING STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS, FACILITATING INTEGRATION TO REVEAL WHETHER PROXIMATE AND ULTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS ARE GENERALIZABLE ACROSS SPECIES. 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.

URM: RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AT HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY

DEVELOPMENTAL TRAJECTORIES OF DYADIC FEEDING INTERACTIONS DURING INFANCY AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH RAPID WEIGHT GAIN

ADD'T FUNDING AND ADD'L PROJECT

TRIO TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM CHAFFEY JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED NON-TOXIC COATINGS: LABORATORY-BASED EXPERIMENTS USING BARNACLES AND BRYOZOANS

CHILD CARE

IMPROVED SATELLITE AND GEOSPATIAL TOOLS FOR PIPELINE OPERATOR DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS

CAL POLY NOYCE SCHOLARS PROGRAM, PHASE II

RUI: THE LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES OF ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HUMAN-MEDIATED EVOLUTION AND THE ORIGINS OF RURAL COMMENSALISM

NEW REP GRANT "MAGNETIC MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION SUPPORTING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF ELECTRIC MACHINES"

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: A STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE ON EFFECTIVENESS, PERSISTENCE, AND RETENTION

SCIENCE TEACHER AND RESEARCHER (STAR) NATIONAL PILOT PROPOSAL

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE CAL POLY BULL TEST HAS SERVED AS AN INVALUABLE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR UNDERGRADUATES FOR 65 YEARS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A VALUABLE SERVICE TO BULL BREEDERS AND BUYERS IN CALIFORNIA AS THE ONLY BULL TEST REMAINING IN THE STATE. HOWEVER, THE CURRENT PROGRAM LACKS THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH, SERVICE, AND OUTREACH TO BEEF PRODUCERS. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND OUTREACH EFFORTS TO THE PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE SERVICE WE CURRENTLY PROVIDE; THUS, THE PROPOSED INTEGRATED PROJECT IS A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN LUIS OBISPO (CAL POLY), CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO, AND UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING. THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF ALL INSTITUTIONS TO ASSESS BULL MANAGEMENT PRACTICESWE PLAN TO ASSESS THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF YEARLING BULLS WITH THE FOLLOWING METRICS: BULL BEHAVIORAL TRAITS ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICAL FITNESS/ACTIVITY ANDLIBIDO, METABOLOMIC MARKERS IN SEMINAL FLUID AND SERUM ASSOCIATED WITH FERTILITY, AND PENILE AND SEMINAL FLUID MICROBIOME EFFECTS ON FERTILITY. WE ALSO STRIVE TO BUILD A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO (ANOTHER NON-LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING WHEREIN A STUDENT EXCHANGE AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WILL BE DEVELOPED. FURTHERMORE, OUTREACH EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF BULL MANAGEMENT WILL BE REPLICATED AT THE PARTNER INSTITUTIONS. THIS PROJECT FULFILLS THE INTEGRATED, LARGE-SCALE COMPREHENSIVE INITIATIVES BY COMBINING AND IMPROVING THE TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND OUTREACH MISSION OF THE CAL POLY BULL TEST. THESE INSTITUTIONS COMPLEMENT RESEARCH, TEACHING, AND OUTREACH EFFORTS BECAUSE OF DIFFERENCES IN BREEDING/CALVING SEASON AND BULL DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES. THE NATURE OF RESEARCH OF BEEF BULLS TYPICALLY RESULTS IN LOW ANIMAL NUMBERS. HOWEVER, THIS COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WILL STRENGTHEN THE PROJECT AND DATA INTEGRITY.

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE GAP THAT EXISTS BETWEEN THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY EMPLOYERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS RELATED TO NEW GRADUATES' FOOD PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (FPD) SKILLS AND THE REAL PERFORMANCE OF THESE GRADUATES WHEN TASKED WITH MANAGING AND LEADING FPD PROJECTS.WHY FOCUS ON FPD COURSES? (1) FPD IS A CAPSTONE COURSE IN MOST FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS, YET IT IS NOT INCLUDED AS AN INDEPENDENT COURSE IN THE GUIDELINES FOR INSTITUTE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGISTS (IFT) APPROVAL OF UNDERGRADUATE FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS. (2) WHILE THERE ARE NO FPD-SPECIFIC IFT ESSENTIAL LEARNING OUTCOMES (ELOS) DEFINED1, 2, NUMEROUS IFT ELOS ARE RELEVANT AND ARE APPLIED TO ASSESS FPD COURSES NATIONWIDE. (3) FPD REQUIRES THE TEACHING AND APPLICATION OF CORE CONCEPTS LEARNED IN THE FUNDAMENTAL FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COURSES SUCH AS FOOD MICROBIOLOGY AND SAFETY, FOOD PROCESS AND ENGINEERING, FOOD CHEMISTRY, AND SENSORY EVALUATION OF FOODS COMBINED WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES RELATED TO THE BUSINESS ASPECT OF THE COURSE SUCH AS ECONOMICS AND MARKETING. (4) CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO BROADLY ACCEPTED TEXTBOOK OR RESOURCE MATERIALS WITH WHICH TO TEACH THE COURSE UNLIKE OTHER TEXTBOOKS COMMONLY USED IN FOOD SCIENCE CURRICULA NATIONWIDE.TEACHING FOOD PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (FPD) EFFECTIVELY FACES SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES. THESE CHALLENGES INCLUDE LACK OF TRAINING, THE ABSENCE OF A STANDARD TEXTBOOK, AND THE DISPARITY OF THE FPD CURRICULUM ACROSS INSTITUTIONS. TO OVERCOME THESE CHALLENGES, THE PROPOSED PROJECT SEEKS TO DEVELOP CONTENT FOR INSTRUCTORS TEACHING FPD. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE A STANDARDIZED FPD CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY TO BRIDGE THE GAPS BETWEEN THE INDUSTRY, EDUCATORS, AND STUDENTS TO CREATE ROBUST AND JOB-READY PRODUCT DEVELOPERS. WE ENVISION DEVELOPING 35-50 MODULES ACCESSIBLE TO UNIVERSITIES AND INDUSTRY TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY FPD TEACHING FOR BOTH INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA AND ADDRESS THIS CHALLENGE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, BRIDGING THEINDUSTRY WITH FACULTY AND STUDENTS, AND PREPARING QUALITY GRADUATES FOR THE FOOD INDUSTRY.