Project Grant 2120375

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $250,000 over 5 years to Oregon State University to create a Research Coordination Network (RCN) that will develop four new Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) focused on topics such as bioinformatics, behavioral genetics, molecular biology, and developmental biology. The goal is to expand upon an existing...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to improve instructional feedback practices in undergraduate biology education to help recruit and retain a diverse STEM workforce. The 4-year, $262,861 award to Simmons University will grow and expand a national network of biology instructors, psychologists, and education specialists. This network will collaboratively develop a freely accessible, online toolkit and repository of resources to...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Biological Infrastructure provides $221,196 to Iowa State University of Science and Technology to support the "RCN-UBE: CASE-BASED ACTIVE SCIENCE EDUCATION (CASE) MENTORING NETWORK" project over 5 years from December 2023 to November 2028. The project aims to provide personalized teacher mentoring, training in using and writing effective and inclusive case studies, and sharing of authored resources to better...

This Project Grant award of $199,912.00 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a multi-faceted project aimed at improving learning outcomes and increasing passing rates in introductory biology courses at the recipient institution. The key activities include: Developing interactive 3D-printed learning materials to enhance conceptual understanding in introductory biology courses. Integrating project-based research experiences into newly created open...

The Ecological Society of America Inc. was awarded a $499,700 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on November 1, 2021 to develop the RCN-UBE program through October 31, 2025. The award is part of the NSF's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), which aims to promote progress in the biological sciences and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increasing knowledge and understanding of major challenges facing the country. Under this award, the Ecological...

This $100,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of course-based undergraduate research experiences integrating advanced DNA sequencing technologies at minority-serving institutions. Awarded June 15, 2022 through May 31, 2024 under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the University of Puerto Rico will work with partners to co-develop classroom protocols and teaching tools incorporating nanopore DNA sequencing into hands-on training for biology...

The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory was awarded a $359,148 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education (47.076) federal grant program. The award will support the development of course-based undergraduate research experiences integrating advanced DNA sequencing technologies at minority-serving institutions from June 2022 to May 2024. Specifically, the Laboratory will partner with New York City College of Technology, Spelman...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program aims to develop, test, and publish a collection of approximately 45 Core Concept Teaching Tools (CCTTs) to help biology students transfer their knowledge of core concepts across scales and sub-disciplines. The $232,710 award to the University of Colorado will support bringing together biology educators to create the CCTTs, which will include narratives describing complex biological phenomena and activities...

This $399,988 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to develop and test technology-based interventions to help introductory biology students improve self-regulation and learning. The project, led by the University of Colorado, will engage over 2,000 introductory biology students annually in reflective practices focused on motivation, metacognition, and self-regulation. The interventions will be integrated into a...

This $399,797 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to develop better teaching methods and assessment tools to improve undergraduate students' understanding of experimental design and scientific literacy. The key products and services to be delivered include: Gathering data through interviews with beginner, experienced, and expert undergraduate students to develop improved assessment tools for experimental...