Project Grant 2126110
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $362,761 project grant to the University of Maine System under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the collaborative research project "From Community to Practice: Evaluating How Open Educational Resources Facilitate Implementation of Vision and Change Principles Across Diverse Institutions" from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026. The University of Maine, operating as the Research & Sponsored Program division of the...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $778,131 project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Nebraska from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026. The grant will support research to evaluate how open educational resources facilitate implementation of Vision and Change core concepts and competencies across diverse higher education institutions. As the lead awardee, the University of Nebraska will collaborate with other institutions to study how open...
- This $1,000,000 Project Grant was awarded on October 1, 2025 by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Cornell University. The project aims to enhance chemical and biomolecular engineering education at Cornell and beyond by establishing a "living laboratory ecosystem" that encourages students, faculty, and staff to continuously test innovative approaches, embrace failure as a learning opportunity, and tackle local, national, and global challenges. The...
- Yale University was awarded a two-year, $462,112 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) federal grant program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will support Yale University's project "Seeing the Paths to Change: Evaluating Vision & Change in Undergraduate Biology Education Using a Pathway Modeling Approach" based in New Haven, Connecticut. The project aims to evaluate shifts...
- This $144,771 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the University of Maine in developing adaptable online teaching resources and professional development for biology instructors. The University will build a library of peer-reviewed, active learning resources for online biology courses and offer workshops to help faculty incorporate these materials and skills into their own teaching through 2024. A subaward of $15,000 to the University...
- 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 National Science Foundation Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded Cornell University a $798,040 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) to support research titled "Engineering an Inorganic Carbon Highway to Improve C3 Photosynthesis." Over a three-year period from August 2021 through July 2024, Cornell University will conduct research aimed at advancing the understanding of major problems confronting the nation in the...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Initiation Award of $300,000 to Bethune-Cookman University aims to evaluate the impact of pedagogical interventions involving active learning and computational thinking approaches on student success in undergraduate biology education. The award is funded under the NSF STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, which supports initiatives to strengthen STEM education and workforce development. The project will develop and refine an intelligent online...
- Cornell University received a $1,177,301 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Integrative Organismal Systems. The grant was awarded on July 1, 2023 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to support research activities focused on developing computational tools and synthetic biology techniques to improve functional annotation of plant enzyme genes. Specifically, the grant will facilitate deposition of published plant enzyme activity data into public...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to promote best practices in introductory experimental physics education. The $348,165 award to Cornell University will support the creation of an Introductory Physics Labs Institute to develop a community and resources for physics lab instructors to redesign their labs based on proven strategies from physics education research. The project will generate new scholarship on how STEM lab...
The National Science Foundation awarded Cornell University a $773,789 project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to conduct research from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026. The research aims to evaluate how open educational resources facilitate implementation of Vision and Change principles across diverse institutions. Specifically, Cornell University will collaborate with other institutions to study how open resources can support curricular and cultural changes called for in the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Vision and Change report to strengthen undergraduate biology education. The grant supports Cornell University's role in assessing open education approaches and sharing results to inform evidence-based practice across the life sciences education community.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $773.8k | 7/28/21 |