This five-year, $1,053,728 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education (STEM Education) program (CFDA 47.076) will support the development and assessment of inclusive course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) using digitized natural history collection data. Faculty from George Washington University, Widener University, Texas Tech University, and Westfield State University will collaborate to measure the...
This $143,609 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education, under the STEM Education (47.076) federal grant program, will support the development and assessment of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) using digitized natural history collection data. Four institutions—George Washington University, Widener University, Texas Tech University, and Westfield State University—will collaborate to measure the impacts of CUREs on student...
This five-year, $280,952 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the development and assessment of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) using digitized natural history collection data across four institutions. Faculty from George Washington University, Widener University, Texas Tech University, and Westfield State University will collaborate to measure the impacts of these CUREs on student learning and science...
The University of Richmond received a $120,843 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education on June 1, 2022 to support the collaborative research project "Role of Flexible Design and Instructor Supports in Implementing Sustainable Course-Based Research Experiences Across Diverse Institution Types." The project aims to develop and evaluate models for implementing sustainable course-based undergraduate research experiences across...
This National Science Foundation project grant of $555,911 will support Johnson County Community College in developing and sustaining Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) across multiple science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines through September 2026. The funding advances the goals of the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) by promoting innovative and evidence-based practices in undergraduate STEM education at two-year colleges. Specifically, the...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) project grant award of $1,126,524 to the University of Colorado Colorado Springs aims to implement and sustain course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) in gene editing technology at two-year colleges nationwide. The key products and services provided under this five-year grant include: 1) Summer workshops to train two-year college faculty in a modular CRISPR gene editing protocol using fission yeast, 2)...
The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded a $220,713 Project Grant to the CAL Poly Corporation to support the collaborative research project "Role of Flexible Design and Instructor Supports in Implementing Sustainable Course-Based Research Experiences Across Diverse Institution Types." The award period is from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2027. The grant will fund research examining how flexible course design and instructor supports can help establish...
The National Science Foundation awarded Northeastern State University a $287,614 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to increase the use of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) in introductory STEM courses. The university aims to implement a workshop and fellowship program to engage faculty in developing new CUREs for their courses. Specifically, the grant will fund a workshop on CURE pedagogy and models for integration, as well as CURE fellowships for...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $457,595 to Arapahoe Community College aims to integrate course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURES) into STEM curricula at the two-year college. The project's key objectives are to: (1) establish a CURE task force; (2) develop multiple variable-length CURE programs and a repository of training resources; (3) train 60 faculty, 6 lab personnel, 6-15 tutors, and 4-8 advisors; (4) implement...
This $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the University of California Santa Cruz's implementation and evaluation of curricular undergraduate research experiences in the life sciences. The university will establish four new faculty-led course-based undergraduate research laboratories engaging up to 100 undergraduates, including those from underrepresented groups, in authentic research projects in molecular, cellular,...