The University of Hawaii at Manoa received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on July 15, 2021 to complete work by June 30, 2024. The grant falls under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) and will support the "TSIP: OLA I KA AINA: REVIVING ECOSYSTEMS UTILIZING SCIENCE, MATH AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE" project. This project aims to revive ecosystems in Hawaii through integrating Western science, math, and Indigenous knowledge. The University...
This $700,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the University of Hawaii at Manoa to deliver professional development services to K-12 teachers in Kauai, Hawaii through March 2028. Over the five-year period of performance, the University of Hawaii-Kauai Community College will engage two cohorts of local teachers in mathematics coursework, coaching, culturally responsive curriculum development, and lesson study. Teachers will...
The University of Hawaii at Manoa was awarded a $996,552 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings to advance research and practice in culturally-relevant computing in upper elementary education. The grant falls under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which supports the development of STEM education to ensure the vitality of the Nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics enterprise. Through...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $648,169 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. This 3-year grant will develop a Cyber Data Analytics Technician Workforce Development Program to address the nation's need for skilled cybersecurity professionals. Key objectives include creating 4 new courses and a new online certificate in cyber data analytics, providing opportunities for students in non-computing degree programs to...
The University of Hawaii at Manoa received a two-year, $349,948 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the Justice-Oriented Approaches for Data Science Education initiative. Through this funding, the University will develop and deliver data science curriculum and educational materials incorporating principles of social and ethical justice. The STEM Education program aims to ensure the vitality of the nation's STEM education...
This $1,299,941 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund the Institute for Future Intelligence (IFI) and the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR) to develop and test an integrated STEM curriculum focused on agricultural technology (agtech) in Hawaii. The project aims to connect traditional Hawaiian aquaculture practices with modern smart farming technologies and data science. Key products and...
The University of Hawaii at Manoa received a $299,883 project grant award from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to broaden engagement in mathematics participation and readiness education. The award, made on October 1, 2021, will support efforts through March 31, 2024 to develop programs that increase student involvement in mathematics and build foundations for further education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. As the...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,700,000 Project Grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The 5-year grant will support the development of an innovative graduate program that brings together engineering, computer science, social science, business, and medicine to harness the transformative power of data science. The program will train 61 graduate students, including 41 funded trainees, on...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $495,376 will support the University of Hawaii at Manoa in transforming its marine biology graduate program to incorporate place-based pedagogies. Funded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), this three-year award beginning October 1, 2022 aims to establish a community-embedded science approach. Graduate students will undertake a two-week intensive immersing them in relationship building, service learning, and cultural education...
The University of Hawaii at Manoa was awarded a $2 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to establish the Kiai Loko Center for Limu Research from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2028. The Center will partner the University of Hawaii - Windward Community College with non-profit STEM organizations and local Native Hawaiian knowledge keepers. It aims to advance cross-disciplinary knowledge of aquaculture and limu (algae) ecology to support...