scholarly journals Professorial Advancement Initiative: A Cross-Institutional Collaboration to Increase Faculty Diversity in STEM

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aman Yadav ◽  
Mark J. T. Smith ◽  
Charity Rae Farber ◽  
Linda J. Mason
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Pacific Islanders ◽  
Tenure Track ◽  
Faculty Diversity ◽  
Big Ten ◽  
National Science ◽  
Diversity In Stem

In this paper, we describe the model for faculty diversity developed as part of the Professorial Advancement Initiative (PAI) funded under the NSF AGEP program. The PAI, consisting of 12 of the 14 Big Ten Academic Alliance universities,1 had the goal of doubling the rate at which the universities hired tenure-track minoritized faculty, defined by National Science Foundation as African Americans, Hispanic/Latinx, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders. This paper reviews the key programmatic elements of the PAI and discusses lessons learned and the practices developed that helped the Alliance achieve its faculty diversity goal.

Learning to Become Researchers: Lessons Learned from a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program Focused on Research in the Psychological Sciences with Real-World Implications

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 10-22
Author(s):  
Patricia R. DeLucia ◽  
Amanda L. Woods ◽  
Jeong-Hee Kim ◽  
Ngan Nguyen ◽  
Eugene W. Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Homeland Security ◽  
Real World ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Rigorous Research ◽  
National Science ◽  
National Science Foundation Research

This research study at a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates site focuses on psychological research with applications to the real world. Two cohorts of undergraduates engaged in rigorous research projects on, e.g., driving, homeland security, relationships, human-computer interaction, language comprehension and production, discrimination, and health psychology. Results indicated that students and mentors perceived an improvement in the students' research skills.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF A NEARSHORE EXTREME EVENTS RECONNAISSANCE COMMUNITY

2020 ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Britt Raubenheimer
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Extreme Events ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Data Distribution ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Built Environments ◽  
National Network ◽  
Land System ◽  
National Science ◽  
The U.S

Extreme events have significant impacts on the nearshore water-land system - where ocean, sound, and estuary processes interact with the nearby land - that pose high risk to society. Observations before, during, and after these events are critical to improve understanding of the interactions and feedbacks among the natural and built environments during major storms, and the corresponding human actions and reactions. The goal of the Nearshore Extreme Events Reconnaissance (NEER) Association is to organize and coordinate a national network of scientists spanning many disciplines to perform rapid, pre-and post-event site characterization, to deploy instruments to observe event processes, and to gather virtual data about the event and provide support to field teams. This presentation provides information about NEER's motivation, event-response and coordination activities, data-distribution plans, and lessons learned to date. Funding for NEER is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation Coastlines and People Program.Recorded Presentation from the vICCE (YouTube Link): https://youtu.be/9I9Z3OLGszU

Live Interactive Virtual Explorations via the High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network

2012 ◽  
pp. 1339-1360
Author(s):  
Kimberly Mann Bruch ◽  
Hans-Werner Braun ◽  
Susan Teel
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
National Science ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
Education Network

Researchers affiliated with the National Science Foundation funded High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN), are conducting case studies and facilitating technology transfer activities that enable Live Interactive Virtual Explorations (LIVE) between hard-to-reach science sites and an array of education communities. This chapter discusses lessons learned – both technological and pedagogical – during a longitudinal study of HPWREN LIVE case studies and technology transfer activities.

Live Interactive Virtual Explorations via the High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network

2010 ◽  
pp. 311-332
Author(s):  
Kimberly Mann Bruch ◽  
Hans-Werner Braun ◽  
Susan Teel
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
National Science ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
Education Network

Researchers affiliated with the National Science Foundation funded High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN), are conducting case studies and facilitating technology transfer activities that enable Live Interactive Virtual Explorations (LIVE) between hard-to-reach science sites and an array of education communities. This chapter discusses lessons learned – both technological and pedagogical – during a longitudinal study of HPWREN LIVE case studies and technology transfer activities.

scholarly journals African Americans in evolutionary science: where we have been, and what’s next

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph L. Graves
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
African American ◽  
African Americans ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
The United States ◽  
First Century ◽  
Science Careers ◽  
National Science ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Evolutionary Science

Abstract In 2017 National Science Foundation data revealed that in the United States the professional biological workforce was composed of ~ 69.5% “whites”, 21.3% “Asians”, and only 3% “African American or Blacks” (National Science Foundation, 2017, https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/doctoratework/2017/html/sdr2017_dst_03.html). There are problems with the categories themselves but without too deep an investigation of these, these percentages are representative of the demography of biology as a whole over the latter portion of the twentieth and beginning of the twenty-first century. However, evolutionary biologists would argue (and correctly so) that the representation of persons of African descent in our field is probably an order of magnitude lower (0.3%). This commentary focuses on the factors that are associated with underrepresentation of African Americans in evolutionary science careers.

scholarly journals Assessment, Usability, and Sociocultural Impacts of DataONE

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Robert J. Sandusky ◽  
Suzie Allard ◽  
Lynn Baird ◽  
Leah Cannon ◽  
Kevin Crowston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Management ◽  
Working Group ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
National Science ◽  
Working Groups ◽  
Large Scale Project

DataONE, funded from 2009-2019 by the U.S. National Science Foundation, is an early example of a large-scale project that built both a cyberinfrastructure and culture of data discovery, sharing, and reuse. DataONE used a Working Group model, where a diverse group of participants collaborated on targeted research and development activities to achieve broader project goals. This article summarizes the work carried out by two of DataONE’s working groups: Usability & Assessment (2009-2019) and Sociocultural Issues (2009-2014). The activities of these working groups provide a unique longitudinal look at how scientists, librarians, and other key stakeholders engaged in convergence research to identify and analyze practices around research data management through the development of boundary objects, an iterative assessment program, and reflection. Members of the working groups disseminated their findings widely in papers, presentations, and datasets, reaching international audiences through publications in 25 different journals and presentations to over 5,000 people at interdisciplinary venues. The working groups helped inform the DataONE cyberinfrastructure and influenced the evolving data management landscape. By studying working groups over time, the paper also presents lessons learned about the working group model for global large-scale projects that bring together participants from multiple disciplines and communities in convergence research.

scholarly journals Lessons Learned from a Virtual Summer Undergraduate Research Program

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-77
Author(s):  
Karen Yokley ◽  
◽  
Nicholas Luke ◽  
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Mathematical Biology ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
State University ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Undergraduate Research Program ◽  
National Science ◽  
T State

In summer 2020, North Carolina A&T State University and Elon University were poised to debut their Research Experiences for Undergraduates program in mathematical biology funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The directors decided to hold the program virtually so that students would have the opportunity. Although the directors did not have experience running a virtual program, they learned from the experience and have recommendations for program directors in similar situations.

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