Using Course Based Research Experiences (CUREs) to Support Tribal College Students and Enrich Tribal College STEM Research Capacity

利用基于课程的研究经验 (CURE) 支持部落学院学生并丰富部落学院 STEM 研究能力

• 批准号: 2054276
• 负责人: Christa Merzdorf
• 金额: $ 91.93万
• 依托单位: Montana State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2054276&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Using; Course; Based; Research; Experiences

A goal of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is to increase the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) instructional and research capacities of specific institutions of higher education that serve the Nation's Indigenous students. Expanding the STEM curricular offerings at these institutions expands the opportunities of their students to pursue challenging, rewarding careers in STEM fields, provides for research studies in areas that may be culturally significant, and encourages a community and generational appreciation for science and mathematics education. This Targeted STEM Infusion Project (TSIP) aligns directly with that goal, and moreover seeks to increase research activities and opportunities for students to conduct research at several tribal colleges. The project aims to strengthen existing relationships among STEM faculty at the participating institutions (Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC), Little Big Horn College (LBHC), Stone Child College (SCC), and Montana State University (MSU)) and build new course-based research experiences for American Indian students. The project aims to increase participation of American Indian students in STEM research and increase research capacity at tribal colleges in Montana. The project supports the expansion of locally relevant CUREs at ANC and LBHC while initiating course-based research experiences (CUREs) at two additional tribal colleges. MSU faculty will provide training on implementing an existing co-developed CURE module, using zebrafish as an environmental indicator species, and support tribal college faculty in designing novel CUREs based on research conducted at tribal colleges. CUREs are integrated into the curriculum at each institution, reaching a range of students who have not been exposed to research opportunities. Students will develop independent hypotheses to test within the larger CURE theme. Participating faculty will learn research techniques and receive training on instrumentation and curriculum. Research findings will be shared through community exhibitions and presentations at national conferences. This project is jointly funded by the Tribal College and Universities Program (TCUP), the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), and the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) Division of Environmental Biology (Ecosystem Science Cluster), Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (Behavioral Systems Cluster, Developmental Systems Cluster, Neural Systems Cluster), and Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (Cellular Dynamics and Function Cluster, Genetic Mechanisms Cluster, Molecular Biophysics Cluster, Systems and Synthetic Biology Cluster)This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

部落学院和大学计划（TCUP）的一个目标是提高为国家土著学生服务的特定高等教育机构的科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）教学和研究能力。在这些机构扩大STEM课程的范围，可以扩大学生在STEM领域追求具有挑战性、回报丰厚的职业的机会，为可能具有文化意义的领域提供研究，并鼓励社区和世代对科学和数学教育的欣赏。这个目标STEM注入项目（TSIP）直接符合这一目标，而且还寻求增加研究活动和学生在几个部落学院进行研究的机会。该项目旨在加强参与机构（Aaniiih Nakoda学院（ANC）、Little Big Horn学院（LBHC）、Stone Child学院（SCC）和蒙大拿州立大学（MSU）） STEM教师之间的现有关系，并为美国印第安学生建立新的基于课程的研究体验。该项目旨在提高美国印第安学生在STEM研究中的参与度，并提高蒙大拿州部落学院的研究能力。该项目支持在ANC和LBHC扩大与当地相关的cure，同时在另外两所部落学院启动基于课程的研究经验（CUREs）。密歇根州立大学的教师将提供培训，以实施现有的合作开发的CURE模块，使用斑马鱼作为环境指示物种，并支持部落学院的教师根据部落学院的研究设计新的CURE。CUREs被纳入每个机构的课程，覆盖了一系列没有接触到研究机会的学生。学生将提出独立的假设，在更大的CURE主题中进行测试。参与的教师将学习研究技术，并接受仪器和课程方面的培训。研究成果将通过社区展览和在国家会议上的演讲来分享。该项目由部落学院和大学计划（TCUP）、刺激竞争研究的既定计划（EPSCoR）、生物科学理事会（BIO）环境生物学部门（生态系统科学集群）、综合有机体系统部门（行为系统集群、发育系统集群、神经系统集群）和分子和细胞生物科学部门（细胞动力学和功能集群）共同资助。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，认为值得支持。