Native Science Report: Broadening Awareness and Amplifying Native Voices

部落学院和大学方案(TCUP)的一个目标是提高为本国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。扩大这些机构以学科为基础的研究和STEM课程的提供，可以扩大学生在STEM领域追求具有挑战性和回报的职业的机会，提供可能具有文化意义的领域的研究性学习，并鼓励社区和世代对科学和数学教育的欣赏。该项目通过传播在联邦资助下实现的大学的成就和发现来支持这一目标，并为全国相当一部分土著公民增加对部落大学及其在经济和社区发展中作用的知识和了解。自2015年成立以来，土著科学报告一直致力于在TCUP机构及其所服务的社区内培养对STEM相关项目的必要认识。网站NSR.org在网上发布并免费提供，定期提供关于TCUP机构的需求和成就的最新新闻，分析影响土著民族的STEM趋势，以及示范学生研究的例子。该项目通过增加网站的新闻报道人员，支持制作关于TCUP机构NSF赞助研究的广播质量视频，以及为TCUP学生提供新闻研讨会和实习机会，极大地扩大了工作范围。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

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 discipline-based research and 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 project supports that goal by disseminating the achievements and findings of the colleges that have been realized with federal funding, and to increase the knowledge and understanding of tribal colleges and their role in economic and community development for a significant portion of the Nation's Native citizens.Since its founding in 2015, Native Science Report has been working to build needed awareness of STEM-related programs within TCUP institutions and the communities they serve. Published online and available subscription-free, the website, NSR.org, provides regularly updated news about the needs and accomplishments of TCUP institutions, analysis of trends in STEM that affect Native nations, and examples of exemplary student research. This project significantly expands the work by enlarging the website’s news reporting staff, supporting production of broadcast quality videos about NSF-sponsored research taking place at TCUP institutions, and providing journalism workshops and internships for TCUP students.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.