UNC NORC Supplement to Expand NORC Central

项目总结/摘要 营养肥胖研究中心（NORC）是由国家资助的综合计划的一部分。 糖尿病、消化和肾脏疾病研究所，专门为支持营养 科学和肥胖相关的研究。该计划由来自全国各地的11个中心组成， 基础和临床资源和专业知识，以研究人员进行尖端的营养和肥胖 research. NORC Central（https：//norccentral.org/）于2016年首次开发，目前作为在线目录 在美国各地的11个NORC提供的服务和资源，并作为一个中央目录， 教育活动，科学进步，以及每个中心的具体成就。 在国家NORC科学家多样性和包容性指导委员会工作的基础上， 学术界代表性不足的群体（URiA），这一行政补充将为以下方面提供资源： 科学家们有兴趣解决营养和肥胖问题，透镜朝向多样性，公平性和包容性， 减少健康差距。具体而言，这一行政补充将使发展 以下重要的新数字资源：多样性，公平性和包容性（DEI）和健康差异 研究科为早期职业调查人员和已建立的研究人员提供资源， 出版物数据库，突出了全国系统中NORC支持的研究，a 会员数据库记录了NORC附属早期职业调查员和来自 代表性不足的群体，以及专注于早期职业和DEI机会的在线就业委员会。此外，本发明还提供了一种方法， 这一行政补充将确保整个网站遵守公认的无障碍要求。 作为补充的一部分，我们还将进行定性研究，以确定晋升的障碍， 保留全国NORC系统的URiA学员和教师。 通过这些改进，NORC Central将继续促进全国NORC的合作 系统，并作为研究人员关注营养和肥胖的重要资源。NORC Central还将 准备成为早期职业调查人员和调查人员的重要目的地， 在营养和肥胖领域工作的代表性不足的群体。

Project Summary/Abstract The Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORCs) are a part of an integrated program funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases that is specifically designed to support nutritional sciences and obesity-related research. The program consists of 11 centers from across the country that provide basic and clinical resources and expertise to investigators conducting cutting-edge nutrition and obesity research. First developed in 2016, NORC Central (https://norccentral.org/) currently serves as an online directory of the services and resources offered at each of the 11 NORCs across the US and as a central directory of the educational activities, scientific advancements, and specific accomplishments of each Center. Building on the work of the national NORC Steering Committee for Diversity and Inclusion of Scientists from Underrepresented Groups in Academia (URiA), this administrative supplement will provide resources for scientists interested in addressing nutrition and obesity with a lens toward diversity, equity, and inclusion and mitigating health disparities. Specifically, this administrative supplement will enable the development of the following important new digital resources: a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Health Disparities Research section to provide resources to both early career investigators and established researchers, a publications database that highlights research supported by NORCs throughout the national system, a membership database that profiles NORC-affiliated early career investigators and investigators from underrepresented groups, and an online job board focused on early career and DEI opportunities. In addition, this administrative supplement will ensure that the entire website adheres to accepted accessibility requirements. As part of this supplement, we will also conduct qualitative research to identify barriers for advancement and retention of URiA trainees and faculty across the national NORC system. With these improvements, NORC Central will continue to facilitate collaborations across the national NORC system and serve as a vital resource for investigators focusing on nutrition and obesity. NORC Central will also be poised to serve as an important destination for early career investigators and investigators from underrepresented groups working in the fields of nutrition and obesity.