Targeted Infusion Project: Enhancement of Jackson State University Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (JSU-CURE) Program in the Biological Sciences

历史上的黑人学院和大学本科生计划（HBCU-UP）通过有针对性的输液项目支持开发，实施和基于证据的创新模式和方法的研究，以提高HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们可以追求STEM研究生课程和/或职业。这个项目在杰克逊州立大学将发生在生物系和课程为基础的研究将被用来提高学生的基础材料的理解。该项目预计将加强生物专业的本科STEM教育，并更好地为研究生院课程和STEM就业的严格和挑战做好准备。 拟议的项目将使杰克逊州立大学将传统的授课和实验室转变为课程，通过基于探究的教学积极吸引学生进行真正的科学探究。基于课程的本科生研究经验（CURES）将用于提高学生的研究能力，改善生物学课程，激发学生对发现的兴趣，并为学生进入研究生院或STEM劳动力做好准备。JSU-CURE计划预计将影响至少500名本科生。该计划的实施将导致进入STEM竞技场的研究生教育和职业的代表性不足的少数民族学生的显着增加。该计划还将建立一批JSU-CURE学者，他们将利用CURE知识教授下一代STEM初中和高中学生。该奖项反映了NSF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，被认为值得支持。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue STEM graduate programs and/or careers. This project at Jackson State University will take place in the Biology Department and course-based research will be used to increase student comprehension of foundational material. The project is expected to enhance the undergraduate STEM education for biology majors and better prepare them for the rigors and challenges of graduate school programs and STEM employment. The proposed project will enable Jackson State University to transform traditionally taught lectures and labs into courses that actively engage students in authentic scientific inquiry through inquiry-based instruction. Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURES) will be utilized to enhance student research competency, improve the Biology curriculum, stimulate student interest in discovery and prepare students for entry into graduate school or the STEM workforce. The JSU-CURE program is expected to impact at least 500 undergraduate students. Implementation of the program will result in a significant increase of underrepresented minority students entering post-graduate education and careers in the STEM arena. The program will also establish a cohort of JSU-CURE scholars who will employ CURE knowledge to teach the next generation of STEM middle school and high school 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.