Targeted Infusion Project: Implementation of an HBCU Undergraduate Center for Forensic Sciences at Lincoln University

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，使他们可以追求科学，技术，工程或数学（STEM）研究生课程和/或职业。该项目在林肯大学（PA）旨在创建一个跨学科的法医科学中心（LU-CFS），加强该机构的课程设置，现代化的实验室能力，并改善图书馆资源。该项目旨在通过提供实习、专业网络和跨学科研究等具有高影响力的实践机会，增加合格的少数民族学生毕业生的数量，这些学生具有在研究生课程和/或法医实验室中脱颖而出所需的基础技能。该项目的主要目标是建立一个跨学科的法医科学证书课程，包括化学、生物学和生物学。生物化学和刑事司法证书课程的课程设置将根据法医教育计划认证委员会（FEPAC）的学术标准，通过现有课程的增强和新课程的开发来设计。与教师，从业人员和其他法医专业人员一起工作的研究和实习机会将被开发，同时为学生创造专业的网络机会。将对实验室空间进行现代化改造，配备可与法医科学实验室使用的仪器相媲美的气相色谱/质谱仪等仪器，同时将通过增加关键的法医科学期刊来扩大现有的图书馆资源。预计该项目可能会解决非裔美国人和其他少数群体在STEM领域的不成比例的参与，该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识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 science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) graduate programs and/or careers. The project at Lincoln University (PA) seeks to create an interdisciplinary Center for Forensic Sciences (LU-CFS), enhancing the institution’s curricular offerings, modernizing laboratory capabilities, and improving library resources. The project aims to increase the number of well-qualified, minority student graduates having the foundational skills necessary to excel in graduate programs and/or forensics laboratories by providing opportunities for high impact practices such as internships, professional networking, and interdisciplinary research.The primary objective of this project is to establish an interdisciplinary Forensic Science Certificate Program encompassing chemistry, biology, biochemistry and criminal justice. The course curriculum for the Certificate Program will be designed in accordance with the Forensic Education Program Accreditation Commission (FEPAC) academic standards through enhancements of existing courses, and the development of new courses. Research and internship opportunities working alongside faculty, practitioners and other forensic professionals will be developed while creating professional networking opportunities for students. Laboratory space will be modernized with instrumentation such as gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS) comparable to what is used in forensic science laboratories, while existing library resources will be expanded through addition of key forensic science journals. It is anticipated that this project may address the disproportionate participation of African Americans and other minority groups in STEM fields, specifically in the forensic sciences where underrepresentation restricts full participation in the criminal justice system and the due process of law.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.