Educational Modules to Broaden Academic Research Cultures (EMBARC)

Educational Modules to Broaden Academic Research Cultures (EMBARC) innovatively leverages Cultural Mismatch Theory to create high-impact mentoring activities and educational modules powerfully linked to eliminating educational disparities and driving transformation at the individual and institutional level toward inclusion, recruitment, and retention of URM community college (CC) students to the biobehavioral research career field...

Developing Case Studies for Undergraduates: Valorization of Fruit and Vegetable By products for New Product Development

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimated that one-third of the edible food produced for human consumption is wasted each year, equating to almost 1.3 billion metric tons. In developing and industrialized countries, food losses and waste cost $310 billion and roughly $680 billion each year, respectively. Fruit and vegetable processing industries...

Strengthening Equitable Culturally Responsive Environments" (SECURE) for Student Success": Using a Servingness Model to Support Hispanic and Underrepresented Students

"Strengthening Equitable Culturally Responsive Environments? (SECURE) for Student Success?: Using a Servingness Model to Support Hispanic and Underrepresented Students? is designed to expand the number of Hispanic and underrepresented (URM) students in Art, Health Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science and the STEM disciplines and...

Equity-Minded Pedagogy Course

Thank you for your interest in the Equity-Minded Pedagogy course and your recruitment efforts to make this fall?s cohort successful. In the interest of understanding more about how the course can impact faculty, students, and classrooms, the Office of IDEAS at Fresno State, where the course was developed, is submitting an IRB proposal. The study aims to review the Canvas course materials and artifacts, participant contributions (i.e., course assignments), and the...

Increasing our Innovation SCOREs: Symbiotic Collaboration of Regional Ecosystems

Resources to engage in science are often inequitably distributed, as described in the recent statement from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) [1]. The OSTP statement noted that ?minority-serving institutions (MSIs), emerging institutions, and community colleges receive only a small fraction of the science and technology research and development funds available each year.? Closing the funding gap to s...

Enhancing Finite Element Analysis Skills for Engineering Students

This grant will enable faculty members and student assistants to educate students in both undergraduate and graduate courses on the use of ANSYS engineering simulation software. These courses are offered by the departments of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Civil Engineering & Construction Management. The faculty members will incorporate the software packages into their curricula, while student assistants will support them by...

Understanding production and attraction on artificial reefs to improve the science of mitigation

THIS IS DRAFT TEXT TAKEN FROM AN LOI When artificial reefs are implemented for mitigation, ideally they are monitored and assessed to see if they achieve mitigation targets, such as a certain amount of fish biomass or production. It is well documented that artificial reefs attract fish, however, it is less clear how much they boost production of fish biomass (i.e., is there a net increase in fish p...

Effectiveness of an autonomous vehicle using solar energy for a custom battery

The process of designing and testing a custom lithium battery pack with supplemental solar charging is examined. The design process includes: meeting power consumption requirements, determining the appropriate assembly and wiring method, incorporating a Battery Management System (BMS), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis, experimental testing, determining the appropriate Battery Thermal Management System (BTMS)...

Child Development Screening Referral Program with San Fernando Community Health Center and the Institute for Community Health and Wellbeing at California State University, Northridge

Child Development Screening Referral Program with San Fernando Community Health Center and the Institute for Community Health and Wellbeing at California State University, Northridge Goal: Create a quality care network for families of children with identified developmental needs to provide a warm personalize...