College Earns NSF Grant to Bolster Research in STEM
2024年9月10日
的 U.S. National Science 基金会 (NSF) has awarded Hudson Valley Community College a $499,157 grant to create opportunities for students to engage in undergraduate research. 的 grant is part of the NSF’s $14.5 million Innovation in Two-Year College in STEM Education (ITYC) program, which advances innovative, evidence-based practices in science, 技术, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education at two-year colleges nationwide. 的 college is one of 35 grant award recipients.
Dr. 唐娜·巴伦, a professor in the college’s Biology, Chemistry and Physics department, led a team of professors and researchers in authoring the college’s proposal, “Advancing Community College 学生s through Mentored and Course-Based Research Experiences.” 的 team includes four co-principal investigators: University at Albany Associate Professor of Chemistry Alan Chen; Albany College of Pharmacy and 健康科学 Center for Biopharmaceutical Education and Training Executive Director Michelle Lewis; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor and Chemistry Department Head Wilfredo Colon; and Hudson Valley Community College Biology, Chemistry and Physics Assistant Professor Erin Rennells.
在NSF的支持下, the team will create new research experiences for natural and applied science courses on campus, as well as undergraduate research experiences at partner four-year universities for Hudson Valley students in biology, bio技术 and the physical sciences. 的 project will extend the practice and benefits of undergraduate research to students at the associate degree level and prepare them for bachelor’s and graduate degrees and careers in related industries. It also aims to enhance students’ critical thinking skills and self-confidence, bolster student engagement, and increase transfer rates and success in obtaining professional positions.
“Hudson Valley Community College is honored to receive this prestigious grant from the National Science 基金会 to expand access to undergraduate research here on campus and at partner institutions,” said Hudson Valley Community College’s Officer in Charge Louis Coplin. “We are so proud of our professors, 唐娜·巴伦 and Erin Rennells, and their entire team for the spirit of collaboration, creativity and dedication to student success that has led to the NSF grant and will create even more positive outcomes for our STEM students.”
"Community colleges play a critical role in training people from all parts of the country for a variety of STEM careers including future scientists, 工程师, 和技术人员," said NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan. "的 Innovation in Two-Year College in STEM Education program is essential to how we expand pathways and opportunities so that more talented people from every part of the nation have the opportunity to make their way into STEM. I'm pleased that Congress recognized the critical role of community colleges in the 'CHIPS and Science Act of 2022' and the foundation they provide for educational opportunities. 项目 like ITYC are how we build on that foundation to reach more young people who have bright futures ahead of them in the STEM community."