Commonwealth Campus Undergraduate 社区-Engaged 研究 Awards announced

宾州大学公园. 宾州州立大学今天(8月8日)宣布. 1)接收者 inaugural Commonwealth Campus Undergraduate 社区-Engaged 研究 Awards (UCERA), a new program designed for faculty who specifically support undergraduate student participation in research that aims to improve community well-being.

这个项目, with funding from Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi’s office and the Office of the Senior Vice President for 研究, recognizes and supports faculty members across the Commonwealth Campuses who will provide meaningful experiential research opportunities for students. 该奖项为每个项目提供高达25,000美元的奖金.   

这是腾讯分分彩平台的基本目标, 作为赠地大学, is to drive impact in the communities where we live and work across the commonwealth. UCERA项目, we can do that while also pursuing another foundational goal: enhancing student success,Margo DelliCarpini说, vice president for Commonwealth Campuses and executive chancellor. “The UCERA program funds projects that aim to not only improve local communities, but also to facilitate research experiences for undergraduate students. These students will make an immediate impact on society and perhaps even discover a potential career path with these projects.”

The recipients’ projects will begin this summer or fall, and some will conclude by the end of the calendar year. 其余的课程将持续到春季学期. Undergraduate students interested in contributing to a project should contact the project’s lead researcher.

2024年的获奖者是: 

腾讯分分彩平台官网分校:

• 米歇尔Grinar-Boyd，生物学助理教学教授 特蕾莎Giardino，业务运营总监，以及 玛丽·安·史密斯, 腾讯分分彩平台斯库尔基尔分校的生物学讲师, for a project focused on transforming the campus into a registered neighborhood arboretum.
• 伊冯·爱，艺术副教授 克里斯·邦纳, 艺术副教授, for an expansion of a successful collaboration with TileWorks focused on making bricks and research and constructing a brick bottle kiln. 更多信息请点击这里.
• Senyshyn深重, associate professor of applied linguistics and communication arts and sciences, 对于一个名为, “Advancing heritage language education: Addressing challenges and developing solutions with/in our communities.”

宾州州立海狸:

• 秋天Sabo, 生物学助理教授, with numerous community members 对于一个名为, “用社区补丁重新造林我们的未来.” The work will focus on creating native reforestation patches in lieu of traditional lawns.

腾讯分分彩平台的伯克:

• 安德鲁·弗瑞森他是运动机能学副教授 艾莉森·奥特曼单打, 运动学副教授 and of mechanical engineering; 迈克尔·布里格斯运动机能学副教授; 科琳英语, associate professor and program chair of kinesiology; 本Infantolino, 运动学副教授; and Praveen Verabhadrappa, 运动学副教授, 设立校园体育学院, 当地社区的俱乐部成员在哪里, 高中球队, 等等, 能否获得基于性能的指标.
• 玛丽埃塔斯坎伦, 工程副教授, with the Reading School District 对于一个名为, “A FiERCE journey: Empowering tomorrow’s STEM leaders through role-models and mentoring.”

宾州州立白兰地酒:

• 丹妮拉马丁心理学副教授 安德里亚Randolph-Krisova, 运动机能学助理教授, for a collaboration between the campus and Higher Ground Yoga to provide trauma-sensitive recovery yoga individuals and communities impacted by trauma and/or substance use disorder.

腾讯分分彩平台哈里斯堡分校:

• 艾琳Ahlin他是刑事司法副教授 Indrit等问题, 经济学教授, 对于一个名为, “Transitional housing in Harrisburg: An interdisciplinary assessment.” The project is focused on providing pilot data for Thrive Housing Service, 一个女人在当地开的店.
• 尼克Tsotakos, 生物学助理教授, 有两个本科生, for a project that aims to unravel the complex interplay of genetic factors, gene expression patterns and environmental influences underpinning varying prevalence of chronic kidney disease in different ethnic groups.

腾讯分分彩平台黑兹顿分校:

• Bhanu Babaiahgari他是工程学助理教授 哈比卜·乌拉博士, assistant professor of electrical engineering at Penn State Harrisburg, 对于一个名为, “Improving underserved community households’ access to energy,” focused on implementing energy transformation infrastructure that enables more access to electricity in communities where it is often limited.

腾讯分分彩平台斯库尔基尔分校

• 莎拉Princiotta, 生物学助理教授, 贝丝·诺曼, director of science and research for Lacawac Sanctuary Biological Field Station, to pilot a water monitoring routine on two lakes located within the service area of the campus.
• 约瑟夫Squillace, assistant teaching professor of cybersecurity, with Salih Hakan Can说, 刑事司法教授, 对于一个名为, “Improving cybersecurity education and enhancing student success through collaborative community engagement.”