Summary
Through its 2014 Sustaining Excellence competition, HHMI is awarding new science education grants that will support activities at 37 research universities.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has awarded new grants that will support activities at 37 research universities in the following thematic areas:
Student Learning and Faculty Development Communities
The development of learning communities will improve interactions between and among students and faculty, which will impact the institutional climate and culture. Activities include those designed to support (i) students in the areas of engagement, enthusiasm, math competency, foundational science, self-efficacy, and science identity, (ii) faculty in mentoring, advising, teaching, instruction, and collaborations, and (iii) student-faculty interactions, relationships, and perceptions. These activities support all student populations, especially introductory-level, non-traditional, transfer, at-risk and underrepresented students.
|
School |
Location |
Award Amount |
|
College of William & Mary |
Williamsburg, VA |
($1.5M) |
|
Drexel University |
Philadelphia, PA |
($1.2M) |
|
Duke University |
Durham, NC |
($1.5M) |
|
Lehigh University |
Bethlehem, PA |
($1.9M) |
|
Loyola University Chicago |
Chicago, IL |
($1.9M) |
|
Portland State University |
Portland, OR |
($2.0M) |
|
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Troy, NY |
($1.2M) |
|
University of California, Berkeley |
Berkeley, CA |
($1.5M) |
|
University of Kentucky |
Lexington, KY |
($1.9M) |
|
University of Maryland, College Park |
College Park, MD |
($1.2M) |
|
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
Minneapolis, MN |
($1.2M) |
|
University of South Florida |
Tampa, FL |
($1.2M) |
|
Western Michigan University |
Kalamazoo, MI |
($1.4M) |
Introductory Course and Curriculum Development
HHMI grants will support major reform of introductory STEM courses (also known as gateway/gatekeeper courses). The changes impact instructional practices and pedagogy, and activities include providing active-learning and inquiry-based experiences to students, restructuring the curriculum for STEM degrees, measuring the effectiveness of student learning, and incorporating evidence-based teaching practices and educational research scholarship.
|
School |
Location |
Award Amount |
|
Brown University |
Providence, RI |
($1.5M) |
|
Emory University |
Atlanta, GA |
($1.2M) |
|
Florida International University |
Miami, FL |
($1.5M) |
|
Michigan State University |
East Lansing, MI |
($1.5M) |
|
Oklahoma State University |
Stillwater, OK |
($1.5M) |
|
University of California, Santa Barbara |
Santa Barbara, CA |
($1.5M) |
|
University of California, Santa Cruz |
Santa Cruz, CA |
($1.5M) |
|
University of Houston |
Houston, TX |
($1.5M) |
|
University of New Orleans |
New Orleans, LA |
($1.5M) |
|
University of Washington |
Seattle, WA |
($1.5M) |
|
Yale University |
New Haven, CT |
($1.2M) |
Course-based Research Experiences (CREs)
Using HHMI support, universities will redesign and/or expand introductory science laboratory courses to immerse undergraduates in research experiences. The courses provide project-based and discovery-based studies or modules where the students’ research results can benefit faculty members’ research.
|
School |
Location |
Award Amount |
|
Howard University |
Washington, DC |
($1.4M) |
|
New Mexico State University |
Las Cruces, NM |
($1.9M) |
|
Rice University |
Houston, TX |
($1.9M) |
|
University of California, Riverside |
Riverside, CA |
($2.4M) |
|
University of Colorado at Boulder |
Boulder, CO |
($1.5M) |
|
University of Idaho |
Moscow, ID |
($1.2M) |
|
University of Miami |
Miami, FL |
($1.5M) |
|
University of Michigan |
Ann Arbor, MI |
($1.5M) |
|
University of Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh, PA |
($1.5M) |
Adaptation of Freshman Research Initiative (FRI) Models
HHMI grants will support the adaptation and implementation of the FRI program originally developed at the University of Texas at Austin. Students work in research streams under the guidance of their faculty and graduate student mentors in teams, and individual students can have their own independent projects with the potential to publish their work. UT Austin will be expanding the program to accommodate transfer students.
|
School |
Location |
Award Amount |
|
Iowa State University |
Ames, IA |
($1.2M) |
|
State University of New York at Binghamton |
Binghamton, NY |
($1.2M) |
|
University of Texas at El Paso |
El Paso, TX |
($2.4M) |
|
University of Texas at Austin |
Austin, TX |
($2.4M) |