In this Issue:

National Office News:

CUR Members Appointed to New Positions
CUR Representation on PRB at the National Academies
CUR Announces the Enhanced Institutional Membership
New CUR Publication: Broadening Participation in Undergraduate Research: Fostering Excellence and Enhancing the Impact
CUR is Now on Facebook
CUR Quarterly Archive Sale
Call for Applications for CUR Quarterly Issue Editor
Newsletter Subscriptions

CUR Institutes:

Initiating and Sustaining Undergraduate Research Programs
Proposal Writing
Institutionalizing Undergraduate Research Institute
Mentorship, Collaboration and Undergraduate Research in the Social Sciences and Humanities

Ongoing CUR Offerings:

Web Page on Advocacy and Government Relations Issues
CUR Logins
Undergraduate Researchers' Graduate School Registry
Newswise Press Release Subscription Service

Advocacy:

CUR In the News
Washington Partners News April 14, 2009 Column

Opportunities and Announcements:

Fulbright Occasional Lecturer Program
AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships
Grant Opportunity for Institutions Focused on Latino Student Success
PKAL Offers Planning Workshops and Webinars
NSF Seeks Director, Division of Undergraduate Education
Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education
Request for Letters of Intent: Multistate Conservation Grant Program
NCRR Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators
Cold War Essay Contest
2009 NSF/AAAS Visualization Challenge
APS Minority Travel Awards
Department of Commerce Internship
Understanding Interventions that Broaden Participation in Research Careers

National Office News:

CUR Members Appointed to New Positions:

Congratulations to two past-presidents of the Council on Undergraduate Research who have recently been appointed to new positions.

Lori Bettison-Varga has been appointed as the President of Scripps College. She is currently Provost and Dean of the Faculty at Whitman College.

Michael Tannenbaum has been appointed as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Hartwick College. He is currently Dean of the Scool of Science, and Professor of Biology at Marist College.

CUR Representation on PRB at the National Academies:

Dr. Allan Weatherwax, Professor of Physics and Associate Dean in School of Science at Siena College has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Polar Research Board (PRB). PRB is a unit of the National Academies which is comprised of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council.

The PRB provides independent analysis to the federal government and the nation on matters of science and technology research needs, environmental quality, natural resources, and other issues in the Arctic, the Antarctic, and cold regions in general.

Dr. Weatherwax also served as the team leader of the Siena team that attended CUR's NSF-CCLI funded Workshop on Institutionalizing Undergraduate Research.

CUR Announces the Enhanced Institutional Membership:

This new enhanced institutional membership allows all faculty members from your institution to join the Council on Undergraduate Research as individual members at no additional cost. Institutional cost is based on the number of Full-Time Equivalent students at your institution.

In addition to this new enhanced membership, we will continue to offer the regular institutional membership. Each institution may elect to choose one model or the other. The cost of the regular institutional membership for the 2009-2010 membership year will remain the same, at the current rate of $800 and includes three individual memberships.

We hope that your institution will take advantage of this new membership opportunity to more fully engage faculty members at your insitution in undergraduate research.

Should you have any questions regarding this membership program, or any other membership opportunities, please contact Robin Howard at robin@cur.org or 202-783-4810x203.

New CUR Publication: Broadening Participation in Undergraduate Research: Fostering Excellence and Enhancing the Impact:

Editors: Mary K. Boyd, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, University of San Diego (mboyd@sandiego.edu) and Jodi L. Wesemann, Assistant Director for Higher Education, American Chemical Society (j_wesemann@acs.org) 

Pricing and release information to be announced.  To add yourself to the pre-release mailing list, please visit: http://www.cur.org/publications/broadening.html

CUR is Now on Facebook:

CUR has recently launched a Facebook® page as another way to communicate with the undergraduate research community. While we will still continue to send official announcements from the CUR National Office, we hope that this networking tool will encourage national interaction at minimal cost. Please feel free to post announcements for job openings, REU and other Summer Research Opportunties, or other announcements related to undergraduate research.

Please visit the Council on Undergraduate Research page on Facebook® and become a fan.

Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc.

CUR Quarterly Archive Sale:

Many issues of the CUR Quarterly are now available for $1. Complete your library today by visiting http://cur.networkats.com/members_online/members/createorder.asp. Remember to login using your Members Only username and password to receive the best price.

Call for Applications for CUR Quarterly Issue Editor:

The Council on Undergraduate Research invites applications for a three-year term as Issue Editor of the CUR Quarterly. The appointment term is June 1, 2009 to May 31, 2011.

The Issue Editor works closely with the Editor-in-Chief to identify and develop new directions for the CUR Quarterly, including the special themed issues, and to produce two of the Quarterly's four issues per year. A copy of current CUR Quarterly policies is available at http://www.cur.org/Publications/Quarterlies.html

Screening of applications began on April 1, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled.

To apply, please visit: http://cur.networkats.com/members_online/submissions/substart.asp?action=welcome&cid=31

Newsletter Subscriptions:

The CUR E-News is a membership benefit for individual members and contacts designated on CUR Institutional Memberships.  Should you know anyone that would like to receive a subscription, please encourage them to become a member by visiting http://www.cur.org/membership.html

CUR is pleased to announce two additional newsletters also available to CUR Members:

This Week In Washington is a weekly newsletter prepared by the staff at Washington Partners that provides an overview of upcoming events in Washington D.C. affecting American Education.

Deadlines and Upcoming Events is a newsletter published by the CUR National Office which sends reminders of submission deadlines, event registrations, and other important dates in the CUR Community. 

To subscribe to either of these newsletters, please login to the members only website, click "Review My Membership Information" and submit an update of your membership profile.

CUR Institutes:

Initiating and Sustaining Undergraduate Research Programs:  

This institute will be held May 27-29, 2009 at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio.

The purpose of the institute is to provide new directors of undergraduate research programs the means to develop and effectively administer their programs and to help seasoned directors disseminate best practices and further build and improve their programs.

Application is available by visiting: http://www.cur.org/institutes/isurp.html

Proposal Writing:

This CUR Institute will be held July 19-23, 2009 at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. The institute will bring together faculty and administrators interested in preparing proposals for submission to external funding agencies. This four-day institute will consist of one-on-one work with a mentor, small group discussions, writing and critiquing of proposals, and plenary sessions. The institute has been developed to assist novice to experienced proposal writers in drafting complete proposals for submission.

The deadline for application is June 1, 2009.

Application is available by visiting: http://www.cur.org/institutes/proposal.html

This institute will be held October 23-25, 2009, at Concordia College - Morehead in Minnesota. This workshop will bring together teams of three to five faculty members and administrators from institutions that are interested either in initiating an undergraduate research program or in institutionalizing existing research activities.  The three days will consist of plenary lectures presented by facilitators associated with CUR interspersed with individual team meetings with CUR mentors.  For more information, please visit http://www.cur.org/institutes/instugr.html

This institute will be held February 5-7, 2010, in Mesa, Arizona. The institute will bring together teams of three to five faculty members and administrators engaged in enhancing undergraduate research opportunities at their home institutions, focusing on undergraduate research as faculty development, student-based inquiry and institutional support structure. Application is available by visiting:  http://www.cur.org/institutes/socscihum.html

Ongoing CUR Offerings:

The staff at Washington Partners has put together a web page of materials for CUR Member reference.  The web page houses information on advocacy and government relations issues.  Topics of interest include legislative and event summaries, information on on federal funding resources, ongoing update on the higher education act, and a learning and links section with descriptions of common government processes and links to useful websites.  

To access this page, please visit the members only page from the CUR homepage.  Please note that you will need your members only login to access the page.  Should you have any questions or comments regarding this page, please direct them to wpllc@cur.org

Recent Additions:

ARRA Spending by Federal Agencies (April 14, 2009)

CUR assigns usernames and passwords to members so that they may: login, update records, register for meetings at member rates, and purchase publications at member rates.  Your username and password have been sent to you previously.  Should you need another copy of this information sent to you via email, please visit http://cur.networkats.com/members_online/members/password.asp .  Non-members who have records in our database may also login to expedite registration processes, however discounts will only be given to members. 

Please encourage your students to sign up for the Undergraduate Researcher's Graduate School Registry.  The purpose of this registry is to facilitate connections between undergraduates and graduate schools seeking high quality students who are well prepared for research.  More information and the submission form are available at:  http://www.cur.org/ugreg/

Graduate Schools that are interested in purchasing a subscription to the registry should contact Robin Howard at robin@cur.org

Newswise is an academic news distribution service that provides media with news leads from our member institutions.  Journalists receive this news by subscribing to an emailed Daily Wire.  From the wire, they review news releases and decide whether or not to follow up on any leads and contacts. 

Upcoming Thematic Wires:

Environment: Sustainability, Technology, Climate Change, and Health Wire: Submission Deadline: May 13, 2009

CUR Institutional Members may submit releases to Nancy Hensel at nancy@cur.org.  Please indicate whether your press release is for a thematic wire, or a general wire.   For more information, please refer to the following document:  http://www.cur.org/pdf/newswise%20flyer.pdf

Advocacy:

Washington Partners, LLC provides a monitoring service of articles that mention CUR.  Please see the following articles below: 

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Family is a Forerunner for New Scripps Leader
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Hartwick - Hartwick College Announces Appointment of Provost and ...
With more than 25 years of experience in higher education, Tannenbaum is active with the Council on Undergraduate Research, The American Council of Academic Deans, and the American Association of Colleges & Universities, the academy's ...

The cherry blossoms have come and gone in Washington, DC, and as the weather warms, the enormity of the challenges facing the new President are coming into sharper focus. The quick action on enactment on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has left the agencies scrambling to distribute funding in hopes of stabilizing and jump-starting the economy.  CUR and its colleagues weighed in with lawmakers as the bill was being put together, noting that investments in education and research are crucial at this time, and that undergraduate research is an important component of the research enterprise.

Each agency has been working with the White House to decide how to distribute the economic recovery funds.  At the Department of Energy, which receives $32.7 billion under the bill, Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu recently announced that $1.2 billion of the $1.6 billion set aside for the agency’s Office of Science is being made available for major construction, laboratory infrastructure, and research efforts.  Additionally, $227 million in competitive grants will be awarded to universities and National Laboratories for the creation of Energy Frontier Research Centers, designed to develop cost-effective alternative energy sources. 

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will receive $1 billion from ARRA.  From these funds, NASA is planning to reserve $400 million for a set of Earth Science climate research missions recommended by the National Academies.  Another $400 million is intended for exploration purposes, and $150 million is intended for systems-level aeronautics research and development. 

Of the $10.4 billion provided for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by ARRA, NIH has made $1.5 billion of ARRA funds available as grants for scientific research, construction and improvement of research facilities, and the purchase of scientific equipment. 

National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Dr. Arden Bement recently discussed the NSF’s plans for investing the $3 billion provided by ARRA in a way that will have “an immediate impact on investigators, post-docs, graduate and undergraduate students, and teachers.”  Dr. Bement said that because a number of highly rated proposals have not been funded due to what was insufficient funding, a majority of the $2 billion available for research and related activities will be reserved for those proposals, which will now be funded through a number of programs.  The proposals will be assessed on their ability to absorb the would-be funds in a timely and effective manner, and the proposals will be funded by September 30, 2009. 

As federal agencies decide how best to disseminate the funds allocated via the ARRA, Washington Partners has been monitoring the guidance released and has recently completed a memorandum summarizing guidelines from a number of federal agencies, which is available on the Washington Partners page of the members’ only portion of the CUR web site (http://www.cur.org/members/dologin.asp).  That memo includes links to specific agency websites related to ARRA funding.  In addition, as required by law, the Administration is sharing information with the public on ARRA investments at www.recovery.gov.

Against this backdrop, many events and forums that feature conversations about research and education have been held since the first of the year.  CUR co-sponsored a Capitol Hill event for new Members of Congress that provided attendees an update on issues around science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.  The standing-room-only attendance indicates these issues are still top of mind in the 111th Congress.  CUR also supported an event hosted by the House Diversity and Innovation Caucus that promoted the importance of engaging all populations in scientific and education endeavors.  As the Congress progresses, CUR intends to use its position on the STEM Education Caucus Steering Committee, its membership in the STEM Education Coalition and its growing relationships with Members of Congress and staff who are not only supportive of undergraduate research, but have their own experiences to inform their positions, to increase the profile of undergraduate research and its role in education and the research enterprise in the 111th Congress.

NOAA and PCAST Nominees Confirmed
At the end of March, President Obama’s nominees to direct the President’s Council of Advisors on Science Technology (PCAST), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), were finally confirmed by the Senate.  On March 20, one month after their initial confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, Dr. John Holdren and Dr. Jane Lubchenco were unanimously confirmed as the Co-Chair of PCAST and the Administrator of NOAA, respectively.  Dr. Eric Lander and Dr. Harold Varmus were also confirmed as Co-Chairs for PCAST.

Dr. Lubchenco is a former President of the International Council for Science and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a Presidential appointee on the National Science Board, overseeing the National Science Foundation from 1996 to 2006, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

In addition to his role as Co-Chair of PCAST, Dr. Holdren is also the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Policy, and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) at the White House.  Dr. Holdren recently explained that with all of the Co-Chairs for PCAST confirmed, he is confident that the other members of the President’s Council will be appointed before May.

For more information on President Obama’s nominations and appointments, visit: http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing_room/nominations_and_appointments/.

CUR Responds to White House Request
Representing undergraduate research and its interests in Washington, DC can require acting quickly without a guaranteed return on the investment of effort.  This lesson was reinforced recently.  A few weeks ago, staff from CUR’s advocacy firm, Washington Partners, was participating in a meeting at the White House on education priorities of the Hispanic community and how they intersect with those of the Obama Administration when the White House staff mentioned an effort to assemble a meeting on green research and development.  The staff said they were hoping to identify a Hispanic researcher to participate in the meeting.  The meeting would be held on the following Monday.  This was Friday.  Through the wonders of technology, Washington Partners shared this request with CUR while still at the meeting, and the fire drill began.  CUR leadership, working with Washington Partners and White House staff, identified a number of potential participants, and ensured that they had the time, effort and resources to respond to the would-be invitation.  Unfortunately, the formal invitation was not extended, but the exercise illustrates how quickly opportunities can develop and the effort required to capitalize on them.  White House staff appreciated the effort and its timeliness, and this gratitude could very well result in additional opportunities in the future.  Hopefully the next one doesn’t require working weekends. 

Through Google Partnership, National Academies Puts Reports Online
Recently, the National Academies announced the completion of the first phase of a partnership with Google to digitize the library's collection of reports from 1863 to 1997.  This makes these reports available through Google Book Search in full-text formats that are free and searchable.  The Academies hope that wider availability of its reports will be of use to scientists in developing countries as well as researchers and historians.  The Academies plan to have their entire collection of nearly 11,000 reports digitized by 2011.

"Much has changed since the National Academy of Sciences began advising the government in the late 1800s," said Victoria Harriston, manager of library and information services at the National Academies' George E. Brown Jr. Library.  "Our early reports are essential to understanding the scientific advances made in this country as well as the science and technology issues the government struggled with in the 19th and 20th centuries."

Opportunities and Announcements:

The CUR National Office has received the following announcements:  

Fulbright Occasional Lecturer Program

The Fulbright Occasional Lecturer Program (OLP) enables colleges and universities to invite Fulbright Visiting Scholars for short guest-lecturing appearances.  All U.S. colleges and universities are eligible to invite a Fulbright scholar for a lecture, even if they are not currently hosting a Fulbright scholar.

More information on OLP can be found at http://www.cies.org/olp/.   Please consult our website at http://www.cies.org/vs_scholars/vs_dir.htm for a listing of current Fulbright Visiting Scholars.

AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships

For 35 years, the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships have provided scientists and engineers with a unique opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills to national and international issues in the federal policy realm, while learning first-hand about establishing and implementing policy.

Please find attached an Info Sheet that describes the fellowship criteria and placement opportunities in more detail.

Grant Opportunity for Institutions Focused on Latino Student Success:

Growing What Works for Latino Students in Higher Education

Excelencia in Education, supported by the Walmart Foundation, is pleased to announce the Growing What Works initiative to expand effective institutional programs and practices for increasing Latino attainment of associate's and bachelor's degrees.

Through a national, competitive process, twenty (20) Walmart SEMILLAS grants of $50,000 each will be awarded to institutions to replicate promising practices on their campus in 2009 - 2010.

Visit Excelencia's Website to learn more and to access the online proposal.

Deadline for submission is May 1, 2009

PKAL Offers Planning Workshops and Webinars:

PKAL Facilities Planning Workshops

§ Beloit College, June 13 – 15, 2009. Two major planning issues will be addressed: shaping spaces that are sustainable laboratories for learning and that accommodate contemporary research-based pedagogies. http://www.pkal.org/activities/PlanningFacilitiesForUndergraduateScienceMathematics.cfm

§ Duke University, October 16 – 18, 2009. Renovation of spaces for science will be the major theme addressed. (Further materials to be posted in June.) http://www.pkal.org/activities/RenovationOfSpacesForScience.cfm

Announcement of a pilot PKAL Series of Facilities Webinars: http://www.pkal.org/documents/PKALSeriesOfFacilitiesWebinars.cfm

§ May 13, 2009: Renovating spaces to accommodate research-based pedagogies, emerging interdisciplinary programs and institutional goals for sustainability—II.

§ June 23, 2009: Renovating spaces to accommodate courses and programs designed around creativity and innovation as a goal for student learning.

NSF Seeks Director, Division of Undergraduate Education:

The National Science Foundation is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Director, Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE), Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR).

To learn more, please visit: http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/ftva.asp?opmcontrol=1514015

Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education:

Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering

Full Proposal Deadline Date: April 29, 2009
Program Guidelines: NSF 09-533

This solicitation aims at introducing nanoscale science, engineering, and technology through a variety of interdisciplinary approaches into undergraduate engineering education. The focus of this year's competition is on nanoscale engineering education with relevance to devices and systems and/or on the societal, ethical, economic and/or environmental issues relevant to nanotechnology. Related funding opportunities are posted on www.nsf.gov/nano

More at http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13656&govDel=USNSF_39

Request for Letters of Intent: Multistate Conservation Grant Program

Now Available at: http://www.fishwildlife.org/multistate_grants.html

The Multistate Conservation Grant Program (MSCGP) is soliciting Letters of Intent (due by midnight EDT Wednesday, May 6, 2009) for the 2010 cycle of this competitive grant program. For more application information please review the attached guidelines or visit the MSCGP website.

The MSCGP is intended to address regional or national level priorities of state fish and wildlife agencies. It was established in 2000 by the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, which amended the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act. Up to $6,000,000 is available each calendar year for one to three year projects (CFDA Number 15-628). The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (Association) and the USFWS cooperatively administer the Multistate Conservation Grant Program. The Association solicits Letters of Intent and invites full proposals from eligible applicants and recommends to the USFWS a “priority list” of projects to be funded. The USFWS selects projects from the “priority list” and awards and manages grants.

NCRR Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators:

Applications are due by April 25, 2009

NCRR is offering administrative supplements to support summer research experiences for students and science educators. These supplements are intended to encourage students to pursue research careers in the health-related sciences, as well as provide elementary, middle school and high school teachers, community college faculty, and faculty from non-research intensive institutions with short-term research experiences in NIH-funded laboratories. Support for these supplements will come from funds provided to NIH through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) of 2009, Public Law 111-5.

For more information, please visit: http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/the_american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act/summer_research_experiences/

Cold War Essay Contest:

The John A. Adams Center at the Virginia Military Institute will award prizes for the best unpublished papers dealing with the United States military in the Cold War era (1945-1991).  Any aspect of the Cold War is eligible, with papers on war planning, intelligence, logistics, and mobilization especially welcome.  Please note that essays which relate aspects of the Korean and Southeast Asian conflicts to the larger Cold War are also open for consideration. 

The top papers last year came from civilians and officers at institutions as disparate as East Carolina University, Henry Ford Community College, Norwich University, Spring Hill College, Texas A & M University, and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. 

Entries should be tendered to the Adams Center at VMI by 15 June 2009.  Please make your submission by Microsoft Word and limit your entry to a maximum of twenty-five pages of double-spaced text, exclusive of documentation and bibliography.  A panel of judges will, over the summer, examine all papers and announce its top rankings early in the fall of 2009.  The Journal of Military History will be happy to consider those award winners for publication. 

Please direct questions to: 

Professor Malcolm Muir, Jr., Director
John A. Adams ’71 Center for Military History and Strategic Analysis
Department of History
Virginia Military Institute; Lexington, VA  24450
muirm@vmi.edu
540-464-7447/7338
Fax:  540-464-7246

2009 NSF/AAAS Visualization Challenge:

The 2009 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge is co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the journal Science, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Awards categories include: Photographs/Pictures, Illustrations/Drawings, Informational/Explanatory Graphics, Interactive Media, and Non-Interactive Media. Winning entries will be published in a special section of the February 19, 2010 issue of the journal Science and Science Online and on NSF’s website. One winning entry will appear on the front cover of Science. For more information, see: http://www.nsf.gov/news/scivis Entry Deadline: September 15, 2009

APS Minority Travel Awards:

The APS, with funding from the NIDDK, is offering Minority Travel Fellowship Awards to attend the 2009 APS Conference: ET-11: APS International Conference on Endothelin . The conference will take place from September 9-12, 2009 in Montreal, Canada. The APS/NIDDK Minority Travel Fellowship Awards are open to graduate students, postdoctoral students, and advanced undergraduate students. Funds will provide reimbursement for registration, transportation, meals, and lodging. The deadline is June 1, 2009.

For more information, please visit: www.the-aps.org/education/minority_prog/stu_fellows/minority_tvl/ov_mt.htm

Department of Commerce Internship:

The Department of Commerce (DOC) is looking for students in the DC Metro area majoring in the following academic fields: Geography, Computer Science, Information Systems, Web Design, Statistics or Social Sciences.

Selected students will intern this summer as participants in the DOC Student Internship for Postsecondary Students for approximately 10 weeks.  These internships offer the students opportunities to participate in hands-on education and training related to their fields of interest and the DOC.

Benefits include: a weekly stipend of $450 for undergraduates; $550 for graduate students; plus $125 per week housing allowance and limited travel reimbursement; accidental medical expense coverage provided.

Interested students must be: US Citizens, In the DC Metro Area, Undergraduates or Graduates, available for a summer 2009 internship, and able to complete the application by April 22, 2009

Application and more information can be found on this web site:  http://see.orau.org/ProgramDescription.aspx?Program=10038

Please send an unofficial transcript, two references, and a resume with your application.  You may fax everything to Alicia Wells at 865-241-5220.

Understanding Interventions that Broaden Participation in Research Careers:

Registration is now open for the 3rd Annual Conference on Understanding Interventions that Broaden Participation in Research Careers to be held May 7-9, 2009 at the Bethesda North Marriott in Bethesda, Maryland (Washington DC metro area). The conference, organized through AAAS, is designed for STEM faculty/administrators who direct programs designed to increase the number of students in the STEM PhD pipeline and for scholars in the social/behavioral sciences and education fields who conduct research on the efficacy of these intervention programs. For more information visit the website (www.UnderstandingInterventions.org) or contact Linda Blockus (LBlockus@AAAS.org).

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