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Fisk University Implementation Award: Transformative Impact of Fisk University Implementation Award on STEM Learning and Research Capacity

Faculty #6
Discipline: Biological Sciences
Subcategory: STEM Research
- Fisk University
Co-Author(s): Natalie Arnett, Steven Damo, Sanjukta Hota, Qingxia Li, Sajid Hussain, Glenroy Martin, Brian Nelms, Lei Qian, Saumya Ramanathan, and Princilla Evans Morris, Fisk University



Fisk University engaged in an interdisciplinary approach to increasing student strengths in baseline mathematics courses and supplementary instruction in critical gatekeeper courses in order to support deeper student learning and persistence in STEM majors and transition to post-graduate STEM training and careers. Simultaneously, we have increased the ability of students to behave as scientists by introducing authentic research into course-associated laboratories and increasing faculty research capacity to serve as academic year and summer research mentors for undergraduates. The interdisciplinary STEM focus of our efforts has led to an awareness of the importance of quantitative and computational confidence and competence across all sciences, but particularly in the biological sciences, transformed by the genomic revolution. Current efforts are focused on increasing faculty and student efficacy in quantitative and computational skills and their broad application as we evolve a focus on Quantitative and Computational Life Sciences at Fisk, with aligned new major and minor disciplines for students to engage in.

Funder Acknowledgement(s): NSF HRD 1332284

Faculty Advisor: None Listed,

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. DUE-1930047. Any opinions, findings, interpretations, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of its authors and do not represent the views of the AAAS Board of Directors, the Council of AAAS, AAAS’ membership or the National Science Foundation.

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