CORE VALUES
The following triads and projects were selected for the Panther-RISE Grant Awards:
“Analyzing Impact of COVID-19 on Student Learning and Persistence: A Multi-Dimensional Study.” Camille Burnett, PVAMU College of Education, with Texas A&M colleagues Bimal Nepal, College of Engineering, and Karen RamboHernandez, College of Education & Human Development.
“Multi-modal Knowledge-Graph Construction for Combating Global Pandemics.” Xishuang Dong, PVAMU College of Engineering, with Texas A&M colleagues Ruihong Huang and Anxiao “Andrew” Jiang, both in the College of Engineering.
“Understanding the Response to USDA Food Aid among Minority Residents and Farmers in COVID-19.” Noel M. Estwick, PVAMU College of Agriculture & Human Sciences, with Texas A&M colleagues Michelle Annette Meyer, College of Architecture, and Rebekka Dudensing, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences.
“Diversity of Grass Shrimp (Palaemon Sp.) and Their Parasites (Microphallus Spp.) in Gulf of Mexico Wetlands.” Noushin Ghafari, PVAMU College of Engineering, with Texas A&M colleagues, Anja Schulze, Department of Marine Biology, Mary Wicksten, Department of Biology.
“An Interdisciplinary Team for Investigating a Machine Learning Framework for Predicting Outdoor Thermal Comfort to Reduce Energy Needs of Future Urban Development.” Rania Labib, PVAMU School of Architecture, with Texas A&M colleagues Mark J. Clayton and Robert Brown, both in the College of Architecture.
“Nanoengineered Materials to Modulate Mitochondrial Function.” Xiangfang “Lindsey” Li, PVAMU College of Engineering, with Texas A&M colleagues Annie NewellFugate, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, and Akhilesh Gaharwar, College of Engineering.
“Preclinical Development and Emerging Strategies for Design of Selective Kinase Inhibitors Targeting Brain Metastasis of Resistant HER2+ Breast Cancer.” Victoria Mgbemena, PVAMU College of Arts & Sciences, with Texas A&M colleagues Hamed Ismail and Mahua Choudhury, both in the Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy.
“Resilience in Black College Students: Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Student Success.” Oluwagbemiga Ojumu, PVAMU College of Business, with Texas A&M colleagues Kalena Cortes, Bush School of Government & Public Service, and Catherine Eckel, College of Liberal Arts.
“Nursing in the Puerperium: A Virtual Home Visiting Intervention for Women at Risk for Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality.” Gloria Rose, PVAMU College of Nursing, with Texas A&M colleagues Robin L. Page and Cynthia Weston, both in the College of Nursing.
“Examining the Mental Health Impacts and Coping Strategies of the COVID-19 on Aging Racial/Ethnic Minorities in Texas: A Pilot Study.” Yuki Shigemoto, PVAMU College of Juvenile Justice & Psychology, with Ping Ma, Texas A&M School of Public Health, and Lei-Shih Chen, Texas A&M College of Education & Human Development.
Here are the themes/focus areas for the recent RAPID-Research awards:
o Race, Inequality, and Social Justice: Studies focused on race inequalities, social justice, recent national events, and activities related to race inequalities
o COVID-19 Research: Scientifc or technology-oriented non-medical research to address or mitigate COVID-19 risks and related issues
o COVID-19 Impact Studies: Research studies focused on understanding the impact of COVID-19 or the resultant economic stress on African-American communities or broadly, including but limited to, food security, eco nomic- stress, and gaps, nursing homes and professionals, youth/adult mental health, K-12 education, international afairs, etc.
o Interdisciplinary Research: Interdisci plinary projects relating to one or more of the major themes listed above.
The second initiative, Faculty-RISE, strategically invests in high-priority areas of research and innovation clusters identifed for the university. The Faculty-RISE program provides needed support in disciplines that can lead to the formation of renowned scholarly and research centers and institutes. Faculty-RISE will serve to push the boundaries of knowledge and be critical points of convergence for the university and cultural experience for students and faculty, encouraging multi- and inter-disciplinary collaboration.
The Faculty RISE-Graduate Research grant program also enables faculty researchers to expand and sustain their research through external grants and contracts while training graduate students into becoming the next generation of experts.
Even during the global pandemic and remote learning, the faculty awardees provided an exceptional learning environment and experience for undergraduate and graduate scholars. R&I is funding another year of Faculty-RISE for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 for over 100 students..
Faculty Research Conference Day | 104
Participants The Faculty Research Conference Day showcased and celebrated the outstanding achievements of our dedicated faculty. 34 faculty members recommended by their department heads from PVAMU's eight colleges and schools presented their research and scholarly accomplishments. Their projects focused on crucial topics like the impact of discrimination on college students' persistence, postCOVID-19 impact on higher education, comparative efectiveness reviews of nursing care, machine-learning, and cloud computing for daylighting simulations.
Undergraduate Research Day | 248 Participants
Pre-pandemic, the Undergraduate Research Day would be a week-long event. The students would deliver oral and poster presentations on the applied solutions, disruptive ideas, and the real-world impact of faculty and student research. Because of COVID19, R&I pivoted to a virtual platform the entire week featuring both undergraduate and graduate research.
International Symposium of Undergraduate Research Excellence (I-SURE) | 172 Participants Prairie View A&M University study abroad campaign "PVAMU Goes Global" saw its progress halted when countries across the world halted student travel. The Division found an innovative way for PVAMU to "B-Global" without a passport. R&I created the International Symposium of Undergraduate Research Excellence (I-SURE) as a new global platform for undergraduate students.
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2021
As we started the 2021 academic year, R&I faced the challenge of making the world aware of the remarkable research occurring at PVAMU. The Divison experienced challenges to keep the website updated with current articles about our researchers’ achievements; our social media platforms lagged on publicizing events, and print media often was placed on the back burner.
Vice President Rajan reimagined the use of staf in the Ofce of Marketing and Communications (OMC) to manage R&I’s needs more profciently. He provided supplementary stafng support to assist the major projects in research branding and marketing. It helped the team to focus on enhancing the research communications. This strategy enabled the team to complete multiple print and digital projects in an efcient and timely manner.
In the past year, R&I social media engagement increased by 249 percent, current articles on researchers and funding are visible on both the PVAMU landing page and on the R&I sites. Several print documents have been completed, including the 2020 Year in Review magazine, and the Undergraduate and Graduate Research booklets.
The OMC website is a hub of information for all things related to research and innovation. The site features the latest research news and easier access to social media. We have included videos about researchers and on-demand access to the Research & Innovation Training Institute (RITI) and the Research Data Blitz (RDB) as well. The updated site includes a current calendar of events, publications, and an invitation to connect with R&I about new research, innovation, various scholarly issues, and student success activities.
347%
INCREASE IN PUBLISHED RESEARCH ARTICLES
166%
INCREASE IN PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS
INCREASE IN VIDEOS PRODUCED 280%
INCREASE IN SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS 30%
249%
INCREASE IN SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
Before creating the Ofce of Research Advancement (ORA) in January 2020, seeking out large-scale external funding was a haphazard endeavor, left solely to researchers. With support from ORA, there is now a strategic approach to seeking more expansive funds, matching researchers to funding, and providing support throughout the proposal development process.
As a result of this and other strategic eforts, we saw a notable change in the number and quality of research proposals submitted for external funding. The ORA team marketed its services by presenting a training session on the Research & Innovation Training Institute (RITI). ORA also improved delivery of the annual summer grant writing training by removing the barriers to access and providing it on a virtual platform. The Summer Workshop in Grantwriting (SWinG) provided an interactive format for learning current proposal submission information.
Research proposal development, including editing, timeline development, and ensuring the proposal meets the funder’s requirements, ORA has other points of pride to be acknowledged for the 2021 fscal year. ORA staf often say, “We exist to assist.”
FY 21 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
23 Number of departments supported to receive targeted funding opportunities across 8 colleges/schools 500+ Number of faculty supported to receive targeted funding opportunities
250+ Number of funding opportunities disseminated to target research clusters
75+ Number of faculty awards for graduate student research proposal review and award management Faculty Grantwriting workshop series 27
17 SWinG Grant writing Workshop sessions offered
519 SWinG Grant writing session participants
3 New Partnerships with Shell, Sandia National Labs, Texas A&M University
30 Research Data Blitz Presentations
200+ Research Data Blitz Participants
16 Number of Funding Agencies –proposals supported (Federal/Private) Limited Submissions Proposals Adhoc Reviews 91 328
90 Number of faculty supported for proposal review and editing 31 Number of Large-Scaled Proposals (>$500k) supported ($28.5M)
NASA, NSF, DoD, DOA, NIH, NEH, DoL, USDA, DHS, DoI, DoE, DoEd, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Institute for International Education of Students, Humanities Texas, Welch Foundation
THEOSPISDEDICATEDTOTHEDIVISIONOF RESEARCHANDINNOVATIONTOELEVATEPVAMU RESEARCHENTERPRISES.
OSP has made tremendous strides in Fiscal Year 2020. Their team presented training in several settings, including the Virtual Research & Innovation Training Institute (RITI) program, about reintroducing the Ofce of Sponsored Programs vision and services. Principal Investigators can now associate a grants management function with a specifc program administrator. In addition, the proposal administrators are signed to specifc colleges to provide proposal submission assistance. The data shows there has been signifcant improvement and an increase in the proposal submission and awards management.
FY 21 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
305
Total Number of Proposals Submitted
100% Increase from FY18
Total Amount of Proposals Submitted $173M
80% Increase from FY18
Total Number of Restricted Research Proposals Submitted 261
57% Increase from FY20 155% FROM FY18
Total Amount of Restricted Research Proposals Submitted $125M
184% Increase from FY18
AWARD AND EXPENDITURE DATA
93
Total Number of Agencies received Proposals
THEOFFICEOFRESEARCHCOMPLIANCEISIMPROVINGTHECOMPLIANCEPROCESSFOR RESEARCHERSBYIMPLEMENTINGANEWONLINERESEARCHCOMPLIANCE
SUBMISSIONSYSTEM.THENEWSYSTEMWILLBEAVAILABLEFORRESEARCHERS.
TRAINING
9% 9 23
40
Increase in Institutional Review Board (IRB) Trainings from FY19
Research Compliance Trainings Offered
Trainings Supported for Compliance Committee Members and PIs
New Employee Trainings Offered
POST-APPROVAL MONITORING (PAM)
37%
Increase in the number of BL2 Labs Inspected (11 Labs) from FY20
Improved BL2 Lab Certifcation Process
12
Lab and Annual Facility Inspections
INSTITUTIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND USE COMMITTEE
The IACUC approved a Culture of Care Statement for the animal care and use program.
288 97 350+
PROTOCOLS
Number of New Protocols Reviewed
Number of Protocols Amendments Reviewed
Number of New Protocols and Amendments Reviewed
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (SOP)
124 254% SOPs Reviewed
Increase in IACUC SOPs Reviewed from FY19
INSTITUTIONAL BIOSAFETY COMMITTEE (IBC)
New BL2 Laboratories
New BL1 Teaching Laboratory
The U.S. Department of Education advises that “The funds support the university by strengthening the academic quality, institutional management, and fscal stability …” PVAMU Ofce of Title III Programs (OTP) ensures compliance with federal, system, and university regulations and serves as a liaison between PVAMU and the U.S. Department of Education. In the 2020 fscal year, Title III supported multiple disciplines in support of university initiatives:
FY 21 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
$7.8M
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU) FUNDED PROJECTS
Prairie View A&M University Academic and Leadership Training Laboratory (Academic Affairs, Business Affairs)
Enhancement of Student Counseling Services In Order to Receive IACS Accreditation and Improve the Risk Assessment Program (Student Affairs)
Prairie View Global View/Prairie View Goes Global Experience (Student Affairs)
Enhancement of Mass Communication Undergraduate Curriculum and Film and Television Production Infrastructure (Arts & Sciences)
Building Assembly, Environmental and Artifcial Intelligence Research through STEM-based Research and Education (BAE-AIR) (Architecture)
PVAMU Faculty Advancement Program for Research & Innovation (Research & Innovation)
Establishing a Center for Instructional Innovation and Technology Services (Academic Affairs)
Enhancing Information Technology’s Infrastructure (Business Affairs)
Establishing the PVAMU Science, Mathematics, Reading, Technology, and Social Studies (SMaRTS) Lab (Education)
Strengthening the Innovation Ecosystem at PVAMU by the Innovation Commercialization Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (ICEED) Center (Research & Innovation)
Renovating the E.B. Evans Animal Science Building (Arts & Sciences)
$1.5M
FOSTERING UNDERGRADUATE TALENT BY UNLOCKING RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION
Integration of Technology to Enhance STEM Teaching and Learning for the Acquisition of 21st Century Skills (Arts & Sciences)
Enhancement of Analytical Chemistry Facilities to Improve Curriculum and Student Participation (Arts & Sciences)
The Development of the Online Master of Social Work (MSW) Degree Program (Arts & Sciences)
Life Science Interdisciplinary Learning Center (LSILC) (Arts & Sciences)
$1.3M
HISTORICALLY BLACK GRADUATE INSTITUTIONS (HBGI) FUNDED PROJECTS
Establishing a Solar Experiment Laborator y (Engineering)
Enhancing the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program Structure (Nursing)
ELEVATEPVAMURESEARCHENTERPRISE
Undergraduate students at PVAMU typically have limited opportunities to experience the joy of discovery that research brings. However, the Ofce of Research Advancement Undergraduate Research (ORA-UG) seeks to change that by providing faculty/staf mentors with funds to engage students in research experiences. During the last year, ORA-UG transitioned its operation to a virtual platform while continuing to expose students to the wonder of research through the Faculty-Research & Innovation for Scholarly Excellence (Faculty-RISE) program—one of Vice President Magesh Rajan's research initiatives. The ORA-UG worked cooperatively with the Undergraduate Research Council to promote and provide ongoing opportunities for the faculty/staf-mentored undergraduate research. Listed below are some of the accomplishments from ORA-UG:
33 Undergraduate Research Council promote and boost faculty and students interests in UGR programs in various colleges
Successful Research and Innovation's Week on UG Conference, Inaugural International Symposium of Undergraduate Research Excellence (ISURE), and Graduate Research Conference. (60 PVAMU UGs | 31 Graduates | 5 student participants from Ghana, Mexico, Nigeria, and Uganda universities presented their research outcomes)
47 UG research reports for publications
Engaged and monitored a total of 52 undergraduates in the Summer Faculty RISE program
Ten successful seminars and workshops of Council members orientation/funding opportunities, Faculty-Students Collaborative Research Networks and Funding Opportunities, UGR Council Members and Faculty RISE Awardees Networking, Graduate Research Assistants Mentoring Undergraduate Research, Faculty RISE Orientation/Onboarding, and kick-of luncheon
Five faculty teams wrote and submitted proposals to external agencies to engage 83 undergraduates over the three-year project life
Awarded 48 Faculty RISE internal funding to faculty/staf
Recruited 68 UG researchers for the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022
The ICEED Offce of Innovation-Commercialization (OIC) provides the following services to all PVAMU faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the public.
Ofer innovation and commercialization related training and workshops
With innovation-related curriculum development or improvement across disciplines
Accessing innovation facilities across campus and in the feld
Guidance toward converting an idea to a product or process prototypes
Review and coordinate intention disclosures from PVAMU with TAMUS Ofce
Make recommendations to the VPRI for funding support for IP expenditures
Facilitate intellectual property development with IP attorneys
With the commercialization of IP with industrial partners
Provide direction to access incubator, startup processes, and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), etc.
Innovation Spaces and Facilities
Collaboration and Technology Lab
Innovation and Technology Lab
Innovation and Collaboration Lab (Northwest Houston Center)
Student Enterprise Zone
Fabrication Center
Intel Innovation & Creation Center
OIEISDEDICATEDTOPROVIDINGACADEMICAND PROFESSIONALTRAINING,ASSISTANCE,ANDRESOURCES TOENABLEENTREPRENEURSFORSUCCESS.
ICEED's Offce of Innovation-Entrepreneurship (OIE) provides the following services to all PVAMU faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the public:
Idea Discovery or Creation
Market Need or Market Opportunity Recognition
Feasibility Study
Business Environment Analysis
Business Model or Prototype Development
Market and Consumer Research
Business Plan
Business Launch Strategy
Entrepreneurship Competitions
Prairie View A&M University – Panthers Invent Competition
HBCU Battle of the Brains Competition
International Entrepreneur Competition
National Black MBA Business Case Competition
HBCU Business Challenge Competition
Texas A&M New Ventures Competition
Texas Christian University – Values & Ventures Competition
Rice University – Business Plan Competition
Baylor University – New Venture Competition
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