UNL

Dr. Catherine Eichhorn's CAREER award is focused on the 7SK ribonucleoprotein complex.

MERC supports the broader impacts of this project through evaluation of the eduaction and outreach activities.

This Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program provides an intensive research experience in sustainable civil infrastructure for rural areas for high-performing undergraduate students. Each summer involves a new cohort of students who work with mentors over the course of ten weeks, as well a professional development activities organized by the Office of Graduate Studies. This is the second REU grant awarded to Dr. Bartelt Hunt.

This Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program provides an intensive research experience in biomedical engineering for high-performing undergraduate students. Each summer involves a new cohort of students who work with mentors over the course of ten weeks, as well a professional development activities organized by the Office of Graduate Studies. This is the second REU award for Dr. Bashford.

The UNL Office of Graduate Studies conducted two exit surveys with graduate students.

MERC provided analytic support for the resulting data, including examining various group differences of interest, and comparing respondents to the population.

This project sought to increase and diversify the number of professional mathematicians in the United States by identifying and proliferating best practices and known mechanisms for increasing the success of women in mathematics graduate programs, particularly women from under-represented groups.

MERC conducted both program evaluation and social science research as an integral part of this project.

This project looked at expanding the function and use of proteins by introducing additional nucleotides into the sequence and thus using the altered proteins for research and commercial applications.

MERC is serving as a consultant to provide an external evaluation for this project

This project aimed to enhance geology interest in high school students in general by training and preparing teachers before they enter the classroom and after they interact with the students.

MERC supported with survey development, interviews, focus groups, data collection, data analysis, and reporting.

MERC provided support to the University of Nebraska Athletics by designing and supporting an evaluation survey that was sent to a sample of ticket holders after each home game.

The Education and Administration Department at UNL sought to better understand how the department faculty and staff perceived the department, as well as strengths and barriers to achieving their goals.

MERC supported this by conducting focus groups at a faculty retreat, as well as individual interviews with key stakeholders. The results were summarized in a report, and presented to the department.

This project worked to develop an educational immersive simulation game to enhance understanding of the complex interactions of the Corn-Water-Ethanol-Beef (CWEB) System nexus. Outreach activities included 4-H programs, partnerships with high school teachers, and engagement of undergraduate students and the public.

MERC supported this project by participating in team meetings, creating tool for evaluation of events and courses, and data collection, analysis, and reporting of formative and summative results.