BPE: Statewide Broadening Participation in Engineering

Broadening Participation in Enegineering (BPE) was an NSF project focused on increasing and supporting under-represented groups in engineering.

MERC conducted exploratory qualitative interviews/ethnographies with students on the topics of their past educational experiences, their preparation for college, and ways in which they find support for academic success in the College of Engineering at UNL.

Clients: Lance Perez
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Status: Completed
CAREER: Alternative Non-Opioid Therapies for Low Back Pain

Dr. Rebecca Wachs studies non-opioid treatments for low back pain which you can read more about in this Pocket Science article.

MERC evaluates the impact of these efforts through formative and summative data collection, analysis, and reporting.

Clients: Rebecca Wachs
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Status: Active