{"664550":{"#nid":"664550","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grant to Support Inclusive Science Education","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) awarded the University of Maryland a six-year, $505,000 grant to continue UMD\u0026rsquo;s work toward the inclusion of all students in science\u0026nbsp;through HHMI\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hhmi.org\/science-education\/programs\/inclusive-excellence-3\u0022\u003EInclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) initiative\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hhmi.org\/news\/together-104-schools-pursue-inclusive-undergraduate-science-education\u0022\u003EHHMI awarded IE3 grants \u003C\/a\u003Etotaling more than $60 million over six years\u0026nbsp;to collaborate on strategies for creating more welcoming, inclusive learning experiences for students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).\u0026nbsp;HHMI reviewed 354 proposals and awarded grants to 104 schools, dividing them into seven\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hhmi.org\/science-education\/programs\/inclusive-excellence-3#Learning_Community\u0022\u003ELearning Community Clusters\u003C\/a\u003E, or LCCs. Georgia Tech is included in the University of Maryland\u0026#39;s LLC.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/lewis-wheaton\u0022\u003ELewis Wheaton\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E and\u0026nbsp;Director of the Center for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences (C-PIES);\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/carrie-shepler\u0022\u003ECarrie Shepler\u003C\/a\u003E, principal academic professional in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;Assistant Dean for Teaching Effectiveness in the College of Sciences;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/jennifer-leavey\u0022\u003EJennifer Leavey\u003C\/a\u003E, principal academic professional in the School of Biological Sciences and Assistant Dean for Faculty Mentoring in the College of Sciences;\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/david-m-collard\u0022\u003EDavid Collard\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Senior Associate Dean in the College of Sciences\u0026nbsp;led this grant initiative for Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-01-09 20:37:48","changed_gmt":"2023-01-09 20:37:48","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/today.umd.edu\/howard-hughes-medical-institute-grant-to-support-inclusive-science-education","dateline":{"date":"2023-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"166928","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"191865","name":"Center for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences"},{"id":"191866","name":"C-PIES"},{"id":"68441","name":"Lewis Wheaton"},{"id":"191867","name":"Carrie Shipley"},{"id":"27071","name":"Jennifer Leavey"},{"id":"172732","name":"David Collard"},{"id":"167258","name":"STEM"},{"id":"191868","name":"representation in STEM"},{"id":"191869","name":"Howard Hughes Medical Institute"},{"id":"4628","name":"university of maryland"},{"id":"191870","name":"Inclusive Excellence 3 Initiative"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}