Alabama State University News January 13, 2017 NSF Awards ASU Grant Totaling Nearly $1 Million A new grant from the National Science Foundation will allow for a significant expansion of ASU's research capacity. *** The NSF recently notified the University of the award of a $998,773 grant to conduct cutting-edge training and research for its HBCU Research Infrastructure Science and Engineering (HBCU-RISE) program. The HBCU-RISE project's goals are to train Ph.D. students in multidisciplinary research in the emerging areas of nanobiotechnology, nanobiomaterials and tissue engineering. The grant also supports ASU researchers in the development of unique 3-D bioengineered skin and drug-eluting bone scaffolds that potentially could be used to treat diseased and damaged tissues. The grant will significantly expand ASU's research and educational capacity, said ASU researcher Dr. Vida A. Dennis, who serves as principal investigator for the project. "Based on our expertise in the field of nanobiotechnology and tissue engineering, ASU was selected to be the HBCU-RISE training site, which reflects the quality of ASU's research training programs," Dennis said. "We are very excited about the award from NSF, which was presented after a nationwide competition was conducted. This award will strengthen ASU's microbiology doctoral program in emerging technologies and new developments. We expect that this training will lead to an increase in the number of well-prepared ASU graduates that will contribute to the pool of minority students in the next generation of scientists in the U.S. STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) workforce." Dr. Derrick Dean, co-principal investigator of this grant award, said the HBCU-RISE program also will enhance current ASU student research training programs, as well as their STEM education. "We are excited about awards such as this that will strengthen our ASU students' research capacity, which prepares minority students to be globally competitive by developing and advancing innovative scientific research, which will increase our students' educational knowledge-base as future scientists. This is also an excellent opportunity for ASU's doctoral students and research faculty." SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org/ sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org%3cmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/