2021 Year in ReView- Research & Innovation- Prairie View A&M University by PVAMU Research&Innovation

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MESSSAGE FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT FY 2021 RESEARCH & INNOVATION — YEAR IN REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS

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STRATEGIC PLANNING - ON THE RISE

PATH FORWARD TO HIGHER RESEARCH RANKING

VISION, MISSION, AND CORE VALUES

Elevating to Greater Heights

CONFRONTING COVID-19

The Rapid Response of R&I

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VIRTUAL WORLD

We Pushed Forward

BUILDING THE TEAM

One Team One Dream

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Coming together. Keeping together. Working Together.

24 A NEW PANTHER RISE (PRISE PROGRAM)

Expanding Research Collaborations and Network

26 FACULTY RAPID & RISE PROGRAMS

Growing Faculty Research

28 VPRI GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE RISE

Rising Next-Generation Scientist and Scholars

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42 OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS

32 INNOVATION & ECONOMIC

PROSPERITY UNIVERSITY APLU Designition

Aligning Sponsored Programs with Strategic Priorities

44 OFFICE OF RESEARCH COMPLIANCE Promoting Safety and

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34 RESEARCH & INNOVATION WEEK

46 OFFICE OF TITLE III PROGRAMS

36 RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS 38 OFFICE OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Excellence in the Spotlight

40 OFFICE OF RESEARCH ADVANCEMENT

A Strategic Approach to Research Advancement

Compliance in Research

Strengthening Infrastructure

48 OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

Supporting Next Generation of Scholars

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As Vice President for the Division of Research and Innovation at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), it is my great pleasure to share with you the 2020-21 (FY21) Year in Review. This report showcases the key initiatives and accomplishments related to research and innovation. I am grateful for people like you — the talented and dedicated members of our community. You continually strive to push boundaries, create knowledge, and elevate our mission to improve lives in service for the greater good. As you will read in the pages ahead, PVAMU faculty, staff, students, and alumni have demonstrated remarkable resolve to persevere through the pandemic. I am committed to elevating Prairie View A&M's research and innovation enterprise in becoming an emerging research institution. By nurturing vibrant research and innovation ecosystems at PVAMU and building collaborations and partnerships with external partners, we will elevate, transform and impact our global communities.

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The showcased achievements— driven by our bold researchers, innovators, and entrepreneurs— are a testament to PVAMU’s commitment to excellence and relevance in teaching, research, and service that addresses issues and challenges affecting the diverse ethnic and socioeconomic population of Texas and the larger society, including the global arena. Prairie View A&M University embraces this vision as researchers across campus work together to advance knowledge, solve challenging societal problems, create new products and services that enhance the quality of life, and support students and postdoctoral fellows in research and training. Academic research requires the support of many, including the federal government and industry partners. As a credit to our altruistic staff, innovative faculty, and strong external collaborations, PVAMU has conducted a significant volume of research. As the Vice President for Research & Innovation, I am grateful for the opportunity to continue to work with faculty, staff, and students across - all three campuses – driven to impact society for the greater good. Moving forward, the PVAMU Division of Research & Innovation will continue to collaborate with our partners — on campus and beyond — to catalyze, support, and safeguard university research, with the ultimate goal of impacting the world. I am confident we will continue to come together to do great things, and I look forward to using our firm foundation as a foothold for the future. Thank you again for joining us in these efforts. – Magesh T. Rajan, Ph.D., P.E., M.B.A. Vice President Research & Innovation

OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITIES

WE WILL ELEVATE, TRANSFORM, AND IMPACT

MAGESH T. RAJAN Ph.D., P.E., M.B.A. VICE PRESIDENT RESEARCH & INNOVATION

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ONE TEAM ONE DREAM STAFF EMPOWERMENT & RECOGNITION

YEAR IN REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS

RAPID RESPONSE RESEARCH GRANTS

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STRENGTHENING RESEARCH CENTERS RAPID RESPONSE TO COVID

RAPID RESPONSE INNOVATION GRANTS

FACULTY-PRISE RESEARCH GRANTS

GRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENT GRANTS FOR FACULTY

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RESEARCH DATA BLITZ OVER 200 FACULTY IMPACTED

136% INCREASE IN SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS

167% INCREASE IN PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS

FACULTY WERE SUPPORTED FOR PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT

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AD-HOC REVIEWERS COORDINATED

$47.1M $20.4M

TOTAL SPONSORED AWARDS

236% INCREASE FROM FY18

RESTRICTED RESEARCH AWARDS

140% INCREASE FROM FY18

$37M

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EXTERNAL & INTERNAL 68% INCREASE FROM FY18

EXTERNALLY SPONSORED 179% INCREASE FROM FY18

TOTAL RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESEARCH TOTAL SPONSORED EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURES RESEARCH EXPENDITURES FROM FY18

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TOTAL NUMBER OF PROPOSALS SUBMITTED

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37% INCREASE IN BL2 LABS INSPECTED FROM FY20

100% INCREASE FROM FY18

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TITLE-III PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE

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RESEARCH COMPLIANCE TRANSITIONING TO ELECTRONIC PROCESSING

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NUMBER OF NEW PROTOCOLS AND AMENDMENTS REVIEWED

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES

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ELEVATING PVAMU RESEARCH & INNOVATION ENTERPRISE

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T. Rajan has instituted several initiatives that have positively impacted our faculty and students and our campus research community. The vice president’s initiatives tackle

challenges and opportunities that require institutional prioritization and broad participation from across the university. The new initiatives aim to strengthen PVAMU’s

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vate our state’s communities. They also serve to ensure that as a Texas land-grant university, we stand as a beacon of inclusion, preparing the next generation of scholars for lives well-lived.

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STRATEGIC PLANNING 5-YEAR STRATEGY ON THE RISE

tion. Starting from day one, he set out on his mission to elevate the research and innovation enterprise at PVAMU. Preparing and positioning this historic land-grant university to become an emerging research institution is the focus of Vice President Rajan’s five-year strategic plan for the university.

After restructuring the Division of Research & Innovation and relocating all the services and offices in one building, Rajan commenced executing the next phase of his elevation plan. Beginning in the fiscal year 2021, the primary goal for Prairie View A&M is to earn a Carnegie Classification® as a Research 2 doctoral-granting institution. The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education developed a classification of colleges and universities in 1970. The first two categories include only institutions that awarded at least 20 research/scholarship doctoral degrees and had at least $5 million in total research expenditures (as reported through the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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For a teaching university to elevate to an R2 status, the university must increase its doctoral degree offerings, significantly expand its research portfolio—particularly research expenditures—and Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio; create and cultivate a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship across campus. An augmented research profile for PVAMU will include adding more research centers and institutes and sustaining and expanding faculty, staff, and student support programs. Achieving these goals continues to be a collaborative, multi-campus process that includes faculty, staff, and student involvement at every phase. R&I led an initial strategic planning summit to collect as much data as possible. The feedback proved to be a great step forward. The response from the campus community was tremendous. Focus sessions were held separately for faculty, research leaders, students, and administrators. Their inputs will be used to shape the next 5-year strategic plan. And thanks to the dedication of the R&I team, PVAMU administration, faculty, researchers, and staff, and their hard work in the last two years, Rajan reports the university has significantly improved its research expenditures and doctoral awards. This achievement is significant. It demonstrates the university is achieving these targets significantly earlier than envisioned. Vice President Rajan’s vision was to achieve this category in five to six years. However, PVAMU will achieve this goal earlier than planned. This distinction will significantly add to the visibility of Prairie View A&M University and the research caliber faculty undertake on our campus.

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Under the leadership of President Ruth Simmons, PVAMU has been making great strides on many fronts, elevating the research profile is one of the key aspects. Vice President Rajan is committed to raising PVAMU's research and innovation enterprise to become an emerging research institution. The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education and its Carnegie Classification® is the leading framework for recognizing and describing institutional standing concerning research activities and doctoral/Ph.D. graduates. Currently, PVAMU is ranked as an "M1: Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs”. Prairie View A&M University’s path to becoming an emerging research institution aligns with the high standards of Carnegie. Institutional rankings are important in higher education to demonstrate the quality of the teaching, learning, and research activities and opportunities provided. This, in turn, attracts more students and faculty, and more support for the university. PVAMU aspires to be elevated from the M1: Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs ranking to an R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity institution ranking. It requires a minimum research expenditure of $5M and awarding of at least 20 research/scholarship doctoral degrees during the update year. PVAMU's research expenditures have significantly surpassed one of the two criteria of $5M minimum requirement to become a Higher Research Activity (R2) institution. The R&I has surpassed the annual research expenditures of $20M. The Division of Research & Innovation works closely with the Office of Academic Affairs, Office of Graduate Studies, and the Office of Institutional Research in increasing the number of research/scholarship doctoral degrees. +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++

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During the last two years, the Division of Research & Innovation has made great investments and initiatives, which have yielded substantial results. Some improvements include enhanced services to principal investigators; the research administration processes and management; effective submission of grant proposals; initiating an Office of Research Advancement (ORA); enhancing doctoral student, engagement and support; and demonstration of leadership in restricted research awards, etc. PVAMU proposals have doubled in the last two years. The Office of Research Advancement provided faculty training for grantsmanship. Office of Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance improved internal processes to effectively support the research community. R&I provided significant support for graduate students through our Faculty-Research & Innovation for Scholarly Excellence (RISE) graduate program. All of these factors have significantly assisted in increasing our research stature

towards the Carnegie ranking. The proposals and the amounts requested have doubled since 2018 from 150 proposals at $100M to 300 proposals and at $200M, with a steady increase in funded awards from 58 to 83 awards per year. The restricted research awards have more than doubled since 2018 from $8.5M to $19.2M in 2021. The R&I has surpassed the annual research expenditures of $20M. These are the factors that accelerated us to accomplish the goal in record time. Our unified efforts are significantly thrusting us towards reaching ranking/category sooner than planned. The research rankings represent the quality of the universities teaching, research and service missions. They also serve as a good reflection of how well PVAMU compares with peer institutions, among other HBCUs. We will continue to elevate and progress to be the best HBCU in the nation.

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VISION, MISSION, AND CORE VALUES ELEVATING TO GREATER HEIGHTS Vice President Rajan instituted six core values that drive the team's commitment to service. R&I believes in maintaining a positive and productive working culture. As we collectively strive to elevate PVAMU's research and innovation, we do so by upholding the following six core values.

Under Vice President Rajan’s leadership, the Division of Research & Innovation (R&I) staff collaboratively developed the CORE values as the guiding principles for the R&I team and an inspirational and bold Vision to elevate the university to the next level of preeminence. R&I’s Core Values and Vision helped the staff to remain steadfast through the challenges faced last year, including the a global pandemic, remote operation, a cyber-incident, and an unprecedented historic, winter storm.

While Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) championed through multiple obstacles, R&I remained committed to providing excellent service to faculty, staff, and students. Dedication to our core values motivated the team to put those words into practice in their daily operations. The core values serve as an unwavering reminder of the right path to the fulfillment of the vision. The R&I vision statement aligns with that of the university. R&I leadership and services are integral to the success of elevating Prairie View A&M to a designation as a high-research activity, doctoral-granting institution. We are encouraged by the trending increases in research proposal submission and grant awards secured by the research community.

By putting our core values and mission into practice, R&I demonstrated during a year of challenges that those developed statements are more than words but have served as a roadmap to perseverance.

CORE VALUES 1 EXCELLENCE 2 INTEGRITY 3 LEADERSHIP 4 LOYALTY 5 RESPECT 6 SELFLESS SERVICE

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WHILE DELIVERING UNRIVALED SERVICE

The Division of Research & Innovation (R&I) had a quick and diversified response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the global pandemic caused upheaval to many of us and changed how we live our daily lives at home, work, and on the university campus, we were committed to ensuring that our core research ++++++++++++++++++ functions continued.

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oped campus protocols aligned with federal and state requirements to reduce the number of individuals gathered in research labs. We created protocols for faculty researchers to access laboratories on a rotational basis so that that the labs could remain open and the research could continue. We found ways to research off-campus, wherever possible. In addition, the several offices within the Division of Research & Innovation adapted and seamlessly transitioned into remote work adapting to the virtual world while maintaining close interactions through digital platforms such as Microsoft Teams. R&I also confronted COVID-19 by showing its strength as a research community. Vice President Magesh Rajan aimed to directly address the COVID-19 challenges and their implications to the university research community. The resulting research and scholarly articles published about this uncommon time were significant in that they responded to the global challenges and cemented PVAMU as a research entity capable of contributing significantly to important and timely conversations of import. During this unforeseen time, COVID-19 challenged humanity and society globally and personally, including affecting Prairie View A&M University faculty, staff, and students. Despite some personal losses and other complex outcomes of the pandemic, the R&I team demonstrated tremendous resilience. By having faith in one another, the team continued to deliver unrivaled service to the campus community.

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research to a new focus, often need institutional support to develop the research concept and collect preliminary results before pursuing larger competitive external funding opportunities. Recognizing the need for such an infrastructure for the faculty, Vice President Rajan has developed and launched several initiatives this year to support faculty, students, and research scholars to advance their research and innovation. The initiatives included support for priority research areas, junior faculty, STEM areas, humanities, and social sciences, COVID19 research and innovation, graduate research fellows, and undergraduate student research.

VPRI RAPID RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAM The Rapid-Response Grant Program (RAPID) supports research studies to help understand and address the current complex national needs and challenges. These RAPID grants are generally for a limited time and intended to encourage faculty to broaden their research areas or jump-start a new research area. This year the major RAPID research themes included Race, Inequality, and Social Justice: Studies

focused on race inequalities, social justice, recent national events, and activities related to race inequalities; COVID-19 Research: Scientific or technology-oriented non-medical research to address or mitigate COVID-19 risks and related issues; COVID-19 Impact Studies: Research studies focused on understanding the impact of COVID-19 or the resultant economic stress on African-American communities; Interdisciplinary Research: Interdisciplinary topics related to one or more of the major themes listed above. Selected funded projects and faculty include: • Black Faces in White Spaces: Filling the Diversity Gap in the Design Industry by Creating Pipelines from HBCU Design Programs to Major Corporations and Design Studios through the expansion of the DesignView Media Center Services. Dr. Tracey Moore, Assistant Professor, Art/Digital Media Arts Program, School of Architecture. • Design and Synthesis of Antiviral Plant Product to Treat COVID-19. Dr. Sameh Abdelwahed, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences • Preservation of Geo-Infrastructure through Remote Monitoring. Dr. Md Jobair Bin Alam, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering • Development of Air Quality Indicator to Predict the Concentration of Biogenic Species in Ambient Environment. Dr. Kazeem Olanrewaju, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering • Exploring State-Level Variabilities Between Community Resilience and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Multilevel Modeling Approach. Dr. Yuki Shigemoto, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology

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VIRTUAL WORLD W E P U S H E D F O R WA R D As the Division of Research & Innovation (R&I) team witnessed the COVID-19 situation looming on the horizon, we were able to move quickly and seamlessly to a virtual workspace. The R&I was an early adopter for the new Microsoft technology Teams. Teams is a workspace platform for chat and videoconferencing. Through a collaborative effort with the Web Services Department, R&I completed Microsoft Teams training. This proactive decision to embrace new and innovative technology eventually proved to be an advantage in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using technologies, such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom, we seamlessly maintained effective communication within the Division and with our campus and external collaborators.

Through virtual platforms, we conducted all of our operations and service, especially

o The weekly Research & Innovation Training Institute (RITI) o Research Data Blitz o Monthly Research Compliance Meetings, and o Hiring of New Staff o Monthly Team Socials and Games The enhanced tracking of attendance and engagement proved to be an unexpected benefit. During the virtual world, R&I witnessed more faculty, staff, and student participation, especially in seminars and workshops, compared to in-person offerings. Continuation of such virtual or hybrid offerings will become the norm of the future. By fully embracing the available technology and undergoing training, we incorporated the new platforms into our daily office functions. Our virtual morning greetings often spurred conversations and interactions that may not have been possible if we were in physical proximity to one another. We continued to promote the mantra "One Team, One Dream." Although physically separated, technology allowed us to maintain a connection with one

We realized that being in this virtual world provided opportunities for creativity for our Monthly Social as well. Each month, one of the six units within the Division would volunteer to host the social. The hosts were tasked with developing an innovative, fun delivery of professional development and team-building activities. For many, these activities seemed to meet the inherent need for human interaction. The global pandemic disrupted the status quo and could have caused major upheavals within our Division. But with a previously-established path and with goals and vision as motivation, the R&I team knew it could persevere. It did! We relied on each other--and our proven protocols--forged ahead in a virtual workspace without disrupting our service and commitment to research and innovation at PVAMU.

R&I NEW HIRES AND STAFF TEAM STRENGTHENING THE TEAM

Theresa Bailey

Troy Burns

Kimberly Cooks

Aericka Dixon

Michael Douglas

Stephanie Garner

The Year 2020-21 provided multiple examples of the strength and resilience of the R&I team. For a significant time this year, the Division of R&I was severely understaffed due to vacancies and several retirements that could not be filled due to a hiring freeze and budget reductions. Several R&I staff members, including the Vice President, absorbed the duties of multiple vacant positions. Despite the challenges and a tremendous amount of hard work, we met deadlines and achieved or exceeded our goals through teamwork and perseverance. The Division of R&I recruited nearly a dozen new employees within this fiscal year. With the number and diversity of new staff, we have the look of a new team. The newly hired staff equated to almost half of the R&I division. They are already contributing significantly to the service quality and showing their leadership acumen. Our existing staff is adapting to all the fresh approaches being contributed to the office culture and environment. With new staff also comes a new and exciting exchange of ideas. Team building has been a critical response to meeting the challenges of blending staff head-on. Throughout the work-from-home period, R&I continued to place priority on its "One Team, One Dream" mantra by maintaining the monthly socials. While we moved to a virtual workspace because of a worldwide health catastrophe, we needed to maintain connections with staff. Through the monthly socials, we remained current on university happenings, conducted team-building initiatives, and allowed ourselves to interact in a friendly and supportive environment. As we look around the Division of Research & Innovation, it is clear to see the tremendous growth and advancement the team has made.

LaToria Johnson

Bobby Melvin

Carol Starks

Najla Streety

Jaxson Twine

RETIREMENTS AFTER A COMBINED 61 YEARS OF SERVICE

Three of our valued staff members celebrated moving into retirement this year. Lois Burg, Donna Broussard, and Kathy Richardson all served in the Office of Sponsored Programs. Lois Burg served as a Program Specialist, Donna Broussard served as a Project Administrator, and Kathy Richardson served as a Financial Accountant. Their extended years of service demonstrate their commitment to the continued success of the R&I Division and PVAMU. It is very gratifying to witness experienced professionals committed to the vision of R&I conclude their long service to the university. Their decades-long commitment and service to the faculty, staff, and students have certainly helped to elevate PVAMU. The retirees were recognized and honored through a retirement celebration party.

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R&I STAFF RETREAT

COMING TOGETHER IS A BEGINNING. KEEPING TOGETHER IS A PROGRESS. WORKING TOGTHER IS SUCCESS.

Each summer, the Division of Research & Innovation (R&I) hosts a staff retreat. A staff retreat is a great way to boost employee morale and strengthen relationships across the teams in the division. This year Vice President Rajan, supported the day-long 2021 R&I Retreat at an off-campus venue. It allowed the team a chance to take a step back from the day-to-day work, spend time building towards the bigger picture, rejuvenate, and get excited around a united mission of the Division while having fun and building bonds between the team members. This year’s retreat was particularly important. Vice President Rajan set the expectation for the day: to be FUN. He presented what the team had accomplished the previous year, despite historic challenges. The Division remained true to its core values, vision, and goals and rose to the challenge of serving PVAMU faculty, researchers, and students. The retreat provided an opportunity for R&I leadership and each of the area heads to share information on challenges and accomplishments, and changes during the last year. The leadership also shared plans and goals for the next fiscal year.

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informed decisions about how one interacts with others. Throughout the exercises, Birkman provided insight on tools to help team members work in accord with others with different personalities, address situations that may arise within a team setting or in daily work situations, and personal coping skills in times of stress. While prior retreats have been highly interactive and physically and mentally challenging, this one involved more critical thinking and higher-level engagement. Considering our current, unique set of circumstances, the retreat proved to be well-paced in a comfortable physical environment. Even with lots of interaction with the entire team, there were opportunities for small group engagement and self-reflection. Overall, the R&I Staff Retreat was a great success and well appreciated by the staff.

A NEW PANTHER RISE PRISE PROGRAM EXPANDING RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS AND NETWORK Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) and Texas A&M University (TAMU) partnered together in a new way to help solve some of our society’s complex challenges. The two institutions set aside $300,000 to support 30 faculty members to collaborate, to try and solve identified problems in the world.

Division of Research and Innovation initiated the Panther Research and Innovation for Scholarly Excellence (Panther RISE) grant program that supported 30 faculty researchers from the two institutions +++++++++++++++ inter-institutional research projects. The Division of Research & Innovation (R&I) partnered with the Office +++++++++++++++ of Academic Affairs and launched the initiative in Fall 2020. +++++++++++++++

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“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.

The following triads and projects were selected for the Panther-RISE Grant Awards:

“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.

“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.

“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.

“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.

“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.

“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.

“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.

“Diversity of Grass Shrimp (Palaemon Sp.) and Their Parasites (Microphallus Spp.) in Gulf of Mexico Wetlands.” Noushin Ghaffari, PVAMU College of Engineering, with Texas A&M colleagues, Anja Schulze, Department of Marine Biology, Mary Wicksten, Department of Biology. RESEARCH

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While the Year 2020 proved to be a time of awakening for the world, it also became a call to action for several faculty researchers at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). From civil unrest and racial injustices, the ongoing COVID19 global pandemic to economic hardships and virtual education. America faced waves of crises that paralyzed many. However, several PVAMU researchers saw these challenges as unique opportunities for them to propose solutions. Vice President Magesh Rajan understood the need to address these matters quickly and supported the faculty’s desire to explore solutions for evolving challenges. So, the Division of Research & Innovation launched new funding initiatives to support researchers looking to address pressing issues with a short turnaround time: the Rapid-Response Grant Program (RAPID) and the Faculty-Research and Innovation Success and Excellence (Faculty-RISE). The RAPID program supports research studies to help understand and address complex national needs and challenges. RAPID grants are generally for a limited time. This grant program encourages PVAMU faculty, research staff, and doctoral students from all disciplines to broaden their research or jump-start new research in relevant areas to current national needs. It helps mobilize scholarly researchers and, particularly, deepen understanding and develop ways to respond to the recent national challenges. The RAPID Program funded research projects based on university priorities and societal needs. During the first two years of the RAPID program, the Division for Research & Innovation funded over 40 research and innovation projects to faculty researchers with a $3,000 - $5,000 funding support. Because many federal

funding agencies require preliminary data to show the feasibility of the proposed research, the RAPID grant serves as an essential means to collect needed data to successfully pursue larger external funding.

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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: Scientific or technology-oriented non-medical research to address or mitigate COVID-19 risks and related issues

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, economic- stress, and gaps, nursing homes and professionals, youth/adult mental health, K-12 education, international affairs, etc.

o Interdisciplinary Research: Interdisciplinary 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 identified 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.

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VPRI GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE RISE Vice President Rajan remains committed to fostering and growing the research and innovation enterprise for faculty and students across all Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) disciplines. In the last fiscal year, the Division of Research & Innovation (R&I) launched the Faculty Research & Innovation for Scholarly Excellence (RISE) for Undergraduate and Graduate programs. Faculty-RISE is rooted in the firm belief at the student level. The programs enable faculty researchers to expand and sustain their research through external grants and contracts while mentoring students to become the next generation of experts. Each successful faculty applicant received funding support of $5,000 for undergraduate research; and $10,000 for graduate research. These grants supported more than 100 students, as well as faculty-mentored research and innovation activities to flourish.

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..

INDUSTRY, CORPORATE, AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PVAMU R&I continues to grow private industry and corporate. When it comes to strategic partnerships and expanding the service reach of Prairie View A&M, the university has done exceptionally well building upon our existing partnerships, while establishing new and more diverse commitments.

o Accenture-Microsoft: Student-centered creditbased experiential learning program in the new Innovation District community in Houston, TX.

o Millennium Engineering and Integration (MEI)

Company: To pursue Wallops Flight Facility’s NASA Balloon Operations Contract.

o National Telecommunications and

Information Administration (NTIA) /U.S. Vice President Magesh Rajan structured the Department of Commerce

partnerships with large corporations, smallscale startup companies, and various industry organizations looking to commercialize our intellectual property and provide research and development opportunities for faculty and students to be engaged in startup entrepreneurship process. The collaborations are numerous, diverse, and effective. Each opportunity elevates Prairie View A&M’s purview and its visibility from the Greater Houston area and Texas, and across the nation and internationally.

R&I and ICEED capitalized on the interests from industries in the agricultural and human sciences (College of Agriculture), executing several MOU’s Master Research Agreements, etc. These are significant accomplishments that will provide avenues for commercialization, research funding, and growing agricultural capabilities for the college, university, and the region, especially growing the agricultural intellectual property (IP) portfolio of PVAMU, Texas Land Grant Institution.

In 2021, R&I established new partnerships with the following organizations:

o Sandia National Lab: Securing Top Academic Research & Talent for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (START HBCU) initiative. established 3 faculty research projects. o Texas A&M University-Division of

Research: Panther RISE (PRISE) Grant Program. Supported 30 faculty on multi-institutional, collaborative, and interdisciplinary research projects.

o Shell Corporation: Establishing multiple

collaborative research projects in carbon capture, biofuels, and nature-based solutions for renewable energy.

o Diversity Fund Houston (DFH): In collaboration with College of Business, to develop infrastructure and enhance PVAMU Entrepreneurial and Venture Community.

o USDA-Grambling, State-Alcorn, State-

Savannah State Univ: HBCU partnerships for digitally-enabled rural communities.

o BioMADE Institute: Partnered and won the Department of Defense contract and became a member of Bioindustrial Manufacturing And Design Ecosystem. o Farmacopia Farms, LLC: Active genetic research projects on fruits and vegetables at PV Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC). o Bayou City Hemp Company, LLC: Funded research for CARC researchers on industrial hemp processing. o Tetra Hemp Company, LLC: Funded research for

CARC researchers on industrial hemp processing.

o RioCoco Farms, LLC: Funded research to

improve the plants' genetic makeup for maximum growth potential and expanding variety of plants.

o Eden PMB Farms LLC: Collaboration on industrial hemp, hemp biomass, and oil.

In addition, ICEED initiated business collaboration discussions with eleven new industry partners. They are Alcyone, LLC, Agrarian Technologies, LLC, Adiamoto, Inc., Schiele Energy Enterprises, KJ Scientific, LLC, Parsons Government Services, Inc., Eden Green Technology, FMC Technologies, Texas Instruments, Inc., Polaris, Inc., and Coca-Cola, Inc.

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Innovation Drives Economic Development! That is the motto for PVAMU R&I’s Innovation-Economic Development. The focus begins with the campus and our surrounding communities, where the three campuses reside: Waller County, Northwest Houston, and the Texas Medical Center— the most prominent medical city in the world. The Northwest Houston corridor, where PVAMU has a powerful economic impact, encompasses various industries—farming and agriculture, energy industry, manufacturing, medical care, and space/NASA. The Division of Research & Innovation commissioned an Economic Development Advisory Group (EDAG) to harness community, corporate, and research interests and capitalize on existing industry connections. The EDAG embodies community leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, and local government leaders. The members are keenly aware PVAMU employs hundreds of staff and faculty members and has thousands of alumni in integral parts of communities across the Houston metropolitan area. Therefore, the Group serves a pivotal role in providing significant advice to the Vice President of Research & Innovation, Magesh Rajan, on ensuring that PVAMU remains and expands its role as an influential and competitive leader. Each member of this inaugural committee is deeply rooted in economic development, which assures that the tenets of the charter will impact the targeted audience.

COMMITTEE Rebecca Faison (Chair) PVAMU, Director, Innovation -Economic Development Roy Perry PVAMU Foundation, Emeritus Rick Baldwin PVAMU, Assistant Professor, College of Business Reginald Lillie Sole Proprietor of RL Insurance Broker Service, PLLC Frank Jackson PVAMU, Director of Community Affairs George E. Johnson Principal, George E. Johnson Development Inc. Courtney Johnson Rose CEO, George E. Johnson Development Inc.

+++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ APLU IEP DESIGNATION +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ Prairie View A&M’s membership with the Association of Public and +++++++++++++++++++++ Land-grant Universities (APLU) is another component of our trajectory +++++++++++++++++++++ as a prospective emerging research institution. APLU is a research, pol+++++++++++++++++++++ icy, and advocacy organization that is strengthening and advancing the +++++++++++++++++++++ work of public universities in North America. The association’s membership is 244 public research universities, land-grant institutions, state +++++++++++++++++++++ university systems, and affiliated organizations. APLU assists affiliates +++++++++++++++++++++ with improving student success and delivering the innovative workforce +++++++++++++++++++++ of tomorrow; promoting research and discovery to improve society; fos+++++++++++++++++++++ tering economic growth; and tackling global challenges. +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ APLU offers a highly selective Innovation and Economic Prosperity (IEP) Universities program, which helps an +++++++++++++++++++++ institution strengthen its strategy and practices in economic and community development. The IEP distinction is a recognition of exemplary commitment to regional economic engagement. Only 77 universities have earned +++++++++++++++++++++ the IEP distinction. +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++

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For Vice President Magesh Rajan the pursuit of the IEP distinction aligns with the university's R2 classification goal and the growing research and innovation enterprise. The innovations and discoveries by PVAMU faculty have a significant impact on industries and the business region, community development, and individual lives. Rebecca Faison, Ph.D., ICEED's Director of Innovation-Economic Development, is leading this IEP designation process along with Vice President Rajan. The task involves a very rigorous assessment of campus stakeholders, regional engagement, and an extensive economic prosperity plan to APLU. Faison said this IEP designation will further develop and expand PVAMU's talent and workforce development; its innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology-based economic development. As a result of achieving this goal, Prairie View A&M will maximize the impact of its research and innovation on the greater Houston area and Southeast Texas economy and its diverse communities through our public service, outreach, extension, and community engagement. The process involves tremendous amounts of data collection, surveying, and evaluation. PVAMU is currently in a start-up cohort with 38 other universities. But the path to obtaining the designation is tedious. Just over 77 institutions have the IEP distinction in North America. The reward for the hard work required to earn the IEP title, Rajan said, is tremendous visibility to the university and impact on faculty and student recruitment, and a great boost for our Office of Innovation and Economic Development.

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WHERE IDEAS BECOME REALITY The spirit of innovation is alive and thriving among Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) students. With more than 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled, many also operate their businesses while enrolled full-time. This duality is well known by Vice President Magesh Rajan. He became an entrepreneur while in graduate school and has established multiple successful tech companies during his career. To capitalize on this shared passion for business, the Division of Research & Innovation incorporated student innovation and entrepreneurship as a critical aspect of the new office for innovation. Since innovation and entrepreneurship are his passion, the vice president aimed to bring the rich experiences that entrepreneurship offers to PVAMU students. He formed PVAMU’s new Office of Innovation (Entrepreneurship) to serve as the conduit for his plan for putting together multiple competition events where students from different agreement majors would be placed on teams to collaborate and develop possible ideas to address numerous challenges.

The Office of Innovation staff teamed up with Texas A&M University (TAMU) and Sandia National Laboratories to plan for the first student innovation competition named "Panthers Invent." TAMU College of Engineering has hosted its version of the Sandia competition for several years, so they partnered with PVAMU and its Center for Innovation, Commercialization, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development (ICEED) for this inaugural event on The Hill. This innovation competition is a three-day challenge, based on a proven format used at universities around the country, where interested students are given real-life design needs statements and then compete for the best product/solution, including potential commercialization of that solution via a startup company. Sandia sponsored the contest held September 17-19, 2021, and offered $2250 in scholarship prizes for the winning teams. To learn more, visit the Panthers Invent website.

The Office of Innovation debuted its services and research undertakings during Spring 2021 Research & Innovation Week when it held its inaugural Innovation Day. The virtual event proved to be a good trial for a future larger-scale student innovation experience. By mid-summer, the idea of a student competition quickly became a reality.

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RESEARCH & INNOVATION WEEK

This year the Division expanded the R&I week by embracing innovation and going global with a new initiative.

R&I debuted "Innovation Day" to showcase its activities in Innovation, Commercialization, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development (ICEED) and held the inaugural "International Symposium of Undergraduate Research Excellence (ISURE)." We conducted the 2021 Research & Innovation Week in a 100% live, virtual format. It featured key elements of a face-to-face event, including: ++++++++++++++++

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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 effectiveness 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.

R&I WEEK OUTCOMES 34 FACULTY RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS STUDENT RESEARCH 59 UNDERGRADUATE PRESENTATIONS GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH

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The event included undergraduate researchers from four countries: Ghana, Mexico, Nigeria, and Uganda. They submitted prerecorded poster presentations. The I-SURE participants expressed interest in increasing international universities' participation and possible future collaborations.

Graduate Research Day | 172 Participants The

shift to virtual teaching, learning, and researching became a proving ground for Prairie View A&M graduate students. For Graduate Research Day, masters and doctoral students demonstrated their dedication and undauntedness to delivering their research to the campus community. Each capitalized on the virtual presentation format to expose their research to a larger research community. The research day also provided an opportunity for graduate researchers to get a broader sense of the depth and diversity of research conducted on the campus.

Innovation Day | 54 Participants The inaugural Innovation Day featured a variety of business and entrepreneurial leaders who offered a series of motivational, informative, and inspiring presentations. New ICEED Executive Director Bobby Melvin hosted the full day of Innovation, Commercialization, Entrepreneurship, and Economic related topics. Innovation Day featured Henri Nayakarundi as the keynote speaker. The Rwandan computer scientist has a passion for social entrepreneurship, mainly focused on the green sector. He launched the African Renewable Energy Distributor (ARED) in 2013. During his presentation, Nayakarundi described his journey to build and grow his innovative green business and shared some significant problems and challenges minority entrepreneurs are facing. The day also included a panel discussion by community economic development officials. Each panelist described exciting projects within their respective jurisdictions and shared details on their cooperative partnerships, including with one another and with the Prairie View A&M, which has broadened the university's impact and economic development community. Lastly, PVAMU innovators Innovation showcased some best practices and discussed intellectual property services.

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The Office of Marketing and Communications (OMC) in the Division of Research & Innovation is committed to significantly increasing the visibility of PVAMU’s research and innovation enterprise by providing exceptional marketing and communication services. The OMC is committed to practicing a strategic mindset for creative and successful marketing through disciplined, state-of-the-art best marketing principles and practices, assessing initiatives and creating robust marketing campaigns, infusing bold and measurable creativity as well as enforcing branding, creating impactful content, and rigorous digital and social media engagement, encompassing the big-picture and the attention to details for sustainable growth in measurable visibility and impact of the research and innovation enterprise. The OMC is committed in its alignment with the Division of Research & Innovation’s strategic vision to elevate the PVAMU research enterprise as an emerging research institution.

FY 21 ACCOMPLISHMENTS 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 staff in the Office of Marketing and Communications (OMC) to manage R&I’s needs more proficiently. He provided supplementary staffing 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 efficient 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.

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The Office of Research Advancement (ORA) is committed to advancing the research enterprise by significantly increasing the pursuit of large-scale, sponsored research opportunities by faculty and staff researchers. In alignment with the Division of Research & Innovation’s strategic vision for an emerging research university, the ORA is dedicated to providing strategic as well as broader grant-seeking services, nurturing faculty research engagement and advancement activities by facilitating partnerships with federal agencies and institutions at regional and global levels.

Before creating the Office 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 efforts, 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 fiscal year. ORA staff often say, “We exist to assist.”

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Number of 250+ 500+ Number of funding faculty supported

Number of departments supported to receive targeted funding opportunities across 8 colleges/schools

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New Partnerships with Shell, Sandia National Labs, Texas A&M University

Number 90 of faculty 31($28.5M) Number of supported for proposal review and editing

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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

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Promoting safe and ethical conduct of research to protect the researchers and research subjects Effectively coordinating institution-wide research compliance policy and procedure development and implementation Effectively coordinating institution-wide research compliance policy and procedure development and implementation ORC is committed to being in alignment with the Division of Research & Innovation’s strategic vision to elevate the PVAMU

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THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH COMPLIANCE IS IMPROVING THE COMPLIANCE PROCESS FOR RESEARCHERS BY IMPLEMENTING A NEW ONLINE RESEARCH COMPLIANCE SUBMISSION SYSTEM. THE NEW SYSTEM WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCHERS.

FY 21 ACCOMPLISHMENTS TRAINING 9% Increase in Institutional Review Board

(IRB) Trainings from FY19 9 Research Compliance Trainings Offered 23 Trainings Supported for Compliance Committee Members and PIs 40 New Employee Trainings Offered

PROTOCOLS Number of New 288 Protocols Reviewed Number of Protocols

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BL2 Labs Inspected (11 Labs) from FY20

Improved BL2 Lab Certification Process

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (SOP) 124 SOPs Reviewed 254% Increase in IACUC SOPs Reviewed from FY19

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INSTITUTIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND USE COMMITTEE The IACUC approved a Culture of Care Statement for the animal care and use program.

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STRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE MISSION The Office of Title III Programs (OTP) is committed to supporting PVAMU’s mission to strengthen its overall infrastructure by serving as the central administrative office for effectively managing the Historically Black College and University (HBCU), Historically Black Graduate Institution (HBGI), and Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) grant-funded programs. OTP is dedicated to ensuring effective planning, implementation, management, budgetary and administrative oversight, and evaluation and reporting of high-impact activities approved by the university administration. The OTP is committed to ensuring compliance with federal, system, and university regulations as a liaison between PVAMU and the U.S. Department of Education.

THE FUNDS SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY BY STRENGTHENING THE ACADEMIC QUALITY, INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT, AND FISCAL STABILITY.

The U.S. Department of Education advises that “The funds support the university by strengthening the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability …” PVAMU Office 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 fiscal year, Title III supported multiple disciplines in support of university initiatives:

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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 Artificial 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)

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 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)

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 Establishing a Solar Experiment Laboratory (Engineering)  Enhancing the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program Structure (Nursing)

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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH MISSION

The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is committed to advancing the research enterprise by providing exceptional service in supporting and promoting high-quality mentored undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative inquiry at PVAMU. The OUR is committed to partnering with the undergraduate research council members and faculty across broad disciplines to plan and implement activities that stimulate and support undergraduate research. OUR is dedicated to being in alignment with the Division of Research & Innovation’s strategic vision to elevate the PVAMU research enterprise to become an emerging research university.

ELEVATE PVAMU RESEARCH ENTERPRISE TO BECOME AN EMERGING RESEARCH UNIVERSITY

Undergraduate students at PVAMU typically have limited opportunities to experience the joy of discovery that research brings. However, the Office of Research Advancement Undergraduate Research (ORA-UG) seeks to change that by providing faculty/staff 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/staff-mentored undergraduate research. Listed below are some of the accomplishments from ORA-UG:

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33 Undergraduate Research Council promote and boost faculty and students interests in UGR programs in various colleges

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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)

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47 UG research reports for publications

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Engaged and monitored a total of 52 undergraduates in the Summer Faculty RISE program

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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-off luncheon

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Five faculty teams wrote and submitted proposals to external agencies to engage 83 undergraduates over the three-year project life

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Awarded 48 Faculty RISE internal funding to faculty/staff

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Recruited 68 UG researchers for the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022

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ICEED INNOVATION

COMMERCIALIZATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MISSION The Center for Innovation, Commercialization, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (ICEED), in alignment with the Division of Research & Innovation’s strategic vision to elevate PVAMU research and innovation enterprise to eventually become an emerging research institution, promotes innovation and entrepreneurial activities across the PVAMU community.. ICEED is committed to building and supporting the student and faculty innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem, while building lasting relationships between industry and academia to improve society and revitalize the economy.

ICEED Executive Director Bobby Melvin said his office capitalized industry interests and significantly increased the industry partnerships for the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences (College of Ag). The university completed master research collaboration agreements with five agriculture-related companies. •

Farmacopia Farms, LLC

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RIOCOCO Farms, LLC

These are significant partnerships for Prairie View A&M, given the fact that agriculture is in our name and part of the university’s founding as a land-grant institution. Each agreement holds a two-fold benefit: providing a commercialization outlet for the research results and continued additional research money for the College of Ag to fund new equipment and new research on plant varieties. The primary focus of all the companies is to increase the agriculture capabilities of our region. The study may include certain plants native to Texas and perhaps improving how they are grown; other plants either traditionally have not been grown in Texas or are currently being grown in Texas but in small amounts. PVAMU is pursuing vehicles for research to improve those plants that can grow better, produce greater yields, and have better sustainability within the Texas agricultural area.

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ecosystem. We are committed to providing support for intellectual property development, technology transfers, and commercialization that further fuels PVAMU’s research and innovation enterprise.

The ICEED Office of Innovation-Commercialization (OIC) provides the following services to all PVAMU faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the public.  Offer innovation and commercialization related training and workshops  With innovation-related curriculum development or improvement across disciplines  Accessing innovation facilities across campus and in the field  Guidance toward converting an idea to a product or process prototypes  Review and coordinate intention disclosures from PVAMU with TAMUS Office  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

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INNOVATION: ENTREPRENEURSHIP ++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION ++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++The ++I-CEED ++ ++Office +++of+Innovation-Entrepreneurship +++++++++++++(OIE) ++in the Division of Research & ++++++++++Innovation ++++ +(R&I) +++is+committed +++++to+assisting +++++ +++View ++A&M University (PVAMU) stuPrairie ++++++++++dents, +++faculty, + +++ ++staff ++in+developing ++++++ ++innovative +++++ideas for commercialization. In and their ++++++++++alignment ++++ +with ++the ++Division’s ++++strategic ++++vision +++for ++an+emerging ++ research university and ++++++++++elevating ++++ PVAMU’s +++++innovation +++++enterprise, +++++OIE++ + + + + is dedicated to providing academic and ++++++++++professional ++++ ++training, ++++ + + + + + + + + + + + ++++ assistance, and resources to enable entrepreneurs. The Office of ++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++Innovation-Entrepreneurship’s ++++ ++++++++++primary +++objective +++++is+to+identify + entrepreneurial activities and staff ++++++++++among ++++PVAMU’s ++++students, ++++faculty ++++ ++ +,+and ++assist +++them by facilitating internal and ++++++++++external ++++partnerships, ++++++along +++with ++strategic ++++business +++++plans + to promote their business entrepreneurial talent, ideas, through various faculty ++++++++++ideas. +++We + +foster +++ +++++++ +++ ++and ++opportunities +++ and access to start-up ++++++++++and ++student-centered ++ ++++++programs, +++++funding +++support, ++++competitions, +++ ++++++++++resources. ++++ +Our ++interests ++++extend +++beyond ++++the ++three ++PVAMU +++ campuses located in Prairie ++++++++++View, +++Waller + ++County, +++Northwest +++++Houston, +++++and ++Harris +++County, + into the Greater Houston and ++++++++++Area +++ + the ++State +++of+Texas. +++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++

OIE IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING ACADEMIC AND

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, ASSISTANCE, AND RESOURCES TO ENABLE ENTREPRENEURS FOR SUCCESS.

ICEED's Office 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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INNOVATION: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MISSION

The ICEED Office of Innovation-Economic Development (OED) is committed to the Division of Research & Innovation’s vision of elevating innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship enterprise for greater economic development and impact on the university, region, and the State of Texas. The Office of Innovation-Economic Development (OED) is committed to fostering innova++ tion, commercialization, entrepreneurialism across campus and in the Southeast+++++++++++++++ Texas region. Our +++++++++++++++++++++ ++ vision extends beyond the PVAMU three campuses located in Prairie View, Waller County, North+++++++++++++++++++++ ++ west Houston, and Harris County into the Greater Houston Area and the State+++++++++++++++++++++ of Texas. Inventors ++ +++++++++++++++++++++ ++ and entrepreneurs of color are the predominant drivers of our support for wealth and job creation. +++++++++++++++++++++ ++ +++++++++++++++++++++ ++ +++++++++++++++++++++ ++ +++++++++++++++++++++ ++ +++++++++++++++++++++ ++ +++++++++++++++++++++ ++ +++++++++++++++++++++ ++ +++++++++++++++++++++ ++ +++++++++++++++++++++ ++ +++++++++++++++++++++ ++

+++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++ Regional Economic Development Partners & Activities +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++ ICEED Office of Innovation-Economic Development partners with economic drivers, +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++ facilitators, leaders in the city, region, and state that further benefit the stakeholders’ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++ economic growth and impact. +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++  Prairie View A&M University Small Business Development Center +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++  Prairie View A&M University CAHS – Cooperative Extension Program +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++  Prairie View A&M University CAHS – CEP (Community+++++++++++++++++++++ and Economic Development) +++++++++++++++  City of Prairie View Economic Development Corporation +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++  Prairie View Chamber of Commerce +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++  The City of Prairie View – Mayor’s Office +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++  City of Waller Economic Development Corporation +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++  Waller County Economic Development Partnership +++++++++++++++++++++ – WCEDP +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++  Waller Area Chamber of Commerce +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++  Greater Houston Partnership – GHP +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++ INNOVATION AND INNOVATION +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++ COMMERCIALIZATION CORRIDOR +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++ CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURS +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++ The Innovation and Commercialization Center Prairie View A&M University ignites its entre+++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++

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for Entrepreneurs (ICCE) is currently is being considered. The ICCE initiative will cultivate the entrepreneurial landscape, support the Texas A&M University Systems’ Chancellor’s Research Initiative and provide essential tools required by entrepreneurs and innovators to commercialize their technologies. The ICCE project includes laboratory space designed for build-outs that feature energy-efficient systems, accelerator space with shared resources to maximize and leverage R&D capacities, three-story building, office condominiums, +++++++++++++++ conference rooms, retail space, and D-Space +++ +++++++++++++++++++++ for tenants. PVAMU’s goal is to be the leader +++ +++++++++++++++++++++ in HBCU innovations by promoting its capacity +++ +++++++++++++++++++++ as a revenue-generating institution employing +++ +++++++++++++++++++++ technology’s commercialization as a key eco+++ +++++++++++++++++++++ nomic driver.

preneurial initiative with a commitment to design and develop an Innovation Corridor on a 50-acre, university-owned property. The project will strengthen the socio-economic well-being of the cities of Prairie View, Waller, and Hempstead, as well as the Northwest Houston Corridor. The Innovation Corridor include four zones:

 Innovation and Commercialization  Entertainment  Residential Housing Zone for Faculty and Staff

 Commercial Real Estate The development will provide students with opportunities while offering amenities that support the broader community. The Innovation Corridor campus gateway development will facilitate and encourage connections between faculty, staff, students, and the community.

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INNOVATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP

INNOVATION COMMERCIALIZATION

OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

OFFICE OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

PANTHERS INVENT

OFFICE OF TITLE III PROGRAMS

INNOVATION & ECONOMIC PROSPERITY UNIVERSITY

INDUSTRY, CORPORATE, AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

VPRI GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE RISE

RESEARCH & INNOVATION WEEK

FACULTY RAPID & RISE PROGRAMS

R&I STAFF RETREAT

CONFRONTING COVID-19

VISION, MISSION, AND CORE VALUES

A NEW PANTHER RISE (PRISE PROGRAM

PATH FORWARD TO HIGHER RESEARCH RANKING

STRATEGIC PLANNING - ON THE RISE

MESSSAGE FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT

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