College of Engineering
Grant and fellowship funding awarded in FY19 by the Office of Engagement Initiatives in support of community-engaged learning
Engaged Curriculum Grants
Create, develop or improve curricula that connect community-engaged learning with disciplinary learning-
Transforming the applied math curriculum to prepare students for diverse career paths solving real-world problems
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Developing a student exchange program to spur the design of accurate, reliable and robust medical equipment
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Using community-engaged engineering to design for resilience during Puerto Rico’s reconstruction
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Designing Cornell’s first introductory course on the Internet of Things (IoT): Technology and Engagement
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Leveraging science and traditional ecological knowledge for environmental education
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Bringing students to United Nations negotiations on climate change policy
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Taking an interdisciplinary approach to social entrepreneurship by creating an aquaponics system for growing organic vegetables and fish in Chile
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Demonstrating how biomaterials scientists, engineers and orthopedic surgeons can partner to improve patient outcomes
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Bringing engineering students together so they can take a team approach to finding sustainable solutions to real-world problems
Engaged Opportunity Grants
Bring a wide range of community-engaged learning initiatives to life-
A day-long seminar where graduate student cancer researchers present the science of the disease to a lay audience
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An event to raise awareness about homelessness and what people can do to help
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A daylong event for networking and building connections among the Latinx community
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Science communication and civic engagement to promote mutually beneficial relationships between scientists and the public
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Demystifying scientific methods and engaging the public through social media platforms
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An interdisciplinary campus-community partnership to reduce traffic-related crashes and injuries
Academic Venture Fund Supplemental Grants
Get more undergraduate students involved in sustainability research-
Evaluating the feasibility of alternative heating and electricity technologies
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Re-envisioning wastewater treatment facilities as energy-generators that also recover nutrients and food wastes for reuse in local agriculture
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Effectively representing education success stories to diverse students through podcasts
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Connecting prisoners with mathematical tools for decision making