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Interested in getting involved with the Building Bridges to Use-Inspired Research Community?
Find out how to join working groups and share your input and assets below on a particular topic matter. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out; currently working in industry, academia, or somewhere in between, we welcome your involvement.
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Umbrella Working Groups
Umbrella Working Groups are topic-specific teams working to advance a particular component of Use-Inspired Research and Engagements (UIRE).
Learn more about each of the below Umbrella Working Groups in Showcasing Our Progress: Summaries and Presentations from Umbrella Working Groups.
LAUNCHPAD: A Launchpad to Catalyze Use-Inspired Research and Innovation
Interested in joining Launchpad? Have ideas or suggestions you’d like to share?
Complete this form and a member of the group will be in contact.
For any questions or if you’d like additional information, email Zoey England at zoey.england@uconn.edu.
Community RULES Advancement: Transforming Education through Community - Responsive & Use-inspired Learning Experiences for Scientific (RULES) Advancement
Interested in joining our team? Ideas or suggestions?
Email Josephine Kershaw at jkershaw@jeffco.edu
COURSE: Community-Oriented Use-inspired Regional STEM Education (COURSE) Career Development Network
Want to join us? Have ideas or suggestions to share?
Email Stephanie Pearl: spearl@adaptiverootsconsulting.com
Academic Readiness: Assessing academic readiness for use-inspired research
In particular, we are looking to engage with:
Postdocs or graduate students who may be interested in taking this on as a project.
Scholars who prepare and analyze surveys.
Non-academic community who want to provide their perspective.
R2, PUI, MSI institutions: to lobby their institution to participate in the survey.
NSF program officers who are interested in understanding academic readiness for use-inspired research.
Email Ralph House: rlhouse@email.unc.edu
Lab2Market: Accelerating Lab to Market by Improving the Average
Jump in and get involved in this topic. Let's talk!
Complete this form and a team member will be in touch soon!
Connecting Dots: Connecting The Dots: Open Innovation Portal to Identify End-User Products
Interested in joining our team? Ideas or suggestions?
Email the team at connectthedots.uir@gmail.com
We are looking for individuals that either work in and/or have personal experience in utilizing products or services related to one of the following fields for a 30-minutes virtual interview:
Mental health: perinatal mental health disorders, substance use disorders
Climate smart: agriculture, arctic climate, climate change, forestry
Biomedical engineering: medical data analysis, medical data informatics
For more information and if you’re interested in participating, complete this form.
Cross-Community Initiatives
Learn more about the Cross-Community initives in A Community Compass: Embedding JEDI Principles and Community Agreements From The Beginning
CBA: Community Agreements: Frameworks for Successful Collaboration
Want to review the existing organization document for inspiration and ideas? Go here.
Interested in joining our team? Ideas or suggestions?
Email Kathe Todd-Brown: ktoddbrown@ufl.edu
Email Chloe’ Vorseth: cvorseth@fiu.edu
JEDI: The Path to JEDI
Lighthouse provides strategic leadership and support to advance economic mobility grounded in the lived experience of vulnerable and disconnected populations. We cultivate cross-sector partnerships to strengthen career pathways and advance access to family-sustaining opportunities.
Interested in Lighthouse and best practices in JEDI? Go here.
Information in this post was last updated 15 Dec 2023.
Funded under NSF Grant # FAIN-2309541.