The TTU/Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Undergraduate Science Education Program
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TTU/HHMI Program Funding
$7.8 million from HHMI
 1992, $1.3 million
• John Burns, PD, Larry Blanton, co-PD
 1994, $1 million
• Larry Blanton, PD, John Burns, co-PD
 1998, $2 million
• Larry Blanton, PD
• Plus $1 million from TTU matching funds
 2002, $2 million
• Larry Blanton, PI/PD, Roman Taraban, co-PI
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• Plus $1.2 million from TTU matching funds
 2006, $1.5 million
• Michael San Francisco, PI/PD
• Plus $1.5 million from TTU matching funds
TTU/HHMI Noteworthy Statistics
 The $7.8 million received by TTU is the
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most received by any institution in Texas
Texas Tech is the only Texas research
institution funded in the 2002 competition
(and is the only Texas institution with an
active HHMI science education grant)
Only 23 research universities (including
TTU) have had continuous HHMI funding
For the HHMI Undergraduate Science
Education Programs 2006 Award, 50
universities were awarded
Texas Tech University is the only Texas
university to have funding since 1992, for
5 consecutive grants during 14 years
TTU/HHMI Program Components
Program Components
Student
Research
52.5%
Current and
Future Faculty
Development
9%
Administration
and Assessment
15.5%
Precollege and
Other Outreach
23%
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TTU/HHMI
Student Development Highlights
 380 students have engaged in long-term
research and education projects
(35-50 each year)
 Since the first TTU/HHMI grant in 1992,
there have been 80 scientific papers
published with Scholar authors (24 as
senior authors) and 233 abstracts for
conference papers. Our students have been
competitive applicants for nationally
ranked Ph.D., M.D. and M.D./Ph.D. and
other programs
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TTU/HHMI
Student Development Highlights
 Prior to the
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TTU/HHMI
Program, TTU had
one Goldwater
Scholar in Science,
Mathematics, and
Engineering
 During the
TTU/HHMI years,
TTU has had 29
Goldwater Scholars
(23 TTU/HHMI
Scholars)
FSO - Fellow Service Organization
In 1997, the TTU/HHMI
undergraduate scholars started SSO,
where students participate in:
 outreach efforts to area schools
 Student Research Days where
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students present a research
poster along with other
undergraduates from the
Honors College, McNair
Scholars Program, College of
Agricultural Sciences and
Natural Resources, Human
Sciences and Sigma Xi
 Special visiting speaker events
like the Haragan Lecture Series
 Social events
TTU/HHMI
K-12 Science Education Highlights
 TTU/HHMI
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Undergraduate Science
Education Fellows
(SEFs) deliver 20 fully
equipped and supplied
science laboratories to
area schools.
 The program delivery
van travels about 20,000
miles per year, visiting
area schools, where
15,000 students use the
labs each year.
TTU/HHMI
K-12 Science Education Highlights
 TTU/HHMI helped
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initiate a special program
for girls, “Science, it’s a
Girl Thing”
 Our teacher trainers
provide in-service
training for teachers
through workshops and
teacher travel to state and
national meetings
 Outreach programs
supply major support to
Super Saturdays and
Shake Hands with your
Future, and more!
Undergraduate Research at TTU
Undergraduate students
involved in research in
the Texas Tech System
 FY 2004 over 2,500
 FY 2005 over 2,600
 Increasing each year
Total spending in
FY 2005 for
undergraduate research
TTU was $2.2 million!
Undergraduate Research at Texas Tech University (continued)
TTU Supports Undergraduate Research in Diverse Areas
Colleges and Departments participating in undergraduate research:
 Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources: Ag Economics, Range Wildlife
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and Farm Management, Plant and Soil Science
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Arts and Sciences: Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Classic
and Modern Languages, Communication Studies, Economics and Geography,
English, Environmental Toxicology, Geosciences, HESS, History, Mass
Communications, Math, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, SASS
Business
Education: Special Education
Engineering
Honors
Human Sciences: ENRHM, MEDCE
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Why participate in undergraduate research?
It enhances education by:
Undergraduate research enhances your education by:
 Giving you the opportunity to get to know a professor
 Reinforcing concepts learned in lecture classes,
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labs, and discussion sections
Boosting your career prospects
Increasing your motivation and confidence
Allowing you to earn money while you learn
(however, not all opportunities can pay you)
Enabling you to become part of a smaller unit ( a research or
science education project) within a large university
Making learning fun (feel the excitement of discovery, interact
with others, learn new ideas and methods)
Fostering better critical thinking skills for life!
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Undergraduate Science Education Program
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