**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (ISU) CYCLONE SCHOLAR SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (CSSRE) PROGRAM OBJECTIVE IS TO ENGAGE SCHOLARS TO PARTICIPATE IN A HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE THROUGH RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PROJECTS ADDRESSING FOOD SYSTEMS SUCCESSES AND BARRIERS INTERRELATED WITH FOOD SCIENCE, HUMAN NUTRITION, AND HEALTH WHILE DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS. THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT WILL PROVIDE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERGRADUATES TO PREPARE THEM TO ENTER AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH CAREERS. THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS (>80%) WILL BE RECRUITED FROM ACROSS THE NATION, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY STUDENTS AT OUR PARTNERING 1890 INSTITUTIONS. EACH SUMMER, 7 SCHOLARS WILL SPEND 8 WEEKS ON THE ISU CAMPUS ENGAGED WITH A ONE-ON-ONE EXPERIENCE DEFINED RESEARCH PROJECT WITH RESEARCH-BASED FACULTY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE AND HUMAN NUTRITION. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS BARRIERS AND SUCCESSES WITHIN THE FOOD SYSTEM. THROUGH FIELD TRIPS AS WELL AS LUNCH LEARNS, SCHOLARS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO EXPLORE THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS MULTIDISCIPLINARY ISSUES WITHIN THE FOOD SYSTEMS THAT ARE BEING ADDRESSED CURRENTLY THOUGH PROGRAMMING AND COALITIONS RELATED TO ISU EXTENSION AND OUTREACH FARM, FOOD, AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT UNIT. THEY ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDE REAL-WORLD CONNECTIONS AND EXPERIENCES. GRADUATE ASSISTANTS AND PEER MENTORS WILL PROVIDE ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT FOR THE SCHOLARS TO ENHANCE THEIR LEARNING, INCLUDING WEEKEND TRIPS TO EXPLORE THE VARIED ASPECTS OF THE FOOD SYSTEM IN IOWA FROM PRODUCTION TO CONSUMER. SCHOLARS WILL HAVE INSIGHT INTO THE IMPACTS OF THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS ON SOCIETAL CHALLENGES AND PRESENTED CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN RESEARCH, INDUSTRY, COMMUNITY SERVICE, EXTENSION, AND OUTREACH.

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