Rou-Jia Sung, associate professor of biology, has received a subaward through the National Science Foundation’s Research Opportunity Award (ROA) program to support her research with the University of California San Diego. While at UCSD, Prof. Sung will work with Prof. Stanley Lo on his NSF-funded project, “The AGEP University of California Alliance: A Model to Advance Equitable Hiring of Teaching-Focused Faculty in STEM” (#2113355). Prof. Sung will collaborate with the UC HIRE Alliance team to develop strategies, communication materials, and engagement activities for stakeholders to foster a common agenda for the UC HIRE Alliance. Prof. Sung will also analyze historical hiring data from the UC system to identify themes during the hiring process (from advertisement to evaluation of candidate materials) that can inform future hiring practices.