Summary
A cohort of five primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) from across the country has aligned efforts to enhance their capacity to develop applied research partnerships with local innovation ecosystem partners, including industry, government, and other educational institutions. The ARISE cohort has established plans to enhance each institution’s ability to prepare for, and successfully execute applied research partnerships to strengthen each institution’s role in regional innovation and economic development. Additionally, the cohort will create an internal assessment tool that will allow ea
