Workforce preparedness and skills alignment are critical factors to ensure the successful transition of post-secondary students into their careers, especially in under-represented communities at under-resourced institutions. Partnerships between these institutions and research organizations can help bridge the gap by equipping students with practical skills and research experience aligned with industry needs. Researchers from the Danforth Plant Science Center and educators at Harris-Stowe State University, an HBCU in the St. Louis metropolitan region, collaborated to develop a plant data science Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) where students analyzed maize images generated by Danforth researchers using the image processing software PlantCV.
