Dr. Yuan Li and Dr. Ohad Shemmer have been awarded an NSF PAARE grant of $185k in collaboration with astrophysicists at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). The team is building a new partnership between UNT and UTD and establishing a post-baccalaureate Bridge Program (application is open). They will also organize monthly colloquia and annual symposia to broaden the participation of underrepresented groups in astronomy.