URM: Life Sciences Strengthened by a Spectrum of World Views

URM：生命科学通过一系列世界观得到加强

• 批准号: 1041255
• 负责人: Nancy Johnson
• 金额: $ 70万
• 依托单位: Northern Arizona University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-01 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1041255&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: URM; Life; Sciences; Strengthened; Spectrum

An award has been made to Northern Arizona University (NAU) to establish an Undergraduate Research and Mentoring (URM) program. NAU is an institution with a strong reputation for training Native American students as well as students from other underrepresented backgrounds. The NAU-URM program will provide research experiences in biology to four cohorts of scholars starting in fall 2010 and continuing through summer 2014. Each cohort will be comprised of at least seven students who will be trained by faculty mentors involved in cutting-edge research. Scholars will be matched with mentors based upon their individual interests because experience has shown that matching students with the right mentor is critical to inspiring Native American students to pursue advanced degrees. URM scholars will have a wide variety of research projects from which to select. Some examples include: (1) biological responses to uranium contamination on the Navajo Nation; (2) ecological responses to climate change using an elevation gradient as a proxy for climate; (3) developmental responses of amphibians to endocrine disruptors in the environment; (4) effects of atmospheric CO2 enrichment on the structure of soil food webs; and others. Scholars in the NAU-URM program will be selected based on their potential to succeed in graduate programs in the biological sciences, and their personal statements, past experiences, academic performance, and letters of recommendation. The NAU-URM program will provide undergraduate scholars one to three years of independent research mentored directly by faculty and a year-long research methods seminar. The program assures the success of scholars through integrating four levels of advisement and mentoring: faculty mentors, peer mentors, URM program staff, and NAU student services. In addition to research, students have access to a strong support system in the university and receive training in effective written and oral communication. Scholars are encouraged to present their research findings at national and international meetings, and co-author publications in peer-reviewed journals. URM program staff will monitor scholars' experiences through regular assessments of their research progress and academic progress. The goal is to get URM scholars to gain admission into highly competitive graduate programs in the biological sciences. The success of the program will be measured by the student accomplishments and their career outcomes. More information is available at http://www.cefns.nau.edu/Academic/CSE/umeb/, or by contacting Nancy Johnson ([e-mail]) or Karen Haubensak ([e-mail]).

已向北亚利桑那大学（NAU）颁发了奖励，以建立本科研究和指导计划（URM）计划。 NAU是一家在培训美国原住民学生以及其他代表性不足的学生方面享有良好声誉的机构。 NAU-URM计划将从2010年秋季开始为四个学者提供生物学研究经验，并持续到2014年夏季。每个队列将由至少七名学生组成，这些学生将接受参与提取研究的教职员工培训。学者将根据他们的个人兴趣与导师相匹配，因为经验表明，与合适的导师相匹配对于激发美洲原住民学生攻读高级学位至关重要。 URM学者将提供各种各样的研究项目。一些例子包括：（1）对纳瓦霍国家对铀污染的生物反应； （2）使用高程梯度作为气候的代理对气候变化的生态反应； （3）两栖动物对环境中内分泌破坏者的发展反应； （4）大气二氧化碳富集对土壤食物网结构的影响；还有其他。 NAU-URM计划中的学者将根据其在生物科学领域的研究生计划以及他们的个人陈述，过去的经验，学业表现和推荐信的潜力来选择。 NAU-URM计划将为本科学者提供一到三年的独立研究，直接由教职员工和为期一年的研究方法进行。该计划通过整合四个级别的建议和指导来确保学者的成功：教师导师，同伴导师，URM计划人员和NAU学生服务。除研究外，学生还可以在大学中获得强大的支持系统，并接受有效的书面和口头交流培训。鼓励学者在国家和国际会议上介绍他们的研究结果，并在同行评审期刊上的合着者出版物。 URM计划人员将通过定期评估他们的研究进步和学术进步来监视学者的经历。目的是让URM学者在生物科学中获得高度竞争性的研究生课程。该计划的成功将以学生的成就及其职业成果来衡量。请访问http://www.cefns.nau.edu/academic/cse/umeb/，或通过与Nancy Johnson（[e-mail]）或Karen Haubensak（[e-mail]）联系。