RCN-UBE: Research Experiences in Southern California for Undergraduate Ecologists network

RCN-UBE：南加州本科生生态学家网络的研究经验

• 批准号: 2217253
• 负责人: Wallace Meyer
• 金额: $ 49.9万
• 依托单位: Pomona College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-09-01 至 2027-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2217253&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RCN; UBE; Research; Experiences; Southern

The Research Experiences in Southern California for Undergraduate Ecologists network (RESCUE-NET) provides immersive ecological training opportunities for undergraduates and equips them with the knowledge and skills necessary to tackle our society’s unprecedented ecological challenges. Climate change, habitat modification, introduced species and fire are impacting Southern California’s rich biodiversity and ecosystem services. While training undergraduates, RESCUE-NET research is focused on providing critical ecological information. RESCUE-Net research opportunities emphasize collaboration amongst students and offers novel opportunities for them to participate in the entire scientific process from question/hypothesis development to data analyses and manuscript construction. RESCUE-Net has been intentionally designed to engage diverse students. Furthermore, RESCUE-Net is focused on bolstering across the region collaborations of faculty from Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) and Community Colleges. RESCUE-Net is a network of faculty in Southern California who are dedicated to training the next generation of ecological leaders. RESCUE-Net includes three types of educational research projects: multi-site collaborative CUREs (Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences), multi-site research projects (MSRPs), and multi-site MUREs (Mentored Undergraduate Research Experiences). CUREs are authentic research activities that occur as part of courses. MSRPs are faculty-led research projects that involve students from multiple campuses. MUREs are guided research experiences that allow students to design and carry out collaborative research. At the end of each year, faculty and students present their work at regional and national conferences. RESCUE-Net faculty are united by a passion to mentor and support the diverse Southern California undergraduate population and to remove barriers that preclude PEER (Persons Excluded because of their Ethnicity or Race), first generation, and low-income students from participating in ecological research. Through iterative assessment, researchers track the development of student scientific identity and self-efficacy. RESCUE-Net addresses challenges that limit diversity and inclusion in ecological research and provides key ecological insights to emerging environmental challenges. This project is being jointly funded by the Directorate for Biological Sciences, Division of Biological Infrastructure, and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Division of Undergraduate Education as part of their efforts to address the challenges posed in Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action (http://visionandchange/finalreport/).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

南加州的研究经验为本科生态学家网络（RESCUE-NET）提供了沉浸式的生态培训机会，为本科生提供了本科生的机会，并为应对我们社会前所未有的生态挑战所必需的知识和技能提供了帮助。气候变化，栖息地修饰，引入的物种和火灾正在影响南加州丰富的生物多样性和生态系统服务。在培训本科生的同时，救援网研究的重点是提供关键的生态信息。学生之间的救援网络研究机会，为他们提供了新的机会，可以参与从问题/假设开发到数据分析和手稿构建的整个科学过程。 Rescue-NET是故意旨在吸引潜水员学生的。此外，Rescue-NET专注于在主要是本科机构（PUI）和社区学院的教职员工之间的合作。 Rescue-NET是南加州的教师网络，致力于培训下一代生态领导者。救援网络包括三种类型的教育研究项目：多站点的协作治疗方法（基于课程的本科研究经验），多站点研究项目（MSRPS）和多站点的毛刺（指导的本科研究经验）。治疗是作为课程的一部分进行的真实研究活动。 MSRP是由教师领导的研究项目，涉及来自多个校园的学生。梅尔斯是指导的研究经验，使学生可以设计和进行协作研究。每年年底，教师和学生在区域和民族会议上介绍他们的作品。救援网的教职员工充满了指导和支持南加州本科生人口的偏见，并消除了排除同伴（由于其种族或种族而被排除在外的人），第一代和低收入学生参加生态学研究的障碍。通过迭代评估，研究人员跟踪学生科学身份和自我效能感的发展。救援网络解决了限制生态研究中多样性和包容性的挑战，并为新兴环境挑战提供了关键的生态见解。 This project is being jointly funded by the Directorate for Biological Sciences, Division of Biological Infrastructure, and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Division of Undergraduate Education as part of their efforts to address the challenges posed in Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action (http://visionandchange/finalreport/).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed precious of support through使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响评估标准进行评估。

项目成果

Examining Decomposition and Nitrogen Mineralization in Five Common Urban Habitat Types across Southern California to Inform Sustainable Landscaping

• DOI: 10.3390/urbansci6030061
• 发表时间: 2022-09
• 期刊: Urban Science
• 影响因子: 2
• 作者: G. Vourlitis;Emma Lousie van der Veen;Sebastian Cangahuala;Garrett J. Jaeger;C. Jensen;C. Fissore;Eric M. Wood;Joel K. Abraham;Kevin S. Whittemore;Elijah Slaven;Dustin R. VanOverbeke;J. Blauth;E. Braker;N. Karnovsky;W. M. Meyer