RISE Program Option I: University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

RISE 项目选项 I：波多黎各大学凯伊分校

• 批准号: 8531259
• 负责人: Robert G Ross
• 金额: $ 30.73万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF PR CAYEY UNIVERSITY COLL
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-05-01 至 2016-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8531259
• 关键词: Address; Advisory Committees; Area; Awareness; Bibliography; Biomedical Research; Chemistry; Communities; Comprehension; Data; Development; Disease; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational process of instructing; Educational workshop; English Language; Environment; Exposure to; Faculty; Failure; Goals; Hispanics; Institution; Internships; Intervention; Investigation; Island; Language; Learning; Life; Literature; Measurable; Mentors; Meta-Analysis; Methodology; Mission; Monitor; Motivation; Oral; Preparation; Process; Publications; Puerto Rico; Reading; Reporting; Research; Research Activity; Research Personnel; Research Project Grants; Research Proposals; Research Technics; Rotation; STEM field; Schools; Science; Scientist; Students; Teaching Method; Techniques; Testing; Thinking; Universities; Visit; Work; Writing; base; career; design; experience; health disparity; improved; innovation; interdisciplinary approach; lectures; literacy; meetings; member; posters; programs; publication formats; role model; skills; symposium

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The RISE program continues to transform the academic environment at UPR-Cayey by focusing on the preparation of students to become scientists. As part of this long term goal of increasing the number of Hispanics studying for the Ph.D., this proposal is concentrating on helping students in four areas, 1- their lack of awareness for career opportunities and of their own potential, 2- their limited research skills and experience, 3- limited quantitative and qualitative skills, and 4- limited English language skills. These were identified and interventions will be monitored by an external evaluator working with the activity coordinators, program director, and the RISE Advisory Committee. To address these needs, five developmental activities are prescribed- visiting scientists, research skills, discovery chemistry, language skills, and research experiences. Reaching the entire science community, visiting alumni scientists provide seminars and workshops in English to improve attendees' awareness of new techniques and discover science careers, and to serve as role models. Improving the skills of motivated students will be accomplished during their first year by having activities related to research techniques, scientific literacy, and language skills. RISE students will take Discovery Chemistry to quantitative and qualitative skills. Research experiences for twelve students will be offered during the academic year in Puerto Rico with active investigators at four collaborating institutions. Additional research experiences will be offered to over 60 students during summer internships at 20 collaborating institutions in the USA. Each component enables students to develop their potential by interacting with a different group of experts: 1) research and language skills with faculty mentors; 2) motivational visiting alumni scientists; 3) inquiry methodology by chemistry faculty and 4) research lab experience with either on- island research mentors or with off-island scientists located in the USA. Each expert group challenges the students as they develop utilizing the appropriate environment and level of expertise to produce UPRC alumni who will be biomedical research scientists. During the last 5 years (2005-09), 32 RISE alumni completed Ph.D.s from major research universities; a 100% increase over the previous five-year period. By doubling the number of Ph.D. alumni, RISE will impact the community. These UPRC scientists will serve to meet the health disparity needs of the Hispanic population in Puerto Rico and the nation by working to discover the causes and remedies of diseases.

描述（由申请人提供）：崛起计划继续通过专注于学生成为科学家的准备来改变UPR-Cayey的学术环境。作为增加博士学位研究的西班牙裔人数的长期目标的一部分，该建议集中于帮助四个领域的学生，1-他们对职业机会和自己的潜力的认识不足，2-他们的研究技能和经验有限，有限的定量和定性技能有限，英语技能有限。确定了这些问题，并将由与活动协调员，计划主任和Rise咨询委员会合作的外部评估员对干预措施进行监控。为了满足这些需求，规定了五项开发活动 - 访问科学家，研究技能，发现化学，语言技能和研究经验。到达整个科学界，访问校友科学家提供了英语研讨会和讲习班，以提高与会者对新技术的认识并发现科学职业，并充当榜样。通过与研究技术，科学素养和语言技能相关的活动，将在第一年完成提高积极的学生的技能。崛起的学生将采用发现化学来定量和定性技能。在学年，在波多黎各的学年将为四个合作机构的活跃调查员提供12个学生的研究经验。在美国20家合作机构的暑期实习期间，将为60多名学生提供其他研究经验。每个组成部分使学生通过与不同的专家互动来发展潜力：1）与教师导师的研究和语言技能； 2）励志访问校友科学家； 3）化学学院的询问方法和4）在岛上研究导师或位于美国的离岛科学家的研究实验室经验。每个专家小组都会在使用适当的环境和专业知识的水平来开发学生时挑战他们将成为生物医学研究科学家的UPRC校友。在过去的五年（2005-09）中，有32位Rise校友从主要研究型大学获得了博士学位。比前五年增加100％。通过将博士学位的数量增加一倍。校友，里斯将影响社区。这些UPRC科学家将通过发现疾病的原因和补救措施来满足波多黎各和国家西班牙裔人口的健康差异需求。