MARC U-STAR PROGRAM AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

圣路易斯华盛顿大学 MARC U-STAR 项目

• 批准号: 10605656
• 负责人: James Benjamin Skeath
• 金额: $ 8.76万
• 依托单位: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-06-01 至 2026-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10605656
• 关键词: CCL7 gene; Doctor of Philosophy; Goals; Grant; NCI Scholars Program; Parents; Pathway interactions; Research; STEM field; Schools; Science; Structure; Students; Time; Training; Universities; Washington; base; career; cohort; college; community college; interest; next generation; programs; retention rate; success; university student

Abstract: Through the parent MARC U-STAR grant and its affiliated programs and activities, we have built a strong pathway for UR students to succeed in research and STEM classes at Washington University (WashU) and to pursue their research interests upon college graduation in graduate school and MD-PhD programs. There is however one key gap in our training in this pathway – sophomore year. Currently, we lack any structured, research-based programming for UR students during the sophomore year. It is critical to fill this gap, as sophomore year is a pivotal time in the academic career of college students: Most of them choose their academic major at the end of the sophomore year. And, once students choose a major, almost all students retain that major through graduation, as student retention in a declared science major exceeds 95% for both UR and well-represented (WR) students at WashU. Despite this success, we observe that two-fold as many UR students versus WR students migrate away from their intended STEM major during the first two years of college. Our gap in research-focused programming for UR students then aligns with the timing of when the vast majority of UR students leave their expected science major. The goal of this proposal is to fill this gap in training through creation of the Next Generation Science Scholars Program – a sophomore year cohort- and research-based program – in order to retain an ever-increasing number of UR students in intended STEM majors and drive their success in research, college, and beyond.

摘要：通过母公司 MARC U-STAR 资助及其附属计划和活动，我们建立了一个 为 UR 学生在华盛顿大学 (WashU) 的研究和 STEM 课程中取得成功提供强有力的途径 并在大学毕业后在研究生院和医学博士项目中追求他们的研究兴趣。 然而，我们在这一途径的培训中的一个关键差距是——目前，我们缺乏任何结构化的、 为大学二年级学生提供基于研究的规划 填补这一空白至关重要。 大二是大学生学业生涯的关键时期：大多数人选择自己的学业 而且，一旦学生选择了专业，几乎所有学生都会保留该专业。 UR 和 UR 所宣布的科学专业的学生保留率均超过 95% 尽管取得了这一成功，但我们观察到 UR 学生的数量是其两倍。 学生与 WR 学生在学习的头两年期间离开了他们想要的 STEM 专业 我们为 UR 学生提供以研究为中心的课程的差距与大学的时间安排相一致。 绝大多数UR学生离开了他们期望的科学专业。该提案的目标是填补这一空白。 通过创建下一代科学学者计划（二年级队列）进行培训 和基于研究的计划——为了保留越来越多的 UR 学生 STEM 专业并推动他们在研究、大学及其他领域取得成功。