REU Site in Field Biology

该奖项提供资金，以建立一个研究经验， 瓦萨学院的本科生网站。 REU现场 生物学将在夏季支持8名本科生 与生物系的六位导师一起进行研究。 夏季研究计划将包括10周的密集 学生作为学徒进行实地和实验室研究， 他们的教师赞助商 每周两次午间研讨会将 为学生和教师提供机会，讨论他们的 相互合作，有时还与来访的科学家合作 附近的机构。 在秋季学期之后， 暑期课程，所有学生将参加一个小型研讨会 其中包括口头和海报介绍， 学生的暑期作业。 所有学生参与者将获得 阅读作业有关他们的项目之前， 10周的夏季学期开始，以熟悉他们 要进行的工作。 学生将被选中从 在瓦萨学院的申请者中，圣玛丽玛丽学院， 斯佩尔曼学院和瓦萨赞助的“探索转移” 计划，以及从大西洋中部的成员机构 皮尤基金会资助的本科科学联盟 倡议 八名参与者中至少有三名将在 从瓦萨以外的机构中挑选。 特别努力 将加强少数民族和妇女参与 这个戒酒会这

This award provides funds to establish a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site at Vassar College. The REU Site in field biology will support eight undergraduate students in summer research with six faculty mentors from the Department of Biology. The summer research program will include 10 weeks of intensive field and laboratory research by the students as apprentices to their faculty sponsors. Two weekly noontime seminars will provide opportunities for students and faculty to discuss their work with each other and on occasion with visiting scientists from nearby institutions. In the fall semester following the summer program, all students will participate in a Mini-symposium which will include both oral and poster presentations of the students' summer work. All student participants will receive reading assignments regarding their projects prior to the beginning of the 10 week summer term in order to familiarize them with the work to be conducted. Students will be selected from among applicants from Vassar College, Mt. St. Mary College, Spelman College and the Vassar-sponsored "Exploring Transfer" program, as well as from member institutions of the Mid-Atlantic Consortium in the Pew Foundation-sponsored Undergraduate Science Initiative. At least three of the eight participants will be selected form institutions other than Vassar. Special efforts will be made to enhance participation of minorities and women in this program.