Improving an Undergraduate Program in Ecology

该奖项为生物科学部提供资金， 德雷克塞尔大学的生物技术公司购买设备， 帮助改善现有的本科生生态学课程， 增加妇女和少数民族在生态学领域的人数， 加强对未来教师的科学教育。 使用 考察船、野外作业车（货车）、现代仪器一组 生物科学和生物技术系的教师 教本科生如何进行现代科学研究， 费城地区的水生和陆地生态系统。 这 涉及正式的课程工作和独立的学生研究 水生生态学、生物物理生态学和动物 行为 此外，该项目还旨在增加 通过协调努力增加少数民族和妇女在生态领域的人数 在本科和高中阶段。 当地社区 团体和官员参与了本科生的选拔 学者将获得全额学费奖学金，从 并在大学里参加学生选拔 星期六早上的科学节目。 未来的教师也将 参与本科生态学计划，通过 与德雷克塞尔大学的教师培训项目进行协调 主要 该合同中的设备项目包括一艘研究船、一个现场 车辆，水质数据系统，便携式光合作用 野外实验用仪器和小气候学仪器; 受控气候室，遥测数据记录系统，以及 生态学和动物行为实验室实验视频系统; 和微型计算机进行数据分析和数学建模， 生态 受赠人将此奖项与非联邦 源

This award provides funds to the Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology at Drexel University to purchase equipment which will help to improve an existing undergraduate ecology program, to increase the number of women and minorities in ecology, and to improve the science education of prospective teachers. Using a research boat, field vehicle (van), and modern instruments a group of faculty from the Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology teach undergraduates how to conduct modern scientific research on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in the Philadelphia area. This involves formal course work and independent student research projects in aquatic ecology, biophysical ecology, and animal behavior. In addition, this project also seeks to increase the number of minorities and women in ecology by a coordinated effort at the undergraduate and high school levels. Local community groups and officials are involved in the selection of undergraduate scholars that will receive full tuition scholarships from the University and in the selection of students to participate in Saturday morning science programs. Prospective teachers will also be involved in the undergraduate ecology program through coordination with the teacher preparation program at Drexel. Major items of equipment in this award include a research boat, field vehicle, a water quality data system, a portable photosynthesis apparatus, and microclimatology instruments for field experiments; a controlled climate chamber, telemetry data logging system, and video system for lab experiments in ecology and animal behavior; and microcomputers for data analysis and mathematical modeling in ecology. The grantee is matching this award with non-Federal sources.