UMEB: Scientific Research Experiences for Minority Undergraduates in the Sevilleta LTER Program: Career Enhancement and Training in Environmental Biology

9317454 Parmenter生物学系的新墨西哥州的大学将建立一个职业发展计划，在环境生物学的少数民族本科生，将使学生进入一个扩展的一对一的关系，从UNM，桑迪亚国家实验室，美国鱼类和野生动物服务研究生态学家，和自然历史的新墨西哥州博物馆。 10名UNM生物系的教职员工，沿着来自合作组织的科学家，已经承诺他们的时间和专业知识的拟议计划。 学生将在大二被招募，并将通过毕业参加该计划。 随着每一批毕业生的毕业，他们将被一批新的毕业生所取代。 每个学生将选择一个或多个教师作为研究导师在他们的计划。 该计划将包括学术和职业咨询，以及除了标准课程外的结构化教育部分。 这个增强的课程将包括科学方法的实践和理论方面，假设开发和测试，实验设计和统计分析，独立研究项目的实施，计算机化数据管理，以及口头报告和书面期刊的项目结果的准备。 学生将在他们的专业兴趣领域以及UNM其他正在进行的生态研究中获得个人经验。

9317454 Parmenter The University of New Mexico Department of Biology will establish a Career Development Program in Environmental Biology for minority undergraduates that will bring students into an extended one on one relationship with research ecologists from UNM, Sandia National laboratory, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History. Ten UNM Biology Department faculty members, along with scientists from collaborating organizations, have pledged their time and expertise to the proposed program. Students will be recruited in their sophomore year, and will participate in the program through graduation. As each cohort graduates, they will be replaced by a new group of sophomores. Each student will select one or more faculty members as research mentors during their program. The program will include academic and career counseling, and a structured educational component in addition to standard coursework. This enhanced curriculum will encompass practical and theoretical aspects of the scientific method, hypothesis development and testing, experimental design and statistical analysis, implementation of independent research projects, computerized data management, and the preparation of project results for oral presentation and a written journal. Students will gain personal experience in the area of their specialized interests as well as in other ongoing ecological research at UNM.