Undergraduate Research in Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution

9732519这个REU网站将在每年夏天为10名本科生提供一个令人兴奋和引人入胜的研究介绍。这些体验将在科罗拉多大学的山地研究站举行，重点是亚高山和高山生物的行为、生态和进化。该计划是根据以前REU现场赠款的经验制定的，由三个部分组成。首先是为期一周的密集研究介绍，围绕着一系列独立程度越来越高的领域问题进行。第二个是为期一个暑期的课程，内容是研究的实用性和读研究生的可行性。本课程与与教师导师合作完成的为期9周的学生项目同时进行。夏季的高潮是以科学会议的形式进行的项目陈述。对以前的REU赠款的评估表明，该计划在鼓励学生进入研究生院学习方面取得了成功，并产生了对参与者的科学生涯发展产生深远影响的暑期经历。

9732519 This REU Site will provide an exciting and engaging introduction to research for 10 undergraduates each summer. These experiences will take place at the University of Colorado's Mountain Research Station and will focus on the behavior, ecology, and evolution of subalpine and alpine organisms. The program, which has been shaped through experiences gained in previous REU Site grants, has three components. The first is a week-long intensive introduction to research, built around a series of field problems that are conducted with increasing levels of independence. The second is a summer-long course that deals with the practicalities of research and of going to graduate school. This course operates in parallel with 9-week student projects done in association with faculty mentors. The summer culminates in project presentations that are given in a scientific-meeting format. Evaluations of prior REU grants show that this program has been successful in encouraging students to go to graduate school and in generating a summer experience that has a profound effect on the development of the participants' scientific careers.