UMEB: Diverse Approaches to Environmental Research

该计划旨在为环境生物学专业的本科生提供多方面的研究和教育经验。该项目将吸引大一和大二的学生在学业生涯早期体验环境生物学。各式各样的环境生物学家将担任这些学生的导师。学生将在项目中获得从荷尔蒙控制交配行为到城市环境生物地球化学的研究经验。该项目的招聘和留住工作将集中在环境生物学领域普遍代表性不足的群体。预计参与者将包括拉丁裔、美国裔印度学生和非裔美国学生。该项目不仅包括教师对学生的精心指导，还包括年龄较大的学生对较年轻学生的指导。学生参与者的详细记录将被用来评估和修改该计划，将其作为大学的一项永久性特征。

A program is proposed to provide an multifaceted research and educational experience for undergraduate students in environmental biology. The program will attract freshman and sophomore students to experience environmental biology early in their academic careers. A diverse array of environmental biologists will serve as mentors for these students. Students will gain research experience in project ranging from hormonal control of mating behavior to the biogeochemistry of urban environments. Recruiting and retention efforts for this program will be focused on groups that are generally under represented in environmental biology. Participants are expected to include a mixture of Latino, American-Indian, and African-American students. The program will involve careful mentoring not only of students by faculty but by younger students by older students. Careful documentation of student participants will be used to assess and modify the program as a permanent university feature.