UMEB: Diverse Approaches to Environmental Research

提出了一项计划，为环境生物学本科生提供多方面的研究和教育经验。 该计划将吸引大一和大二学生在他们的学术生涯早期体验环境生物学。 各种各样的环境生物学家将担任这些学生的导师。 学生将获得项目的研究经验，从交配行为的荷尔蒙控制到城市环境的地球化学。 该计划的招聘和保留工作将集中在环境生物学中通常代表性不足的群体。 预计参与者将包括拉丁美洲人，美国印第安人和非洲裔美国学生的混合物。 该计划将涉及认真指导，不仅由教师的学生，但由年轻的学生由年长的学生。 学生参与者的仔细文件将被用来评估和修改该计划作为一个永久的大学功能。

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.