UMEB: Environmental Biology and Evolution of the Caribbean Basin

[0102932]佛罗里达国际大学（FIU）和仙童热带花园（FTG）这两所位于迈阿密的机构计划开展一个为期两年的多学科项目，指导27名热带环境生物学的高年级学生。该项目涉及13名国际金融大学教师和FTG的一名教育专家。该计划的直接目标是让学生在与环境有关的生物科学领域发展职业。为实现这一目标，pi将指导一项关于加勒比地区自然历史、海洋和陆地环境以及保护生物学的指导计划。为了吸引高质量的学生，该计划将提供：津贴、三门新的高级课程、实地课程（在巴哈马和巴拿马）、佛罗里达实地考察、实验室轮转、研究用品、参加专业会议的旅行和职业定向活动。导师将提供学术、研究和职业建议。每个学生将制作并展示一个研究项目。该项目将由一个指导委员会、两名外部评估人员和咨询委员会进行内部和外部评估。FIU是美国顶尖的研究型大学之一，它从科学领域代表性不足的群体中招收学生（71%是非洲裔美国人或西班牙裔）。从长远来看，该计划将培养训练有素的环境生物学家，他们将对保护加勒比-南佛罗里达地区脆弱的环境产生积极影响。

0102932Francisco-OrtegaTwo institutions in Miami, Florida International University (FIU) and Fairchild Tropical Garden (FTG), plan a multidisciplinary, two-year program to mentor 27 upper-level students in tropical environmental biology. The program involves 13 FIU faculty and an education specialist from FTG. The immediate objective of the program is for students to develop careers in biological sciences relating to the environment. To achieve this objective the PIs will direct a mentoring program on the natural history, marine and terrestrial environments, and conservation biology of the Caribbean region. To attract high-quality students, the program will provide: stipends, three new upper-level courses, field courses (in the Bahamas and Panama), Florida field trips, laboratory rotations, research supplies, travel to a professional meeting, and career orientation activities. Mentors will offer academic, research and career advice. Each student will produce and present a research project. The program will have internal and external evaluations by a steering committee, two outside evaluators and an advisory committee.FIU is one of the leading U.S. research universities in recruiting students from groups that are under-represented in science (71% are African American or Hispanic). In the long term, this program will produce well trained environmental biologists who will have a positive impact on the conservation of fragile environments of the Caribbean - South Florida region.