REU: Undergraduate Research Experiences in Biology at James Madison University

REU：詹姆斯麦迪逊大学生物学本科生研究经验

• 批准号: 0139553
• 负责人: Corey Cleland
• 金额: $ 17.58万
• 依托单位: James Madison University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-03-01 至 2005-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0139553&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Undergraduate; Research; Experiences; Biology

The Biology Department at James Madison University (JMU) is characterized by its focus on undergraduate research as the ultimate teaching tool. This focus is manifested in the number of undergraduates conducting research projects (over 100 per year) and the number of established faculty having extramurally-funded research programs (66%). In the summer of 2001 a pilot summer research program was enormously successful in supporting the continuation of research conducted during the academic year and achieving the educational goals of the department. Funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will enable JMU to expand this pilot program to include students outside the boundaries of JMU and to enhance the research pedagogy within the department.The new NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program will provide an exciting 10-week summer research experience at the JMU campus. The experience will begin with a research workshop aimed at ensuring that all students have the fundamental tools necessary to conduct their research program. Mini-lectures and discussion sessions will be interspersed with experiential activities throughout the day and each day will end with a summary session where fundamental concepts will be reinforced. Topics covered will include "thinking outside the box", quantitative methods, data interpretation, technical writing, bioethics, multimedia strategies, and an introduction to basic laboratory instrumentation. The remaining 9 weeks of the experience will be largely devoted to research along with seminars, student research talks and faculty-originated case study scenarios. It is anticipated that the research project conducted in the summer will continue into the academic year, either in a JMU laboratory or through a collaborative arrangement with the student's home institution. It is also expected that the results of these projects will be disseminated via presentations in regional/national meetings and peer-reviewed journals.Recruitment will focus on four primary groups of constituents within our geographical region, 1) non-JMU students at institutions that do not support robust summer research programs, 2) students from minority-serving institutions, 3) community college students, and 4) JMU students. We have already built liaisons with these college/universities through our recently funded "Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology" (UMEB) program. Recruitment will be accomplished using mailings, e-mails, personal contacts, personal visits, and the resources of the Office of Multicultural Activities at JMU. Applications will be assessed on the basis of the student's academic achievements/potential, minimum course requirements, potential for continuation of the summer research project, and ability to support the diversity of the program. In addition to students, we will also recruit potential faculty mentors from these institutions via the use of Research Opportunity Awards to faculty that have active NSF grants

在詹姆斯麦迪逊大学（JMU）的生物系的特点是其重点放在本科研究作为最终的教学工具。 这一重点体现在本科生进行研究项目的数量（每年超过100个）和建立教师有校外资助的研究项目（66%）的数量。 在2001年夏天的试点夏季研究计划是非常成功的支持在学年进行的研究和实现部门的教育目标的延续。 来自美国国家科学基金会（NSF）的资金将使JMU能够扩大这一试点计划，以包括JMU边界以外的学生，并加强部门内的研究教学法。新的NSF本科生研究经验计划将在JMU校园提供令人兴奋的10周夏季研究经验。 经验将开始，旨在确保所有学生有必要进行他们的研究计划的基本工具的研究讲习班。 小型讲座和讨论会将穿插在一整天的体验活动中，每一天都将以总结会议结束，基本概念将得到加强。 所涵盖的主题将包括“跳出框框思考”，定量方法，数据解释，技术写作，生物伦理学，多媒体策略和基本实验室仪器介绍。 其余9周的经验将主要用于研究沿着研讨会，学生研究讲座和教师起源的案例研究方案。 预计在夏季进行的研究项目将持续到学年，无论是在JMU实验室或通过与学生的家庭机构的合作安排。 我们还希望这些项目的结果将通过在区域/国家会议和同行评审期刊上的演讲来传播。招聘将集中在我们地理区域内的四个主要群体，1）不支持强大的夏季研究计划的机构的非JMU学生，2）来自少数民族服务机构的学生，3）社区学院的学生，以及4）JMU学生。 我们已经通过我们最近资助的“环境生物学本科生导师”（UMEB）计划与这些学院/大学建立了联系。 招聘将使用邮件，电子邮件，个人联系，个人访问和JMU多元文化活动办公室的资源完成。 申请将根据学生的学术成就/潜力，最低课程要求，夏季研究项目的延续潜力以及支持课程多样性的能力进行评估。 除了学生，我们还将通过使用研究机会奖，从这些机构招募潜在的教师导师，以教师有积极的NSF赠款