REU Site Proposal: The Calder Center Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Ecology and Field Biology

考尔德夏季本科生研究计划(CSUR)每年夏天将为8名本科生提供在福特汉姆大学的生物野外站路易斯考尔德中心进行生态学和野外生物学独立研究的机会。自1967年以来，考尔德中心为本科生和研究生提供了研究城市中心附近相对未受干扰的社区的机会，并为许多城市学生提供了第一手考察自然世界的第一次机会。作为这项使命的一部分，考尔德中心和福特汉姆大学建立了CSUR项目。CSUR项目是一个为期12周的强化课程，学生在其中学习实验设计的基础知识、科学文献的使用、数据收集和分析、手稿准备和口头陈述。该计划的一个核心组成部分是每个学生都将与教师导师一起进行的独立研究项目。项目可能涉及广泛的主题，包括水生生态、森林生态、动植物生理生态、土壤生态、媒介生态和野生动物保护。学生们还将参加每周一次的科学研讨会、关于科学哲学和科学伦理的研讨会课程，以及与美国自然历史博物馆的学生交换计划。此外，CSUR参与者将能够与考尔德中心的其他本科生和研究生互动，这些学生通过大学奖学金和校外助学金得到支持。CSUR-REU项目的目标是对从事生态学事业感兴趣的高积极性学生，特别是那些来自独立研究机会有限的机构、来自城市背景或来自科学代表性不足的群体的学生。除了这些考虑因素外，还将根据学业成绩、研究兴趣和潜力以及以前的研究经验来选择学生。有兴趣参加该项目的学生可致电914-273-3078转914-273-3078与约翰·韦尔博士联系。11或发送电子邮件至wehr@fordham.edu获取信息和申请表。学生也可以在线获取信息和表格，网址为http://www.fordham.edu/calder_center/calder-center/CSUR-Program.html

The Calder Summer Undergraduate Research (CSUR) program will provide eight undergraduate students each summer the opportunity for independent research in ecology and field biology at the Louis Calder Center, Fordham University's biological field station. Since 1967, the Calder Center has provided undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to study relatively undisturbed communities near an urban center, and has afforded many urban students their first opportunity to examine the natural world first hand. As part of this mission, the Calder Center and Fordham University have established the CSUR program.The CSUR program is a 12-week, intensive curriculum in which students learn the fundamentals of experimental design, use of the scientific literature, data collection and analysis, preparation of manuscripts, and oral presentation. A core component of the program is an independent research project each student will conduct in conjunction with faculty mentors. Projects may be developed in a broad range of topics including aquatic ecology, forest ecology, physiological ecology of plants and animals, soil ecology, vector ecology, and wildlife conservation. Students will also participate in weekly scientific seminars, seminar courses on the philosophy of science and ethics in science, and a student exchange program with the American Museum of Natural History. In addition, CSUR participants will be able to interact with other undergraduate and graduate students at the Calder Center who are supported through university fellowships and extramural grants. The CSUR-REU project targets highly motivated students interested in pursuing a career in ecology, especially those who are from institutions that offer limited opportunities for independent research, are from urban backgrounds, or are from groups under-represented in science. In addition to these considerations, students will be selected based on academic performance, research interests and potential, and previous research experience. Students interested in participating in the program may contact Dr. John Wehr at 914-273-3078 ext. 11 or at wehr@fordham.edu for information and application forms. Students may also obtain information and forms online at http://www.fordham.edu/calder_center/calder-center/CSUR-Program.html