REU Site: Behavior and Ecology of Honey Bees and Leafcutting Bees

俄克拉何马中央大学的这个REU站点也得到了NSF国际科学与工程办公室(OISE)的支持。REU项目旨在让本科生使用蜜蜂和独居蜂作为模型系统进行行为和生态研究。这项研究是基础性的，但也与与作物授粉和传粉者疾病人口统计有关的农业问题有关。该项目涉及来自美国、土耳其和保加利亚的科学家。在为期八周的项目中，六名本科生将在土耳其西部及其与保加利亚和希腊的边境地区生活七周，同时与一个国际科学家团队一起进行研究。除了研究，学生还将参加一个为期一周的课程，讨论科学的历史和本质以及实验设计的各个方面；他们还将接受同行评议过程，接受科学文章批判性阅读的培训，并指导他们为研究生院和研究事业做好适当准备。该项目的一个总体目标也是帮助培养与发展中国家有联系的一代科学家。这样做很重要，因为世界上大多数科学家、世界人民和世界物种多样性都居住在那里。事实上，许多地球问题(入侵物种、疾病等)来自美国和西欧以外的区域和/或对其产生负面影响，需要多国/多文化科学协作，这是该项目的核心组成部分。参与者将获得津贴以及旅费和生活费的支持。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://cms.ucok.edu/REU，，或联系巴瑟尔博士，电子邮件：jbarthell@ucok.edu，电话：4059742481。

This REU Site at the University of Central Oklahoma is also supported by NSF's Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE). The REU program is designed to engage undergraduate students in behavioral and ecological research using honeybees and solitary bees as model systems. The research is basic in nature, but also has relevance to agricultural problems related to both crop pollination and pollinator disease demographics. The program involves scientists from the United States, Turkey and Bulgaria. Six undergraduate participants will be living in western Turkey and its border region with Bulgaria and Greece for seven of the eight weeks of the program while doing research with an international team of scientists. In addition to research, students will be involved in a 1-week course that considers the history and nature of science as well as aspects of experimental design; they will also be exposed to peer review process, trained in critical reading of scientific articles, and mentored in proper preparation for graduate school and research careers. An overall goal of the program is also to help build a generation of scientists who are connected to the developing world. Doing so is important because the majority of the world's scientists, the world's people, and the world's species diversity reside there. Indeed, many planetary problems (invasive species, disease, etc.) originate from and/or negatively impact regions outside of the United States and Western Europe, requiring multinational/multicultural scientific collaboration, a central component of this project. Participants will receive stipends as well as support for travel and living expenses. More information is available at http://cms.ucok.edu/REU, or by contacting Dr. Barthell at jbarthell@ucok.edu or 405-974-2481.