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

这个位于中央俄克拉荷马州大学的REU站点也得到了NSF国际科学与工程办公室（OISE）的支持。REU计划旨在让本科生参与行为和生态研究，使用蜜蜂和独居蜜蜂作为模型系统。 这项研究是基础性的，但也与作物授粉和传粉者疾病人口统计学相关的农业问题有关。 该计划涉及来自美国，土耳其和保加利亚的科学家。 六名本科生参与者将在土耳其西部及其与保加利亚和希腊的边境地区生活八周的计划中的七周，同时与国际科学家团队一起进行研究。 除了研究，学生将参与为期1周的课程，考虑科学的历史和性质以及实验设计的各个方面;他们还将接触到同行评审过程，在科学文章的批判性阅读方面进行培训，并指导研究生院和研究生涯的适当准备。 该计划的总体目标也是帮助培养一代与发展中国家有联系的科学家。 这样做很重要，因为世界上大多数科学家、世界上大多数人和世界物种多样性都居住在那里。 事实上，许多行星问题（入侵物种，疾病等）来自美国和西欧以外的地区和/或对这些地区产生负面影响，需要多国/多文化的科学合作，这是该项目的核心组成部分。 参与者将获得津贴以及旅行和生活费用的支持。 更多信息可在http：//cms.ucok.edu/REU上获得，或通过www.example.com或405 - 974 - 2481与Barthell博士联系。

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.