URM: The watershed as a model for improving minority, graduate student success in Biology.

URM：作为提高少数族裔研究生生物学成功率的分水岭。

• 批准号: 0731582
• 负责人: Christopher Pennuto
• 金额: $ 72.57万
• 依托单位: SUNY College at Buffalo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-09-01 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0731582&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: URM; watershed; model; improving; minority

AbstractBuffalo State College's URM program will recruit nine undergraduate students each year for four years and provide them with research and training experiences to succeed in graduate school in the biological sciences, with special emphasis in aquatic biology. The goals of this URM project are to increase undergraduate diversity representation in, and post-baccalaureate success of, biology majors. Eleven faculty members from four departments will provide mentoring support and expertise within our theme of understanding aquatic-terrestrial linkages in mixed-use watersheds". Two key facilities, the Buffalo State Great Lakes Field Station near the intersection of Lake Erie and the Buffalo and Niagara Rivers, and the Point Peter Brook instrumented watershed, will allow us to use a paired watershed approach to investigate drivers of change. Students will be recruited into the program as juniors. The students and their faculty mentors will populate a new Watershed Institute and participate in a 2-year research experience. Major activities of student participants include a week-long watershed assessment workshop held at biological field station, intensive field experience aboard the R\V Aquarius, a 3-course sequence, and travel to and presentation of research results at regional and national conferences. The courses will provide training in career exploration, biostatistics and experimental design, GRE preparation, writing and communication. All of the faculty mentors have prior experience with underrepresented minority students and have or are currently conducting research within our target watersheds. More information is available at http://www.buffalostate.edu/ biology/urm.xml.

布法罗州立学院的URM项目每年将招收9名本科生，为期四年，为他们提供在生物科学研究生院取得成功的研究和培训经验，特别强调水生生物学。这个URM项目的目标是增加生物专业本科生的多样性代表，以及学士学位后的成功。来自四个系的11位教师将在我们的主题“理解混合用途流域的水陆联系”中提供指导支持和专业知识。两个关键设施，布法罗州立大湖区野外观测站，靠近伊利湖、布法罗河和尼亚加拉河的交汇处，以及彼得布鲁克点的仪器分水岭，将使我们能够使用成对的分水岭方法来调查变化的驱动因素。学生将作为大三学生被招募到该项目中。这些学生和他们的导师将组成一个新的流域研究所，并参与为期两年的研究经历。学生参与者的主要活动包括在生物野外站举行的为期一周的流域评估研讨会，在R\V水瓶座上进行密集的实地体验，三门课程的顺序，以及在区域和国家会议上进行研究成果的展示。这些课程将提供职业探索、生物统计学和实验设计、GRE准备、写作和沟通方面的培训。所有的教师导师都有与少数族裔学生打交道的经验，并且已经或正在对我们的目标流域进行研究。更多信息请访问http://www.buffalostate.edu/ biology/urm.xml。