URM Collaboration: Biology of an Urbanized Estuary

林肯大学是位于宾夕法尼亚州东南部的一所历史悠久的黑人大学，它的URM合作项目将为有才华的非洲裔美国本科生提供环境生物学方面的研究和指导经验，最终目标是培养他们在生物学和环境科学方面的研究生教育的兴趣。这个为期两年的项目旨在利用合作机构——特拉华大学海洋与地球研究学院（特拉华湾和大西洋）夏季海洋生物学实地考察的吸引力，激发学生对生物研究的兴趣。通过这个项目，参与者将了解环境科学家可以为更好地管理受人类活动严重影响的生态系统做出的重要社会贡献。该课程的学生将接受科学研究方面的强化训练，包括：(1)研究方法课程；(2)具有丰富的研究经验；(3)研讨会课程；（四）日刊社；(5)展示和发表研究成果的机会；(6)准备GRE考试。这些学生将根据他们的职业兴趣、学术成就和林肯大学教师的推荐，从林肯大学生物学和环境科学专业的二年级本科生中选出。最终完成研究生学位并在工业、政府或学术界工作的学生将成为榜样，进一步激发非裔美国本科生对这些职业的兴趣。更多信息请访问：http://icewater.cms.udel.edu/urm/。

This URM collaborative program at Lincoln University, a Historically Black University located in southeastern Pennsylvania, will provide research and mentoring experiences in environmental biology for talented African-American undergraduates with the ultimate goal of developing their interests in pursuing a postgraduate education in biology and environmental science. The two year program for each student is designed to utilize the appeal of summer field work in marine biology at the collaborating institution- College of Marine and Earth Studies of the University of Delaware (on Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean) to engage the students' interests in biological research. Through this program, the participants will develop an understanding of the important societal contributions that can be made by environmental scientists to better manage ecosystems that are heavily impacted by human activities. The students in this program will receive intensive training in scientific research that will include: (1) a research methods course; (2) an extensive research experience; (3) a seminar course; (4) a journal club; (5) the opportunity to present and publish research results and (6) GRE preparation. The students will be chosen from among the second year undergraduate biology and environmental science majors at Lincoln University based on their career interests, academic achievements, and recommendations from faculty at Lincoln. Students who eventually complete graduate degrees and are employed in industry, government or academia will serve as role models to further stimulate interest in these careers among African-American undergraduate students. More information is available at: http://icewater.cms.udel.edu/urm/.