URM Collaboration: Biology of an Urbanized Estuary

URM 合作：城市化河口的生物学

• 批准号: 0731640
• 负责人: David Kirchman
• 金额: $ 17.44万
• 依托单位: University of Delaware
• 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 2013-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0731640&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: URM; Collaboration; Biology; Urbanized; Estuary

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/.

这URM合作计划在林肯大学，历史上黑人大学位于宾夕法尼亚州东南部，将提供环境生物学的研究和指导经验，为有才华的非洲裔美国本科生发展他们的兴趣，追求在生物学和环境科学的研究生教育的最终目标。为每个学生为期两年的计划旨在利用夏季实地考察海洋生物学在合作机构的吸引力-海洋和地球研究学院的特拉华州大学（在特拉华州湾和大西洋）从事生物研究的学生的兴趣。通过该计划，参与者将了解环境科学家可以做出的重要社会贡献，以更好地管理受人类活动严重影响的生态系统。该计划的学生将接受科学研究方面的强化培训，包括：（1）研究方法课程;（2）丰富的研究经验;（3）研讨会课程;（4）期刊俱乐部;（5）展示和发表研究成果的机会和（6）GRE准备。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，政府或学术界就业的学生将成为榜样，以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/。