REU Site: Ecology in Human-Dominated Landscapes

迈阿密大学将开展一个关于人类主导景观中的生态的REU网站。学生们将在暑期花10周时间进行协作、多学科的研究，重点关注受人类活动严重影响的景观中的生态问题。该项目将招收不同的学生群体，包括未被充分代表的少数族裔、第一代大学生以及来自研究机会很少的大学的学生。学生将在教师导师的指导下进行个人项目，并成为由3-4名学生和他们的导师组成的研究“集群”的一部分。小组中的学生将合作，专注于将单个研究主题联系在一起的主题。因此，学生将有机会在多学科研究团队中工作，其结构类似于解决现实世界问题的研究团队。将提供整个小组的活动，包括关于科学职业、生态学职业、科学报告的准备和发表以及其他研究方面的研讨会。学生将参加有关科学和环境伦理的课程，并到当地生态名胜进行实地考察。最后，每个学生将以口头报告、电子海报和书面论文的形式介绍他或她的研究成果，并将其发展成手稿以供出版。迈阿密大学拥有执行REU场地的极佳设施，包括各种人类主导的生态系统(包括附近的野外站)，以及最先进的实验室设施。迈阿密在让本科生参与研究方面有着悠久而出色的历史。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://www.muohio.edu/ecoreu或联系大卫·J·伯格(bergdj@muohio)。

Miami University will conduct an REU site on Ecology in Human-Dominated Landscapes. Students will spend 10 weeks in the summer engaged in collaborative, multi-disciplinary research emphasizing ecological questions in landscapes heavily influenced by human activity. The project will recruit a diverse group of students including underrepresented minorities, first-generation college students, and students from colleges with little research opportunities. Students will conduct individual projects with the guidance of faculty mentors, and be part of a research "cluster" consisting of 3-4 students and their mentors. Students in a cluster will collaborate, focusing on a theme that ties together individual research topics. Thus, students will have the opportunity to work in multi-disciplinary research teams, structured similarly to research groups solving real-world problems. Whole-group activities, including a workshop on the scientific profession, careers in ecology, preparation and delivery of scientific presentations, and other aspects of research will be offered. Students will participate in sessions on scientific and environmental ethics, and field trips to sites of local ecological interest. Finally, each student will present his or her research as an oral presentation, an electronic poster, and a written paper that will be developed into a manuscript for publication. Miami University has excellent facilities for executing this REU site, including a diverse array of human-dominated ecosystems (including a nearby field station), and state-of-the-art laboratory facilities. Miami has a long and excellent history of involving undergraduates in research. More information is available by visiting http://www.muohio.edu/ecoreu or by contacting David J. Berg (bergdj@muohio, 513-529-3174).