REU Site: Ecology in Human-Dominated Landscapes

迈阿密大学将在人类主导的景观生态学方面进行REU网站。 学生将在夏季花10周时间进行合作，多学科研究，强调受人类活动严重影响的景观中的生态问题。 该项目将招募一个多样化的学生群体，包括代表性不足的少数民族，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名学生及其导师组成的研究“集群”的一部分。 集群中的学生将合作，专注于将各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问题的研究小组。 将提供整个小组的活动，包括关于科学专业，生态学职业，科学报告的准备和交付以及研究的其他方面的研讨会。 学生将参加科学和环境道德课程，并实地考察当地生态利益的网站。 最后，每个学生将提出他或她的研究作为口头报告，电子海报，和书面文件，将发展成一个手稿出版。 迈阿密大学拥有执行这个REU站点的优秀设施，包括各种各样的人类主导的生态系统（包括附近的野外站）和最先进的实验室设施。 迈阿密在让大学生参与研究方面有着悠久而优秀的历史。 更多信息可访问http://www.muohio.edu/ecoreu或联系大卫J.贝格（bergdj@muohio，513-529-3174）。

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).