REU Site: Ecology of Invasive Species and Small Populations

爱达荷大学（UI）的入侵物种和小种群研究中心（CRISSP）正在接待本科生进行一个暑假的研究、学习和探索。CRISSP是一个多学科中心，专注于两个紧迫的区域和全球关注的领域：1)入侵物种对自然和农业资源构成的威胁；2)本地物种数量减少或减少所面临的保护挑战。在为期9周的暑期实习中，成功申请者将沉浸在自然资源生态与技术的结合中。每个REU学生将与教师导师一起设计和实施教师研究计划中的独立组成部分。REU的学生将有机会使用现代化的研究设施，包括保护和生态遗传学实验室、新的Reveley地理空间教育和研究综合体、爱达荷州稳定同位素实验室以及诊断和入侵植物制图实验室。其他活动将包括关于科学方法、批判性思维的研讨会和讨论，以及为毕业生在自然科学领域的学习和职业生涯做准备。学生们将参加一个周末的木筏之旅，其中包括探索环境伦理以及鲑鱼河的文化和自然资源。参加者将获得住房和生活津贴。鼓励有上进心的学生，尤其是美国原住民和其他在科学领域代表性不足的群体申请。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://www.cnrhome.uidaho.edu/CRISSP/REU，或联系联合项目负责人Janet Rachlow博士（jrachlow@uidaho.edu）或Chris Peery博士（cpeery@uidaho.edu）。

The Center for Research on Invasive Species and Small Populations (CRISSP) at the University of Idaho (UI) is hosting undergraduate students for a summer of research, learning, and exploration. CRISSP is a multidisciplinary center that focuses on two areas of pressing regional and global concern: 1) threats posed by invasive species to natural and agricultural resources; and 2) conservation challenges confronting small or declining populations of native species. During a 9-week summer internship, successful applicants will be immersed in the union of natural resources ecology and technology. Each REU student will work with a faculty mentor to design and conduct an independent component within the faculty research program. REU students will have access to modern research facilities including the Laboratory of Conservation and Ecological Genetics, the new Reveley Geospatial Education and Research Complex, the Idaho Stable Isotopes Laboratory, and the Diagnostic and Invasive Plant Mapping Laboratory. Other activities will include seminars and discussions on scientific methods, critical thinking, and preparation graduate for school and careers in the natural sciences. Students will participate in a weekend raft trip that will include exploration of environmental ethics as well as the cultural and natural resources of the Salmon River. Participants will receive a stipend and allowance for housing and subsistence. Motivated students, especially Native Americans and others from groups that are under-represented in the sciences, are encouraged to apply. More information is available at http://www.cnrhome.uidaho.edu/CRISSP/REU, or by contacting the Co-PIs, Dr. Janet Rachlow (jrachlow@uidaho.edu) or Dr. Chris Peery (cpeery@uidaho.edu).