URM: The RIT Undergraduate Research Diversity Initiative: Increasing Participation of Deaf and AALANA Students in the Research Scholars Program

罗切斯特理工学院（RIT）的NSF URM项目的目标是增加聋人和重听学生进行本科研究的数量，并为他们进入生物学研究生院做准备。重点将放在早期识别潜在学生，并在本科研究中招募和保留他们。一个由研究导师、同侪导师、辅导员和校友组成的指导网络将提供定期联系，提供学术支持，并促进研究社区的包容感。最有希望进入研究生院的聋哑和重听学生将被选为URM研究员，参加为期两年的研究项目，在学年期间获得兼职研究的年度津贴，一个夏天的全职研究，以及夏季住房，旅行和研究用品的资助。学生将能够从各种各样的研究项目中进行选择，如进化生物学、细胞生物学、分子生物学、病毒学、免疫学、生态学、生物化学、群体遗传学、生物信息学、生物光子学、植物/微生物相互作用和发育生物学。该计划将通过撰写研究计划、季度进度报告、准备和展示研讨会和海报、在专业会议上展示工作以及撰写期刊格式的最终论文来支持科学交流技能的发展，这是研究生院成功所必需的。URM研究员将担任年轻学生的同伴导师，并参加外展活动。该项目将通过个别教师咨询会议和研究生课程介绍来支持研究生院申请的准备工作。欲了解更多信息，请联系Hyla Sweet博士（hxssbi@rit.edu）或Dina Newman博士（dlnsbi@rit.edu）。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://www.rit.edu/cos/biology/urm.html

The goals of NSF URM program at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) are to increase the number of deaf and hard of hearing students performing undergraduate research and prepare them for graduate school in biology. Strong emphasis will be placed on early identification of potential students and their recruitment and retention in undergraduate research. A mentoring network consisting of Research Mentors, Peer Mentors, Facilitators and Alumni will provide regular contacts, provide academic support and promote the feelings of inclusion in the research community. Deaf and hard of hearing students who show the most promise for graduate school will be selected as URM Fellows and will participate in a two-year research project, receive an annual stipend for part time research during the academic year and full time research for one summer, funds for summer housing, travel and research supplies. Students will be able to choose from a wide variety of research projects in areas such as Evolutionary Biology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Virology, Immunology, Ecology, Biochemistry, Population Genetics, Bioinformatics, Biophotonics, Plant/Microbe Interactions, and Developmental Biology. The program will support the development of scientific communication skills that are necessary for success in graduate school through writing a research proposal, quarterly progress reports, preparing and presenting seminars and posters, presenting work at professional meetings and writing a final paper in journal format. URM Fellows will serve as Peer Mentors for younger students and participate in outreach activities. The program will support preparation for graduate school applications through individual faculty advising sessions and an Introduction to Graduate Studies course. For more information, contact Dr. Hyla Sweet at hxssbi@rit.edu or Dr. Dina Newman at dlnsbi@rit.edu. For additional information, visit http://www.rit.edu/cos/biology/urm.html