UBM Group: Mathematical and Biological Undergraduate Research Training at UNCG

这一建议的主要目标是在生物学和数学的交界处提供综合本科研究项目，以培养为严格的跨学科研究生学习和就业机会做准备的毕业生。我们的计划重点是研究数学和生物科学交叉领域的关键问题，创造新知识，推进该领域的发展。每年，八名学生将与生物和数学教授组成跨学科团队，就动物行为、种群遗传学、人口学和群落生态学等主题进行研究。与会者将在区域、国家和国际STEM会议上介绍他们的工作。联合国开发计划署认识到培养具有广泛、跨学科的科学培训的21世纪毕业生的重要性。教师导师有着让本科生卓有成效地参与的丰富历史，至少30%的参与者将来自STEM领域代表性不足的群体。这项数学-生物计划具有地区重要性，因为联合国儿童基金会92%的学生来自北卡罗来纳州，其中许多人来自传统上接触科学和技术的农村地区。

The primary goal of this proposal is to provide integrated undergraduate research projects at the interface of biology and mathematics to produce graduates ready for rigorous interdisciplinary graduate studies and career opportunities. Our program focuses on investigating critical problems at the intersection of mathematics and the biological sciences, creating new knowledge, and advancing the fields. Each year, eight students will work in interdisciplinary teams with biological and mathematical science professors to conduct research on topics that include animal behavior, population genetics, demography, and community ecology. Participants will present their work at regional, national and international STEM meetings. UNCG recognizes the importance of producing 21st-century graduates with broad, interdisciplinary scientific training. The faculty mentors have strong histories of productively involving undergraduate students and at least 30% of participants will hail from groups under-represented in STEM fields. This math-biology initiative is of regional importance because 92% of UNCG students are from North Carolina, many from rural areas with traditionally little access to science and technology.