Collaborative Researh: URM: UNO/SUNO Partnership in Mentoring Undergraduates in the Biological Sciences

新奥尔良大学（UNO）和新奥尔良南方大学（SUNO）获得了一个奖项，以建立一个本科生研究和指导（URM）计划。该计划将提供为期两年的生物学研究经验的四个学者群体，从2010年秋季开始，并持续到2013年夏季。每一组由四名学生组成（三名来自UNO，一名来自SUNO），他们将接受生物科学研究方面的培训。URM学者将能够从广泛的研究项目中进行选择，包括保护遗传学，生态学，系统发育系统学，生理和进化生态学，分子生理学，分子生物学，微生物学和生物化学。URM学者将参加个人研究经验，逐步教育计划和分层指导。该项目的主要目标是（1）提供生物学研究的多样性机会，（2）提供一系列不同的教师角色模型，可以匹配，以满足学生的需求和兴趣，（3）提供一个结构化的程序开始与研究方法的一般培训，其次是动手研究，最终在研究结果的演示达到高潮，以及（4）提供分层指导过程。 URM学生将进行由教师指导的独立研究，并将参加增强活动，如研讨会，基础研究工具的基础课程和每周实验室会议。学生将在沟通技能的发展，并将在部门研究研讨会上介绍他们的研究成果，并将被鼓励出席国家或区域科学会议。 参与者将根据个人申请，面试和成功完成一个学期的新生生物学来选择。将进行形成性评价，以监测项目实施的有效性，并进行总结性评价，以评估项目在实现其方案目标方面的质量和影响。欲了解更多信息，请联系Wendy Schluchter（wschluch@uno.edu）或Carla Penz（cpenz@uno.edu），通过http://biology.uno.edu/or链接。

An award has been made to the University of New Orleans (UNO) and Southern University New Orleans (SUNO) to establish an Undergraduate Research and Mentoring (URM) program. The program will provide two-year research experiences in biology to four cohorts of scholars, starting in the fall of 2010 and continuing through summer 2013. Each cohort consists of four students (three from UNO and one from SUNO) who will be trained in research in biological sciences. URM scholars will be able to select from a wide range of research projects including conservation genetics, ecology, phylogenetic systematics, physiological and evolutionary ecology, molecular physiology, molecular biology, microbiology, and biochemistry. URM scholars will participate in individual research experiences, a stepwise educational program, and tiered mentoring. The major goals of the project are (1) to provide a diversity of opportunities for research in biology, (2) to offer a range of different faculty role models that can be matched to meet student needs and interests, (3) to provide a structured program beginning with general training in research methods, followed by hands-on research ultimately culminating in the presentation of research results, and (4) to provided a tiered mentoring process. URM students will conduct independent research mentored by faculty, and will participate in enhancement activities such as seminars, a foundational course in Basic Research Tools, and weekly lab meetings. Students will be mentored in communication skills development and will present their research results in a departmental research symposium, and will be encouraged to present at national or regional scientific meetings. Participants will be selected based individual applications, interviews, and successful completion of one semester of freshman biology. A formative evaluation to monitor the effectiveness of project implementation, and a summative evaluation to assess the quality and impact of the project in reaching its program goals will be conducted. More information is available by linking through http://biology.uno.edu/or by contacting Wendy Schluchter (wschluch@uno.edu) or Carla Penz (cpenz@uno.edu).