REU Site: A Pilot Project to Engage Underrepresented Minority Students in a Research Experience

香港传统大学获颁本科生研究经验奖（REU），于2012年至2014年暑期为8名学生提供为期10周的研究训练。该计划还包括一个学年的组成部分，为学生准备夏季研究计划，并帮助他们准备提交给会议的摘要和论文。在为学生的实验工作做好准备之后，学生们将在他们选择的合作伙伴主持实验室度过10周的暑假。REU将为学生提供各种各样的托管实验室，实验室的位置将部分取决于学生的兴趣和他们留在雅卡马山谷或附近的需求。潜在的主办实验室包括那些距离学生周末回家足够近的实验室，以及那些学生每天都可以回家的实验室。“遥远的”REU站点包括：(1)华盛顿大学，西雅图，华盛顿州（细菌抗生素耐药性；树木学，古生态学）；(2)普吉特海湾大学，塔科马，WA（植物进化中的多倍体）；(3)美国国家科学基金会科学技术中心和俄勒冈州比弗顿哥伦比亚河部落间鱼类委员会（渔业生物学和生态学）。当地REU站点包括：(4)Yakama国家渔业资源管理，Toppenish WA（七鳃鳗生物学，恢复）；(5) USDA-ARS, Wapato， WA（昆虫分子生态学）；(6)西北太平洋大学，华盛顿州雅基马（微生物学）；(7) Washington State University, Prosser， WA（分子植物病理学）；(8) Heritage University, Toppenish WA, （DNA条形码和井水质量评估）。PI、coPI和合作伙伴网站为学生的实习和在全国会议上的演讲做准备。所有REU学生都将参加春季REU前和秋季REU后的活动。我们的总体战略是为大多数受地方限制的本科生提供一个充实而富有挑战性的研究经历，并提供丰富的指导环境。这些机会将吸引来自亚基马山谷的STEM专业学生，并将有助于激励学生攻读研究生课程和从事科学职业。跟踪学生，以确定他们对学术研究领域的持续兴趣，他们的职业道路，以及研究经历的持久影响。有关该计划的信息将使用REU通用评估工具进行评估。更多信息请访问：www.heritage.edu/science dept/summer internships/reu，或联系Nina Barcenas博士（PI） （Barcenas_n@heritage.edu）或Kazuhiro Sonoda博士（co-PI） （Sonoda_k@heritage.edu）。

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) award has been made to Heritage University (HU) to provide 10 weeks of research training for 8 students in the summers of 2012- 2014. This program also includes an academic-year component that prepares students for the summer research program and assists them in preparing abstracts and papers for submission to conferences. After preparing students for the lab work, students spend 10 weeks in the summer at partner host labs of their choosing. A diversity of REU host labs will be offered to students and placement at labs will be determined, in part, by students' interest and their needs to remain in or near the Yakama Valley. Potential host laboratories include those that are close enough for students to return home on weekends and others where students can return home daily. "Distant" REU sites include: (1) University of Washington, Seattle, WA (bacterial antibiotic resistance; dendrology, paleoecology); (2) University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA (polyploidy in plant evolution); and (3) NSF Science and Technology Center and Columbia River Inter-tribal Fish Commission, Beaverton, OR (fisheries biology and ecology). Local REU sites include: (4) the Yakama Nation Fisheries Resource Management, Toppenish WA (lamprey biology, restoration); (5) USDA-ARS, Wapato, WA (insect molecular ecology); (6) Pacific Northwest University, Yakima, WA (microbiology); (7) Washington State University, Prosser, WA (molecular plant pathology); and (8) Heritage University, Toppenish WA, (DNA barcoding and well water quality assessment). The PI, coPI and partner sites prepare students for their internships and their presentations for national meetings. All REU students will participate in spring pre-REU and fall post-REU activities. Our overall strategy is to provide undergraduate students, who are mostly place-bound, with a fulfilling and challenging research experience supported by a richly mentored environment. These opportunities will provide a magnet for recruitment of STEM majors from the Yakima Valley and will help motivate students to pursue graduate studies and careers in science. Students are tracked to determine their continued interest in their academic field of study, their career paths, and the lasting influences of the research experience. Information about the program will be assessed by using the REU common assessment tool. More information is available at: www.heritage.edu/science dept/summer internships/reu, or by contacting Dr. Nina Barcenas (PI) at Barcenas_n@heritage.edu or Dr. Kazuhiro Sonoda (co-PI) at Sonoda_k@heritage.edu.