REU Site: Agriculture, Horticulture, Ethnobotany and Climate Change (AHEC) - International Research Experiences from Indigenous America to Indigenous India

蒙大拿大学获得本科生研究经验（REU）奖，将在2012-2014年夏季每年为6-8名学生提供为期9周的研究培训。该REU项目由印度班加罗尔大学主办，得到了NSF国际科学与工程办公室（OISE）、刺激竞争性研究实验计划（EPSCoR）以及生物科学（BIO）和社会、行为和经济科学（SBE）委员会的支持。REU计划的重点是与气候变化和社会经济结构变化对可持续土著社区发展的影响有关的生物学、化学、系统生态学、经济学和社会科学等主题。这个高度跨学科的REU项目旨在培养研究专业知识以及跨文化科学交流技能。代表自然科学和社会科学各个学科的大约8名美国教师导师将与印度的同行合作，为学生提供跨多个学科领域的有意义的研究经验。在实习期间，学生参与者将全职从事实验室和/或实地研究。学生还将参加研讨会、讲习班和相关培训，包括负责任的研究行为；实验室安全;专业的沟通能力；科学领域的就业机会；以及研究生申请流程。学生的选择是基于学习成绩、研究表现以及在自然科学或社会科学领域进行杰出研究的个人潜力。申请过程要求学生提交学业成绩单、推荐信以及兴趣和意向声明。将实施纵向跟踪，以确定对学生各自学习领域的持续兴趣，他们的职业道路，以及REU经历的持久影响。通过各种方法评估项目的成功，包括使用通用REU评估工具。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://www.umt.edu/narl或联系PI （Michael Ceballos博士rmichael.ceballos@umt.edu）。

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Sites award has been made to the University of Montana that will provide research training for 6-8 students per year, for 9 weeks during the summers of 2012-2014. This REU program, hosted by the University of Bangalore in India, is supported by the NSF's Offices of International Science and Engineering (OISE), Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), and the Directorates for Biological Sciences (BIO) and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE). The REU program focuses on topics in biology, chemistry, systems ecology, economics, and social sciences related to the impacts of climate change and changes in socio-economic structures on the development of sustainable Indigenous communities. This highly interdisciplinary REU program is designed to develop research expertise as well as intercultural scientific communication skills. Approximately eight U.S. faculty mentors representing a variety of disciplines within the natural and social sciences will collaborate with counterparts in India to provide students with meaningful research experiences across a variety of subject areas. Student participants will be engaged full-time in lab and/or field research during the course of the internship. Students will also participate in seminars, workshops, and related training that includes responsible conduct in research; laboratory safety; professional communication skills; career opportunities in the sciences; and graduate school application process. Students are selected based on academic record, research performance, and individual potential for conducting outstanding research in the natural or social sciences. The application process requires students to submit academic transcripts, letters of recommendation, and a statement of interest and intent. Longitudinal tracking will be implemented to determine continued interest in the students' respective fields of study, their career paths, and lasting influences of the REU experience. Program success is assessed by various means, including use of a common REU assessment tool. More information is available by visiting http://www.umt.edu/narl, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Michael Ceballos at rmichael.ceballos@umt.edu).