REU Site: A Transformative Approach for Engaging First-Generation Underrepresented Minorities in a Research Experience

REU 网站：让第一代代表性不足的少数群体参与研究体验的变革性方法

• 批准号: 1852032
• 负责人: Robert Kao
• 金额: $ 33.01万
• 依托单位: Heritage University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-02-01 至 2025-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1852032&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Transformative; Approach; Engaging

This REU Site award to Heritage University, located in Toppenish, WA, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during each summer of 2020-2022. All students participate in pre-REU workshops that will cover topics on ethics and the responsible conduct of research, sexual harassment, cross-cultural dimensions of research, and critical thinking skills in experimental design. Additional workshops are scheduled during the summer to increase student competence in doing research and to improve their ability to effectively present their research. The Heritage University REU (HU REU) will focus its recruitment on students from Heritage University, Columbia Basin College, Yakima Valley College, Portland Community College, Portland State University, and universities and community colleges from the Pacific Northwest region. Students from other institutions who desire placement at one of the partner labs are encouraged to apply. A rolling student application process begins in January prior to each summer research experience. Students with completed application will be interviewed prior to placement in a lab that matches their interest. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU Site programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system and tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths. The Heritage University REU trains students in research involving the molecular and cell biology of plant and animal development and their interactions with the environment. Research is conducted under the mentorship of faculty and scientists at several locations: University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA); USDA ARS (Wapato, WA); Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Seattle, WA); Washington State University (Prosser, WA); Yakama Nation Fisheries; and Oregon State University (Corvalis, OR). Example projects include phytochrome signaling in plants, cell biology of Tetrahymena and C. elegans, and microbial-plant interactions, and many others. Students are encouraged to visit http://heritage.edu/academic-paths/special-programs/hu-nsf-reu/ , or contact the PI (Dr. Bob Kao at [e-mail] ) or the co-PI (Provost Dr. Kazu Sonoda at [e-mail] ).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

位于华盛顿州托本尼什的传统大学将获得这一REU场地奖，该奖项将在2020-2022年的每个夏天支持10名学生为期10周的培训。所有学生都参加REU前的研讨会，这些研讨会将涵盖伦理和负责任的研究行为、性骚扰、研究的跨文化层面以及实验设计中的批判性思维技能等主题。暑假期间还安排了更多的研讨会，以提高学生进行研究的能力，并提高他们有效展示研究的能力。传统大学REU(Hu REU)将重点招收传统大学、哥伦比亚盆地学院、亚基马山谷学院、波特兰社区学院、波特兰州立大学以及太平洋西北地区的大学和社区学院的学生。来自其他机构的学生如果希望进入其中一个合作实验室工作，可以申请。在每一次暑期研究体验之前，学生申请程序将在1月份开始。完成申请的学生将在被安排到符合他们兴趣的实验室之前接受面试。预计共有30名学生将在该计划中接受培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校。将使用生物基础设施司资助的所有REU站点方案使用的通用网络评估工具来确定培训方案的有效性。学生将被要求回复一封通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件，并在项目结束后进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。传统大学REU培训学生从事涉及动植物发育的分子和细胞生物学及其与环境相互作用的研究。研究是在几个地点的教职员工和科学家的指导下进行的：普吉特湾大学(华盛顿州塔科马)；美国农业部ARS(瓦帕托，华盛顿州)；西华盛顿大学(贝灵汉，华盛顿州)；弗雷德·哈钦森癌症研究中心(西雅图，华盛顿州)；华盛顿州立大学(普罗塞，华盛顿州)；雅卡马民族渔业；俄勒冈州立大学(科瓦利斯，或俄勒冈)。实例项目包括植物中的光敏色素信号、四膜虫和线虫的细胞生物学以及微生物-植物相互作用等。鼓励学生访问http://heritage.edu/academic-paths/special-programs/hu-nsf-reu/，或联系国际和平基金会(Bob Kao博士邮箱：[e-mail])或联合国际组织(教务长Kazu Sonoda博士邮箱：[e-mail])。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。