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

该REU网站奖授予位于华盛顿州托佩尼什的传统大学，将在2020-2022年的每个夏天为10名学生提供为期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、研究的跨文化维度以及实验设计中的批判性思维技能等主题。在夏季还安排了额外的研讨会，以提高学生的研究能力，并提高他们有效地展示研究成果的能力。传统大学REU （HU REU）将重点招收来自传统大学、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。希望在合作实验室实习的其他机构的学生也可以申请。滚动学生申请流程在每年1月开始之前的夏季研究经验。完成申请的学生将在他们感兴趣的实验室进行面试。预计总共将有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该项目中接受培训。由生物基础设施部资助的所有REU站点计划使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。学生将被要求回复通过NSF报告系统自动发送的电子邮件，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培养学生研究涉及植物和动物发育的分子和细胞生物学及其与环境的相互作用。研究是在几个地方的教师和科学家的指导下进行的：普吉特海湾大学（塔科马，华盛顿州）；美国农业部农业研究所（华盛顿州瓦帕托）；西华盛顿大学（belingham， WA）；Fred Hutchinson癌症研究中心（西雅图，WA）；华盛顿州立大学（Prosser， WA）；Yakama国家渔业；和俄勒冈州立大学（Corvalis， OR）。示例项目包括植物中的光敏色素信号，四膜虫和秀丽隐杆线虫的细胞生物学，微生物与植物的相互作用，以及许多其他项目。鼓励学生访问http://heritage.edu/academic-paths/special-programs/hu-nsf-reu/，或联系PI （Bob Kao博士kao_r@heritage.edu）或联合PI（教务长Kazu Sonoda博士Sonoda_K@heritage.edu）。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知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

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 kao_r@heritage.edu ) or the co-PI (Provost Dr. Kazu Sonoda at Sonoda_K@heritage.edu ).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.