New College Environmental Health Science Scholars: A Unique Summer Program Designed to Increase Diversity in the Environmental Health Sciences

项目摘要 科学技术缺乏多样性是一个有据可查的、持续存在的全国性问题。渐增 理科学生的多样化是国家的当务之急，原因有几个，包括经济上的， 社会公正、技术创新、创造性问题解决。科学家解决问题的方法， 如何解决这个问题取决于他们生活经历的总和，以及那些 经验往往依赖于他们的机构，因此，刺激一个多样化的科学学院是至关重要的。 促进多样性有助于减少偏见，促进不同的世界观。实际上，科学事业是 薪酬普遍较高。因此，我们必须为所有希望追求专业知识的人提供一个机制 科学领域的机遇。代表性不足的少数群体普遍受到劝阻或有系统地 被阻止从事科学事业，为了补救过去的不公正，我们必须确保平等获得 为所有希望攻读STEM学位的人提供机会。为了应对内部的关键挑战 环境健康科学，我们需要一大群不同的科学家来解决这些问题 面对我们的未来，梦想尚未考虑的解决方案，为尚未考虑的问题创造解决方案 遇到了。为了创造一个环境，让不同的学生能够茁壮成长，并为管理我们的 未来，我们提出了一个强有力的、有组织的暑期研究计划--新学院环境健康 科学学者(NCEHSS)，以支持不同的年轻学者对环境健康事业的兴趣。 招聘将主要来自社区大学，并仅来自马里科帕县，该国的 发展最快的县，有30%的西班牙裔和3%的印第安人人口。NCEHSS将招收9名学生 代表不足的学者参加有指导的暑期研究项目，将学生与教师配对 亚利桑那州立大学数学与自然科学学院导师。学生将在他们的道路上得到支持 具有密集课程和专业发展的研究生课程，包括一门名为 如何成为科学家，涵盖的主题包括演示和数据分析技能。学生们还将 接受环境健康科学技术研究课程的技术培训。他们 将通过风险与回报相比较的方法，积极参与环境健康科学的学习， 环境健康科学教程。支持学生作为伦理科学家的发展，一个强大的 负责任的研究行为课程将通过活动、案例研究和疑难问题来挑战他们 科学中的问题。NCEHSS的重点将是开放参观家庭之夜研究 研讨会和海报会议，在这里，学生们与最重要的 他们。NCEHSS还将开发社区学院之间的网络计划，新的 大学环境健康科学，以及亚利桑那州立大学现有的结构。最后，NCEHSS邀请学生参加 在成功完成项目后继续留在亚利桑那州立大学的实验室，以进一步发展他们成为科学家 支持他们考上研究生院的目标。

Project Summary The lack of diversity in science and technology is a well-documented, ongoing national issue. Increasing diversity of students in science is a national imperative for several reasons, including economic, social justice, technological innovation, and creative problem solving. A scientist's approach to a problem, and how that problem could be solved is dependent on the sum total of their life experiences and as those experiences are often dependent on their agency, thusly it is critical to stimulate a diverse scientific academy. Promoting diversity helps reduce bias and promotes different world views. Practically, science careers are generally higher paying. Therefore, we must provide a mechanism for all who wish to pursue professional opportunities in the sciences. Underrepresented minorities have generally been discouraged or systematically prevented from science careers and in order to remedy these past injustices, we must ensure equal access and opportunity for all who wish to pursue a STEM degree. In order to answer the critical challenges within environmental health sciences, we need a large and varied assembly of scientists to tackle the issues that face our future, to dream of solutions not yet contemplated, to create solutions to problems not yet encountered. In order to create an environment where varied students can thrive and prepare to manage our future, we propose a robust, structured summer research program, the New College Environmental Health Science Scholars (NCEHSS), to bolster diverse young scholars’ interest in environmental health careers. Recruitment will be primarily from community colleges, and exclusively from Maricopa County, the nation’s fastest growing county, with a 30% Hispanic and 3% Native American population. NCEHSS will enroll nine underrepresented scholars into a mentored summer research program, matching students with a faculty mentor in ASU’s School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences. Students will be supported on their path to graduate programs with intensive coursework and professional development, including a course entitled How to Be a Scientist, covering topics including presentation and data analysis skills. Students will also receive training in techniques with a Research Techniques in Environmental Health Sciences course. They will participate in active learning in environmental health sciences, via a risk versus reward approach, in an Environmental Health Sciences Tutorial. To support students’ development as ethical scientists, a robust course in the Responsible Conduct of Research will challenge them with activities, case studies, and knotty problems in science. The keystone of NCEHSS will be an Open House Family Night Research Symposium with a poster session, where students share their research with the people most important to them. NCEHSS will also develop networking programs between the community colleges, the New College environmental health sciences, and existing structures at ASU. Finally, NCEHSS invites students to continue in their lab at ASU after successful completion of the program to further develop them as a scientist and support their goals to matriculate to graduate school.