RISE Research Enhancement at University of Guam

描述(由申请者提供)：关岛大学RISE项目的目标是增加少数民族本科生的数量和能力，并 来自关岛大学的研究生进入研究生课程 获得生物医学博士学位，并加强研究和 教师队伍的研究教育能力。我们的目标是解决 对学生、机构和教师发展的需求；它们是有组织的 分成三个具体的项目。项目1，研究方法和机会 将加强UOG的机构能力，以鼓励少数族裔学生 以及教师参与尖端生物医学研究。我们 预计随着现代研究经验的积累，我们的学生将会更多 有动力进入生物医学研究生课程，我们的教师将 更新并授权启动可导致MBRS试点的研究 提案或将提案授予其他机构。我们对这一假设的检验 关键在于教学设备的升级和现代化 实验室。已经制定了具体的学习目标以供测试。这个 研究项目得到技术和信息项目的补充 技能，并以扎实的学术阅读、写作和 演讲技巧，这将通过科学传播来解决 项目。项目2，技术和信息技能将增强 我们本科理科学生的学术和研究能力 为他们提供使用最新信息的经验和设施 和计算技能。此外，通过建立一个小型的、专门的 配备计算机的教室，其服务器可在化学、生物课程中使用 以及物理实验室、教职员工办公室和演讲厅，它将提供 向教职员工传授整合适当技术的工具和技能 走进他们的教室。项目3，科学通信：科学中的交流是 旨在增强UOG少数族裔学生在学业上的卓越能力 为生物医学和行为科学的研究生学习做准备。这 项目由一系列关于阅读、写作和演示的模块组成 生物医学科学，我们相信它将解决自然和 科学的目标是“提高专业学生的科学素养”。这些目标 都是在与学生协商后制定的，学生是中心 该计划中的利益相关者。新的方法、技术和学术 每个技能单元都将在教育框架内试行 实验。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goals of the University of Guam RISE program are to increase the number and capacity of minority undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Guam entering graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. in biomedical sciences, and to strengthen the research and research-education capacity of the teaching faculty. Our goals address the needs for student, institutional, and faculty development; they are organized into three specific projects. Project #1, Research Methods and Opportunities will enhance the institutional capacity at UOG to encourage minority students and teaching faculty participation in cutting-edge biomedical research. We predict that with modem research experiences, our students will be more motivated to enter biomedical graduate programs, and our teaching faculty will be refreshed and empowered to initiate research that can lead to MBRS pilot proposals or to grant proposals to other agencies. Our test of this hypothesis depends critically on upgrading and modernizing the equipment in the teaching labs. Specific learning objectives have been formulated for testing. The research project is complemented by the project on technology and information skills, and based on a solid foundation of academic reading, writing, and presentation skills, which will be addressed by the science communication project. Project #2, Technology and Information Skills will enhance the academic and research capabilities of our undergraduate science students by providing them with experience in and facilities for using current information and computational skills. In addition, by establishing a small, specialized computer-equipped classroom whose server is accessible in chemistry, biology and physics laboratories, faculty offices, and lecture halls, it will give teaching faculty the tools and skills to incorporate appropriate technologies into their classrooms. Project #3, SciComm: Communication in Science is designed to enhance UOG minority student capacity for excellence in academic preparation for graduate studies in biomedical and behavioral sciences. This project consists of a series of modules on reading, writing, and presenting biomedical science, which we believe will address the Division of Natural Sciences' goal of "improving scientific literacy of majors." These objectives have been developed in consultation with the students, who are the central stakeholders in this program. The new methodologies, technologies, and academic skills modules will each be piloted within the framework of educational experiments.