MARC HONORS UNDERGRADUATE TRAINING U*STAR PROGRAM

描述（由申请人提供）：这是北卡罗来纳州中央大学（NCCU）少数民族获得研究职业本科生学术研究培训（MARC U* 星星）计划的竞争性续签申请。这个MARC U* 计划的目标是：（1）增加高素质的少数民族学生谁可以成功地进入竞争，并导致博士学位的研究生课程完成的数量。(2)在参与计划的学系提供优良的课程和研究机会，为学生日后从事生物医学研究作好准备;及（3）提高学生对科研诚信和恪守科研道德原则的意识。这些目标预计将通过MARC U* 星星学员独有的具体经验来实现。这些经验包括（1）在受训者第一年的最初夏天发生的校园研究方向计划，（2）在第一个夏天介绍科学写作和计算机，（3）每年夏天的校外研究经验，（4）每周MARC研讨会，（5）正在进行的校园研究，最终在本科研究论文，（6）前往，和参与，国家，地区，州和地方的科学会议，以及（7）学科特定的课程丰富的元素，如英语，生物学，化学和心理学的荣誉课程。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a competing renewal application for the Minority Access to Research Careers Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (MARC U*STAR) Program at North Carolina Central University (NCCU). The objectives of this MARC U* Program are: (1) to increase the number of highly qualified minority students who can compete successfully for entry into, and completion of graduate programs leading to the Ph.D degree in Biology, Chemistry, Math and Computer Science, and Psychology. (2) to provide strong curricula and research opportunities in the participating departments to prepare students for careers in biomedical research; and (3) to increase the students awareness of the need for scientific integrity and adherence to ethical principles in research. These objectives are expected to be accomplished via specific experiences that are unique to MARC U*STAR TRAINEES. These experiences include (1) an on-campus research orientation program that occurs during the initial summer of the trainees first year, (2) an introduction to scientific writing and computer during the first summer, (3) an off-campus research experience during each summer, (4) a weekly MARC seminar, (5) on-going campus research that culminates in an undergraduate research thesis, (6) travel to, and participation in, national, regional, state, and local scientific meetings, and (7) discipline-specific curriculum enrichment elements such as honors courses in English, Biology, Chemistry and Psychology.