MARC HONORS UNDERGRADUATE TRAINING U*STAR PROGRAM

描述(由申请人提供)：这是北卡罗来纳中央大学(NCCU)少数族裔进入研究职业本科生学术研究培训(MARC U*STAR)计划的竞争性续签申请。该MARC U*计划的目标是：(1)增加能够成功进入并完成生物、化学、数学和计算机科学以及心理学博士学位的高素质少数族裔学生的数量。(2)在参与的部门提供强大的课程和研究机会，为学生从事生物医学研究作好准备；及。(3)提高学生对科研诚信和遵守伦理原则的意识。这些目标预计将通过Marc U*STAR学员独有的特定经验来实现。这些经验包括(1)在第一年的第一个暑假期间进行的校内研究指导计划，(2)第一个暑期的科学写作和计算机入门，(3)每个暑期的校外研究体验，(4)每周MARC研讨会，(5)正在进行的以本科生研究论文为最终结果的校园研究，(6)旅行和参加国家、地区、州和地方的科学会议，以及(7)特定学科的课程丰富元素，如英语、生物、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.