OUTREACH: RURAL ALASKA HONORS INSTITUTE--INBRE

本子项目是利用由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源的众多研究子项目之一。子项目和研究者（PI）可能已经从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金，因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。列出的机构是中心的，不一定是研究者的机构。项目概述：阿拉斯加农村荣誉学院（RAHI） （www.uaf.edu/rahi）是应阿拉斯加原住民联合会（AFN）和其他人的要求于1982年成立的，目的是更好地为阿拉斯加农村原住民高中生在大学取得成功做好准备。这个夏季住宿衔接项目为高中高年级学生和即将升入大学的新生提供帮助，帮助来自阿拉斯加农村的学生在高中和大学之间完成学术和社会的过渡。RAHI的入学竞争激烈；全额奖学金涵盖暑期项目的所有费用，包括旅行、食宿、用品和学费，最多可达9个大学学分。严谨的学术活动与社会、文化和娱乐活动相结合，为大学生活做准备。学生们被视为优等生，在学术和社交方面被有意地超越了他们的舒适水平，为从家乡或村庄进入文化西化的城市校园做准备。INBRE选择为这个著名的、成功的、受人尊敬的桥接项目增光，而不是开发一个类似的项目与之竞争。2004年夏季，INBRE为另外7名学生（都是阿拉斯加本土即将升入大学的新生）提供了全额夏季奖学金。2003年夏天，INBRE赞助开发了一门新课程，化学195，现代世界的生物化学和分子生物学，这是一个带有实验室的四学分课程。2003年开发这门课程的两名阿拉斯加州大学化学专业的女毕业生已经继续前进，其中一名在斯坦福大学攻读药理学博士学位，另一名成为全职高中科学教师。2004年，该班12名学生分别由化学与生物化学系博士后和研究生授课。新的元素继续被添加到类中。例如，在2005年，几个实验室将在北极地区超级计算中心举行？拉斯穆森图书馆的发现实验室(一个虚拟现实沉浸式环境Mechdyne MD Flex？系统)。这个房间配备了立体图像，让学生们沉浸在生物化学中。RAHI员工报告了超过750名RAHI校友。超过60%的学生进入四年制大学学习。大多数校友就读于UAF；其他人则选择州外的学校。有些在读研究生院，包括医学院和法学院。RAHI的工作人员正在编制更完整的校友统计数据，他们将跟踪2003年和2004年的毕业生，包括INBRE资助的学生。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Project Summary: The Rural Alaska Honors Institute (RAHI) (www.uaf.edu/rahi) was organized in 1982 at the request of the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) and others, to better prepare rural Alaska Native high school students to succeed in college. This summer residential bridging program for high school seniors and rising freshmen assists students from Rural Alaska to make the academic and social transition between high school and college. Admission to RAHI is competitive; full scholarships cover all summer program expenses including travel, room, board, supplies and tuition for up to 9 college credits. Rigorous academic activity combines with social, cultural and recreational activities for early preparation for college. Students are treated as honors students and are purposely stretched beyond their comfort levels academically and socially to prepare for the step from home or village to a culturally western urban campus. INBRE chose to add to this well-known, successful, respected bridging program, rather than to compete with it by developing a similar program. In summer 2004, INBRE sponsored full summer scholarships for seven additional students (all Alaska Native rising freshmen). In summer 2003, INBRE sponsored development of a new course, CHEM 195, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the Modern World, a four credit class with laboratory. The two Alaska Native women UAF graduates in chemistry who developed the course in 2003 have moved on, one to pursue a Ph.D. in pharmacology at Stanford and one to full time high school science teaching. In 2004, the 12 students in the class were taught by a post-doctoral fellow and a grad student from the Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry. New elements continue to be added to the class. For example, in 2005, several labs will be held in the Arctic Region Super computing Center?s Discovery Lab in the Rasmuson Library (a Virtual Reality immersive environment Mechdyne MD Flex? system). The room is equipped to display stereoscopic images to allow students to virtually immerse themselves in biochemistry. RAHI staff report over 750 RAHI alumni. Over 60% have entered four-year college programs. Most alumni attend UAF; others select schools outside the state. Some are in graduate school, including medical and law schools. More complete statistics on alumni are being compiled by RAHI staff who will be tracking the 2003 and 2004 cohorts, including students supported by INBRE.