RISE Program Option I: University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

描述（由申请人提供）：RISE项目继续通过专注于学生成为科学家的准备来改变ubr - cayey的学术环境。作为增加攻读博士学位的西班牙裔学生人数这一长期目标的一部分，该提案将重点放在四个方面帮助学生：1 .他们缺乏对职业机会和自身潜力的认识；2 .他们有限的研究技能和经验；3 .有限的定量和定性技能；4 .有限的英语语言技能。外部评估人员将与活动协调员、项目主任和RISE咨询委员会合作，对这些问题进行识别和干预措施的监测。为了满足这些需求，规定了五种发展活动——访问科学家、研究技能、发现化学、语言技能和研究经验。访问的校友科学家接触到整个科学界，用英语提供研讨会和讲习班，以提高与会者对新技术的认识，发现科学事业，并作为榜样。在第一年，通过研究技术、科学素养和语言技能相关的活动，可以提高学生的学习能力。RISE学生将学习发现化学的定量和定性技能。在波多黎各的学年期间，将为12名学生提供与四个合作机构的活跃调查人员的研究经验。在美国20个合作机构的暑期实习期间，将为60多名学生提供额外的研究经验。每个组成部分都使学生能够通过与不同专家小组的互动来开发他们的潜力：1)与教师导师进行研究和语言技能；2)激励访问校友科学家；3)化学系的探究方法和4)岛上研究导师或位于美国的岛外科学家的研究实验室经验。每个专家小组都向学生提出挑战，因为他们利用适当的环境和专业知识水平来培养将成为生物医学研究科学家的UPRC校友。在过去五年中（2005-09），32名RISE校友在主要研究型大学获得博士学位；比前五年增长了100%。通过将博士校友数量增加一倍，RISE将影响整个社区。这些UPRC的科学家将通过努力发现疾病的原因和治疗方法，满足波多黎各和全国西班牙裔人口的健康差距需求。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The RISE program continues to transform the academic environment at UPR-Cayey by focusing on the preparation of students to become scientists. As part of this long term goal of increasing the number of Hispanics studying for the Ph.D., this proposal is concentrating on helping students in four areas, 1- their lack of awareness for career opportunities and of their own potential, 2- their limited research skills and experience, 3- limited quantitative and qualitative skills, and 4- limited English language skills. These were identified and interventions will be monitored by an external evaluator working with the activity coordinators, program director, and the RISE Advisory Committee. To address these needs, five developmental activities are prescribed- visiting scientists, research skills, discovery chemistry, language skills, and research experiences. Reaching the entire science community, visiting alumni scientists provide seminars and workshops in English to improve attendees' awareness of new techniques and discover science careers, and to serve as role models. Improving the skills of motivated students will be accomplished during their first year by having activities related to research techniques, scientific literacy, and language skills. RISE students will take Discovery Chemistry to quantitative and qualitative skills. Research experiences for twelve students will be offered during the academic year in Puerto Rico with active investigators at four collaborating institutions. Additional research experiences will be offered to over 60 students during summer internships at 20 collaborating institutions in the USA. Each component enables students to develop their potential by interacting with a different group of experts: 1) research and language skills with faculty mentors; 2) motivational visiting alumni scientists; 3) inquiry methodology by chemistry faculty and 4) research lab experience with either on- island research mentors or with off-island scientists located in the USA. Each expert group challenges the students as they develop utilizing the appropriate environment and level of expertise to produce UPRC alumni who will be biomedical research scientists. During the last 5 years (2005-09), 32 RISE alumni completed Ph.D.s from major research universities; a 100% increase over the previous five-year period. By doubling the number of Ph.D. alumni, RISE will impact the community. These UPRC scientists will serve to meet the health disparity needs of the Hispanic population in Puerto Rico and the nation by working to discover the causes and remedies of diseases.