MARC U-STAR PROGRAM AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

圣路易斯华盛顿大学 MARC U-STAR 项目

• 批准号: 10605656
• 负责人: James Benjamin Skeath
• 金额: $ 8.76万
• 依托单位: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-06-01 至 2026-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10605656
• 关键词: CCL7 gene; Doctor of Philosophy; Goals; Grant; NCI Scholars Program; Parents; Pathway interactions; Research; STEM field; Schools; Science; Structure; Students; Time; Training; Universities; Washington; base; career; cohort; college; community college; interest; next generation; programs; retention rate; success; university student

Abstract: Through the parent MARC U-STAR grant and its affiliated programs and activities, we have built a strong pathway for UR students to succeed in research and STEM classes at Washington University (WashU) and to pursue their research interests upon college graduation in graduate school and MD-PhD programs. There is however one key gap in our training in this pathway – sophomore year. Currently, we lack any structured, research-based programming for UR students during the sophomore year. It is critical to fill this gap, as sophomore year is a pivotal time in the academic career of college students: Most of them choose their academic major at the end of the sophomore year. And, once students choose a major, almost all students retain that major through graduation, as student retention in a declared science major exceeds 95% for both UR and well-represented (WR) students at WashU. Despite this success, we observe that two-fold as many UR students versus WR students migrate away from their intended STEM major during the first two years of college. Our gap in research-focused programming for UR students then aligns with the timing of when the vast majority of UR students leave their expected science major. The goal of this proposal is to fill this gap in training through creation of the Next Generation Science Scholars Program – a sophomore year cohort- and research-based program – in order to retain an ever-increasing number of UR students in intended STEM majors and drive their success in research, college, and beyond.

翻译后摘要：通过母公司MARC U-STAR赠款及其附属计划和活动，我们已经建立了一个 为UR学生在华盛顿大学（WashU）的研究和STEM课程中取得成功提供强大的途径 并在研究生院和MD-PhD课程中追求他们的研究兴趣。那里 然而，这是我们在大二这一途径的培训中的一个关键差距。目前，我们缺乏任何结构化的， 研究为基础的编程UR学生在大二。填补这一空白至关重要，因为 大二是大学生学业生涯中的关键时期：他们大多选择自己的学业， 大二结束时的主修课而且，一旦学生选择了一个专业，几乎所有的学生都保留了这个专业。 专业毕业，因为学生在宣布的科学专业的保留率超过95%， well-represented（WR）students at WashU.尽管取得了这一成功，但我们观察到， 学生与WR学生迁移离开他们的目的STEM专业在头两年的 学院我们在UR学生以研究为重点的编程方面的差距与时间相一致， 绝大多数的UR学生离开他们预期的科学专业。这项提案的目标是填补这一空白 通过创建下一代科学学者计划（一个大二的队列）进行培训， 和研究为基础的计划-为了留住越来越多的UR学生在打算 STEM专业，并推动他们在研究，大学和超越的成功。