REU Site in Field Biology

该奖项提供资金，用于在瓦萨学院建立本科生研究体验网站。野外生物学的REU网站将支持8名本科生进行暑期研究，生物系的6名教师导师将提供支持。暑期研究计划将包括为期10周的密集实地和实验室研究，由学生作为学徒向他们的教师资助人学习。每周两次的午间研讨会将为学生和教职员工提供相互讨论工作的机会，有时还会与来自附近机构的来访科学家讨论。在暑期课程结束后的秋季学期，所有学生将参加一个小型研讨会，其中包括口头和海报演示学生的暑期作业。所有学生将在为期10周的暑期学期开始前收到关于他们的项目的阅读作业，以使他们熟悉将要进行的工作。学生将从马里兰州瓦萨尔学院的申请者中挑选出来。圣玛丽学院、斯佩尔曼学院和瓦萨赞助的“探索转移”方案，以及皮尤基金会赞助的本科生科学倡议中大西洋中部联盟的成员机构。八名参与者中至少有三名将从Vassar以外的机构中挑选出来。将作出特别努力，加强少数民族和妇女对这一方案的参与。

This award provides funds to establish a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site at Vassar College. The REU Site in field biology will support eight undergraduate students in summer research with six faculty mentors from the Department of Biology. The summer research program will include 10 weeks of intensive field and laboratory research by the students as apprentices to their faculty sponsors. Two weekly noontime seminars will provide opportunities for students and faculty to discuss their work with each other and on occasion with visiting scientists from nearby institutions. In the fall semester following the summer program, all students will participate in a Mini-symposium which will include both oral and poster presentations of the students' summer work. All student participants will receive reading assignments regarding their projects prior to the beginning of the 10 week summer term in order to familiarize them with the work to be conducted. Students will be selected from among applicants from Vassar College, Mt. St. Mary College, Spelman College and the Vassar-sponsored "Exploring Transfer" program, as well as from member institutions of the Mid-Atlantic Consortium in the Pew Foundation-sponsored Undergraduate Science Initiative. At least three of the eight participants will be selected form institutions other than Vassar. Special efforts will be made to enhance participation of minorities and women in this program.