Establishing an Image Processing Laboratory to Enhance Undergraduate Science Education

该项目的目标是提供图像处理设备，用于两年制和四年制学位课程的入门课程，以及高级课程和本科生研究项目。这种设备的使用将教会学生整合从表面上不同的课程中获得的知识，并鼓励他们综合这些信息，以产生独特的问题解决方案。这个项目是对本科教学的一个重大改进，不仅是因为它提供了更大的范围，而且还因为它提供了凝聚力。在这个日益专业化的时代，学生必须理解生物科学内部的统一关系。

The goal of the project is to provide image processing equipment for use in introductory classes in both the two-year and four-year degree programs, as well as in advanced classes, and for undergraduate research projects. The use of such equipment will teach students to integrate knowledge gained from superficially disparate courses, and to encourage them to synthesize this information to generate unique solutions to unique problems. This project constitutes a significant improvement in undergraduate instruction, not just in terms of the increased scope it affords, but also because of the cohesiveness it provides. In this age of ever-increasing specialization it is imperative that students comprehend the unifying relationships within the biological sciences.