The Young Scholars Field Research Institute

小行星9553500 乔治王子社区学院将为来自华盛顿-巴尔的摩地区的24名进入11年级的高中生启动一个为期四周的夏季通勤青年学者野外生物学项目。该计划将涉及课堂讨论，实验室和研究经验，以及实地考察，并在学年期间开展后续活动。学生将从事以下领域的研究：濒危起重机研究在帕塔克森特野生动物研究中心，月桂，MD;鱼鹰带和行为研究在帕塔克森特河公园;水生生态学在马里兰州的切萨皮克生物实验室，所罗门，MD和帕塔克森特河公园的大学;和草坪草研究在马里兰州的草坪草研究和教育设施，银泉，马里兰州的大学。

9553500 McMillen Prince George's Community College will initiate a four-week, summer commuter, Young Scholars program in field biology for 24 high school students entering grade 11 from the Washington-Baltimore region. The program will involve classroom discussions, laboratory and research experiences, and field trips with follow-up activities during the academic year. Students will engage in research in the following areas: endangered crane research at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD; osprey banding and behavior studies at Patuxent River Park; aquatic ecology at the University of Maryland's Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, MD, and Patuxent River Park; and turfgrass research at the University of Maryland's Turfgrass Research and Education Facility, Silver Spring, Maryland.