REU Site: Cognition and Environmental Decision Making: An REU Site Proposed at the College of Menominee Nation

该奖项为位于威斯康辛州凯什纳的梅诺米尼国家学院（CMN）的本科生认知和环境决策研究经验网站提供资金。该网站的目标是在CMN的美国土著印第安人本科学生以及全国招收的学生。研究机会将在一个对学生来说并不陌生的环境中提供，并围绕与学生的背景和经验相关的研究问题（群体间冲突、文化差异、资源保护）进行组织。总体研究框架关注与环境决策相关的知识（特别是环境的心理模型）、价值观和行为之间的相互作用。该项目由西北大学环境认知研究项目、梅诺米尼国家学院可持续发展研究所、自然资源和教育项目综合组成。来自两个校区的研究人员将参与暑期项目。被选中的8名学生将上课，进行独立研究，进行实地考察，并在为期10周的课程结束时展示他们的研究成果。该奖项有助于基金会继续努力，通过积极的本科研究经历吸引有才华的学生进入科学事业。

This award provides funds for a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site in Cognition and Environmental Decision-Making at the College of Menominee Nation (CMN) in Keshena, Wisconsin. The site is targeted to Native American Indian undergraduate students at CMN as well as students recruited nationally. Research opportunities will be provided in an environment that is not foreign to the students and organized around research issues (inter-group conflict, cultural differences, resource conservation) that are relevant to the students' background and experience. The overall research framework is concerned with the interactions of knowledge (especially mental models of the environment), values and behaviors associated with environmental decision-making. The program is comprised of an integrative mixture of Northwestern University's Program in Cognitive Studies of the Environment and the College of the Menominee Nation's Sustainable Development Institute, Natural Resources, and Education programs. Research faculty from both campuses will be associated with the summer program. The eight students selected for the site will take classes, conduct independent research, take field trips, and present their research at the end of the ten-week session.This award contributes to the Foundation's continuing efforts to attract talented students into careers in science through active undergraduate research experiences.