REU: Undergraduate Summer Research Experience in Plant Biology

马萨诸塞大学植物生物学研究生项目将招收10名合格的本科生参加一个暑期研究项目。其目标是：1)吸引有才华的本科生从事植物生物学研究和教学；2)增加植物生物学研究人员和教师的多样性；3)加强新英格兰地区植物科学和教育的区域基础设施。在全国范围内招收已完成三年级学业的合格本科生。重点将放在招收本科生研究机会有限的新英格兰/纽约地区小型学院的学生，以及招收在生命科学领域代表性不足的少数民族学生。本课程的重点是为本科生提供一个沉浸在研究实验室日常活动中的机会。该计划将持续八周，并将强调在植物生物学教师导师的监督下进行独立研究。此外，计划每周举行活动，以培养REU参与者之间的社区意识，并提供在科学研究或教学生涯中使用的各种重要技能方面的有用经验。这些活动包括对当地栖息地的实地考察，发展演讲技巧的讲习班，由前REU参与者参加的职业选择讲习班以及项目结束时的海报会议。

The Plant Biology Graduate Program at the University of Massachusetts will recruit ten qualified undergraduates to participate in a summer research program. The objectives are to i) interest talented undergraduates in plant biology research and teaching, ii) increase the diversity of researchers and teachers in plant biology and iii) strengthen the regional infrastructure for plant science and education in New England. Qualified undergraduates who have finished their junior year will be recruited nationally. Emphasis will be placed upon recruiting students from small New England/New York Area colleges that have limited research opportunities for undergraduates, and recruiting minority students that are underrepresented in the life sciences. The emphasis of this program is to provide undergraduates with an opportunity to immerse themselves in the day to day activities of a research laboratory. The program will be eight weeks in duration and will emphasize independent research under the supervision of a plant biology faculty mentor. Additionally, weekly activities are planned to foster a sense of community among the REU participants and to proivide useful experience in a variety of important skills used in a scientific research or teaching career.These include a field trip to a local habitat, workshops to develop presentation skills, a career option workshop featuring former REU participants and a poster session at the end of the program.