REU Site: Research Internships in Neural and Behavioral Sciences

这个长达十年的跨学科REU项目，在亚利桑那州弗拉格斯塔夫的北亚利桑那大学的神经和行为科学研究实习，将为8名美国原住民，非洲裔美国人，西班牙裔或亚洲/太平洋岛民学生提供实践研究经验，包括女学生和白人学生谁是第一个在他们的家庭参加学院或大学。学生将在生物科学系和心理学系的科学家的指导下进行神经科学和行为科学的研究。为期10周的暑期研究实习将由7个主要部分组成：(1)学院导师将在学院实验室为学生提供动手研究经验，培养科学发现的兴奋感，让学生通过做科学来学习科学。(2)研究教员将举办研讨会，展示他们的研究技术，展示他们的研究成果，并让学生参与讨论。(3)专业发展研讨会将指导如何申请研究生院，并在专业会议上展示科学成果。在研讨会上，学生们还将讨论研究中的伦理问题。(4)学生将参加每周一次的午间座谈会，学生可以在座谈会上进行社交，讨论各自研究领域的主要文献，并报告自己的工作进展。(5)在夏季结束时，学生们将在联合海报会议上展示他们的项目成果，确保每个学生在10周结束时都能产生切实的研究成果。(6)每个暑期项目结束后，完成项目的学生和导师将提交一份补充旅行预算，参加冬季或春季的专业会议。这最后一部分将允许学生在国内或国际舞台上展示他们的研究。(7)暑假期间，学生们将参加各种各样的教育、文化和社会活动。该计划将为这些郊游和活动提供旅行和后勤支持，为讨论、交流思想和奖学金提供额外的机会。该计划有四个具体目标。前两个与学生研究活动的结果有关，即学生(a)在为期10周的项目中产生切实的研究成果，(b)以科学专业人士的身份展示和/或发表这些成果。第二个目标涉及研究训练对学生职业生涯的影响，并最终影响未来科学劳动力的构成。因此，基于进化选择分析的定量方法将用于评估不同代表性不足的学生群体成员(c)相对于其他学生群体进行选择过程的比率，以及完成本项目后，学生(d)相对于其他学生群体继续接受教育和/或从事科学职业的比率。这种方法不仅显示了该项目在支持科学背景不足的学生方面已经做出的重大贡献，而且还为评估其他类似项目的成功提供了一种手段。申请信息、前几年学生的报告和项目信息可在以下网站获得：jan.ucc.nau.edu/~shuster，或从NAU的Emily Omana（928-523-8694；传真：928-523-7500）获得。

This decade-long interdisciplinary REU program, Research Internships in Neural and Behavioral Sciences at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ, will provide hands-on research experience for 8 Native American, African American, Hispanic, or Asian/ Pacific Islander students, including female students and White students who are the first in their family to attend college or university. Students will conduct research in neural and behavioral sciences under the guidance of scientists from the Department of Biological Sciences and the Department of Psychology. The 10-week summer research internship will integrate 7 major components: (1) Faculty mentors will provide hands-on research experience to students in faculty laboratories, fostering the excitement of scientific discovery and allowing students to learn science by doing science. (2) Research faculty will present seminars in which they demonstrate research techniques, present their research results, and engage students in discussion. (3) Professional development seminars will provide instruction on how to apply to graduate school, and present scientific results at professional meetings. At seminars, students will also discuss ethical concerns in research. (4) Students will participate in weekly noon symposia where students can socialize, discuss primary literature in their respective research areas, and report the progress of their own work. (5) At the end of the summer, students will present the results of their projects in a joint poster session, ensuring that each student produces a tangible, research product at the end of 10 weeks. (6) After each summer program, students and mentors completing projects will submit a supplementary travel budget to attend a professional meeting in the winter or spring. This final component will allow students to present their research at a national or international stage. (7) During the summer, students will participate in a variety of educational, cultural and social activities. The Program will support travel and logistical support for these outings and activities, providing additional opportunities for discussion, exchange of ideas and fellowship. The Program has four specific goals. The first two concern the outcome of student research activities, i.e., that students (a) produce tangible, research results during the 10-week program, and (b) present and/or publish these results as science professionals. The second two goals concern the impact of research training on student careers, and ultimately on the composition of the future scientific workforce. Thus, a quantitative method based on evolutionary selection analysis will be used to assess the rates at which members of different under-represented student groups (c) proceed through the selection process, relative to other student groups, and after completing this Program, the rates at which students (d) continue their education and/or pursue careers in science, relative to other student populations. This method not only shows the significant contributions the Program has already made in support of students from under-represented backgrounds in science, but also provides a means for assessing the success of other similar programs Application information, student presentations from previous years and information on the Program are available at http//:jan.ucc.nau.edu/~shuster, or from Emily Omana at NAU (928-523-8694; fax: 928-523-7500).