UMEB: Howard University Environmental Biology Scholars

该霍华德大学环境生物学学者（HU-EBS）项目的目的是从事环境生物学研究项目，是创造性的，智力挑战和高科学价值的少数民族本科生。教师指导学生的项目跨越从种群到生态系统的全方位生态相互作用。参与该项目的教师导师提供动物，植物和微生物系统以及陆地和水生栖息地，包括野外，森林，沼泽和溪流的具体专业知识。 我们提供全年的研究指导，并帮助学生解决从本科学习到研究生院的困难过渡。我们培养一个合作学习的环境，鼓励学生参与科学界，并相互学习。 一个招聘工具，我们用来激发我们的研究计划的兴趣是在弗吉尼亚州南部的山湖生物站现场生物学沉浸课程。 本科生在教师导师的指导下从事生态研究项目，为期两年。 学生和导师每月在HU-EBS研究论坛上会面，提出研究建议，分享数据并讨论期刊文章。在研究论坛期间，学生发展展示研究的技能，并了解研究生院的课程，奖学金和实习机会。学生还参加了少数民族环境专业人员研讨会系列，在那里他们会见了少数民族在环境研究和政策方面取得成功的榜样。所有学生都应在国家或地区科学会议上展示他们的成果，并提交手稿供出版。对于谁已经完成了至少两年的研究在我们的计划的学生，我们促进在外地站，LTER和REU网站，OTS程序，并在其他环境生物学设施（博物馆，研究邮轮等）的额外研究机会。最后，我们与学生密切合作，帮助他们确定生态学研究生课程并完成申请过程。通过HU-EBS项目，我们希望显着增加少数民族本科生的高素质和积极性，以追求研究生学习环境生物学。参与HU-EBS项目的教师导师在指导非裔美国学生进行环境生物学研究方面具有丰富的经验。我们已经了解到，强有力的和一致的指导是至关重要的，以培养“兴趣的火焰”在职业选择，如环境生物学，这是非传统的为我们的学生。欲了解更多信息，请联系玛丽麦肯纳（电子邮件：mmckenna@howard.edu;电话：202-806-6103）

The Howard University Environmental Biology Scholars (HU-EBS) Project is designed to engage minority undergraduates in environmental biology research projects that are creative, intellectually challenging and of high scientific merit. Faculty members mentor students in projects that span the full range of ecological interactions from populations to ecosystems. The faculty mentors involved in this project provide specific expertise in animal, plant and microbial systems as well as terrestrial and aquatic habitats including field, forest, bog and stream sites. We provide year-round research mentoring, and help students tackle the difficult transition from undergraduate study to graduate school. We foster a collaborative learning environment to encourage students to participate in the community of science and to learn from each other. One recruiting tool we use to stimulate interest in our research program is a Field Biology Immersion Course at Mountain Lake Biological Station in southern VA. Undergraduate students are engaged in an ecological research project under the direction of a faculty mentor for two years. Students and mentors meet monthly in an HU-EBS Research Forum to present research proposals, share data and discuss journal articles. During the Research Forum, students develop skills in presenting research and learn about graduate school programs, scholarships and internships. Students also participate in a Minority Environmental Professionals Seminar Series where they meet with minority role models of success in environmental research and policy. All students are expected to present their results at national or regional scientific meetings, and to submit manuscripts for publication. For students who have completed at least two years of research in our program, we facilitate additional research opportunities at field stations, LTER and REU sites, OTS programs, and at other environmental biology facilities (museums, research cruises, etc). Finally, we work closely with students to help them identify graduate programs in ecology and complete the application process. Through the HU-EBS project, we hope to significantly increase the pool of minority undergraduates that are highly qualified and motivated to pursue graduate study in environmental biology. The faculty mentors participating in the HU-EBS Project have extensive experience in mentoring African American students in environmental biology research. We have learned that strong and consistent mentoring is critical to nurturing the "flame of interest" in a career choice such as environmental biology that is non-traditional for our students. For more information, contact Mary McKenna (email: mmckenna@howard.edu ; phone: 202-806-6103)