Computers and Laboratories Integrated with Mathematics to enhance Biosciences (The CLIMB Project)

该项目，计算机和实验室与数学相结合，以提高生物科学（CLIMB），将开发一个课程和课程，整合数学，计算机科学和生物学。该项目将吸引那些有兴趣应用强大的数学和计算工具来促进对生物现象的理解和解决生命科学问题的学生。该项目将：（i）开发和实施数学加强生物学理学士学位所需的新课程;（ii）在现有的生物学课程中开发和实施实验室活动，这将使学生获得从真实的实验中获取和分析定量数据的经验;（iii）开发和实施数学/计算生物学的未成年人，可供数学，生物学，生物技术或计算机科学专业的学生使用;及（iv）为日后修读数学及计算生物科学理学士学位奠定基础。智力优势。CLIMB项目将开发新的未成年人学位轨道，课程和教学实验室活动，整合数学，生物学和计算科学，为学生提供重要的跨学科知识和技能，以推动当今知识的前沿。此外，创建和开发课程和课程所需的跨学科互动可能会刺激数学，生命科学和计算之间的接口的新研究项目和合作，这将涉及DSU教师和学生。更广泛的影响。CLIMB项目将现代化，整合和升级历史上黑人学院/大学的数学/计算生物学课程，帮助吸引并为代表性不足的少数民族学生和妇女提供强大的学术机会。它将促进和刺激教师和学生在数学，生物学，生物技术和计算机科学方面的合作和互动，在STEM中创建一个充满活力和活力的学习社区。预计该项目将增加这些领域的非裔美国人和女性毕业生人数，沿着她们在研究生学习和职业方面的竞争力。

The project, Computers and Laboratories Integrated with Mathematics to enhance Biosciences (CLIMB), will develop a curriculum and courses that integrate mathematics, computer science, and biology. The project will attract students who are interested in applying powerful mathematical and computational tools to advance understanding of biological phenomena and the solution of problems in the life sciences. The project will: (i) develop and implement new courses needed for a mathematically strengthened Bachelor of Science in Biology; (ii) develop and implement laboratory activities in existing biology courses that will give the students experience in acquiring and analyzing quantitative data from real experiments; (iii) develop and implement minors in mathematical/computational biology available to students majoring in Mathematics, Biology, Biotechnology, or Computer Science; and (iv) lay the groundwork for a future Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematical and Computational Bioscience. Intellectual Merit. The CLIMB project will develop new minor degree tracks, courses, and instructional laboratory activities that integrate mathematics, biology, and computational science providing students with important interdisciplinary knowledge and skills necessary to advance the frontiers of knowledge today. Moreover, the interdisciplinary interactions needed to create and develop the curricula and courses are likely to stimulate novel research projects and collaborations at the interface between mathematics, life sciences, and computing that would involve DSU faculty and students. Broader Impacts. The CLIMB project will modernize, integrate, and upgrade curricular offerings in mathematical/computational biology at an Historically Black College/University, helping to attract and provide strong academic opportunities to underrepresented minority students and women. It will foster and stimulate collaborations and interactions involving faculty and students in mathematics, biology, biotechnology, and computer science, creating a dynamic and lively learning community in STEM. The project is expected to result in an increase in the number of African American and female graduates in these fields, along with their competitiveness for graduate study and careers.