URM: The watershed as a model for improving minority, graduate student success in Biology.

布法罗州立学院的URM项目将在四年内每年招收9名本科生，为他们提供在生物科学研究生院取得成功的研究和培训经验，特别是水生生物学。这个URM项目的目标是增加生物专业本科生的多样性，并在毕业后取得成功。来自四个系的11名教员将在我们的主题--了解混合用途分水岭的水陆联系方面提供指导、支持和专业知识“。两个关键设施，伊利湖与布法罗河和尼亚加拉河交汇处附近的布法罗州立五大湖野外站，以及彼得·布鲁克点仪表式分水岭，将使我们能够使用配对分水岭方法来调查变化的驱动因素。学生将作为大三学生被招募到该项目中。学生和他们的教师导师将加入一个新的分水岭研究所，并参与为期两年的研究经验。学员的主要活动包括在生物实地考察站举办为期一周的分水岭评估讲习班，在R/V宝瓶座上进行深入的实地体验，包括三个课程的序列，以及前往区域和国家会议并在会议上介绍研究成果。这些课程将提供职业探索、生物统计学和实验设计、GRE准备、写作和交流方面的培训。所有的教师导师都有与少数族裔学生打交道的经验，并且已经或目前正在我们的目标分水岭内进行研究。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://www.buffalostate.edu/biology/urm.xml。

AbstractBuffalo State College's URM program will recruit nine undergraduate students each year for four years and provide them with research and training experiences to succeed in graduate school in the biological sciences, with special emphasis in aquatic biology. The goals of this URM project are to increase undergraduate diversity representation in, and post-baccalaureate success of, biology majors. Eleven faculty members from four departments will provide mentoring support and expertise within our theme of understanding aquatic-terrestrial linkages in mixed-use watersheds". Two key facilities, the Buffalo State Great Lakes Field Station near the intersection of Lake Erie and the Buffalo and Niagara Rivers, and the Point Peter Brook instrumented watershed, will allow us to use a paired watershed approach to investigate drivers of change. Students will be recruited into the program as juniors. The students and their faculty mentors will populate a new Watershed Institute and participate in a 2-year research experience. Major activities of student participants include a week-long watershed assessment workshop held at biological field station, intensive field experience aboard the R\V Aquarius, a 3-course sequence, and travel to and presentation of research results at regional and national conferences. The courses will provide training in career exploration, biostatistics and experimental design, GRE preparation, writing and communication. All of the faculty mentors have prior experience with underrepresented minority students and have or are currently conducting research within our target watersheds. More information is available at http://www.buffalostate.edu/ biology/urm.xml.