UBM Group: Mathematical and Biological Undergraduate Research Training at UNCG

该提案的主要目标是在生物学和数学的接口提供综合的本科生研究项目，以产生毕业生准备严格的跨学科研究生学习和就业机会。我们的计划侧重于调查数学和生物科学交叉的关键问题，创造新知识，并推进领域。 每年，八名学生将与生物和数学科学教授组成跨学科团队，进行动物行为，种群遗传学，人口统计学和社区生态学等主题的研究。参与者将在区域，国家和国际STEM会议上介绍他们的工作。 UNCG认识到培养具有广泛的跨学科科学培训的21世纪毕业生的重要性。教师导师有丰富的本科生参与历史，至少30%的参与者将来自STEM领域代表性不足的群体。这一数学-生物学倡议具有区域重要性，因为UNCG 92%的学生来自北卡罗来纳州，许多来自传统上很少接触科学和技术的农村地区。

The primary goal of this proposal is to provide integrated undergraduate research projects at the interface of biology and mathematics to produce graduates ready for rigorous interdisciplinary graduate studies and career opportunities. Our program focuses on investigating critical problems at the intersection of mathematics and the biological sciences, creating new knowledge, and advancing the fields. Each year, eight students will work in interdisciplinary teams with biological and mathematical science professors to conduct research on topics that include animal behavior, population genetics, demography, and community ecology. Participants will present their work at regional, national and international STEM meetings. UNCG recognizes the importance of producing 21st-century graduates with broad, interdisciplinary scientific training. The faculty mentors have strong histories of productively involving undergraduate students and at least 30% of participants will hail from groups under-represented in STEM fields. This math-biology initiative is of regional importance because 92% of UNCG students are from North Carolina, many from rural areas with traditionally little access to science and technology.