REU Site: Research Experiences in Physiology & Neurobiology at UCONN

康涅狄格大学已获奖，将在2010-1012年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的研究培训。生理学和神经生物学系(PNB)将为非博士授予机构的本科生、大二和大三学生提供研究机会。这些学生将参与动物生理和神经系统的研究生水平研究项目。其目标是让学生从事科学研究，并增加学生对基础科学研究生课程的申请。学生的选择依据是他们的学业成绩、个人和专业目标(在必备的论文中)和推荐信。学生们被安排在一起，并与教师导师一起进行他们自己的研究项目。规划专业发展活动和社交活动。研讨会向学生介绍实验室的安全实践、科学中的伦理问题、如何申请研究生院以及如何有效地展示研究成果等主题。会议结束时的专题讨论会以学生平台和海报演示为特色。该计划是通过访谈、观察和调查进行评估的，包括REU网站计划通用的基于网络的评估工具。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://www.pnb.uconn.edu/~wwwpnb/PNB_Base/about/reu/index.html，，或联系拉里·伦弗罗博士，电子邮件：larry.renfro@uConn.edu。

An award has been made to the University of Connecticut that will provide research training for 10 weeks for 10 students, during the summers of 2010-1012. The Department of Physiology and Neurobiology (PNB) will offer research opportunities to undergraduate sophomores and juniors from non-Ph.D. granting institutions. The students will participate in graduate level research projects on physiological and neural systems in animals. The goal is expose students to a career in scientific research, and to increase student applications to graduate programs in basic science. Students are selected on the basis of their academic record, personal and professional goals described in a required essay, and letters of recommendation. Students are housed together, and work with faculty mentors on their own research project. Professional development activities and social events are planned. Seminars introduce students to topics such as safe practices in the laboratories, ethical issues in science, how to apply to graduate school, and how to present research results effectively. An end-of-session symposium features student platform and poster presentations. The program is assessed using interviews, observation, and surveys, including the web-based assessment tool common to the REU Sites program. More information is available at http://www.pnb.uconn.edu/~wwwpnb/PNB_Base/about/reu/index.html, or by contacting Dr. Larry Renfro at larry.renfro@uconn.edu.