REU Site: Independent Field Research in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at Mountain Lake Biological Station

弗吉尼亚大学获得了一项奖励，为10名学生提供为期10周的研究培训，时间为2010-2014年的夏季。山湖生物站的REU站点计划是一个夏季的机会，可以在野外生态、进化和行为方面进行指导的、但独立的、自我激励的原始生物研究。在常驻研究导师和项目协调员的监督下，学生设计、执行、分析、解释和展示原创研究项目。学生们全职在空间站生活和工作。他们参加每周一次的研讨会，讨论研究的设计和实施、科学伦理、写作和演示技术以及科学和学术生活的其他事项。专业行为、科学道德以及研究的谨慎、公正和负责任的行为方面的培训是该计划的核心。学生准备书面和口头提案和期末报告。参赛者还可以充分利用山湖生物站丰富、多样、刺激的智力生活。空间站的所有居民都在公共食堂一起用餐，大多数日常活动都围绕着所有研究项目所在的中央实验室大楼展开。所有空间站用户之间的互动不断发生，形成了一个非常支持和协作的环境。该电台自1993年以来一直主办NSF REU Sites项目，已有200多名学生毕业。项目的成功是通过匿名离职调查和跟踪发表率和研究生项目入学情况来量化的。出版了相当大比例的REU项目，大量参与者继续攻读研究生。该计划成功地吸引了来自小型学院的学生、女性和在科学界代表性不足的群体成员。该计划与地区HBCU、波多黎各大学和欧空局种子计划保持正式伙伴关系。参与者之所以被选中，是因为他们愿意从事原创的创造性生物研究，以及他们对以科学为基础的职业的兴趣。课程信息，包括过去的项目摘要和申请材料，都可以在网上获得。联系人：弗吉尼亚大学山湖生物站REU协调员，邮编：400327，弗吉尼亚州夏洛茨维尔，邮编：22904-982-5486，电子邮件：mlbs-reu@virginia.edu，mlbs.org/reu.html。

An award was made to the University of Virginia to provide research training for 10 weeks for 10 students, for the summers of 2010-2014. The REU Site program at Mountain Lake Biological Station is a summer opportunity to conduct guided, but independent, self-motivated original biological research in field-based ecology, evolution, and behavior. Under the supervision of a resident research mentor and the program Coordinator, students design, execute, analyze, interpret, and present an original research project. Students live and work full-time on the station. They participate in weekly seminars on the design and conduct of research, scientific ethics, writing and presentation techniques, and other matters of scientific and academic life. Training in professional behavior, scientific ethics, and the careful, unbiased, and responsible conduct of research is core to the program. Students prepare written and oral proposals and final reports. Participants also take advantage of the rich, varied, and stimulating intellectual life at Mountain Lake Biological Station. All Station residents eat meals together in the common dining hall, and most daily activity revolves around the central lab building where all research programs are housed. Interactions among all Station users occur constantly, resulting in a remarkably supportive and collaborative environment. The Station has hosted a NSF REU Sites program since 1993 and has graduated over 200 students. Program success is quantified with anonymous exit surveys and by tracking publication rate and graduate program matriculation. A substantial proportion of REU projects are published, and a large number of participants go on to graduate school. The program has been successful in attracting students from small colleges, women, and members of groups underrepresented in science. The program maintains formal partnerships with regional HBCUs, the University of Puerto Rico, and the ESA SEEDS program. Participants are chosen for their readiness to take on original creative biological research and for their interest in a career based in science. Program information including past project abstracts and application material are all available on line. Contact: REU Coordinator, Mountain Lake Biological Station, University of Virginia, P.O. Box 400327, Charlottesville VA 22904-4327; 434-982-5486, mlbs-reu@virginia.edu, mlbs.org/REU.html .