REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experiences in Tropical Conservation Science

授予夏威夷大学希洛分校（UH Hilo）一个奖项，从2011年开始到2014年，在夏季为10名学生提供为期11周的研究培训。至少有两名学生将继续他们的研究在学年。该计划是UH Hilo和在夏威夷岛进行研究的政府机构研究人员之间的合作伙伴关系（例如，美国林务局生物资源司）。夏威夷岛以其多样性和群岛中几乎所有生态位的高度代表性，为培养未来的研究人员提供了一个极好的生活实验室。该REU计划的目标是为保护生物学跨学科领域的本科生提供令人兴奋和具有挑战性的夏季研究经验，并为他们未来的科学职业做好准备。为了增加进入这一领域的学生的多样性，该计划的目标是那些研究经验有限的学生，第一代大学生和代表性不足的少数民族。暑期课程将开始，为期一周的方向，将介绍学生到大学，研究设计和分析，报告写作和演示。剩下的几周将由学生与研究人员一起工作。此外，每周有一天将涉及讲座和实地考察，重点是保护生物学的不同主题，以及负责进行研究，统计，报告撰写和演示以及研究生院和职业介绍的会议。学生将完成一份书面研究论文，并在本科生研究研讨会上作口头报告。该计划将使用在线评估工具来评估该计划的成功。欲了解更多信息，请访问http：//www.uhh.hawaii.edu/uhintern/，或联系Rebecca Ostertag（ostertag@hawaii.edu）或Sharon Ziegler-Chong（ziegler@hawaii.edu）。

An award was made to the University of Hawaii at Hilo (UH Hilo) to provide research training for 10 students for eleven weeks in the summer, beginning 2011 through 2014. At least two students will continue their research during the academic year. The program is a partnership between UH Hilo and researchers from government agencies conducting research on the Island of Hawaii (e.g., USGS-Biological Resources Division, US Forest Service). The Island of Hawaii, with its diversity and high representation of almost all ecological niches found in the archipelago, presents an excellent living laboratory in which to train future researchers. The goal of this REU program is to provide an exciting and challenging summer research experience for undergraduate students in the interdisciplinary field of conservation biology and prepare them for future careers in science. To increase the diversity of students entering this field, this program targets those students with limited research experience, first generation college students, and under-represented minorities. The summer program will begin with a one-week orientation that will introduce the students to the university, research design and analysis, and report writing and presentation. The remaining weeks will consist of students working side by side with researchers on their projects. In addition, one day a week will involve lectures and field trips focused on different topics in conservation biology, and sessions on the responsible conduct of research, statistics, report writing and presentation, and graduate school and career presentations. Students will complete a written research paper and make an oral presentation at the undergraduate research symposium. The program will use an online assessment tool for evaluating the success of the program. More information is available at http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/uhintern/, or by contacting Rebecca Ostertag (ostertag@hawaii.edu) or Sharon Ziegler-Chong (ziegler@hawaii.edu).