Collaborative Researh: URM: UNO/SUNO Partnership in Mentoring Undergraduates in the Biological Sciences

新奥尔良大学(UNO)和新奥尔良南方大学(SUNO)已被授予建立本科生研究和指导(URM)计划的奖项。该项目将为四组学者提供为期两年的生物学研究经验，从2010年秋季开始，一直持续到2013年夏天。每组由四名学生组成(三名来自联合国大学，一名来自联合国大学)，他们将接受生物科学研究方面的培训。URM学者将能够从广泛的研究项目中进行选择，包括保护遗传学、生态学、系统发育系统学、生理和进化生态学、分子生理学、分子生物学、微生物学和生物化学。URM学者将参与个人研究体验、循序渐进的教育计划和分级指导。该项目的主要目标是(1)提供多样化的生物学研究机会，(2)提供一系列不同的教师榜样，以满足学生的需求和兴趣，(3)提供一个结构化的课程，首先是研究方法的一般培训，然后是实践研究，最后是研究结果的展示，以及(4)提供分层的指导过程。URM学生将在教师的指导下进行独立研究，并将参加增强活动，如研讨会、基础研究工具基础课程和每周的实验室会议。学生将接受沟通技能发展方面的指导，并将在系级研究研讨会上展示他们的研究成果，并将被鼓励在国家或地区科学会议上发表论文。参与者将根据个人申请、面试和成功完成一个学期的新生生物学课程而被挑选出来。将进行形成性评价，以监测项目执行的有效性，并进行总结性评价，以评估项目在实现方案目标方面的质量和影响。欲了解更多信息，请通过http://biology.uno.edu/or联系温迪·施卢赫特(wschluch@uno.edu)或卡拉·彭兹(cpenz@uno.edu)。

An award has been made to the University of New Orleans (UNO) and Southern University New Orleans (SUNO) to establish an Undergraduate Research and Mentoring (URM) program. The program will provide two-year research experiences in biology to four cohorts of scholars, starting in the fall of 2010 and continuing through summer 2013. Each cohort consists of four students (three from UNO and one from SUNO) who will be trained in research in biological sciences. URM scholars will be able to select from a wide range of research projects including conservation genetics, ecology, phylogenetic systematics, physiological and evolutionary ecology, molecular physiology, molecular biology, microbiology, and biochemistry. URM scholars will participate in individual research experiences, a stepwise educational program, and tiered mentoring. The major goals of the project are (1) to provide a diversity of opportunities for research in biology, (2) to offer a range of different faculty role models that can be matched to meet student needs and interests, (3) to provide a structured program beginning with general training in research methods, followed by hands-on research ultimately culminating in the presentation of research results, and (4) to provided a tiered mentoring process. URM students will conduct independent research mentored by faculty, and will participate in enhancement activities such as seminars, a foundational course in Basic Research Tools, and weekly lab meetings. Students will be mentored in communication skills development and will present their research results in a departmental research symposium, and will be encouraged to present at national or regional scientific meetings. Participants will be selected based individual applications, interviews, and successful completion of one semester of freshman biology. A formative evaluation to monitor the effectiveness of project implementation, and a summative evaluation to assess the quality and impact of the project in reaching its program goals will be conducted. More information is available by linking through http://biology.uno.edu/or by contacting Wendy Schluchter (wschluch@uno.edu) or Carla Penz (cpenz@uno.edu).