REU Site: Calder Summer Undergraduate Research (CSUR) Program in Conservation and Urban Ecology

福特汉姆大学（Fordham University）和路易斯考尔德中心生物野外站（Louis Calder Center - Biological Field Station）已获得资助，每年夏天资助10名学生进行为期12周的生态学和保护生物学研究项目，重点关注城市化的影响。学生将与导师合作设计研究项目，测试关键问题，并在研究生院取得成功，并在生态和环境科学的发展领域就业。目标是帮助学生成为他们研究项目的领导者，并在未来几年成为科学和环境管理的领导者。没有机会进行生态研究的学生将获得在野外研究站进行培训和研究的机会，并获得免费的现场住宿、旅行支持和随时获得从种群遗传学到生态系统过程等专业知识的研究导师的机会。学生可以在城市-郊区景观中解决关键的保护问题，并检查科学研究与社会效益之间的联系。实地站靠近纽约市，也为学生提供了对人类对生物系统影响的敏锐关注。与野生动物保护协会、布朗克斯动物园和纽约植物园的科学家的联系将提供广泛的研究机会。指导学生制定和捍卫他们的假设，并在12周内设计和完成他们的研究。学生将在科学会议、本科论文和同行评审的出版物中以口头和海报的形式传播他们的发现。CSUR-REU计划的目标是对追求生态学和保护生物学事业感兴趣的高度积极的学生。项目成功与否将使用NSF BIO-REU通用评估工具和福德汉姆大学开发的匿名学生教育质量评估（SEEQ）表格进行评估。特别鼓励来自研究机会有限的机构、城市背景或在科学领域代表性不足的群体的学生申请。有兴趣申请的学生可以通过访问网站www.fordham.edu/REUatCalder或联系REUatCalder@fordham.edu或914-273-3078 ext. 27获取更多信息。

Fordham University and the Louis Calder Center - Biological Field Station have been awarded funding to support 10 students each summer in a 12-week research program in ecology and conservation biology, with a strong emphasis on effects of urbanization. Students will collaborate with mentors to design research projects that test critical questions, and lead to success in graduate school and employment in growing areas of ecology and environmental sciences. The goal is to help students become leaders of their research projects and in the years to come, leaders in science and environmental stewardship. Students who have limited opportunities to conduct ecological research will be provided training and research opportunities within a field station setting, and free on-site housing, travel support and ready access to research mentors with expertise ranging from population genetics to ecosystem processes. Students can address critical conservation issues within an urban-suburban landscape, and examine the link between scientific research and benefits to society. The proximity of the field station to New York City also offers students a sharp focus on human impacts to biological systems. Links with scientists at the Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden will offer a broad array of research opportunities. Students will be guided to formulate and defend their hypotheses, and design and complete their research within the 12-week period. Students will disseminate their findings in oral and poster presentations at scientific conferences, in undergraduate theses, and in peer-reviewed publications. The CSUR-REU program targets highly motivated students interested in pursuing a career in ecology and conservation biology. Program success will be assessed using the NSF BIO-REU common assessment tool, and an anonymous Students' Evaluation of Educational Quality (SEEQ) form developed at Fordham. Students from institutions with limited opportunities for research, urban backgrounds, or from groups under-represented in science are especially encouraged to apply. Students interested in applying can obtain more information by visiting the website www.fordham.edu/REUatCalder, or contacting REUatCalder@fordham.edu or 914-273-3078 ext. 27.