New REU Site: Sensory Ecology: An Integrative Approach

辛辛那提大学设立了本科生研究体验(REU)站点奖，将在2014-2016年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的研究培训。该项目的重点是感觉生态学--研究动物如何获取和回应有关其环境的信息--将对感觉过程的实验和机制研究与生态学、进化和行为的概念方法相结合。生物科学系在一个新的研究重点领域--感觉生物学、行为和进化(SBBE)--有11名教员，他们与研究生和博士后一起在团队环境中担任分级多层次指导计划的导师。对于学生来说，有各种各样非常有趣和令人兴奋的项目，从神经生物学到行为生态学。学生需要进行全日制的实验室研究，并参加研讨会和各种研讨会，如研究中的负责任行为、专业沟通技能、在工业界和学术界的职业机会以及研究生院的申请过程。REU的学生可以接触到丰富的个人导师的研究设施，以及许多跨部门的实验室和中心，如加州大学化学系，以及合作机构，如辛辛那提动物园濒危野生动物研究中心，加州大学/辛辛那提儿童医院生物医学研究中心和加州大学野外研究中心。该项目的多阶段招聘努力既包括传统的硬拷贝形式，也包括基于数字的广告，以及对地区大学校园的访问。学生是根据学业成绩、研究表现和杰出研究潜力来挑选的。对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们对学术研究领域的持续兴趣、他们的职业道路以及研究经验的持久影响。关于该计划的信息将通过各种手段进行评估，包括使用可供生物资助的REU PIs使用的REU通用评估工具。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/biology/undergrad/REU.html，或联系国际组织(George Uetz博士，电子邮件：george.uetz@uc.edu)。

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Sites award has been made to the University of Cincinnati that will provide research training for 10 students, for 10 weeks during the summers of 2014- 2016. The program focuses on sensory ecology -- the study of how animals acquire and respond to information about their environment-- which integrates the experimental and mechanistic study of sensory processes with the conceptual approaches of ecology, evolution and behavior. The Department of Biological Sciences has 11 faculty in a new research focus area - Sensory Biology, Behavior and Evolution (SBBE) - who serve as mentors in a tiered multi- level mentoring program along with graduate students and post-docs in a team environment. There is a wide range of very interesting and exciting projects for the students, ranging from neurobiology to behavioral ecology. Students are expected to do full-time lab research as well as participate in seminars and various workshops, such as the responsible conduct in research, professional communication skills, career opportunities in industry and academia, and the graduate school application process. REU students have access to a rich array of individual mentor's research facilities as well as many interdepartmental labs and centers such as the UC Chemistry department, and collaborating institutions such as Cincinnati Zoo Center for Research on Endangered Wildlife, UC / Cincinnati Children's Hospital Biomedical Research Center and the UC Center for Field Studies field station. The program's multi-phase recruitment effort consists of both traditional "hard copy" formats as well as digital-based advertising, and visits to regional college campuses. Students are selected based on academic record, research performance, and potential for outstanding research. Students are tracked to determine their continued interest in their academic field of study, their career paths, and the lasting influences of the research experience. Information about the program will be assessed by various means, including use of an REU common assessment tool available to BIO-funded REU PIs. More information is available by visiting http://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/biology/undergrad/REU.html, or by contacting the PI (Dr. George Uetz at george.uetz@uc.edu).