REU Site: Evolution, Ecology, Environment

该REU网站奖授予位于马萨诸塞州剑桥市的哈佛大学，将在2019-21年夏季为八名学生提供为期十周的培训。进化，生态，环境（E3） REU计划的主要目标是利用哈佛大学有机和进化生物系（OEB）和跨部门哈佛大学环境中心（HUCE）的非凡资源，增加在进化和生态领域从事研究事业的学生人数，重点是有色人种和第一代学生。除了密集的，有指导的实验室经验，E3 REU学生将参加几种类型的辅助活动：1)专业发展研讨会，包括道德/负责任的研究行为，2)领导联盟全国研讨会（LANS）研究和指导会议，以及3)不同的队列建设活动。申请人被邀请通过领导力联盟计划申请，并表明他们对哈佛E3 REU的兴趣。我们的目标是吸引那些对进化和生态学感兴趣，但在自己的校园里接触这类研究的机会有限的本科生。预计总共将有24名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在项目的整个生命周期内接受培训。通过参与REU网站计划，本科生将在由教师，研究生和同龄人组成的强大导师社区的背景下获得尖端的研究经验。这种经历将揭开研究生院申请过程、学生经历和长期职业机会的神秘面纱，其特别目标是建立信心和心理弹性。由生物基础设施部资助的所有REU站点计划使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。学生在项目结束后需要被跟踪，并且必须回复通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。更多信息可访问https://gsas.harvard.edu/diversity/outreach-programs/summer-research-opportunities-harvard，或联系PI (Elena Kramer, ekramer@oeb.harvard.edu)，或联合PI （Sheila Thomas, sthomas@fas.harvard.edu）。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，认为值得支持。

This REU Site award to Harvard University, located in Cambridge, MA, will support the training of eight students for ten weeks during the summers of 2019-21. The main goal of the Evolution, Ecology, Environment (E3) REU program is to leverage the extraordinary resources of the Harvard Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB) and the interdepartmental Harvard University Center for the Environment (HUCE) to increase the number of students who pursue research careers in the fields of evolution and ecology, with a focus on students of color and first generation students. In addition to an intensive, mentored laboratory experience, E3 REU students will participate in several types of ancillary activities: 1) professional development seminars, including on ethics/responsible conduct of research, 2) the Leadership Alliance National Symposium (LANS) research and mentoring conference, and 3) diverse cohort-building activities. Applicants are invited to apply through the Leadership Alliance Program and indicate their interest in the Harvard E3 REU. Our goal is to reach students at undergraduate institutions who demonstrate an interest in evolution and ecology but may have limited access to this type of research on their home campuses. It is anticipated that a total of 24 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained over the lifetime of the program. By participating in the REU Site program, undergraduate students will have cutting edge research experiences within the context of a strong mentorship community made up of faculty, graduate students, and peers. This experience will demystify the graduate school application process, the student experience, and longterm career opportunities, with a particular goal of building confidence and psychological resiliency.A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU Site programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students are required to be tracked after the program and must respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information is available by visiting https://gsas.harvard.edu/diversity/outreach-programs/summer-research-opportunities-harvard, or by contacting PI (Elena Kramer, ekramer@oeb.harvard.edu), or the Co-PI (Sheila Thomas, sthomas@fas.harvard.edu).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.