OUTREACH: RURAL ALASKA HONORS INSTITUTE--INBRE

该子项目是利用NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源的许多研究子项目之一。子项目和研究者（PI）可能从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金，因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。所列机构为中心，不一定是研究者所在机构。项目摘要：阿拉斯加农村荣誉研究所（RAHI）（www.uaf.edu/rahi）于1982年应阿拉斯加原住民联合会（AFN）和其他人的要求成立，以更好地为阿拉斯加农村原住民高中学生在大学取得成功做好准备。这个夏季住宅衔接计划高中毕业生和新生帮助学生从农村阿拉斯加使高中和大学之间的学术和社会过渡。RAHI的录取是有竞争力的;全额奖学金涵盖所有夏季课程费用，包括旅行，食宿，用品和学费，最多9个大学学分。严格的学术活动与社会，文化和娱乐活动相结合，为大学做好早期准备。学生被视为荣誉学生，并有目的地超越他们的舒适水平在学术和社会准备从家里或村庄到文化西方城市校园的一步。 INBRE选择为这个著名的、成功的、受人尊敬的桥梁项目添砖加瓦，而不是通过开发类似的项目来与之竞争。2004年夏季，研究所为另外7名学生（均为阿拉斯加土著新生）提供了全额夏季奖学金。2003年夏天，INBRE赞助了一门新课程的开发，化学195，现代世界的生物化学和分子生物学，一个四学分的实验室课程。2003年开发这门课程的两名阿拉斯加原住民女性UAF化学毕业生已经离开，其中一人攻读博士学位。在斯坦福大学的药理学和一个全职高中科学教学。2004年，该班的12名学生分别由本系的一名博士后和一名格拉德生授课。化学和生物化学。新的元素不断被添加到类中。例如，在2005年，几个实验室将在北极地区的超级计算中心？的发现实验室在拉斯穆森图书馆（虚拟现实沉浸式环境Mechdyne MD Flex？系统）。该房间配备了显示立体图像，让学生几乎沉浸在生物化学中。 RAHI员工报告超过750 RAHI校友。超过60%的人进入了四年制大学课程。大多数校友参加UAF;其他人选择州外的学校。有些人在读研究生，包括医学院和法学院。RAHI的工作人员正在汇编关于校友的更完整的统计数据，他们将跟踪2003年和2004年的学生，包括由INBRE支助的学生。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Project Summary: The Rural Alaska Honors Institute (RAHI) (www.uaf.edu/rahi) was organized in 1982 at the request of the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) and others, to better prepare rural Alaska Native high school students to succeed in college. This summer residential bridging program for high school seniors and rising freshmen assists students from Rural Alaska to make the academic and social transition between high school and college. Admission to RAHI is competitive; full scholarships cover all summer program expenses including travel, room, board, supplies and tuition for up to 9 college credits. Rigorous academic activity combines with social, cultural and recreational activities for early preparation for college. Students are treated as honors students and are purposely stretched beyond their comfort levels academically and socially to prepare for the step from home or village to a culturally western urban campus. INBRE chose to add to this well-known, successful, respected bridging program, rather than to compete with it by developing a similar program. In summer 2004, INBRE sponsored full summer scholarships for seven additional students (all Alaska Native rising freshmen). In summer 2003, INBRE sponsored development of a new course, CHEM 195, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the Modern World, a four credit class with laboratory. The two Alaska Native women UAF graduates in chemistry who developed the course in 2003 have moved on, one to pursue a Ph.D. in pharmacology at Stanford and one to full time high school science teaching. In 2004, the 12 students in the class were taught by a post-doctoral fellow and a grad student from the Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry. New elements continue to be added to the class. For example, in 2005, several labs will be held in the Arctic Region Super computing Center?s Discovery Lab in the Rasmuson Library (a Virtual Reality immersive environment Mechdyne MD Flex? system). The room is equipped to display stereoscopic images to allow students to virtually immerse themselves in biochemistry. RAHI staff report over 750 RAHI alumni. Over 60% have entered four-year college programs. Most alumni attend UAF; others select schools outside the state. Some are in graduate school, including medical and law schools. More complete statistics on alumni are being compiled by RAHI staff who will be tracking the 2003 and 2004 cohorts, including students supported by INBRE.