RISE Program Option I: University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

描述(由申请者提供)：RISE计划继续改变UPR-Cayey的学术环境，专注于为学生成为科学家做准备。作为增加西语裔攻读博士学位的长期目标的一部分，这项提案集中在四个方面帮助学生，1-他们对职业机会和自己的潜力缺乏认识，2-他们有限的研究技能和经验，3-有限的定量和定性技能，以及4-有限的英语技能。这些措施已经确定，干预措施将由一名外部评估员与活动协调员、方案主任和RISE咨询委员会合作进行监测。为了满足这些需求，规定了五项发展活动--访问科学家、研究技能、发现化学、语言技能和研究经验。与整个科学界接触，来访的前科学家用英语提供研讨会和工作坊，以提高与会者对新技术的认识，发现科学职业，并充当榜样。在第一年，通过开展与研究技巧、科学素养和语言技能相关的活动，可以提高积极进取的学生的技能。RISE学生将学习发现化学的定量和定性技能。12名学生的研究经验将在波多黎各学年期间由四个合作机构的积极调查人员提供。在美国20个合作机构的暑期实习期间，将为60多名学生提供额外的研究体验。每个组成部分都使学生能够通过与不同的专家小组互动来开发他们的潜力：1)与教师导师一起进行研究和语言技能；2)激励来访的校友科学家；3)化学系教师的探究方法；4)与岛上研究导师或与位于美国的岛外科学家一起的研究实验室经验。每个专家小组在学生发展的过程中挑战他们，利用适当的环境和专业知识水平来培养将成为生物医学研究科学家的UPRC校友。在过去5年(2005-09)，32名RISE校友完成了主要研究型大学的博士学位；比前五年增加了100%。通过将博士校友的数量增加一倍，Rise将对社区产生影响。这些UPRC科学家将致力于发现疾病的原因和补救措施，以满足波多黎各和全国拉美裔人口的健康差距需求。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The RISE program continues to transform the academic environment at UPR-Cayey by focusing on the preparation of students to become scientists. As part of this long term goal of increasing the number of Hispanics studying for the Ph.D., this proposal is concentrating on helping students in four areas, 1- their lack of awareness for career opportunities and of their own potential, 2- their limited research skills and experience, 3- limited quantitative and qualitative skills, and 4- limited English language skills. These were identified and interventions will be monitored by an external evaluator working with the activity coordinators, program director, and the RISE Advisory Committee. To address these needs, five developmental activities are prescribed- visiting scientists, research skills, discovery chemistry, language skills, and research experiences. Reaching the entire science community, visiting alumni scientists provide seminars and workshops in English to improve attendees' awareness of new techniques and discover science careers, and to serve as role models. Improving the skills of motivated students will be accomplished during their first year by having activities related to research techniques, scientific literacy, and language skills. RISE students will take Discovery Chemistry to quantitative and qualitative skills. Research experiences for twelve students will be offered during the academic year in Puerto Rico with active investigators at four collaborating institutions. Additional research experiences will be offered to over 60 students during summer internships at 20 collaborating institutions in the USA. Each component enables students to develop their potential by interacting with a different group of experts: 1) research and language skills with faculty mentors; 2) motivational visiting alumni scientists; 3) inquiry methodology by chemistry faculty and 4) research lab experience with either on- island research mentors or with off-island scientists located in the USA. Each expert group challenges the students as they develop utilizing the appropriate environment and level of expertise to produce UPRC alumni who will be biomedical research scientists. During the last 5 years (2005-09), 32 RISE alumni completed Ph.D.s from major research universities; a 100% increase over the previous five-year period. By doubling the number of Ph.D. alumni, RISE will impact the community. These UPRC scientists will serve to meet the health disparity needs of the Hispanic population in Puerto Rico and the nation by working to discover the causes and remedies of diseases.