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描述(由申请人提供)：这项建议是建立一个MARC U-STAR项目在东北伊利诺伊大学(NEIU)，一个指定的西班牙裔服务机构位于芝加哥，伊利诺伊州。NEIU是中西部最多元化的大学之一，也是中西部唯一的四年制公立HSI。北大的这一战略地位使其必须加强其在培养生物医学/行为科学中代表性不足的学生方面的地区领导地位，以改善他们为高水平博士项目的准备。5本申请提出了一个全面的教育计划，其中包括一个创新的跨学科课程，将量化科学纳入STEM学科的学习计划，提供多样化的研究经验，并提供结构化的指导。该项目的拟议目标是：目标1。为本科学生做好适当的准备，重点是未被充分代表的少数族裔学生，以便进入以生物医学和/或行为研究为重点的博士课程。这将通过以下关键要素来实现：(A)开发学术课程，使URM学生为生物医学和行为研究的研究生课程做好适当的准备；(B)沉浸体验，通过研究参与和额外活动(例如，同行领袖体验、座谈、毕业准备工作坊和外展机会)，建立URM作为科学界的成员，并提高学生对生物医学和行为研究机会的理解；以及(C)为受训人员提供财政支持，使他们能够专注于学术和研究活动。目标2.实施实习前MARC计划，为实习前MARC和其他优等生进入生物医学和/或行为研究重点的博士项目做准备。除了从一年级和二年级开始外，我们的MARC前学员研究生院的课程准备将与我们的MARC学员相同。目标3.通过开展活动，将国家科学、技术和经济管理研究所纳入科学界，加强科学、技术和经济管理学科的课程和指导基础设施。实现目标三的方法是通过设计和实施：a)定量跨学科STEM辅修。这将通过实施新开发和批准的跨学科STEM辅修课程“复杂系统的数学和统计建模”来实现，该辅修课程强调将定量/计算推理与其他STEM学科相结合。B)研究生院MARC倡议。我们将为研究生院的准备工作创建MARC计划。拟议的课程包括任何STEM学科的主修课程、新的量化跨学科STEM辅修课程以及所有其他MARC活动，任何希望准备进入生物医学和行为研究研究生院的学生都可以参加。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal is to establish a MARC U-STAR program at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU), a designated Hispanic Serving Institution located in Chicago, IL. NEIU is one the most diverse universities in the Midwest, and is the only 4-year public HSI in the Midwest. This strategic position of NEIU makes it imperative to enhance its regional leadership in training of underrepresented students in biomedical/ behavioral sciences, to improve their preparation for high-caliber Ph.D. programs. 5 This application proposes a comprehensive educational program comprising an innovative interdisciplinary curriculum that integrates quantitative sciences into the program of study of the STEM disciplines, diverse research experiences, and structured mentoring. The project's proposed goals are: Goal 1. To appropriately prepare undergraduate students with a particular emphasis on Under- Represented Minority students for admission into doctoral programs with biomedical and/or behavioral research focus. This will be accomplished through the following critical elements: (a) development of an academic curriculum that appropriately prepares URM students for graduate programs in biomedical and behavioral research, (b) immersion experiences that establish URMs as members of the scientific community and improve student's understanding of biomedical and behavioral research opportunities through research engagement and additional activities (e.g., peer leader experience, colloquia, graduate preparation workshops and outreach opportunities) and (c) financial support for trainees that will allow students to focus on their academic and research activities. Goal 2. To implement a pre-trainee MARC program that prepares pre-trainee MARC and other honor students for admission into doctoral programs with biomedical and/or behavioral research focus. Curriculum preparation for graduate school of our pre-MARC trainees will be the same as for our MARC trainees except that this will begin in the freshman and sophomore years. Goal 3. To enhance the curricular and mentoring infrastructure of STEM disciplines at NEIU by providing activities that integrate URMs into the scientific community. The methods for achieving goal three are through design and implementation of: a) The Quantitative Interdisciplinary STEM minor. This will be accomplished through the implementation of a newly developed and approved interdisciplinary STEM minor "Mathematical and Statistical Modeling of Complex Systems" that emphasizes the integration of quantitative/computational reasoning with other STEM disciplines. b) The Graduate school MARC initiative. We will create a MARC initiative for graduate school preparation. The proposed curriculum including a major in any of the STEM disciplines, the new Quantitative Interdisciplinary STEM minor, and all other MARC activities will be available to any student who wants to prepare for graduate school in biomedical and behavioral research.