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描述（由申请人提供）：该提案是在伊利诺斯州东北部大学（NEIU）建立MARC U-STAR计划，NEIU是位于伊利诺伊州芝加哥的指定西班牙裔服务机构。NEIU是中西部地区最多样化的大学之一，也是中西部地区唯一的四年制公立HSI。这一战略地位使得东北大学必须加强其在培养生物医学/行为科学领域代表性不足的学生方面的区域领导地位，以提高他们为高素质博士课程做准备。5本申请提出了一个全面的教育计划，包括一个创新的跨学科课程，将定量科学整合到STEM学科的研究计划中，多样化的研究经验，以及结构化的指导。项目建议的目标是：目标1。适当地为本科生做好准备，特别强调少数民族学生，以便进入生物医学和/或行为研究博士课程。这将通过下列关键因素来实现：(a)制定学术课程，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)沉浸式体验，使URM成为科学界的一员，并通过研究参与和其他活动（如同行领导经验、座谈会）提高学生对生物医学和行为研究机会的理解。研究生准备讲习班和外展机会)和(c)为学员提供财政支持，使学生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和其他荣誉学生进入生物医学和/或行为研究博士课程做准备。我们pre-MARC学员的研究生院课程准备将与MARC学员相同，只是将在大一和大二开始。目标3。通过提供将urm融入科学界的活动，加强东北大学STEM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辅修课程。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，该课程强调定量/计算推理与其他STEM学科的整合。b)研究生院MARC倡议。我们将为研究生院的准备创建一个MARC计划。建议的课程包括任何STEM学科的专业，新的定量跨学科STEM辅修课程以及所有其他MARC活动，所有想要为生物医学和行为研究研究生院做准备的学生都可以使用。

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.