| Title: |
Research Ecology for Undergraduates |
| Research Fields: |
Integrative and Evolutionary Biology. The program stresses the integration of
diverse fields of biology, demonstrating common themes across the
biological sciences and especially the connections between cell and
molecular biology on the one hand, and ecology and conservation biology
on the other. |
| Institution: |
University of Massachusetts |
| Location: |
Boston, MA |
| Start Date: |
To be determined |
| Length: |
10 weeks |
| Contact: |
Maria Mahoney/REU Program
Department of Biology
University of Massachusetts Boston
Boston, MA 02125-3393
Tel 617-287-6600, FAX 617-287-6650
e-mail:
maria.mahoney@umb.edu |
| Eligibility: |
Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States
and must be enrolled in their Junior or Senior year in the fall of 2006.
Applicants should have completed at least one upper-level biology course
as well as mathematics through college algebra.
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. |
| Application deadline: |
March 10, 2006 |
| Application Requirements: |
Application form:
http://www.bio.umb.edu/undergraduate/documents/2_application.doc
Send a completed application
form along with the following: a resume; a letter describing your
background, career goals, interests in biology, and preferences among
listed research topics; current undergraduate transcript; and letters
from two faculty members familiar with your academic performance. |
| Compensation: |
Participants will receive a stipend of $3,500 for the ten-week period,
plus a room and board allowance.
Participants will be responsible for making their own housing
arrangements; apartments and rooms are widely available near the campus,
but there is no on-campus housing. Assistance in finding housing is
available through the UMB Housing Referral Service (617-287-6011) or
through the REU Program Assistant. |
| Web Site: |
http://www.bio.umb.edu/undergraduate/reu.html |
| Additional Notes: |
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