UMEB: Baltimore Collaborative for Environmental Biology

Investigator(s):

Jane Wolfson (PI) ; Alan Berkowitz (Co-PI) ; Jonathan Wilson (Co-PI)

Sponsor:

Towson University, MD 21252 4107042236

Start Date/Expiration Date

2000-01-01 to 2005-12-31 (amended 2004-12-07)

Awarded Amount to Date:

$282,568

Abstract: WOLFSON DEB-9975463 The Baltimore Collaborative in Environmental Biology (BCEB), consisting of researchers from Towson University (TU), Morgan State University (MSU) and the Baltimore Ecosystem Study Long Term Ecological Research (BES-LTER) project, will provide TU and MSU undergraduate students, many from underrepresented minority groups, with research opportunities in environmental biology by engaging them in BES's effort to develop a new, integrated understanding of urban ecology. Students will: 1) learn research techniques used in environmental biology, 2) develop and carry out an independent research project, 3) present results orally and in writing, 4) participate in research seminars, short courses, and project meetings, 5) contribute to peer support and review, and 6) become a contributing part of the effort to understand the Baltimore metropolitan area as an ecological system. BCEB will provide exposure to environmental biology research to three cohorts of undergraduate students from TU and MSU, urban institutions with a substantial number of minority biology students from the Baltimore metropolitan area. Students will discover how environmental biology has direct relevance to their own lives and to the health and well being of their local communities, learn about career paths in environmental biology, and receive the guidance and skills needed to pursue the career of their choice.

NSF Org:

DBI - Division of Biological Infrastructure

Award Number:

9975463

Award Instrument:

Continuing grant

Program Manager:

Sally E. O'Connor
DBI Division of Biological Infrastructure
BIO Directorate for Biological Sciences

NSF Program(s):

CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE PROGR, ECOLOGY

Field Application(s):

Manpower & Training, Other nsf.applications NEC, Population, Structure & Function

Program Reference Code(s):

BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS, 9169
ENVIRONMENT AND GLOBAL CHANGE, EGCH
HUNGARY, 5916
MINORITY INVOLVEMENT -- BIO, 1228
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION, 9178
UNGRAD MENTORING IN ENVIR BIOL, 1135

Program Element Code(s):

5979
ECOLOGY, 1182