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HHMI
Undergraduate Award: Expanding Connections in Science Education
it's the
way of the future, the way of the future, the way of the future
In May 2008, The College of Wooster was awarded a four-year, $1,000,000 grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Undergraduate Science Education Program to build on our rich history of undergraduate research and its recent advances in science education, facilitated by previous HHMI funding.
The overarching goal of the new program is to use HHMI support to strengthen undergraduate science education by building bridges between scientific disciplines, with particular emphasis on integrating the quantitative and physical sciences with the life sciences. Integrative approaches to undergraduate science education can establish the foundation for cross-disciplinary work, which is becoming increasingly essential for solving the biomedical problems of today and the future.
Wooster’s HHMI-supported program seeks to build bridges between scientific fields by establishing intensive interdisciplinary summer research experiences for undergraduates, revising and developing curricula that integrate the physical and life sciences, and building a “conduit of mentoring” that reaches from pre-college to post-doctoral training. Our plan is to integrate proven techniques in science education with innovative interdisciplinary approaches that will attract a diverse student population and enable them to both experience and contribute to the excitement of scientific discovery
» Summer Research Scholars
Opportunities
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The Summer
Research Scholars program introduces a collaboration with The
Cleveland Clinic Wooster, builds on the established
collaboration with the Ohio Agricultural Research and
Development Center (OARDC), expands on-campus early
research opportunities, and provides support for junior mentors to work
with the research advisor in directing the younger research students in the
lab.
» Student Information
Summer 2009
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HHMI student researchers will
find the summer's schedule, how-to guides for the notebook,
PowerPoint presentation, and poster, important documents such
as time log, and travel request sheets.
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