Undergraduate Research and Interdisciplinary Training
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A quick talk for the Trinity University's Fall 2012 HHMI conference on Truman's undergraduate mathematical biology program and how it's lead to broadening participation in STEM in different but powerful ways.
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- 1. Undergradaute Research as Interdisciplinary Training Jason Miller, Ph.D. Truman State University For TU-HHMI Conference 2012
- 2. • Institutional Context • Mathbio Program • Context • Structure • Outcomes • A Pivot • Partnerships
- 3. Truman State University Public Liberal Arts Highly-selective Affordable Primarily Undergraduate ≈6000 students TU-HHMI Conference 2012
- 4. Truman State University Public Liberal Arts Highly-selective Affordable Primarily Undergraduate ≈6000 students Values undergraduate research Values interdisciplinary experiences TU-HHMI Conference 2012
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- 8. R E P OR T T O T H E PR E SI DEN T ENGAGE TO E XCEL: PRODUCI NG ONE M ILLION A DDI T IONA L COLLEGE GR A DUAT ES W I T H DEGR EES I N SCIENCE , T ECH NOLOGY, ENGI NEER I NG, A N D M AT HEM AT ICS Executive Office of the President President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology F E BRUA RY 2 01 2
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- 21. Example Topics • tick physiology • automatic gene annotation • habitat suitability modeling • computer assisted bat identification • host-parasite environmental study • shape variations in C. elegan’s 4-cell stage • algebraic graph theoretic modeling of vascular network formation • shape-based modeling of gravitropic sensitivity
- 23. Accomplishments: TU-HHMI Conference 2012
- 24. Accomplishments: Strong summer research community. TU-HHMI Conference 2012
- 25. Accomplishments: Strong summer research community. Quality new courses: Bioinformatics, Intro to MathBio, Biostatistics, Intro to Computational Science, Calculus & Math Methods for Life Science TU-HHMI Conference 2012
- 26. Accomplishments: Strong summer research community. Quality new courses: Bioinformatics, Intro to MathBio, Biostatistics, Intro to Computational Science, Calculus & Math Methods for Life Science Competancy-based minor in mathematical biology. TU-HHMI Conference 2012
- 27. Accomplishments: Strong summer research community. Quality new courses: Bioinformatics, Intro to MathBio, Biostatistics, Intro to Computational Science, Calculus & Math Methods for Life Science Competancy-based minor in mathematical biology. Faculty embrace interdisciplinary approaches to research. TU-HHMI Conference 2012
- 28. Accomplishments: Strong summer research community. Quality new courses: Bioinformatics, Intro to MathBio, Biostatistics, Intro to Computational Science, Calculus & Math Methods for Life Science Competancy-based minor in mathematical biology. Faculty embrace interdisciplinary approaches to research. but... low throughput TU-HHMI Conference 2012
- 30. Composition (%) of U.S. college-age cohort: 1990–2020 100 90 80 70 American Indian/Alaska N 60 Asian/Pacific Islander 50 Black Hispanic 40 White 30 20 10 0 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 NSF Science and Engineering Indicators 2006, Figure O-37 TU-HHMI Conference 2012
- 32. Jumpstart & support the highly- motivated but underprepared (incl. community college STEM students) TU-HHMI Conference 2012
- 34. 3x students, 1/2 cost
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