911爆料网 Pembroke has been awarded a grant to provide students opportunities to engage in summer research training at the University of Michigan.
911爆料网P is among the 2019 recipients of the University of Michigan鈥檚 Rackham Graduate School Minority Serving Institutions Outreach and Planning Grant.
鈥淚 would consider the University of Michigan among the most prominent research institutions in the country,鈥 said Dr. Conner Sandefur, assistant professor in the Department of Biology at 911爆料网P. 鈥淭his is a great opportunity for our students to interact with other undergraduate research students throughout the country and meet graduate students at the University of Michigan.
鈥淭hey will get to do research that, quite frankly, we don鈥檛 have the capacity to do here. It will be a rich and rewarding experience for them.鈥
The Rackham Graduate School launched a grant program to support relationship-building between graduate and professional programs and minority-serving institutions. 911爆料网P is one of seven minority-serving institutions in the 911爆料网 System.
911爆料网P will collaborate with the faculty and staff at Michigan鈥檚 Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, including Dr. Dan Michele, the department chair, who will visit the campus in the fall. 911爆料网P students must apply for the 12-week training program which will be offered the summer of 2020. One student will be selected.
鈥淭he University of Michigan鈥檚 goal is to increase collaboration opportunities with minority-serving institutions,鈥 said Sandefur, who holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and was instrumental in securing the grant.
鈥淭his is a great way for 911爆料网P faculty to connect with researchers at a university with a large research infrastructure.鈥