Undergraduate Research Experiences for STEM Students

Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities

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Front Matter
I. Origins of Study and Selection of Programs
II. Methodology
III. Biochemistry Programs
IV. Botany Programs
V. Cellular/Molecular Biology Programs
VI. Microbiology Programs
VII. Physiology Programs
VIII. Zoology Programs
IX. Summary and Discussion
Minority Statement
Appendix A: Letter to Institutional Coordinators and Accompanying Survey Form (Measures 01-03)
Appendix B: Survey of Earned Doctorates (Measures 04-07)
Appendix C: Letter to Evaluators and Specimen of the Instrument Used in the Reputational Survey (Measures 08-11)
Appendix D: The ARL Library Index (Measure 12)
Appendix E: Data on Faculty Research Support and R&D Expenditures (Measures 13 and 14)
Appendix F: Data on Publication Records (Measures 15 and 16)
Appendix G: Conference on the Assessment of Quality of Graduate Education Programs--Participants and Summary
Appendix H: Planning Committee for the Study of the Quality of Research-Doctorate Programs
Appendix I: Region and State Codes for the United States and Possessions