Twenty 9th grade students will be recruited from the midwest for the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (WWM)/Milwaukee Public Museum Young Scholars Program. They will participate in a six-week summer program made up of one-on-one laboratory training and project development; classes in scientific ethics, problem solving, and career exploration; orientation and participation in museum science; and field trips to industrial, medical, and university laboratories and research sites. Follow-up activities during the school year and subsequent summer are also part of the project. Key components of the UWM Young Scholars Program are: (1) the joint participation of the Milwaukee City Museum in presenting this program; (2) the commitment of ten key research faculty from UWM and five from the Museum to participate as faculty mentors in the Young Scholars Program; and (3) the availability of continuing research activities for the young scholars in subsequent summers through the university's high school apprenticeship programs and local industrial internships.

Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1988-02-15
Budget End
1991-01-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1988
Total Cost
$103,235
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Milwaukee
State
WI
Country
United States
Zip Code
53201