Each participant is placed in the research lab of a faculty mentor and spends the majority of the time pursuing a research topic in the mentor's lab. Projects in the past have been completed in laboratories that specialize in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, ecology, behavioral biology, plant biology, microbiology, forest resources, plant pathology, entomology, veterinary science, soil science, food science and nutrition, animal science, and fisheries and wildlife.
Participants receive an hourly salary for the summer.
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