Mission and Goals
Mission
The mission of RISE Undergraduate Research program is to increase the number of underrepresented students that graduate in the sciences, pursue and complete PhD degrees in biomedical or behavioral science.
Goals
The goal of the RISE Undergraduate Research program is to target sophomores and train them as cohorts as they matriculate through their undergraduate education preparing them for graduate school. Students will participate in a series of activities designed to increase their scientific knowledge, strengthen their research experience and prepare them to matriculate into graduate school. Collectively, this program will help increase the number of underrepresented students obtain PhDs in the biomedical and behavioral science fields.