{"619146":{"#nid":"619146","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Summer Research in Community GIS and Citizen Science","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis summer the University of Central Florida is hosting the fourth year of their\u0026nbsp;National Science Foundation\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citizensciencegis.org%2Fprojects%2Freu-belize-2018%2F\u0026amp;data=02%7C01%7Cmmessine%40bsu.edu%7Ce5af358568ec4f925d9308d69da0c02e%7C6fff909f07dc40da9e30fd7549c0f494%7C0%7C0%7C636869711093941087\u0026amp;sdata=gj36U7NMt5IZWrs9IBXe9u56WwZVL3G6iyp0KJala9c%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Protected by Outlook: http:\/\/www.citizensciencegis.org\/projects\/reu-belize-2018\/. Click or tap to follow the link.\u0022\u003EResearch Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site \u0026ldquo;Preparing the Next Generation of Scholars through Community GIS and Citizen Science\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026rdquo; This program offers\u0026nbsp;fully funded summer research experiences for undergraduate students in Belize and Orlando for 7 weeks.\u0026nbsp; The program is open to all U.S. students and runs June 3 \u0026ndash; July 18, 2019.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program is\u0026nbsp;interdisciplinary in nature emphasizing community GIS, citizen science, drones and spatial storytelling through mixed methods.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUCF is\u0026nbsp;hosting a Facebook Live Event \u0026quot;Secrets to an Awesome Citizen Science GIS REU Application\u0026quot; on Tuesday,\u0026nbsp;March 12 @ 2 pm EST. Join Dr. Hawthorne (REU PI) and Dr. Hannah Torres (REU Faculty Mentor) as they\u0026nbsp;give away the secrets to a successful application to this\u0026nbsp;National Science Foundation (NSF) #REU Site in Orlando and Belize. Students can join the discussion at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcitizensciencegis\u0026amp;data=02%7C01%7Cmmessine%40bsu.edu%7Ce5af358568ec4f925d9308d69da0c02e%7C6fff909f07dc40da9e30fd7549c0f494%7C0%7C0%7C636869711093941087\u0026amp;sdata=2SX985TxYFZFzCK9kWsrElMaQmLtqyolR2QGHqJR1cA%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Protected by Outlook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/citizensciencegis. Click or tap to follow the link.\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/citizensciencegis\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThis year\u0026rsquo;s research direction is focused onmapping coastal and island resiliency with drones and spatial storytelling.\u003C\/strong\u003EStudents will work with community partners and mentors from University of Central Florida, University of Belize, The Hopkins Belize Village Council, and The\u0026nbsp;Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History\u0026rsquo;s Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems Program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECompensation:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Each REU student will receive a competitive funding package, including a $3500 research stipend, a meal allowance, free shared housing in Belize and Orlando, up to $750 in travel support to\/from the REU Site, up to $750 for post-REU conference travel, and 2 research methods books.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EApplication process:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;The priority application deadline is Friday, March 15\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;@ 5 PM EST.\u0026nbsp; Complete program information and application instructions can be found at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citizensciencegis.org%2Fprojects%2Freu-belize-2018\u0026amp;data=02%7C01%7Cmmessine%40bsu.edu%7Ce5af358568ec4f925d9308d69da0c02e%7C6fff909f07dc40da9e30fd7549c0f494%7C0%7C0%7C636869711093951097\u0026amp;sdata=NfdHS1L86VKnqww%2FSQ%2FhdkbTjwSY7kFKxPULqUTUO%2BY%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Protected by Outlook: http:\/\/www.citizensciencegis.org\/projects\/reu-belize-2018. Click or tap to follow the link.\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.citizensciencegis.org\/projects\/reu-belize-2018\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQuestions can be directed to:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EDr. Timothy Hawthorne: Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor of Geographic Information Systems at University of Central Florida (timothy.hawthorne@ucf.edu)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This summer the University of Central Florida is hosting the fourth year of their\u00a0National Science Foundation\u00a0Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site \u201cPreparing the Next Generation of Scholars through Community GIS and Citizen Science.\u201d\u00a0"}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2019-03-12 18:08:52","changed_gmt":"2019-03-12 18:08:52","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-03-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-03-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"617348":{"id":"617348","type":"image","title":"nsf_reu","body":null,"created":"1549386908","gmt_created":"2019-02-05 17:15:08","changed":"1549386908","gmt_changed":"2019-02-05 17:15:08","alt":"","file":{"fid":"234966","name":"nsf_reu.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nsf_reu.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nsf_reu.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":8354,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/nsf_reu.jpeg?itok=63NHpSsD"}}},"media_ids":["617348"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}