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EHS-TRUE is an undergraduate research training program funded by the National Institutes of Health which supports students from backgrounds underrepresented in the sciences to conduct research on the impact of environmental factors upon human health with some of the leading experts in this exciting field. The program offers each participant two years of paid year-round training and research experience (15 hours/week during the fall and spring semesters, 35 hours/week in summer) in EHS-TRUE faculty mentors’ research groups to help develop an understanding of environmental health sciences, to apply classroom learning to research in environmental health, and to aid in deciding on a career path. Students take an introduction to environmental health sciences course and an introduction to biomedical research careers course during their two years in the program and participate in activities (workshops, retreats, scientific conferences) to expand their research experience. The goal of EHS-TRUE is to prepare undergraduates from underrepresented backgrounds to enter graduate programs in the environmental health sciences.
Because EHS-TRUE is offered under the UBRP umbrella, please be sure to read about UBRP on other parts of this site so that you understand the organization, expectations, and benefits of participation.
Participants in the EHS-TRUE Program will be involved in research for 12 weeks full time in the summer and part time during the academic year. This level of participation in research should allow participants to develop a scientific project to a level that can be presented at a scientific conference, and in many cases published with the student as a co-author.
For information and to apply: https://ubrp.arizona.edu/programs/environmental-health-sciences-transformative-research-undergraduate-experience