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Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation

Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation. Address Crises in Health of Marine Ecosystems (Dead Zones, Overfishing, Ecosystem Collapse) US Commission on Ocean Policy Pew Oceans Commission. Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation.

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Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation

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  1. Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Address Crises in Health of Marine Ecosystems (Dead Zones, Overfishing, Ecosystem Collapse) US Commission on Ocean Policy Pew Oceans Commission

  2. Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Integrated Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions

  3. IGERT Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions A new type of graduate education Our program links training in the biological, social, economic and political issues of marine conservation with technical competence in informatics and communication skills Our goal To prepare the next generation of professionals who can both identify and solve problems facing the world’s oceans for placement in government, NGOs and academia.

  4. IGERT Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions Program Requirements and Opportunities  Intensive summer program  Interdisciplinary Case studies (MSEP)  Expanded PhD committee • International internships • Mini-grant program • $30,000 stipend + $10,500 tuition and fees

  5. IGERT Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions IGERT Summer Program 17 credit lecture and lab course PhD, Masters and Certificate Students Weeks 1 & 2 Intro to marine biological and physical sciences Weeks 3 & 4 Intro to economics and policy Week 5 Ecosystems Week 6 Special guest lectures (governance and law, NGOs, informatics) Week 7 Communications Week 8 Case studies (oil spills, dead zones, mercury, land-sea coupling) Week 9 Group projects

  6. IGERT Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions Christine Whitcraft Kristen Gruenthal Kate Hanson Loren McClenachan Maria Damon Jason Murray A Selection of the 2003-2005 IGERT Cohorts Ayana Johnson Sheila Walsh Gustavo Paredes Marco Hatch Melissa Ohman Jeff Wescott Ben Neal

  7. IGERT Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions Benefits • Increase in quality and number of applicants (many are also NSF or EPA graduate fellows) - 1/3 of SIO applicants!! • Increase in donor support (including for foreign students) • Increase in student diversity (matching grants from UCSD) • Increase in student registration for IGERT classes (graduate and undergraduate) • Increase in number of faculty and departments participating (e.g. Economics, International Relations/Pacific Studies, Anthropology, Communications, NOAA Fisheries, San Diego Super Computer) • Creation of MAS program using IGERT courses • Innovative curriculum development • Inspiration for campus-wide sustainability initiative

  8. IGERT Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions Challenges • Funding for foreign students & administrative support • Long-term sustainability of program • Buy-in from faculty with “traditional” orientation • Incentives for faculty participation • Breadth vs depth in program focus • Living up to promises made • Burn-out in core faculty BUT CERTAINLY NO REGRETS!!

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