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Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation
Address Crises in Health of Marine Ecosystems(Dead Zones, Overfishing, Ecosystem Collapse)
US Commission on Ocean PolicyPew Oceans Commission
Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions
Integrated Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT)
Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation
Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions
IGERT
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.
Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions
IGERT
Program Requirements and Opportunities
Intensive summer program
Interdisciplinary Case studies (MSEP)
Expanded PhD committee
International internshipsMini-grant program
$30,000 stipend + $10,500 tuition and fees
Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions
IGERT
IGERT Summer Program17 credit lecture and lab course
PhD, Masters and Certificate Students
Weeks 1 & 2 Intro to marine biological and physical sciencesWeeks 3 & 4 Intro to economics and policyWeek 5 EcosystemsWeek 6 Special guest lectures (governance and law, NGOs, informatics)Week 7 CommunicationsWeek 8 Case studies (oil spills, dead zones, mercury, land-sea coupling)Week 9 Group projects
Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions
IGERT
A Selection of the 2003-2005 IGERT Cohorts
Kristen GruenthalChristine Whitcraft Maria DamonLoren McClenachan
Sheila Walsh
Gustavo Paredes
Ayana Johnson
Melissa Ohman Jeff Wescott
Jason Murray
Marco Hatch
Kate Hanson
Ben Neal
• 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
Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions
IGERT
Benefits
• 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
Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions
IGERT
Challenges
BUT CERTAINLY NO REGRETS!!