Multidisciplinary Regional Studies Graduate Training Program: A Critical Need

多学科区域研究研究生培训计划：迫切需要

• 批准号: 9553614
• 负责人: Laurel Fox
• 金额: $ 56.46万
• 依托单位: University of California-Santa Cruz
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-09-01 至 2002-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9553614&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Multidisciplinary; Regional; Studies; Graduate; Training

GER-9553614 Fox Natural ecosystems are rarely pristine, almost all are modified by anthropogenic effects to varying degrees. Human activities are rarely treated as integral parts of those systems, either in research or training. Ecological communities are structured by top-down and bottom-up processes and interactions between them; human activities affect the same ecological processes in similar ways. The University of California at Santa Cruz recently initiated an interdepartmental, multidisciplinary program of research and training (the Monterey Bay Regional Studies (MBRS) program ) focused on basic understanding of regional coastal processes and their relation to specific regional issues. The regional approach provides a foundation for integrating research and training across different research scales and traditions. Scientists from different disciplines engage in multidisciplinary studies to examine complex environmental processes. Recently hired new faculty, high student interest and new doctoral program have rapidly increased our capacity to train students, but limited funds for their support restrict our ability to reach our potential. The quality and innovation of our program and the established need for multidisciplinary training programs in environmental biology make a strong case for support of this proposal. A Graduate Research Traineeship will allow us to expand the MBRS training component significantly, and to attract students seeking a broader, multidisciplinary foundation for their research. GRT students will participate in symposia, discussions, seminars and research in projects supported by MBRS. In addition, we will develop a graduate seminar course, student seminars and an apprenticeship program aimed to encourage multidisciplinary awareness and respect.

GER-9553614 Fox 自然生态系统很少是原始的，几乎所有生态系统都受到不同程度的人为影响的改变。无论是在研究还是培训中，人类活动很少被视为这些系统的组成部分。生态群落是由自上而下和自下而上的过程以及它们之间的相互作用构成的；人类活动以类似的方式影响相同的生态过程。加州大学圣克鲁斯分校最近启动了一项跨部门、多学科的研究和培训计划（蒙特利湾区域研究（MBRS）计划），重点是对区域沿海过程及其与特定区域问题的关系的基本了解。区域方法为整合不同研究规模和传统的研究和培训奠定了基础。来自不同学科的科学家从事多学科研究来检查复杂的环境过程。最近聘用的新教师、学生的高兴趣和新的博士项目迅速提高了我们培养学生的能力，但支持他们的资金有限限制了我们发挥潜力的能力。我们项目的质量和创新以及环境生物学多学科培训项目的既定需求为支持该提案提供了强有力的理由。研究生研究实习生将使我们能够显着扩展 MBRS 培训内容，并吸引寻求更广泛的多学科研究基础的学生。 GRT 学生将参加 MBRS 支持的项目的研讨会、讨论、研讨会和研究。此外，我们将开发研究生研讨会课程、学生研讨会和学徒计划，旨在鼓励多学科意识和尊重。