NRT: A training incubator for addressing urban environmental change from Ridge to Reef (R2R)

城市和郊区，特别是在南加州，面临着多种环境挑战，如野火、污染和海平面上升。要成功地应对这些挑战，将需要跨越学术和政府机构边界的强有力的伙伴关系，并使所有利益攸关方参与进来。这项授予加州大学欧文分校的国家科学基金会研究培训(NRT)奖将通过与政府机构、非政府组织和私营部门的合作，为社区参与的研究生培训建立从岭到礁(R2R)的培训模式。R2R的主要目标是培训具有将概念性知识转化为城市景观中实际环境解决方案所需技能的下一代专业人员。R2R预计培训四十五(45)名博士或硕士学生，其中包括二十五(25)名来自生态学、工程学和地球系统科学项目的受训人员。这一研究生研究培训计划将培养一支熟练的劳动力队伍，以解决城市环境面临的相关问题。R2R培训计划将积极与政府机构、非政府组织和私营部门接触，开发研究问题和方法，使结果与现实世界的问题保持一致。研究实习生计划(RAIN)将为学生提供由合作伙伴和学术人员指导的动手技能培训。R2R课程将侧重于跨学科知识、沟通技能和专业发展。暑期学院将教授数据分析技能，环境解决方案实践将要求学员将他们的知识应用于现实世界的问题和数据集。完成项目要求和实习的学员将获得城市生态系统管理证书，以促进职业安置。研究产品和课程材料将被传播，以丰富加州大学欧文分校以外的研究生课程。通过培训下一代环境问题解决者，R2R将加强城市生态系统的可持续管理。NSF研究培训(NRT)计划旨在鼓励开发和实施大胆的、具有潜在变革意义的STEM研究生教育培训模式。Traineesship Track致力于通过创新的、基于证据的、与不断变化的劳动力和研究需求保持一致的综合培训模式，在高度优先的跨学科研究领域对STEM研究生进行有效培训。

Urban and suburban areas, particularly in southern California, face multiple environmental challenges such as wildfires, pollution, and sea level rise. To address these challenges successfully will require strong partnerships that cross academic and government agency boundaries and that engage all stakeholders. This National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) award to the University of California, Irvine, will establish the Ridge-to-Reef (R2R) training model for community-engaged graduate training through partnerships with government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector. The primary goal of R2R is to train the next generation of professionals with the skills required to translate conceptual knowledge into practical environmental solutions in urban landscapes. R2R anticipates training forty-five (45) PhD or Master's students, including twenty-five (25) funded trainees from ecology, engineering, and earth system science programs. This graduate research training program will foster a skilled workforce to tackle relevant problems facing urban environments. The R2R training program will actively engage with government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector to develop research questions and methods so that outcomes align with real-world problems. A Research in Action Internship (RAIN) program will provide students with hands-on skills training guided by the partners and academic faculty. The R2R curriculum will focus on interdisciplinary knowledge, communication skills, and professional development. A summer institute will teach data analysis skills, and an environmental solutions practicum will require trainees to apply their knowledge to real-world problems and datasets. Trainees who complete program requirements and an internship will receive a Certificate in Urban Ecosystem Management to facilitate career placement. Research products and curriculum materials will be disseminated to enrich graduate programs outside UC Irvine. By training the next generation of environmental problem solvers, R2R will enhance the sustainable management of urban ecosystems. The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program is designed to encourage the development and implementation of bold, new potentially transformative models for STEM graduate education training. The Traineeship Track is dedicated to effective training of STEM graduate students in high priority interdisciplinary research areas, through comprehensive traineeship models that are innovative, evidence-based, and aligned with changing workforce and research needs.