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Ridge 2 Reef trains a new generation of scholars

Ridge 2 Reef (R2R) trains scholars with the skills to manage valuable natural resources in and around urban complexes. Graduate students are trained in the process of convergent science whereby engineers, scientists, and practitioners co-develop research priorities to solve common problems. R2R trainees are equipped with the skills to inform or become practitioners who implement management solutions.

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Spring 2022: Upcoming Workshops and Webinars

Mar 23, 2022

If you're interested in gaining career and professional development skills and training, check out these upcoming events. Remember to register at UCI CampusGroups! Event Name & HyperlinkTimeDateLocationLeveraging LinkedIn1:00 - 2:00 PM3/31/2022OnlineNetworking...

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Nicole Fiore: Dissertation Defense

Feb 22, 2022

We are proud to extend an invitation to attend Nicole Fiore's Dissertation Defense: Ecosystem resilience to global environmental change. The event will take place Friday Feb. 25, 2022 at 10:00am via Zoom. For more information, please visit UCI's Earth System Science's...

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Jennifer Long

Jennifer Long

Program Director, Masters of Conservation and Restoration Sciences & Education & Outreach Coordinator, Center for Environmental Biology

Courtney Hunt

Courtney Hunt

Academic Coordinator

Steve Allison

Steve Allison

Associate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology & Earth System Science

Travis Huxman

Travis Huxman

Director, Center for Environmental Biology

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I think the biggest innovations of the 21st century will be at the intersection of biology and technology

Steve Allison

Professor of Ecology in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Director of the Newkirk Center for Science and Society and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).