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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Summer Quarter 2022 in Review
As we roll into the 2022-2023 school year, we’d like to wish the best of luck to everyone and look back on some of the things our trainees have been doing. They were definitely busy this summer! Download our Newsletter to see more! Summer 2022 Newsletter
Spring Quarter 2022 in Review
As we come to the close of the 2021-2022 school year, we want to recognize all of our brilliant trainees and their achievements, awards, and collaborative projects. Take a look at our newsletter to see more! Spring 2022 Newsletter
Building Connections through Art and Science
In Spring 2022, R2R trainees took on the challenge to plan an event and workshop that would bridge gaps between the community, local tribes, ecologists, artists, and land management agencies: Art + Ecology: Stories that build connections. The event showcased student-created art that sought to illustrate the complex, scientific processes in our many diverse and…
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).