Center
for Biodiversity
Linking
Basic Science and Human Impacts
The
urgency to understand the origins and maintenance of biodiversity has
never been greater. Humans rely on the web of life for food, fiber, building
materials, medicinesas well as for life-sustaining fresh air and
water. The University of Marylands Center for Biodiversity was launched
to meet the need for training and research in this vital field.
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Our
Mission
To
prepare the next generation of scientists for the environmental challenges
that will arise during this century.
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Our
Goals
The
Center for Biodiversity has three goals:
- To
foster the highest-quality research
on issues associated with the origins and maintenance of biodiversity,
- To
extend that expertise to help solve real-world
problems, and
- To
train the next generation of scientific leaders
with experience in both scientific research and its applications
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What
We Offer
The
Center for Biodiversity is uniquely positioned to accomplish these goals.
We have:
- A
large group of prominent, internationally recognized faculty whose high-profile
research concerns various aspects of biological diversity.
- Documented
experience in connecting cutting-edge basic science in ecology and evolutionary
biology with important societal issues in conservation, restoration
biology and agroecology.
- An
interdepartmental Ph.D. program (BEES: Behavior, Ecology, Evolution
& Systematics) that attracts top students. (See http://www.life.umd.edu/grad/BEES/.)
- A
masters-level program in Sustainable Development and Conservation
Biology (CONS) that is one of the best in the nation. (See http://www.inform.umd.edu/CONS/.)
- A
proximity to federal, state, corporate and nongovernmental research
centers that offers partnering opportunities.
- A
network bridging a broad range of topics, including biodiversity conservation,
restoration of disturbed habitats and solutions to agricultural problems.
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Contact
Information
For more information,
contact the Centers director, Dr. Sara Via, at (301) 405-8941 or
sv47@umail.umd.edu.
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