[QSB-grads] Fwd: Fw: Summer 2019 NRS Field Course

[Miriam Barlow]

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*From:* California Ecology and Conservation <CAecology at ucop.edu>
*Sent:* Tuesday, October 30, 2018 2:21 PM
*To:* California Ecology and Conservation
*Subject:* Summer 2019 NRS Field Course


Dear UC Merced Community,

We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the
Summer 2019 offering of the UC Natural Reserve System field course, California
Ecology and Conservation <http://www.ucnrs.org/teaching/cec.html>.
*Applications
can be found **here* <https://nrs.submittable.com/submit>* and are due
on February 5, 2019 *so please spread the word!

This relatively new program, launched in Fall 2015, has been a tremendous
success. Students from across the UC system have gained strong independent
scientific research skills while immersed in the training grounds of the UC
natural reserves, from Big Sur to the Mojave Desert, from coastal redwoods
to California grasslands to high altitude bristlecone pines. Check out this
video  <https://youtu.be/uDfHuGRuQS4>to get glimpses of what students are
calling the most rewarding experience in their undergraduate careers. Here
is what some alumni have said about the experience:

"This course has made me fall in love with the process of science!" - UC
Davis student

"My research, writing, and public speaking skills have improved and I am
certain that this is a result of this class." - UC Los Angeles student

"This course has given me an in-depth understanding of scientific research
that I haven't gained anywhere else. I have learned more about what a
career in this field would look like in the last 50 days than the rest of
my undergraduate career." - UC Santa Cruz student

"I loved getting to spend the summer in some of the most beautiful places
in California with a group of amazing people. - UC Berkeley student


California Ecology and Conservation brings together 27 undergraduates from
across the UC system for seven weeks of intensive learning at NRS reserves.
Experienced field instructors help undergraduates transform into
scientists. Students complete a series of increasingly independent research
studies while learning to notice natural patterns, frame questions into
feasible research projects, and practice standard field techniques. At the
conclusion of each project, students analyze their data and present their
findings in oral presentations and written reports. Students hone their
research, public speaking, and scientific writing skills with constant
practice and feedback. All the while, students gain a working familiarity
with California’s diverse ecosystems.

All UC undergraduates who have a 2.5+ GPA, are in good standing with their
home campus, and have successfully completed an introductory biology course
are eligible to apply.

More information is available on the course website
<http://www.ucnrs.org/teaching/cec.html>. As always, I am happy to answer
any questions you might have about the program.

Please distribute this email widely and share this exciting program with
your students. I’ve attached two documents for you to share with students-
one is a general flyer for you to print and post and the other lists how
the course units map onto various degree programs at your campus.  If
students from majors not listed are interested in taking the course, they
can petition their departments to receive credits toward their major,
minor, and GE requirements. Additional flyers can be found
<http://www.ucnrs.org/teaching/cec/flyers.html>here
<https://ucnrs.org/teaching/cec/flyers/>.

Thanks so much!
Erin



__________________
Erin Marnocha, PhD
Program Coordinator
UC Natural Reserve System



-- 
Miriam Barlow
Founding Faculty and Professor
Chair, Quantitative and Systems Biology
University of California, Merced

209.228.4174
miriam.barlow at gmail.com
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