National Geographic Society Information Session
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The Office of Sponsored Research is pleased to invite Ã山ǿ¼é researchers and administrators toÌýan information session on National Geographic funding opportunities.Ìý Both emerging and established researchers are encouraged to attend.
National Geographic has recently revised their granting program and funds fieldwork in the following areas:ÌýÌýhuman migrationÌý(i.e., the causes and effects of human population movement),Ìýhuman adaptationÌý(i.e., how societies adjust to and mitigate environmental changes), andÌýhuman diversityÌý(i.e., the cultural, linguistic, and genetic diversity of our species),Ìýbiodiversity in human-altered environmentsÌý(including human-wildlife conflict and mitigation, urban ecology, zoonotic diseases), theÌýeffects of climate change on biodiversityÌý(including science- and policy-oriented solutions), theÌýexploitation of natural resourcesÌý(including bushmeat, legal but unsustainable harvesting, wildlife crime),Ìýlandscape connectivity and habitat corridorsÌý(including animal migrations), and theÌýscience of restorationÌý(i.e., ecosystem restoration at all scales), geology, geochemistry, physical geography, marine ecology, oceanography, paleontology, and observational astronomy. We are particularly interested in the themes ofÌýocean research and conservationÌý(including reef processes, marine ecology and management, and sea-level change),Ìýdisasters associated with natural hazardsÌý(including volcanoes, earthquakes, and landslides),Ìýenvironmental changeÌý(including records of past climates, glacial retreat, pollution, and remediation), andÌýthe history of our planetÌý(including plate tectonics, paleobotany, mass-extinction events, and planetary analog science).
National Geographic has also released Requests for Proposals in the following fields:Ìý; ; ; that will also be addressed at the workshop.
The information session will include:
- presentation byÌýColin Chapman, Professor (Anthropology and School of Environment) and Member of the Committee for Research and Exploration (CRE) at National Geographic.Ìý Professor Chapman will share his insights, knowledge, and new updates from his perspective as a member of the CRE for over 9 years.
- a question and answer period.Ìý
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Please RSVP online by August 31, 2017 at 5:00 P.M.