FYI. wil Dear Colleagues,
Team GLOBES invites you to learn more about a pioneering initiative and fellowship opportunity at the University of Notre Dame. GLOBES is a new, interdisciplinary Ph.D. program studying Global Linkages of Biology, the Environment, and Society. Launched by funding from an IGERT (Integrated Graduate Education, Research and Traineeship) grant from the National Science Foundation, GLOBES offers a number of unique interdisciplinary classes, symposium, conferences, and research and education activities of both national and international scope mentored by faculty from across the College of Science, the College of Arts and Letters, and the Law School. The central theme of GLOBES research projects is that environmental degradation in the form of habitat destruction, biodiversity loss, water pollution, and the spread of invasive species and infectious disease has interrelated causes and feedbacks that are both biological and social in nature. To address these problems requires the coordinated effort of biological and social scientists working in concert with experts in public policy and the law. Students who have a strong interest in team-based interdisciplinary studies and research are encouraged to apply. Fellowships, available to U.S. residents and permanent citizens, include generous yearly stipends, a full waiver of graduate tuition, research and travel funds. Application deadlines for Fall 2007 admission vary depending on the home department of study. Participating departments include Biological Sciences (Jan. 15 deadline), Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Economics and Econometrics, History, Philosophy, History and Philosophy of Science, and Theology. For additional information on application procedures, GLOBES faculty, home Ph.D. departments, research facilities and the University of Notre Dame, visit the GLOBES website at http://globes.nd.edu Kind regards, Jeffrey L. Feder GLOBES Program Director Department of Biological Sciences University of Notre Dame, IN 46556-0369 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (574) 631-4159 Fax: (574) 631-7413 Website: http://globes.nd.edu
