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Alumnae in the news: Climate change research at Lake Baikal.
The Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) at Dartmouth
College encompasses all areas of ecology, evolutionary biology and related
disciplines. The programs seeks to train highly qualified and motivated
students for productive careers in research and teaching through completion of
a Ph.D. degree. The core faculty in the program are ecologists and
evolutionary biologists in the Department of Biological Sciences
and the Environmental Studies
Program. Close collaboration exists with other biologists in the Department of Biological Sciences
and various departments in Dartmouth
Medical School, as well with colleagues in the Earth Sciences and Geography Departments and the Thayer School of
Engineering. Overall, a thriving community of faculty and students
engage in graduate education and research in ecology and evolutionary
biology.
Dartmouth is the smallest of the Ivy League institutions and has a
long-standing tradition of close student-faculty ties, a tradition that is
enthusiastically embraced by the EEB program. The program currently
consists of 13 core faculty and about 20 graduate students. About five
students are accepted for admission each year. Each student works closely
with a faculty advisor and has the opportunity to interact daily with other
members of the program. Students who have already decided on their area of
specialization select their advisor through correspondence and personal
interaction during the application process, while those who are less certain of
their interests may pursue small research projects in different laboratories
during the first year.
The program sponsors an active seminar series with speakers drawn from a
wide variety of institutions. In addition, weekly EELunches provide a
forum for students to present their "research in progress" and have
informal exchanges over current topics in ecology and evolutionary
biology. An annual weekend retreat is held each fall to provide further
time for learning and interacting.
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