Bridging Biodiversity and Conservation Science
The Bridging Biodiversity and Conservation Science group (BBCS) is a cross-campus initiative that addresses the interdisciplinary scientific and societal grand challenges associated with developing and implementing the emerging transitions needed to mitigate and adapt to climate change. To do this, the BBCS links campus strengths in conservation, human health biodiversity, and societal well-being.
Since 2017 the program has mentored postdoctoral researchers through collaborative, interdisciplinary teams creating novel synthetic research in:
Global Biodiversity & Conservation Science
while cultivating diverse expertise in various fields including:
Epidemology
Public Policy
Emerging Diseases
Governance
Informatics
Public Health
Public Administration
National Security
The BBCS leverages strengths from across the University of Arizona campus to:
- Forecast the future of biodiversity in support of human well-being including health and food, environmental, and national security;
- Develop cutting edge research that addresses key challenges in biodiversity science at the intersection of public health and environmental security, food security, and national security;
- Train and mentor the next generation of interdisciplinary researchers and leaders (postdocs and Assistant Professors); and
- Engage with broader environmental research initiatives across campus.
The BBCS is comprised of a team of postdoctoral researchers, core faculty, and other affiliated researchers that identified, through a series of workshops, several cross-cutting research projects that use biodiversity as a focal point for interdisciplinary investigations.
Welcome to our new faculty members:
Mackenzie Waller (CAPLA), Katy Prudic (SNRE) and Chris Lim (MEZCOPH)!
Latest BBCS News
BBCS Faculty Receive New NSF BioFI Award!
Brian Enquist, Kacey Ernst, and Dave Breshears have recently been awarded a collaborative NSF research grant, entitled "BoCP-Implementation: BioFI- Biodiversity Forecasting Initiative to Understand Population, Community and Ecosystem Function Under Global Change." This is a collaborative award with University of Arizona, Arizona State University, Rutgers University, and University of Connecticut. Supported research will focus on developing novel theory that links functional ecology, demography, and biogeography to scale up to community and ecosystem dynamics. Read more about the award here and here. Stay tuned for updates on how to get involved!
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