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From: Kevin Omland <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 6:02 PM
To: Kevin keo <[log in to unmask]>
Cc: Tamra Mendelson <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: NSF Funded MS Program - Recruiting Applicants - DEIJ & Environmental Research Related to Baltimore Harbor
Dear Colleagues:
Please spread the word about our NSF funded master’s degree program<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icare.umbc.edu/icare-masters-degree/__;!!HXCxUKc!3icetkpFqH1n84I0FeXEV8E3pTqYZ-5ucv0y9_n2yDaE122HinqhTFuJVsXAmUcCX1UuLvqGNKDHOvL2gA$> known as ICARE (Interdisciplinary Consortium for Applied Research in the Environment). The main goals of the program are increasing diversity in the environmental workforce and community-engaged environmental research in and around the Baltimore Harbor. We are now accepting applications for our third cohort of students that will begin in Fall 2023. The target date for applications is January 1, 2023. This will be the final cohort funded by our current NSF grant.

Student Benefits Include:
·          $34,000 annual stipend, full tuition coverage, fees, & health insurance.
·          Up to $7,500 in research expenses.
·          Mentoring and networking with employers across the environmental sector.
Graduate students in our program follow a two-year schedule that includes a series of professional and disciplinary courses, plus a research project that will comprise their master’s thesis. For the research project, students will be mentored by a team that includes at least one faculty member and one partner practitioner working on projects related to the Baltimore Harbor and surrounding environments.

Students should apply to any of the five main departments at UMBC affiliated with the program: Biological Sciences; Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering; Geography and Environmental Systems; Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences; or the School of Public Policy. They should also separately complete a short application to the ICARE program, available to view on our website here: https://icare.umbc.edu/application/<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icare.umbc.edu/application/__;!!HXCxUKc!3icetkpFqH1n84I0FeXEV8E3pTqYZ-5ucv0y9_n2yDaE122HinqhTFuJVsXAmUcCX1UuLvqGNKDOeegw7A$>.

Here is a link to a series of slides<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icare.umbc.edu/home/faculty-research/__;!!HXCxUKc!3icetkpFqH1n84I0FeXEV8E3pTqYZ-5ucv0y9_n2yDaE122HinqhTFuJVsXAmUcCX1UuLvqGNKBSTTGpQw$> that describes what each of the ICARE faculty do especially with respect to the ICARE master's program.

Please pass this information on to prospective students and encourage them to contact us and complete the ICARE Interest Form<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icare.umbc.edu/contact/__;!!HXCxUKc!3icetkpFqH1n84I0FeXEV8E3pTqYZ-5ucv0y9_n2yDaE122HinqhTFuJVsXAmUcCX1UuLvqGNKBYeuoDFA$>.  Please contact any of us if you have questions or comments.  Thanks in advance for helping to spread the word.

Tamra Mendelson, ICARE PI, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Kevin Omland, ICARE Co-PI, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>

ICARE Website:   https://icare.umbc.edu<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icare.umbc.edu/__;!!HXCxUKc!3icetkpFqH1n84I0FeXEV8E3pTqYZ-5ucv0y9_n2yDaE122HinqhTFuJVsXAmUcCX1UuLvqGNKC9y_C9gw$>  TWITTER: @UMBC_ICARE<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/UMBC_ICARE__;!!HXCxUKc!3icetkpFqH1n84I0FeXEV8E3pTqYZ-5ucv0y9_n2yDaE122HinqhTFuJVsXAmUcCX1UuLvqGNKB1acpjnw$>, INSTAGRAM: umbc_icare<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.instagram.com/umbc_icare/__;!!HXCxUKc!3icetkpFqH1n84I0FeXEV8E3pTqYZ-5ucv0y9_n2yDaE122HinqhTFuJVsXAmUcCX1UuLvqGNKBniyoVbw$>, and FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/UMBCicare<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/UMBCicare__;!!HXCxUKc!3icetkpFqH1n84I0FeXEV8E3pTqYZ-5ucv0y9_n2yDaE122HinqhTFuJVsXAmUcCX1UuLvqGNKAJvMoMtg$>

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Kevin Omland, PhD
Pronouns: he/him/his
Professor of Biological Sciences
UMBC STRIDE Faculty Diversity Fellow 2015-2020

Department of Biological Sciences
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
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