Graduate
School
Other Programs and Opportunities
- Large Lake Observatory - the
LLO uses an integrated systems approach to study large lakes and to
collaborate with more biologically oriented programs at other limnological
centers in the United States and abroad. Students may pursue graduate
studies with LLO faculty through already existing M.S. And Ph.D. programs
in Geological Sciences, the Physics M.S. program, or through a new M.S.
and Ph.D. Program in Water Resources Science.
- Math & Science Graduate Fellowships in K-12 Education - a National
Science Foundation-funded program linking students in certain UMD
graduate programs to K-12 teachers to improve teaching of science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics in K-12 classrooms.
- Minnesota Sea Grant - a
partnership between the University of Minnesota Graduate School, the
Federal Government, the State of Minnesota, and various Minnesota industries.
It is a statewide enterprise, and one of 29 programs in coastal ocean
and Great Lake states that make up the National Sea Grant Program. It
provides competitive research funding for University researchers to
address basic and applied problems and opportunities associated with
Lake Superior and Minnesota's inland aquatic resources. Minnesota Sea
Grant provides a partnership between the University of Minnesota Graduate
School, the Federal Government, the State of Minnesota, and various
Minnesota industries. It is a statewide enterprise, and one of 29 programs
in coastal ocean and Great Lake states that make up the National Sea
Grant Program. It provides competitive research funding for University
researchers to address basic and applied problems and opportunities
associated with Lake Superior and Minnesota's inland aquatic resources.
Minnesota Sea Grant provides assistantships for graduate students working
on Sea Grant funded research programs.