Doctoral Program in Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, & Systematics
(BEES) at the University of Maryland, College Park
For many years the University of Maryland, College Park has provided
outstanding graduate training in animal behavior, ecology,
evolutionary biology, and systematics. In the last decade the BEES
program has been the center of this activity. We are delighted to
announce the first application cycle for BEES in its new form as a
concentration area within the new Biological Sciences umbrella
program. This change preserves BEES' historical rigor and
disciplinary focus, while enabling trainees to create a customized
curriculum, develop research projects extending beyond its
traditional disciplines, and participate in optional lab
rotations. The overall goals of the BEES concentration area remain
to conduct cutting-edge research on all aspects of biodiversity,
facilitate communication and collaboration among faculty and
students, and provide an incomparable environment for training the
next generation of ecological and evolutionary biologists.
BEES consists of over 60 distinguished faculty from ten departments
in five Colleges at the University of Maryland, as well as adjuncts
from nearby research institutions, such as the Smithsonian
Institution, United States Department of Agriculture, and the
National Institutes of Health. Together these individuals have
expertise in behavioral ecology, community ecology, comparative and
functional genomics, conservation biology, evolutionary developmental
biology, evolutionary ecology, evolutionary genetics, molecular
evolution,neuroethology, paleobiology, physiological ecology,
population ecology, population genetics, quantitative genetics, and
systematics.
To learn more about BEES and to initiate the application process,
please see http://chemlife.umd.edu/bisi or http://bees.umd.edu/
Please note that applications for enrollment in Fall, 2010 must be
received by January 6, 2010 to receive full consideration for
financial assistance.
