Achievement

In October, two members of our advisory committee were able to visit at the same time, Dr. Ji Weizhi of the Kunming Institute of Zoology and Dr. Jack Ives of Carleton University, Ontario, Canada. They met with students and faculty and gave presentations. This was a time for the program’s faculty and trainees to hear our guests’ perspectives and perceptions of our program and its progress over the past two years. Additionally, they each were able to give invaluable advice to individual students concerning their research during one-on-one meetings. Dr. Ji was instrumental in spearheading our IGERT from the China side and was able to reflect on the origins and need for our program from the perspective of our Chinese colleagues. Dr. Ives has been working in the Himalayan region for over 40 years and provided our program with a long-term perspective on interdisciplinary projects in the region.