• Read more about Cap and Trade Policies (Catch Shares) in Ocean and Marine Resources

While the problem of the commons is more important to our lives and
thus more central to public policy and management, it remains
unsettled. Challenges continue in the management of ocean fisheries,
whereby regulated fisheries without individually secured harvesting
privileges have long been associated with the excessive competition or
the “race to fish” among fishermen. The “race to fish” has resulted in

• Read more about Travel Training Program Evaluation (US DOT)

Public transportation and public educational programs are mandated to provide transportation services for mentally and physically disabled individuals. While programs to transport members of disabled populations are important to ensure access and participation in important educational and work related activities, they are often highly expensive to operate. Moreover, they do not necessarily increase the independence of disabled clients.

• Read more about Institutional and Organizational Factors for Enabling Data Access, Exchange and Use Aims for DivSeek

The primary aim of DivSeek is “to enable breeders and researchers to mobilize…plant genetic variation to accelerate the rate of crop improvement”. To accomplish this, the DivSeek white paper describes the need to develop an information management platform that is adaptable to exogenous change and sets standards that enable data exchange, integration and interoperability between phenotypic and genotypic data related to genebank holdings.

• Read more about Climate Smart Technology Networks (CSTNets)

Climate Smart Technology Network (CSTNets) is part of the 2014-2019 Climate Change for Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Flagship Four initiative.

• Read more about Minority Access to Research Careers (NIH)

The Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Branch seeks to increase the number of highly-trained underrepresented biomedical and behavioral scientists in leadership positions to significantly impact the health-related research needs of the nation. Nationally, groups found to be underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research include, but are not limited to, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Alaska Natives and natives of the U.S. Pacific Islands (from NIH MARC website). Dr.

• Read more about Integrative Graduate Education, Research and Training (IGERT) Program Evaluation (NSF)

The NSF’s IGERT program is designed to develop university-based programs for graduate education and training that integrate collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. The Landscape, Ecological and Anthropogenic Processes (LEAP) IGERT Program at UIC was a multidisciplinary program that focuses on understanding ecological processes in human-altered landscapes. The program provided fellowships to Ph.D. candidates over a five-year period and supported a new curriculum and internship training for students.

• Read more about Genetic Resources Policy Initiative (GRPI)

Developing capacity to effectively implement the ITPGRFA: Research on policy network structure, actor characteristics, and coalitions

• Read more about Access and Benefit Sharing for Non-Plant Genetic Resources in Agriculture

Knowledge for Policy: Critical Research for Understanding Potential Impacts of ABS on Eight Sectors of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture