Making the Connection: A Translational Environmental Research Symposium

Resource management and grant funding agencies have sounded the call for well-crafted integration and translation of basic and applied knowledge to address the pressing challenges posed by current and future environmental and societal changes. Translational Environmental Research (TER) describes a process that brings environmental science, innovation, and expertise to environmental managers, planners, and information users in a seamless end-to-end progression. From applied environmental science to scientist-stakeholder research partnerships to extension and outreach, The University of Arizona is a leader in this rapidly developing area.

"Making the Connection" aims to bring together the campus research community to highlight University of Arizona infrastructure, expertise, and experience in Translational Environmental Research. The one-day symposium will provide opportunities for The University of Arizona community to:

• exchange knowledge about TER initiatives, models and practice
• build capacity for expanding TER activities on campus
• address needs for building the capacity to develop a new generation of researchers poised to bring science discoveries to more rapid use and implementation in resource management, operations, planning, and policy