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The
Raptor Research Center (RRC) operates in the College
of Arts and Sciences at Boise State University.
The RRC and the Department
of Biology share common interests in basic biology and the conservation of
natural resources. The center and department collaborate to pursue these
interests through research, education, and conservation, especially regarding
raptors (birds of prey) and their ecosystems.
The
Raptor Research Center administers support from the state legislature for the Master
of Science in Raptor Biology program. These state-appropriated funds are
used largely to provide teaching assistantships and research support to graduate
students and to faculty associated with the Raptor Biology graduate degree
program. Teaching assistantships that include a stipend, a tuition and fee
waiver, and student health insurance are available on a competitive basis.
Additional support for master's research projects may be available from faculty
members. The Raptor Research Center provides all Raptor Biology graduate
students with support toward participation in two professional meetings at which
the students present results of their research. The Raptor Research Center
also has modest funds for a Graduate Student proposal competition and some
equipment to support student research. The RRC provides office space,
computers, and basic office services to Raptor Biology
graduate students and to students earning a Master
of Science or Master of Arts in Biology. There are about 40 students
enrolled in these master degree programs. RRC administrative staff includes
three part-time permanent persons.
The
RRC also conducts grant-based research. There are temporary professional staff
members employed under such grants and cooperative agreements. In 1990, Boise
State University entered into a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S.
Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, and recently the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Forest and
Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center - Snake
River Field Station (SRFS). This agreement provides for diverse
collaboration toward the cooperators’ mutual interests. Additionally, The
Peregrine Fund, Inc. provides support toward graduate student research and
RRC operations. The RRC provides office
space and support for the Idaho
Bird Observatory. The goal of these
collaborations is to further accomplish the cooperators’ respective missions
as they relate to biology, ecology, conservation, and education. In recent
years, the scope of work by the RRC has broadened to include a greater variety
of species and more diverse problems and questions. RRC’s research, education
and conservation objectives are met with support from significant cost
share/challenge grant projects, and cooperative agreements. Examples of projects
include:
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Student
research of basic and applied nature.
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Research
with state and federal natural resource agencies and bureaus.
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Projects
with nongovernmental organizations.
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Projects
with international partners.
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Technical
assistance, support, and training.
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Collaboration
with the USGS to maintain the Raptor
Information System World Wide Web. This is a customized world wide web page
that allows users to query a data base containing nearly 50,000 keyword
bibliographic entries on birds of prey, conservation and ecological topics.
Raptor Research Center
Boise State University
1910 University Drive
Boise, Idaho 83725-1516
phone: 208-426-3329
fax: 208-426-3117Questions and comments regarding the Raptor Research Center: mark_fuller@usgs.gov
Questions and comments regarding this website: kbledsoe@boisestate.edu
This page was last reviewed on 14 November 2007 .