20 1 Introduction The Institute of the Environment and Sustainability The Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) was formed in 1997 when 51 UCLA faculty signed a proposal to create a new center for research and education. [...] The Institute strives to bring together methods and concepts from the social sciences, the natural sciences, law, policy, and the humanities in order to develop novel, solutions-focused approaches to some of the most pressing challenges of our time. [...] and ESE programs), the Chair of Admissions, the Faculty Graduate Mentor, the IoES Associate Director, the Graduate Programs Coordinator, and the IoES Director ex officio. [...] o The primary purpose of the discussion period is to help faculty and student identify ways to improve and facilitate the successful completion of the research proposal o The secondary purpose of the discussion period is to assess the students’ understanding of the material. [...] o The official outcomes “Conditional Pass” and “Fail” should rarely or never happen, because it is the responsibility of the co-advisors to ensure the student is ready to proceed and to succeed before scheduling the oral examination.
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