This five-year National Research Traineeship (NRT) will foster interdisciplinary, 21st century, and global competency skills of graduate students at the University of South Florida (USF) and University of the Virgin Islands (UVI). It develops a transformative community-engaged training and research Food Energy Water Systems (FEWS) program where graduates experience integrative training and research to design innovative solutions to sustainably managing complex and interconnected coastal systems. The project pushes the concept of "ridge-to-reef systems" in new directions by considering the technological, institutional, environmental, and sociocultural factors that shape FEWS. Award Information: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1735320
