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We present a case study of a project\u2010based graduate seminar co\u2010taught by an ecologist and a social scientist that paired eight social science master's students (Emory University) with two ecology doctoral students (San Diego State University and University of California, Davis) in a semester\u2010long, largely remote collaboration. Student teams used a research proposal as a boundary object to co\u2010produce socially\u2010informed ecological research designs, supported by readings and staged feedback, mid\u2010semester cross\u2010team discussion, and final presentations. 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