Dear Environmental Studies Minors,
Please find the this week’s announcements below. Also,
if you have any questions about advising, please don’t hesitate to contact
me. Professor Snyder’s email about this spring’s course offerings is
online here.
The Environmental Studies program now has a Facebook
page. Like it today at https://www.facebook.com/bcenvstudy.
We promise not to flood your newsfeed with updates will but keep you informed
about both the most important ESP events and relevant local, national, and
global environmental news stories.
On Campus Forums and Presentations
1.
Between City and Nature: Finding
Your Place in a Changing World
Graduate School Opportunities
1. Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
2. PhD Research and Teaching Assistantship, University of Vermont:
Human Health and the Environment
3. PhD Funding at the National University of Singapore
Off-Campus Lectures, Forums, and Exhibitions
1. Bridgewater State 12th Annual Undergraduate
Symposium on Sustainability and the Environment – 12/7
2. Physics of Sustainable Energy Resources Conference
3. Exhibition on Climate Change at the Harvard Museum of Natural
History
4. C2C National Climate Seminar at Bard – Biweekly Events
Internship and Job Opportunities, Site Visits, and Travel
Opportunities
1.
Ecosystem Restoration
through Interdisciplinary Exchange
2.
Assistant Project Manager
for Environmental Dashboard
3.
Study Montana Wildlife this
Summer
4.
C2C Fellowship
5.
Internship with
Environment America
6.
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
7.
Green
Corps Environmental Training Program
8.
Environment
Massachusetts
Best,
Kevin
--
B. Kevin Brown
Graduate Assistant, Environmental Studies
617-552-2477
Devlin 213
Fall 2013 Office Hours: Monday 9:00am-1:00pm, Tuesday
10:00am-4:00pm, Wednesday 4:00-5:00pm, and Thursday 12:00-5:00pm
We are pleased to announce that the Fall 2014 application for admission to the Masters programs at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies is now live. You can access the application here. Please make sure to submit all of your materials no later than December 15, 2013 in order to be given full consideration for admission.
Financial Aid Update
In order to be considered for scholarships, all applicants must submit the F&ES financial aid application by February 15, 2014. U.S. students must also submit the 2014-15 FAFSA by this deadline. Applicants who submit late or incomplete applications for financial aid will not be considered for scholarship. The financial aid application will be available in mid-October.
Anyone that submits an
application for admission will also be granted access to the outside
scholarship database. This is a great resource for students looking for
additional scholarship support, and we strongly encourage you to look at this
database before you receive your admission decision!
Application
Deadline: Applications are due to the UVM Graduate College by February
1st; letters of interest and supporting materials are due to Dr.
Vatovec by January 20th
Position: PhD
Assistantship; Three years of funding available (research and teaching
assistantship) with a goal of securing project funding for the duration of the
students’ program.
Project
background: Dr. Christine Vatovec has funding available for one
doctoral-level student to conduct environmental health social science research
that is related to medical care. Current projects focus on two areas regarding the interplay between human health
and the environment: 1) the socio-ecological consequences of medical care, and
2) the human health benefits of nature contact.
Responsibilities: The
successful applicant will work with Dr. Vatovec to develop a research protocol,
apply for grant funding, conduct field research (e.g. interviews,
observations), analyze data, and prepare publications and presentations for
academic and lay audiences. The position is for a minimum of three years
during which time the student will serve as a teaching assistant (10
hours/week) and research assistant (10 hours/week).
Qualifications: The
successful applicant will have a background in environmental studies or a
related discipline, and an interest in environmental health, social science research,
and qualitative methodology. While not required, preference will be given
to applicants who have earned a MPH, or are interested in participating in the
Certificate in Public Health program (http://learn.uvm.edu/health-3/public-health-certificate/)
at UVM.
To apply: Interested
applicants should submit the following materials to Dr. Vatovec by January
20th:
1. A letter of
interest (two pages, maximum) that outlines the applicant’s professional
interest in environmental health and career plans, why earning a PhD the best
path for achieving your career goals, and experience with qualitative social
science methods,
2. the names
and contact information of three references,
3. unofficial
transcripts, and GRE scores, and
4. your current
CV (please include your GPA from your current or most recently completed
graduate studies).
In addition,
applicants will need to apply to the Rubenstein School of Environment and
Natural Resources (RSENR) Graduate School before February 1st (Graduate application process). In your application, be sure
to state your preference for working with Dr. Vatovec. If you would like to
discuss this assistantship before applying, please contact Dr. Vatovec.
DEPARTMENT
OF GEOGRAPHY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
The QS
World University rankings (2013) place National University Singapore (NUS) in
the top 25 universities in the world and number one in Asia. In the same
rankings, the Department of Geography, NUS, is ranked in the top ten Geography
programmes globally.
The Tropical
Environmental Change (TEC) research group in the Department of Geography,
NUS, currently comprises around 35 faculty and graduate research students whose
interests focus on the dynamic nature of geo-ecological processes and the human
dimensions of low latitude (tropical) regimes. Such regimes are amongst
the least studied and therefore most poorly understood on Earth.
Several
fully funded scholarships (fees and maintenance) of up to four years are currently available in
the TEC research group in the Department to support research and training to
the award of a PhD. Opportunities also exist to apply for additional
funding to support fieldwork and laboratory costs, if relevant, to participate
in international conferences and to contribute to the Department’s teaching
programmes.
Graduate
research students in TEC follow a semi-structured programme, which involves a
taught component in the first two years of registration. The programme
allows a PhD student to acquire and develop to a high standard both
subject-specific and transferable skills, thus enabling a student to access a
broad range of future employment opportunities – in business, industry,
consultancy, education, research etc. For information on how to
become a PhD student at one of the world’s top universities in one of the most
culturally diverse and technologically advanced cities in the world, and on
enriching careers following your PhD, see: http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/geog/graduates/
Please note
that there are two application deadlines each year: 1 November and 15 May
(for entrance in, respectively, August and January of the year following the
application deadline). For further information, please contact in the
first instance Ms Pauline Lee (email geoleepl@nus.edu.sg
). Pauline is the administrator in the Department with responsibility for
providing support to the Graduate Studies programme in Geography.
TEC faculty
are particularly interested to receive applications from suitably
qualified candidates (excellent performances in bachelor’s and master’s degrees
in relevant subjects) that relate directly to the topics/themes listed
below. We are also happy to consider enquiries and
applications within the broad field of Tropical Environmental Change from
suitably qualified applicants. In the case of the latter, applicants are
advised from early in the process of writing their PhD proposal to consult
with a member of TEC faculty whose research interests most closely match
their own. For further advice, including whom among the TEC faculty might
be best able to help develop a proposal, please contact Professor David Taylor
(geodmt@nus.edu.sg ) –
Chair of TEC.
PhD topics/themes currently open to applicants
(for further details on specific topics/themes
please contact the PI(s) listed):
1) Reconstruction of Palaeoflood
histories on mainland SE Asian Rivers
(PI:
Professor Alan Ziegler, email: geoadz@nus.edu.sg)
This PhD develops preliminary work in TEC by Profs Ziegler, Higgitt, Oliver, Wasson examining river bank stratigraphies to develop a timeline of flood occurrences during the past millennia. In particular the work will explore the possibility of a breakdown of the Indian Ocean Monsoon during the Little Ice Age, then it's restrengthening in the last 100-200 years. Fieldwork will be conducted in at least the following countries: Thailand, Lao PDR, Myanmar. Analyses will involve 14C and OSL dating. Other analyses could involve hydrological modeling and comparison of the flood record against including tree ring and speleothem archives. This work has implications for understanding potential changes in flood occurrences with plausible impending climate change
2)
Linking Health and Environment- Ecology, Epidemiology and Geography of
Infectious Diseases
(PI:
Assistant Professor Wang Yi-Chen, email: yi-chen.wang@nus.edu.sg
)
Disease transmission requires a susceptible host to encounter an infected host or vector, thereby is an inherently spatial process. Factors affecting the spatial distributions of pathogens, hosts, and vectors, and their likelihood of close encountering, are thus critical for understanding the dynamics of diseases. PhD projects under this research theme will be cross-cutting and expand the work done by both the physical and human geographers of the Department (i.e., Dr Wang, Prof Taylor, Dr Feng, Dr. Grundy-Warr, Prof Ziegler) to examine the ecology, epidemiology and geography of infectious disease (including, but not limited to, malaria, opisthorchiasis, schistosomiasis, and clonorchiasis), with the applications of GIS, remote sensing and other spatial analysis techniques. Topics may include: environmental and/or social determinants of disease prevalence and transmission; spatial analysis and modeling of disease risks; landscape influences on the spatial variation in disease prevalence; and impacts of land change on disease ecology. Interested students with ecology, physical geography, and GIS/remote sensing background are encouraged to apply.
Disease transmission requires a susceptible host to encounter an infected host or vector, thereby is an inherently spatial process. Factors affecting the spatial distributions of pathogens, hosts, and vectors, and their likelihood of close encountering, are thus critical for understanding the dynamics of diseases. PhD projects under this research theme will be cross-cutting and expand the work done by both the physical and human geographers of the Department (i.e., Dr Wang, Prof Taylor, Dr Feng, Dr. Grundy-Warr, Prof Ziegler) to examine the ecology, epidemiology and geography of infectious disease (including, but not limited to, malaria, opisthorchiasis, schistosomiasis, and clonorchiasis), with the applications of GIS, remote sensing and other spatial analysis techniques. Topics may include: environmental and/or social determinants of disease prevalence and transmission; spatial analysis and modeling of disease risks; landscape influences on the spatial variation in disease prevalence; and impacts of land change on disease ecology. Interested students with ecology, physical geography, and GIS/remote sensing background are encouraged to apply.
3) Coastal hazard vulnerability in the
Gulf of Thailand assessed from the Holocene frequency of high-energy inundation
deposits
(PI:
Associate Professor James Terry, email: geojpt@nus.edu.sg )
Scientific
data underpinning coastal hazard assessments is often of poor quality or
limited historical extent in the SE Asian region, where most records extend
back for only the last 200 years or so. To truly understand the coastal
hazards we are exposed to we need information that extends well beyond the
historical record. Unfortunately, it is not always easy to recognize the
hazards that a low-lying coastal area faces, either because there may be no
previous memory of large-magnitude, destructive events from which we might
learn valuable lessons, or because people are, for various reasons, unaware of
the area’s geological past.
The primary
goal of this PhD project is to improve understanding of the magnitude-frequency
of large coastal inundation events in the Gulf of Thailand, that potentially
threaten the deltaic megacity of Bangkok and other Thai coastal cities.
Occurring over centennial timescales, severe coastal floods may be generated by
intense storms or tsunamis. For teasing out the palaeo-record into the
Holocene epoch, sedimentological analysis of coastal deposits remains among the
most valuable approaches.
An exciting
new method growing in importance is to carry out detailed examination of large
coastal clasts for illuminating the characteristics of the high-energy waves
that emplaced them. This is especially applicable to tropical coastlines,
where datable carbonate blocks torn up from coral reefs are thrown up onto
exposed coastal platforms during storms and tsunamis. Such types of deposits
have obvious advantages in terms of identification and sampling, compared to
more elusive layers of fine sands that might be difficult to locate if buried
in mangrove swamps, obscured by shoreline vegetation or submerged underwater in
lagoons. Laboratory dating using Uranium-series techniques provides a
timetable back through pre-history of major coastal inundation events.
The
significance of obtaining such data for the Gulf of Thailand is clear to
see. Not only will the information be of value to government departments
and disaster agencies tasked with assessing current coastal vulnerability, it
will also help in the science of projecting risk scenarios into the future as
sea levels continue rising in the region through eustatic change and deltaic subsidence.
4) Understanding human impacts on climate caused
by urban development
(PIs:
Associate Professor Matthias Roth, email: geomr@nus.edu.sg & Assistant Professor
Winston Chow, email: winstonchow@nus.edu.sg )
PhD
projects under this research theme investigate the broad question of how
land-use and land cover changes affect local climates with a particular focus
on cities and the role they play in climate change. Our group uses experimental
approaches (observations in the field and application of numerical climate
models) to study various aspects of the urban climate, including (i.) the
development of the urban heat island (UHI) effect and its consequent impacts on
exposure to thermal discomfort, (ii.) cycling of heat, mass and carbon dioxide
as well as (iii.) fundamental flow and turbulence properties. Our laboratory is
primarily Singapore, an increasingly important hub for urban climate research
in the tropics. Findings from this research are important to improve our
understanding of the physical transfer processes and energy balance in the
urban environment, as well as in assessing the vulnerability of urban
populations towards detrimental impacts of urban climate change. Applications
include the prediction of the exchanges of energy and moisture at the
surface, dispersion of pollutants, cycling of atmospheric trace species that
play a key role in climate change or human thermal comfort and climate
sensitive urban design.
Interested
students with strong science backgrounds as well as those with prior training
in atmospheric sciences, climatology or physical geography are encouraged to
apply. The development and completion of own research agenda, leading to
scientific publications is strongly encouraged.
5)
Agent-based modeling in CyberGIS
(PI:
Assistant Professor Feng Chen-Chieh, email: geofcc@nus.edu.sg )
Agent-based modeling (ABM) is a powerful approach for simulating social and natural systems. It enables exploring a wide range of geographical and more broadly social sciences issues facing society. With the emergence of “spatial big data” that come in large volume and fine granularity, and CyberGIS that is capable of handling these spatial big data, it is now possible to carry out micro-simulation on a large spatial and temporal extent. ABM in CyberGIS thus makes it possible to offer researchers and policy makers more realistic rendition of spatial dynamic systems of interest and explore key trends in these systems that carry policy implications.
Projects under this research theme include the development of new ABM formalisms and algorithms in CyberGIS, techniques for handling spatial big data, and tools for visualizing high-dimensional data sets, as well as their applications various urban issues, such as urban transportation and accessibility. Interested students with strong GIS and modeling background are encouraged to apply.
Agent-based modeling (ABM) is a powerful approach for simulating social and natural systems. It enables exploring a wide range of geographical and more broadly social sciences issues facing society. With the emergence of “spatial big data” that come in large volume and fine granularity, and CyberGIS that is capable of handling these spatial big data, it is now possible to carry out micro-simulation on a large spatial and temporal extent. ABM in CyberGIS thus makes it possible to offer researchers and policy makers more realistic rendition of spatial dynamic systems of interest and explore key trends in these systems that carry policy implications.
Projects under this research theme include the development of new ABM formalisms and algorithms in CyberGIS, techniques for handling spatial big data, and tools for visualizing high-dimensional data sets, as well as their applications various urban issues, such as urban transportation and accessibility. Interested students with strong GIS and modeling background are encouraged to apply.
6)
The role of mangroves in coastal management (PI: Assistant Professor Daniel
Friess, email: dan.friess@nus.edu.sg )
Mangroves provide a multitude of important ecosystem services, supporting the livelihoods of millions of people in Southeast Asia, though are suffering rapid decline. Research in the Mangrove Lab at NUS Geography focuses on the geomorphological, ecological and social factors that affect mangrove stability and ecosystem service provision, using field-based and remote sensing techniques. We are particularly interested in research that puts mangroves into a wider coastal management perspective.
Topics may include 1) quantification and modelling of mangrove ecosystem services (e.g. carbon) under different management scenarios, 2) mangrove geomorphology and its effect on ecosystem service provision, 3) mangrove geomorphology and sea level rise, 4) geomorphological, ecological and social factors contributing to mangrove restoration, and 5) remote sensing of mangrove land cover change. Current study locations include Singapore, Sulawesi (Indonesia) and Thailand, though there is potential to expand research to The Philippines and Sri Lanka. Students will be expected to work closely with our regional University and NGO partners. Students with an interest in ecology, physical geography and/or GIS/remote sensing are encouraged to apply. For more information on current projects and students see www.themangrovelab.com
Mangroves provide a multitude of important ecosystem services, supporting the livelihoods of millions of people in Southeast Asia, though are suffering rapid decline. Research in the Mangrove Lab at NUS Geography focuses on the geomorphological, ecological and social factors that affect mangrove stability and ecosystem service provision, using field-based and remote sensing techniques. We are particularly interested in research that puts mangroves into a wider coastal management perspective.
Topics may include 1) quantification and modelling of mangrove ecosystem services (e.g. carbon) under different management scenarios, 2) mangrove geomorphology and its effect on ecosystem service provision, 3) mangrove geomorphology and sea level rise, 4) geomorphological, ecological and social factors contributing to mangrove restoration, and 5) remote sensing of mangrove land cover change. Current study locations include Singapore, Sulawesi (Indonesia) and Thailand, though there is potential to expand research to The Philippines and Sri Lanka. Students will be expected to work closely with our regional University and NGO partners. Students with an interest in ecology, physical geography and/or GIS/remote sensing are encouraged to apply. For more information on current projects and students see www.themangrovelab.com
7)
Determining the form and level of anthropogenic impacts on freshwater lakes in
tropical Asia, and the rate and nature of past recovery phases.
(PI:
Professor David Taylor, email: geodmt@nus.edu.sg )
This PhD
project will utilize a largely palaeolimnological (lake sediments-based)
approach at a selection of lakes in the Philippines that span a range of
degrees of anthropogenic modification. Information generated by the project
will provide a basis for allied research aimed at anticipating future aquatic
conditions, including factors that could potentially confound recovery and
efforts at restoration.
Key
research questions underpinning the PhD research are likely to include:
1)
What are the principal ecological pressures linked to human activity and how
have these pressures varied over the last c. 500 years?
2)
Is there evidence in the lake sediment records of past periods of ecological
recovery and if so what was the context for this recovery and over what period
of time did it take place?
3)
To what extent do aquatic ecological pressures, including climate change and
variability, internal lake processes (e.g. lake turnover events) etc, interact
resulting in synergistic effects, and do particular catchment conditions – e.g.
particular soil, land cover and topographic characteristics – appear to
constrain or enhance outcomes?
The
research will be carried out in collaboration with researchers at the University
of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, who are working on a major,
Philippines Government-funded research programme investigating freshwater
pollution, and targets an area of the aquatic sciences that is at present very
poorly covered in the tropics generally and in tropical Asia in particular.
The research project includes field-based research in the Philippines.
8) Carbon cycles in large Asian
rivers
(PI:
Professor Lu Xi Xi, email: geoluxx@nus.edu.sg )
Riverine
carbon fluxes, burial and emission (or outgassing or evasion) are an important
part of carbon exchange between terrestrial, oceanic and atmospheric
environment and thus must be considered in strategies to mitigate climate
change. However, there is limited understanding of recent spatial and temporal
dynamics of such exchange for the large Asian rivers originated from the
Himalaya mountains and Tibet Plateau. Work can be focused on any of the large
Asian rivers like Chao Phraya (in collaboration with Prof Ziegler, NUS), Mekong
(with Dr. Matti Kummu, Finland), Red River (Vietnamese academy), Pearl, Yangtze
and Yellow River (with Institute of Geology & Geophysics for the Chinese
rivers).
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater State University
Conant Science & Math Center
Please join us at the only symposium dedicated to
undergraduate environmental research, and projects that address sustainability
issues from a campus, regional, national, or global perspective. Please forward
this announcement to your colleagues, and especially to students who might be
interested in presenting their lab, field or classroom research related to
sustainability and the environment. Undergraduate posters (research or classroom
work) in all environmental disciplines are welcome. We are also happy to
include student presentations pertaining to campus sustainability projects, or
regional/global sustainability issues.
Please visit the Symposium web page for a list of the 2012
poster titles and abstracts. The “Call for Abstracts” will go out in late
October with a November 20 deadline.
Ongoing exhibit
Developed in collaboration with the Harvard University
Center for the Environment Climate Change: Our Global Experiment will
help you separate truth from spin and provide a basis for making informed
decisions affecting the future of our planet. The exhibit offers an insider’s
look at the scientific study of climate, presenting the latest research from
renowned experts at Harvard and around the world. Get the facts, draw your own
conclusions, then take part in a unique computer simulation that allows you to
choose a course of action and see the consequences for the planet.
C2C Fellows | National Climate Seminar
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
The beginning of the semester is, for me, always a time for reflection on my purpose on the planet. Witnessing local communities in collapse—from Syria to Detroit— it can be hard to hang on to Dr. King’s vision of a moral arc of the universe that bends, eventually, towards justice.
The picture on my mind is the literal arc of history.
The reconstructed arc of temperature is our best understanding of climate over the last 10,000 years. The entirety of human history is spanned in the arc, from the building of the first city to the I-pad. The red line is where the World Bank says we are headed, in the blink of an eye. Talk about a brick wall.
The definition of leadership we use here at Bard CEP is two-fold: taking people where they otherwise would not go, and inspiring others to lead in the same direction.
Where we are otherwise going is the top of that red line: 8 degrees F when my children are not much older than me. Where we need to go instead is 80% reductions in emissions globally.
So what is our purpose? How do we reengage with the moral arc of the universe? The answer is obvious: we must all lead.
Leadership requires skills that can be learned. Please help us find young people who are hungry for those skills. C2C Fellows is holding five weekend training conferences for undergrads and recent grads aspiring to sustainability leadership in business and politics.
MA (Bentley University) | October 25–27, 2013
CA (Bay Area) | November 8–10, 2013
NY (Bard College) | February 14-16, 2014
FL (University of Florida) | March, 2014
IL (Moraine Valley Community College) | April, 2014
Students can apply now. Applications are due two weeks prior to each workshop. Learn more about the benefits of becoming a Bard C2C Fellow here. Cost for the weekend trainings, including food (and lodging for those traveling more than an hour), is $30. Registration scholarships are available, and students can often apply to their student governments for travel support as well.
Next week, join us in welcoming economist Jon Koomey on The National Climate Seminar. Jon will be talking about his book Cold Cash, Cool Climate: Science-Based Advice for Ecological Entrepreneurs. The full fall schedule is below and here.
Thanks for the work you are doing.
Eban Goodstein
The beginning of the semester is, for me, always a time for reflection on my purpose on the planet. Witnessing local communities in collapse—from Syria to Detroit— it can be hard to hang on to Dr. King’s vision of a moral arc of the universe that bends, eventually, towards justice.
The picture on my mind is the literal arc of history.
The reconstructed arc of temperature is our best understanding of climate over the last 10,000 years. The entirety of human history is spanned in the arc, from the building of the first city to the I-pad. The red line is where the World Bank says we are headed, in the blink of an eye. Talk about a brick wall.
The definition of leadership we use here at Bard CEP is two-fold: taking people where they otherwise would not go, and inspiring others to lead in the same direction.
Where we are otherwise going is the top of that red line: 8 degrees F when my children are not much older than me. Where we need to go instead is 80% reductions in emissions globally.
So what is our purpose? How do we reengage with the moral arc of the universe? The answer is obvious: we must all lead.
Leadership requires skills that can be learned. Please help us find young people who are hungry for those skills. C2C Fellows is holding five weekend training conferences for undergrads and recent grads aspiring to sustainability leadership in business and politics.
MA (Bentley University) | October 25–27, 2013
CA (Bay Area) | November 8–10, 2013
NY (Bard College) | February 14-16, 2014
FL (University of Florida) | March, 2014
IL (Moraine Valley Community College) | April, 2014
Students can apply now. Applications are due two weeks prior to each workshop. Learn more about the benefits of becoming a Bard C2C Fellow here. Cost for the weekend trainings, including food (and lodging for those traveling more than an hour), is $30. Registration scholarships are available, and students can often apply to their student governments for travel support as well.
Next week, join us in welcoming economist Jon Koomey on The National Climate Seminar. Jon will be talking about his book Cold Cash, Cool Climate: Science-Based Advice for Ecological Entrepreneurs. The full fall schedule is below and here.
Thanks for the work you are doing.
Eban Goodstein
Director, Bard CEP &
Director, Bard MBA in Sustainability
National Climate Seminar | Fall 2013 Schedule
Climate Seminar calls are Wednesdays at 12pm
EST and held twice a month via conference call. Assign the calls to your
students for a chance to hear top scientists, analysts, and political leaders
discuss climate and clean energy solutions. Call
in to (712) 432-3100 up to five
minutes before each call starts and enter conference code 253385.
Have questions for the speakers? Email them beforehand or during the call to climate@bard.edu
- or listen in for the chance to ask them live!
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Date
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Speaker
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Topic
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Nov 20
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Jorge Madrid
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“Latino Climate Leadership”
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Dec 4
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Josh Fox
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“Gasland 2 and Beyond”
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Sponsors
The National
Climate Seminar is organized and run by Bard CEP with media partner, Island Press. And
a special C2C Shoutout: check out (and support) the Tenleytown Meat Company, a new sustainable-beef-by-bike venture started by
C2C Fellow (2012) Will Mitchell.
Program Dates: May 28 to August
8, 2014 (10 weeks)
Website: http://www.erie.buffalo.edu/REU.php
Application Deadline: March 1, 2014
Applications are now being accepted for the summer 2014 Ecosystem Restoration through Interdisciplinary Exchange (ERIE) REU at the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB). The ERIE-REU, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, provides the opportunity for undergraduate students to conduct interdisciplinary faculty-mentored research on a diverse array of projects related to ecological restoration of aquatic systems.
Students involved in the ERIE-REU program will receive one-on-one mentoring in the conduct of environmental research, focused training in environmental and professional development topics, and exposure to a variety of research methods. The program includes weekly group meetings to share research progress, and culminates with a symposium in which each student will present his/her research findings in oral and poster formats. In addition, students will participate in social events and field trips highlighting ecosystem restoration efforts and the environment of western New York and the lower Great Lakes region.
Website: http://www.erie.buffalo.edu/REU.php
Application Deadline: March 1, 2014
Applications are now being accepted for the summer 2014 Ecosystem Restoration through Interdisciplinary Exchange (ERIE) REU at the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB). The ERIE-REU, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, provides the opportunity for undergraduate students to conduct interdisciplinary faculty-mentored research on a diverse array of projects related to ecological restoration of aquatic systems.
Students involved in the ERIE-REU program will receive one-on-one mentoring in the conduct of environmental research, focused training in environmental and professional development topics, and exposure to a variety of research methods. The program includes weekly group meetings to share research progress, and culminates with a symposium in which each student will present his/her research findings in oral and poster formats. In addition, students will participate in social events and field trips highlighting ecosystem restoration efforts and the environment of western New York and the lower Great Lakes region.
REU participants will receive a $500/week stipend (total of $5,000) and on-campus housing in a newly constructed LEED-certified student complex. A full time commitment to REU activity is expected (i.e., participants do not enroll in academic classes during the same period). Participation is limited to U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and students must be enrolled as undergraduate students in a college program through Fall of the following year (graduating seniors are ineligible). Most successful applicants have completed their junior year of study, although well-qualified sophomores are encouraged to apply.
All eligible undergraduate students interested in environmental/civil/chemical engineering, biology, chemistry, geology, or geography are encouraged to submit an on-line application; application instructions, faculty participants, and more information can be found at http://www.erie.buffalo.edu/REU_apply.php. Students from underrepresented groups or attending institutions lacking research facilities or opportunities are especially encouraged to apply.
The State University of New York at Buffalo is a premier research-intensive public university, a flagship institution in the State University of New York system and its largest and most comprehensive campus. UB's more than 29,000 students pursue their academic interests through more than 300 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. Founded in 1846, the University at Buffalo is a member of the Association of American Universities.
For more information, please contact:
ERIE-REU Program Coordinator
University at Buffalo
202 Jarvis Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260-3000
Email: ugrad-erie@buffalo.edu
http://www.erie.buffalo.edu/REU.php
The Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College invites
applications for “Assistant Project Manager for Environmental Dashboard”.
This is a one-year grant funded position (potentially renewable based on
grant support) intended for a recent college graduate. The hire
will assist in development, management, assessment and communication related to
“Environmental Dashboard”. This novel technology combines environmentally
and socially contextualized real-time feedback on resource consumption and
environmental conditions in buildings and cities with pro-environmental images
and text drawn from community members (see www.oberlindashboard.org). The goal is to develop, test and disseminate this
as a technology and approach that enhances “systems thinking” and
pro-environmental identity and that can be adopted by communities throughout
the Great Lakes and beyond. The incumbent will assist in all aspects of
project management including overseeing students workers, coordination among
community partners (including public school teachers, city government,
businesses and non-profits) managing the website, assisting in research,
assisting in curriculum development (K-12 & college), representing the project
and soliciting participation from other communities. Important skills and
experiences include excellent oral and written communication, project
management, web management, strong computer aptitude, and a demonstrated
interest in promoting environmental sustainability. Exceptional
organizational skills and a high level of responsibility are essential.
Review of applicants begins November 25, position starts 1/6/14. A
complete job description including instructions for applying is posted at:
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I’m writing to tell you about a national fellowship program
and workshop that Bard's Center for Environmental Policy is bringing to
Waltham, MA in October. It’s called “C2C Fellows.”
C2C Fellows is designed for young people who want to
change the world by the time they are thirty. It is a national network for
undergraduates and recent graduates who want high-impact careers in sustainable
business and politics. During a C2C Fellows’ weekend workshop students
learn the leadership skills necessary to succeed, such as how to: raise money,
tell a story, build their network, pitch their ideas, and know what they're
good at.
I’m writing to encourage young leaders to apply today. The Application deadline
is October 11th.
Joining the fellowship is a prestigious opportunity; only 50
students from the northeast will be accepted this year.
The workshop will be held at on campus at Bentley University
from Friday (afternoon), October 25th – Sunday, October 27th
Some quick facts about the Fellowship Workshop:
· Attendance is limited
to undergrads and/or recent grads
·
Cost
is only $30 (including food, and lodging for students traveling over 1 hr)
· This will be
advertised at all schools in the region
Please do not hesitate to email or call workshop director
Jess Scott if you have questions or want to discuss further! Thank you!
Jess Scott
Workshop Director
Workshop Director
C2C Fellows
Bard Center for Environmental Policy
www.c2cfellows.org
Ph: (845) 752-4514
Bard Center for Environmental Policy
www.c2cfellows.org
Ph: (845) 752-4514
Since 1989, the Antioch Education Abroad Brazilian
Ecosystems: The Protection and Management of Biodiversity program has
engaged students through in-depth field studies across a variety of biomes
in Brazil. This is a Fall Semester program, with a new Summer Term option (see
schedule here). All students explore the flora, fauna, and ecological
characteristics of the Amazon
Rainforest, Atlantic Coastal Forest, and coastal marine systems, and how
environmental factors contribute to species and habitat diversity. Students
enrolled in the full semester program continue their studies in Brazil to
include advanced studies of the impact of human activities on biodiversity and
ecosystem function, a Portuguese language intensive, and an Independent Field
Internship.
Unique program features:
1. Program is led by Antioch University professor Suzanne
Kolb, PhD, who is assisted by Brazilian professors, research scientists,
and activists, who provide local expertise on current environmental issues
facing each region.
2. Fall semester students engage in a month-long
field internship, working with a Brazilian scientist or NGO for
individualized hands-on experience in their field of interest.
3. Students explore multiple ecosystems, allowing them to
compare the ecological characteristics of each, and providing a broader
understanding of ecology in Brazil.
Curriculum: The Fall Semester program offers 4
courses for 16 semester credits - Introduction to Brazilian Ecosystems;
Ecology and Protective Management of Biodiversity in Brazil; Beginning,
Intermediate, or Advanced Portuguese; Field Internship. Summer
Term students enroll in Introduction to Brazilian Ecosystems for 4
semester credits. Click
here to view detailed course descriptions. If you would like to review
syllabi for the process of approving this program, please contact
us.
Environment
America interns will spend their fall semester making a big difference on
critical environment issues and learning a ton, while getting the experience
they need to launch a career in the environmental movement after graduation.
Read
more about our internship program here. Interested candidates can
complete an online application here.
Monique Sullivan
Recruitment Director
Environment America
(202) 461-2448
The MA DOER Internship Programs seeks to provide interns
with exciting opportunities to assist DOER with implementing energy policies in
areas such as renewables, energy efficiency, alternative transportation, energy
markets, and more. The program is open to undergraduate students, graduate
students, law school students, and other individuals who are seeking experience
in the energy arena.
For more information visit: http://www.mass.gov/eea/grants-and-tech-assistance/guidance-technical-assistance/agencies-and-divisions/doer/doer-intern-program.html
Green Corps is looking
for college graduates who are ready to take on the biggest environmental
challenges of our day.
In Green Corps’ year-long paid program, you’ll get intensive training in the skills you’ll need to make a difference in the world. You’ll get hands-on experience fighting to solve urgent environmental problems — global warming, deforestation, water pollution and many others — with groups such as Sierra Club and Food and Water Watch. And, when you graduate from Green Corps, we’ll help you find a career with one of the nation’s leading environmental and social change groups.
For more information, read below or visit our web site: www.greencorps.org.
Apply online today at greencorps.org/apply
Green Corps
44 Winter St, 4th Fl
Boston, MA
02108
617 747 4302
Environment Massachusetts has a number of internship
opportunities posted on their website. For more information, please visit
http://environmentmassachusetts.org/page/jobs
or contact Alison Giest, Environment Massachusetts, New England Federal Field
Associate, at agiest@environmentmassachusetts.org
or 813-215-3604.
