Perspectives on Climate Change: an Interdisciplinary Response
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| March 26th, 6 PM McGuinn 121 |
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EESC & ENVS Advising Pizza Lunch
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| March 27th, 12 PM Devlin 201 |
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Movie Screening: The Human Element
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| March 29th, 4 PM Devlin 008 |
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Babson Sustainability Forum: Embracing the Future's Goals
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March 29th, 8 AM - 6PM Babson College
Tickets Required, $20 |
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Babson Sustainability Forum is an annual gathering of thought leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals, and students who care about environmental sustainability and making an impact within their communities. The theme of this year's forum is, Embracing the Future's Goals, focusing on the United Nation's Sustainability Development Goals while celebrating entrepreneurs, institutions, and businesses taking ownership of those initiatives.
See list of speakers here: https://www.bseclub.org/babsonforum
For tickets and registration, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-babson-sustainability-forum-embracing-the-futures-goals-tickets-56764373770?aff=ebdssbdestsearch |
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Harvard Lecture:“Health and the Built Environment: Looking to the Future”
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| Michael Brauer is a Professor in the School of Population and Public Health at The University of British Columbia and an Affiliate Professor at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. His research focuses on built environment and human health linkages, with specific interest in transportation-related and biomass air pollution, the global health impacts of air pollution and relationships between multiple exposures mediated by urban form and population health. He has participated in monitoring and epidemiological studies throughout the world and served on numerous advisory committees at the international, national and local levels. His work has been recognized by a number of career achievement and publication awards.
Just over 50% of the global population is urbanized, with cities expected to absorb all future population growth. In general, urban populations are healthier, with improved access to services and healthcare. Densely populated cities also play a key role in efforts to reduce emissions related to global warming. Yet, cities face significant challenges, especially those in the rapidly developing megacities of low and middle-income countries. Urban design and management and the ways that we interact with this “built environment” can profoundly influence health. Air pollution, noise, mobility options and land-use, among others, play a role and interact in multiple, complex ways. Understanding these interactions and using this knowledge to shape our cities as they grow has the potential improve population health and build resilience to climate change. In this presentation, Dr. Brauer will review a number of analyses using cohorts and linked administrative data combined with geospatial estimates of environmental exposure to examine built environment-health linkages, describe emerging trends, and discuss implications for population health.
Event info: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/niehs/event/spearker-michael-brauer-hsph-niehs-center-colloquium-speaker-series/ |
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Become a POD Interdisciplinary Topic Leader for Freshman and Sophomores!
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Interested in mentoring freshmen or sophomores about climate change or other interdisciplinary topics? Consider applying to be a a POD Leader for a Core course!
A POD Leader is a junior or senior who works with a student partner in Reflection sections of some specific interdisciplinary core courses. PODs (stands for Purposeful, Ongoing Discussion) are places where near-peer mentors help freshmen and sophomores tackle course material through intellectual conversations that help students connect content to their daily lives. POD Leaders often become important mentors for those in their POD.
Fall 2019 courses:
EESC1501/SOCY1501 Global Implications of Climate Change. (Prof. Tara Pisani Gareau/ Prof. Brian Gareau)
HIST1701/SOCY1503 Citizenship, Immigration, & Belonging in the United States
INTL 2200 Where on Earth? Foundations in Global History, Culture, and Society. (Prof. Franziska Seraphim / Prof Mara Willard)
As a POD Leader, you would facilitate weekly discussions among a group of approximately 15 students. You will receive 3 credits (pass/fail) for attending interesting lectures on complex topics of global importance, while serving as a near peer mentor to those students.
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Environment Massachusetts Internships
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Environmental advocacy internships
Environment Massachusetts is accepting internship applications for the summer, the fall semester, and the 2019-20 academic year.
Environment Massachusetts is a statewide organization working to tackle our biggest environmental challenges and fight for a greener future. Our interns make a big impact on our campaigns, while gaining valuable skills in political advocacy and grassroots organizing.
As an intern, you’ll work on campaigns like:
- Powering Massachusetts with 100% clean and renewable energy, from sources like the sun and the wind
- Banning single-use plastic products, like shopping bags and polystyrene containers, that end up in our oceans and harm our wildlife.
- Standing up for the public's right to know about pollution in our rivers and streams.
You'll work hard and take on real responsibility. Our interns organize press conferences, write op-eds and letters to the editor, build coalitions, meet with state officials, and mobilize grassroots support for our campaigns.
We have a limited number of internship positions still available for the summer, and we are also looking for interns for the fall semester and the academic year. Interns typically work 10-15 hours per week during the academic year and 20 hours per week during the summer. The position is unpaid.
The deadline to apply for a summer internship is Friday, April 5.
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| Mass Audubon is currently advertising for internships in Land Stewardship, Wildlife Care, Wildlife, Environmental Education, & more. For the full list of internships, visit: https://www.massaudubon.org/jobs?job_tags%5B%5D=268&job_search=&btn=
Mass Audubon protects 38,000 acres of land throughout Massachusetts, saving birds and other wildlife, and making nature accessible to all. As Massachusetts’ largest nature conservation nonprofit, we welcome more than a half million visitors a year to our wildlife sanctuaries and 20 nature centers. From inspiring hilltop views to breathtaking coastal landscapes, serene woods, and working farms, we believe in protecting our state’s natural treasures for wildlife and for all people—a vision shared in 1896 by our founders, two extraordinary Boston women.
Today, Mass Audubon is a nationally recognized environmental education leader, offering thousands of camp, school, and adult programs that get over 225,000 kids and adults outdoors every year. With more than 125,000 members and supporters, we advocate on Beacon Hill and beyond, and conduct conservation research to preserve the natural heritage of our beautiful state for today’s and future generations. We welcome you to explore a nearby sanctuary, find inspiration, and get involved.
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Dismas House Fellowship Program
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Dismas is family. You realize this when you visit our homes; Dismas House and the Father John Brooks House in Worcester; and the Dismas Family Farm in Oakham. Residents volunteers, and staff come together to create warm and welcome homes for former prisoners. For 30 years, Dismas programs have provided hope, understanding, and opportunity for former prisoners reentering our communities. The Dismas fellowship is an opportunity for recently graduated students to live in community with former prisoners and gain valuable skills in the field of human services.
What is the Fellowship:
- Unique, one-year post-baccalaureate service opportunity
- Work with a diverse group of individuals from different socioeconomic backgrounds
- Includes room and board and a weekly stipend
- Opportunities to learn farming skills, grant writing, non-profit management, and recovery based skills
Unpaid summer internships are also available. More about Dismas House an Dismas Farm: http://www.dismasisfamily.org/ To apply, Email a resumé and letter of intent to Colleen Hilferty: colleenhilf@gmail.com
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Dismas is family. You realize this when you visit our homes; Dismas House and the Father John Brooks House in Worcester; and the Dismas Family Farm in Oakham. Residents volunteers, and staff come together to create warm and welcome homes for former prisoners. For 30 years, Dismas programs have provided hope, understanding, and opportunity for former prisoners reentering our communities. The Dismas fellowship is an opportunity for recently graduated students to live in community with former prisoners and gain valuable skills in the field of human services.
What is the Fellowship:
- Unique, one-year post-baccalaureate service opportunity
- Work with a diverse group of individuals from different socioeconomic backgrounds
- Includes room and board and a weekly stipend
- Opportunities to learn farming skills, grant writing, non-profit management, and recovery based skills
Unpaid summer internships are also available. More about Dismas House an Dismas Farm: http://www.dismasisfamily.org/ To apply, Email a resumé and letter of intent to Colleen Hilferty: colleenhilf@gmail.com
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Wildlands Studies Field Programs
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Wildlands Studies programs occur entirely in the field. Although not taught in a classroom, there are definite academic expectations: participation in discussions and activities, readings, exams, projects and presentations. There will also undoubtedly be long days, possible inclement weather, logistical challenges, and physically demanding conditions. This comes as well with unsurpassed personal rewards. You will get the most out of the experience if you bring along flexibility, ample patience, a sense of humor, self-motivation, and perhaps most importantly, the desire to work as a team towards a common goal.
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Ecosystem Field Studies Summer Courses
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Ocean Explorer Sylvia Earle: The World is Blue
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| April 8th, 7PM McGuinn 121 |
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Green Week 2019: Our Blue Planet
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MassDOER Volunteer Clean Energy Internship Program
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Who should apply?
DOER offers internships for people interested in working in the clean energy field. Internships exist for undergraduate, graduate and law school students.
About MassDOER internships
Current internship positions are unpaid. We hope to offer paid internships in the future. DOER helps students get academic credit for the internship from their respective schools.
Internships take place in supervised settings in DOER's Divisions and functions. Interns may have the opportunity to attend statewide conferences, trainings, and/or workshops.
DOER coordinates with Mass Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Internship program.
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