Monday, April 28th, 2008
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On Campus
- Superfund Basic Research Program Seminar
Off Campus
- NOFA 34th Annual Summer Conference
- Siskiyou Field Institute
Internships & Opportunities
- Research Technician
- REU Undergraduate Assistant Opportunities
- Shellfish Restoration Project
- Environmental Studies Fellowship
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On Campus
SBRP SEMINAR: FRIDAY, MAY 2
Superfund Basic Research Program Seminar
Improving Water Quality by Riverbank Filtration - Experiences in India and Jordan
Thomas Boving
Associate Professor
Environmental Hydrogeology
Department of Geosciences
University of Rhode Island
Friday, May 2, 2008, 12:00 PM
Barus & Holley, Room 190
182 Hope Street
Providence, RI
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Save the Date!
Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA)
34th Annual Summer Conference
August 8th – 10th, 2008
University of Massachusetts in Amherst
NOFA is a non-profit organization of approximately 5,000 farmers, gardeners, land care professionals and consumers working to educate members and the general public about the benefits of a local organic food system based on complete cycles, natural materials and minimal waste for the health of individual beings, communities and the living planet. NOFA has chapters in CT, MA, NH, NJ, NY, RI and VT.
At this summer conference, attend workshops, exhibits, musical and dance entertainment, an old-time country fair, and organic meals! For more information on events and registration, please visit www.nofamass.org/conferences/s2008/index.php or email nofa@nofamass.org. Early bird discount available for registration before July 7th.
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Siskiyou Field Institute
Southern Oregon and northern California
Discover the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion. Learn in small groups with scientists and naturalists about salmon, songbirds, serpentine soils and more. Sign up now for a one-day of multi-day field course at www.thesfi.org.
Siskiyou Field Institute
PO Box 207
Selma, OR 97538
541.597.8530
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RESEARCH TECHNICIAN: Biogeochemistry / Global Change
Boston University, Department of Biology
Searching for a full-time research technician to conduct field and laboratory research under the supervision of Dr. Adrien Finzi at Boston University. Research projects include the effects of elevated CO2 on forest productivity and nutrient cycling, organic nitrogen cycling in northern hardwood forests, and the effects of climate and land-use change on forest composition and productivity. The technician will be involved in the collection and chemical analysis of plant materials, soil, and water for analysis of carbon, nitrogen and/or phosphorus. He or she will also manage a laboratory composed of undergraduate and graduate students.
Applicants are required to have a minimum of a BA or BS in ecology, biology, chemistry, soil science or a related field. Interested applicants should send a brief letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references to afinzi@bu.edu.
Starting date: June 1, 2008 (negotiable)
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REU Undergraduate Assistant Opportunity, Summer 2008
Project: A historical reconstruction of hurricane impacts in the Gulf
Coast of Mexico (1950-2005)
We are looking to hire a National Science Foundation-funded undergraduate through the Research Experience for Undergraduate program for 10 weeks over the summer 2008. The student will develop a research project related to a larger project to study the patterns of hurricane impacts on the in the Gulf Coast of Mexico. This effort is part of an interdisciplinary land-use change research program that examines the linkages between hurricane frequency and impacts on the social and natural environment.
The REU student will participate in the main facets of the project, which include assisting in assembling and analyzing multiple datasets needed to parameterize our hurricane damage models. These datasets include historical hurricane-related wind damage reports from contemporary newspapers in the Golf Coast, and surface weather wind database. Additional responsibilities include assisting the research team to analyze and convert the datasets into meaningful damage indices, and integrate the information within a GIS.
We seek an undergraduate student with skills in data management, library and archive research, thorough and detail oriented, with basic familiarity in GIS preferred (additional GIS training will be provided as needed). The REU position is available starting June 1, 2008.
Please contact Prof. Steven Hamburg (Steven_Hamburg@Brown.edu) for further information.
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Shellfish Restoration Project: WE NEED YOU IN MAY!
Volunteers are needed to help The Nature Conservancy, Save The Bay, and the Salt Ponds Coalition in a joint restoration project funded by a NOAA/TNC Community Restoration Partnership Grant in May at Ninigret and Quonochontaug Ponds. The project entails loading 50lb bags of clams onto a boat and then unloading them into the pond at designated spots. So we need strong people who want to be out in the sun and the water!
The dates are May 8 and 9th and May 20 and 21st. The first days (May 8th and May 20th), we need about 20 people each for three two hour shifts. The first shift is 2-4pm then 4-6pm and 6-8pm. The second days (May 9th and May 21st) we will need the same number of people to finish whatever we did not accomplish the first day so we will plan for another two-hour shift from 8-10am.
Participants should be able to lift a 50lb bag, wear movable and flexible clothing that they can get dirty including closed-toed shoes or waders, bring sun and bug protection and drinking water and rain gear if necessary.
WHEN/WHERE:
Ninigret:
Lavin's Landing Marina – Ninigret Pond
May 8th 2-4 pm
May 8th 4-6 pm
May 8th 6-8 pm
May 9th 8 -10 am
Quonnie:
State launch ramp at Quonnie Breachway at end of West Beach Road
May 20th 2-4 pm
May 20th 4-6 pm
May 20th 6-8 pm
May 21st 8-10 am
SIGN UP: shessler@savebay.org or 401.272.3540 x 130
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Environmental Studies Fellowship
The National Humanities Center is the only major independent American institute for advanced study in all fields of the humanities. Privately incorporated and governed by a distinguished board of trustees from academic, professional, and public life, the Center was planned under the auspices of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and began operation in 1978. The Center offers the Vivian and Strachan Donnelley Fellowship for scholars working at the intersection of nature, the environment, and the humanities. The recipient will receive a stipend of $40,000-$50,000 and will be in residence at the Center September 2009 through May 2010.
Applications are due October 15, 2008. For further information see http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org or write to Fellowship Program, National Humanities Center, Box 12256, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
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