CES Newsletter
September 20, 2010
CES News
- CES Seminar Series, Thursday, September 23: Juggling Apples and Oranges: How to set conservation priorities in a world of limited resources
On Campus
- “Carjacked: The Culture of the Automobile and its Effect on Our Lives”
with Professor Catherine Lutz
Off-Campus
- The Future of Environmental Decisions: Workshop Opportunity for Undergraduate Students and Recent Graduates
- Invitation to participate in the Journal of Young Investigators 2010 Virtual Poster Session
Internships & Opportunities
- Environmental Protection Agency Fellowships for Undergraduates
- Round River Conservation Studies Study Abroad Opportunities
CES News
CES SEMINAR SERIES
Juggling Apples and Oranges: How to set conservation priorities in a world of limited resources
Dan L. Perlman, a Visiting Fellow this past year at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, teaches conservation biology and ecology at Brandeis University. He has co-authored three textbooks on conservation biology and ecology: Conserving Earth’s Biodiversity (an interactive CD-ROM created with Edward O. Wilson); Practical Ecology for Planners, Developers, and Citizens (with Jeffrey C. Milder); and Biodiversity: Exploring Values and Priorities in Conservation (with Glenn Adelson). In addition, he recently launched a Web site from which he freely distributes teaching materials he has developed for ecology and environmental studies (www.EcoLibrary.org). He has been awarded university-wide teaching awards at both Brandeis University and Harvard University, where he taught conservation biology part-time for nine years. He received a Ph.D. from Harvard University’s Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology.
On Campus
“CARJACKED: THE CULTURE OF THE AUTOMOBILE AND ITS EFFECT ON OUR LIVES”
Thomas J. Watson, Jr. Family Professor of Anthropology and International Studies; Chair, Department of Anthropology:
Anthropology and Watson Institute for International Studies
The American Dream, the desire for freedom and a belief in progress helped build the car system. However, take a close look at the effects that cars have on our lives. What is the “real" cost of buying and owning a car and how much is our car culture costing the country?
Join us for this fascinating lecture with Professor Lutz who will challenge our assumptions about our relationship with cars and offer us ways to lessen the sobering impact the automobile has on the quality of our lives.
When: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Reception with wine and hot and cold hors d’oeuvres followed by the
speaking program and discussion
Where: Maddock Alumni Center, 38 Brown Street, Providence
Cost: $10 per person
(If you are a Pembroke Club of Providence Member there is no charge for this event but we ask that you RSVP below)
RSVP: Please go to https://alumni.brown.edu/alumni/BRAVO/Events/Registration.aspx?Event=641
Questions: Contact Ginny McQueen '81 at virginia_mcqueen@brown.edu
Copies of Professor Lutz’s book, "Carjacked" will be available for sale for $20 and she would be happy to sign each copy. For more information on this book please go to: http://www.amazon.com/Carjacked-Culture-Automobile-Effect-Lives/dp/0230618138
Off-Campus
THE FUTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS
Undergraduate students and recent graduates are invited to participate in a workshop November 4-7 on developing environmental geospatial datasets. Application deadline is Tuesday, September 21. More information is available at: http://www.esa.org/education_diversity/neon/workshop/node/74 or by contacting edintern@esa.org
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INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JOURNAL OF YOUNG INVESTIGATORS 2010 VIRTUAL POSTER SESSION
My name is Tim Xu, and I am the current Director of Public Relations at the Journal of Young Investigators, the premier science journal for undergraduates. I am writing to make you aware of an exciting opportunity for your students to present their work and win prizes through our Virtual Poster Session competition, which will take place until November 2010. Interested students should make a video of themselves discussing a scientific poster and upload their submission to YouTube. Details about the competition, including a flyer and official entry form, can be found at http://www.jyi.org/competitions/virtual_poster_2010/. Last year's participants and winning entries can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/JYIJournal.
Internships & Opportunities
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FELLOWSHIPS
The Environmental Protection Agency National Center for Environmental Research is accepting applications for Greater Research Opportunities Fellowships. These fellowships are limited to undergraduates. The application deadline is December 9, 2010. Visit http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2011/2011_gro_undergrad.html for more information.
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ROUND RIVER CONSERVATION STUDIES STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES
Interested in Conservation?
Earn credits while making a difference!
Come learn more about our student programs in Wyoming, British Columbia, Ecuador, and Namibia!
Tuesday September 28th
Info. Table: 10-12 & 1-3 in JWW Lobby
Round Table Q&A: 12-1 in the UEL Conference Room
Round River Conservation Studiesis a non-profit conservation research and education organization. Our students work with local people to develop community-based conservation strategies for protecting wild places, while studying conservation biology, natural history, environmental policy, and the culture and history of local indigenous peoples. Take advantage of small group size and gain research experience while making a difference. Earn up to 15 semester credits! We promise you won’t forget it.
Find more information atwww.roundriver.orgor emailsusie@roundriver.org