Monday, November 19th, 2007
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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UEL News
- Letter from the Editor
On Brown Campus
- CES Seminar Series – Joshua Finn & Nina Ridhibhinyo
Internships & Opportunities
- Summer Disaster Research Institute for Undergraduates
- Teaching Opportunity with the Environmental Leadership Lab
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UEL News_______________________
Dear CES Newsletter Fans,
We would like to invite all aspiring writers to join us in spreading the news!
We are expanding the Newsletter format to include a weekly written article on current events involving the UEL as well as general CES points of interest. If you have news pertaining to the UEL, if you would like to share your environmental tip of the day, or if you have an idea that will make our Newsletter more awesome, please send me an email.
You can write once, you can write periodically, or you can just send me ideas and I’ll be happy to read from you.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Marie-Laure Couet
CES Newsletter Editor
marie-laure_couet@brown.edu
On Brown Campus________________
CES Seminar Series – Fall 2007
::: This Thursday is Thanksgiving so the next seminar will be after break :::
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 at noon in UEL room 106 *Notice location*
Our very own CES student presentations!
Joshua Finn
Overcoming Barriers to the Smart Grid: An Analysis of Time of Use Rate Programs at Three Pacific Northwest Utilities
Nina Ridhibhinyo
Human Impacts on Forest Dynamics in Blackstone Park
Pizza will be served for $1.00/slice
Internships & Opportunities________
Summer Disaster Research Institute for Undergraduates
The Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware welcomes applications for the Fourth Annual Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program. Ten students from a variety of disciplines will be selected to participate in a nine-week program (June 9th to August 9th, 2008) providing hands-on research training and mentoring in social science aspects of disasters.
Deadline for application is February 1st, 2008.
For program details, guidelines, and application materials please visit:
Questions, contact:
Lynn Letukas
lletukas@udel.edu
302.831.6625
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Teaching Opportunity with the Environmental Leadership Lab
The Leadership Institute seeks instructors to work with bright, motivated high school students at the Brown Environmental Leadership Lab (BELL), held at Brown's Haffenreffer Estate in Bristol, Rhode Island. BELL consists of three two-week sessions that focus on sustainable living, environmental science, policy and leadership skills.
Session dates: June 29 - July 11, July 13 - July 25, July 27 - Aug 8
To apply, please send cover letter and resume to:
Robin Rose, Associate Dean/Director of Leadership Programs
Robin_Rose@brown.edu
For more information about BELL, visit:
http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Continuing_Studies/pc/leadership/bell_title/index.php
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Please send questions and comments to:
CES Newsletter Editor, Marie-Laure Couet
marie-laure_couet@brown.edu
Thanks!