Monday, March 10th, 2008
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CES News
- Thesis Presentations!
On Brown Campus
- Spatial Analysis Workshop Series
- ECI Spring Speaker Series
Off Campus
- Sowing the Seeds to improve food deserts
- Environmental Careers: A Path to Your Future
Internships & Opportunities
- Summer Teaching with The Institute of Reading Development
- RI DEM Office of Water, Surface Water Monitoring Program
- Graduate Studies in Sustainability Science at U. Alaska, Fairbanks
- Children’s Garden Coordinator Summer Internship
- Ancient Pathways – Southwest Semester
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CES News_________________________
Thesis Presentations!
Thursday, 13th March 2008 in the UEL room 106 at noon
Lauren Dennis
Does a small old-growth Beech forest have a chance for survival in the middle of suburbia?
Maysa Jarudi
Invisible Hand: Examining Sustainable Economic Development in Rhode Island
Pizza will be served for $1.00 per slice.
On Brown Campus_________________
Spatial Analysis Workshop Series
Peter Diggle – Dept. Medicine, Lancaster University
Thursday 13th March
9-11:30am PSTC Conference Room (68 Waterman St.)
Workshop: Model-Based Geostatistics
4-5:00pm 121 South Main St., Room 245
Scientific presentation ‘Statistical Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Point Process Data’
Friday 14th March
10-11:30am 121 South Main St., Room 241
Guest lecture for PHP 2603 (open to all) ‘Joint Modeling of Repeated Measurements and Time-to-Event Outcomes’
2-3:30pm PSTC Conference Room
GeoR software demonstration (including time for Q&A)
Peter Diggle is Professor of Statistics at Lancaster and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biostatics at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and an EPSRC Senior Fellow. He has made fundamental contributions to the fields of spatial point processes, longitudinal data analysis, and geostatistics. His recent collaborations are in environmental health and tropical medicine.
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The Environmental Change Initiative’s spring speaker series
Going Green, Globally: Scientific, Economic and Political Perspectives
Thursday 20th March 2008 at 7:00pm MacMillan Room 115
Impact of Biofuels on Global Food Security, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Land-Use Change - Kenneth Cassman
Dr. Kenneth G. Cassman currently serves as Director of the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences, and is the B. Keith and Norma F. Heuermann Professor of Agronomy at the University of Nebraska. Recently he has focused attention on the role of agriculture in contributing to renewable energy supplies through production of ethanol and biodiesel fuels from cereal, oilseed, and sugar crops, and the environmental impact of expanded biofuel production from agricultural crops.
Off Campus______________________
Sowing the Seeds to improve food deserts
An Environmental Leadership Program Food Tour Event
Web Conference on Wednesday 12th March from noon-1:00 EST
Food Deserts are large isolated geographic areas where mainstream grocery stores and markets are absent or distant. Individuals living in food deserts are forced to turn to corner stores and fast food establishments to meet their caloric needs and while doing so also sacrifice their health. This web conference will discuss the scope of food deserts and strategies being implemented to address them. The Environmental Leadership Program, as part of its National Food Tour, is pleased to host a web conference featuring Mari Gallagher, Principal of Mari Gallagher Research and Consulting Group. Her recent work on Food Deserts has gained national attention and been featured on CNN, NPR, The Economist and Salon.com
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Environmental Careers: A Path to your Future
Wednesday 2nd April 2008 from 12:30pm-2pm
Get the inside scoop on jobs in the environmental field directly from leaders in the industry. Geared for students and current professionals looking for a change, this webinar will cover hot jobs and current openings, hiring trends, salaries, in-demand academic training, future trends, and special hiring procedures.
Visit www.awma.org/go/environmentalcareers08 for the agenda, a list of panelists and to register.
Internships & Opportunities_______
Summer Teaching with The Institute of Reading Development
We seek applicants with an undergraduate degree or higher from any discipline. We provide a paid training program and comprehensive on-going support.
- Earn more than $6000 during the summer
- Gain over 500 hours of teacher-training and teaching experience
- Help students of all ages develop their reading skills
The Institute is an educational service provider that teaches developmental reading programs in partnership with the continuing education departments of more than 100 colleges and universities across the United States. Our classes for students of all ages improve their reading skills and teach them to experience absorption in literature.
We welcome you to submit an on-line application and learn more about teaching for the Institute at our website:
http://www.readingprograms.org/teachingjobs/?dept=BRWNENV
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RI DEM, Providence
Office of Water, Surface Water Monitoring Program
Seasonal Policy Interns from May-Sept. 1st 2008 (dates negotiable)
Incumbents will assist with monitoring water quality in lakes and rivers in RI. Duties may include, but not limited to: fieldwork preparations, field reconnaissance, water chemistry sampling and habitat evaluation in streams and ponds, stream flow measurements, invasive species identification, sample analysis and laboratory maintenance, reporting on informational queries, public outreach, data entry, and filing.
Position is 35 hrs/wk, Monday-Friday 8-3:30pm at $10.50/hr
To apply, submit the following materials via mail, email or fax to:
Katie DeGoosh, Aquatic Biologist (katie.degoosh@dem.ri.gov)
RI DEM Office of Water Resources
235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908
PHONE: (401)222-4700 ext. 7211 FAX: (401)222-3564
1. A cover letter stating your qualifications and interests. Please reference this position as "Surface Water Monitoring Program 2008 Seasonal Policy Intern."
2. Resume or CV
3. Contact information for three references
4. A completed RIDEM Seasonal Application form, available at RI DEM website under JOBS or at http://www.dem.ri.gov/jobs/pdf/summrapp.pdf
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Graduate Studies in Sustainability Science at U. Alaska, Fairbanks
The Resilience and Adaptation Program (RAP) at UAF invites applications for PhD and masters studies starting in autumn of 2008. The program focuses on global-to-local interactions, preparing students to address a major global challenge – sustaining the desirable features of Earth's social-ecological systems at a time of rapid change. Two-year fellowships of $30,000 per year with an international travel stipend are available to US citizens. RAP is an Integrated Research and Education Traineeship (IGERT) program of the National Science Foundation. Applications for IGERT fellowships will be reviewed by the RAP Admission Committee in late March. To apply see: www.rap.uaf.edu
For more information contact:
Catherine Seymour, Program Coordinator
Resilience and Adaptation Program
University of Alaska Fairbanks
catherine.seymour@uaf.edu
(907) 474-7987
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Children’s Garden Coordinator Summer Internship
Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT) is accepting applications for a student intern to coordinate the 18th season of the award-winning Children’s Garden Education Program. The Children’s Garden at City Farm is a unique, experiential classroom for young people from the greater South Providence community. The 13-week internship is a fantastic learning opportunity for a student or educator interested in hands-on experiential teaching and learning from young people in a fascinating, diverse urban environment. The intern will receive a stipend for his/her summer work.
To apply, please submit a resume and address the following points in the form of a brief letter (not to exceed three pages):
♦ Why you want to undertake this project, and why you wish to work with SCLT
♦ Your experience with children’s education and/or environmental issues
♦ Previous work experience (related or not)
♦ Academic work you have completed that would support your work with this project
♦ A scenario that demonstrates your ability to work independently
Interviews will follow based on the quality of applications and relevant experiences.
The deadline for applications is Friday 11th April 2008
Please e-mail completed applications and resumes to education@southsideclt.org or mail to:
Leo Pollock
Education Director
Southside Community Land Trust
109 Somerset Street
Providence, RI 02907
Questions can be referred to Leo at SCLT ~ 401.273.9419 ext. 28
For more info on SCLT’s programs visit our web site: www.southsideclt.org
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Ancient Pathways – Southwest Semester
31st August to 1st November 2008
The Southwest Semester Program, based at our outfitted fieldcamp north of Flagstaff, provides the chance to explore a stunning region where three very different environments converge – the mountains, high desert, and canyon-lands of northern Arizona. From the Grand Canyon to the Sonoran Desert to the San Francisco Peaks, you will experience a tremendous array of skills and environments not found at any other program in North America. College credit available.
For a detailed course outline or more information, contact:
Ancient Pathways, LLC
PO Box 2068 Flagstaff, AZ 86003
928.526.2552
southwestsemester.com
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