SUSTAINABILITY DIGEST
The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability provides this list to announce seminars, meetings, colloquiums, lectures, brown bags, announcements of interest, and job opportunities to the Institute community. If you have items you’d like to add please submit them to Cindy.Zisner@asu.edu before 5 PM Wednesday. This Digest is sent out on Friday morning. You may subscribe, unsubscribe, or change subscriber settings at http://lists.asu.edu/archives/giosasu.html under the Options where it says Join or Leave GIOSASU. You can see archives of list messages at the same address.
NEW ITEMS
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Institute Events
1. PhD Prospectus Defense: Michael Sieng
2. Free Film Screening: Radical Grace
3. School of Sustainability: Show the Garden Some Love!
5. Wrigley Lecture Series: The Humane Economy
Other Events - On Campus
6. Global Security Initiative Lecture: Electronics, Sensors, and Controls for the Energy Challenge
8. School of Life Sciences Special Seminar: Antibiotics: Present and Future
9. Science Fiction TV Dinner: Starships from the 1970s
10. Institute of Humanities Research Art Exhibition "Monstalgia" Opening Reception
11. Commission on the Status of Women Special Leadership Event: Women in Diversity Leadership
Other Events - Off Campus
12. City of Scottsdale Green Building Lecture Series: Living an Edible and Sustainable Life
13. Singapore Sustainability Symposium (S3) Unlocking Urban Opportunities
14. 2nd Annual International Conference on Computational Social Science
News and Announcements
15. 'Hybrid Law' shows what happens when the thin blue line goes green
16. UGEC Viewpoints: An Examination of China's New Urbanization Strategy
17. GreenLight Solutions Cohort Application
18. What's left in the wake of South Africa's abandoned gold mines
19. ASU researchers find microbial heat islands in the desert
20. Cleaning up cement industry emissions with carbon conversion
22. Investors to companies: It's time to come clean on climate risk
23. Preaching the politics of food and nutrition
24. Tapping into nature: Fluid dynamics
Other Jobs
27. Summer Intern, Open Space Program, City of Flagstaff, Arizona
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EVENTS
PhD Prospectus Defense: Michael Sieng
(Friday, January 22, 2016) Michael Sieng will defend his PhD prospectus Tools for Evaluation of Positive Youth Development Programs: A Case Study in Rural Thailand and Phoenix at 3:30 p.m. in room 401, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University. Faculty, students and the general public are invited. More information.
Sustainability Series: On Behalf of Nature: Ecological Artwork
(Tuesday, January 26, 2016) Meredith Monk, House Foundation will present On Behalf of Nature: Ecological Artwork from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge, Memorial Union, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
Biodiversity Series: Twenty-five Years of Designing and Implementing Wildlife Corridors
(Wednesday, January 27, 2016) Paul Beier, Northern Arizona University will present Twenty-five Years of Designing and Implementing Wildlife Corridors from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
Free Film Screening: Radical Grace
(Tuesday, February 9, 2016) When the Vatican reprimands US nuns—citing their “radical feminism”—three fearless women risk their place in the Catholic Church to follow another higher calling: social justice. Join us for Radical Grace with a post-film discussion. Doors open 6:30 p.m.; showtime 7:00 p.m., Harkins Valley Art Theater, 509 S Mill Ave, Tempe. More information and RSVP.
Sustainability Solutions Festival
(Friday, February 12-Saturday, 27, 2016) The Sustainability Solutions Festival convenes the planet’s top sustainability events and organizations to discover and explore how we can individually and collectively reimagine our lives and our planet. The Festival’s many forums and events include: Conferences, Community gatherings, and Film screenings. For more information.
School of Sustainability: Show the Garden Some Love!
(Saturday, February 13, 2016) Let’s show the garden some love this Valentine’s Day (and Arizona’s birthday)! Bring your family, friends, or significant other on over to the Escalante Community Garden for a beautiful morning of gardening maintenance and harvesting. From 9:00-11:00 a.m. at Escalante Community Garden, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe. More information and RSVP.
Walton Sustainability Solutions: World Religions Respond to the Environmental Crisis
(Thursday, February 18, 2016) Mary Evelyn Tucker, Yale University will present World Religions Respond to the Environmental Crisis in the Alumni Lounge, Memorial Union, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Doors open 4:00 p.m.; lecture at 4:30 p.m. More information and RSVP. A Sustainability Solutions Festival event.
Wrigley Lecture Series: Climate Change and Energy: How Can Justice be Achieved for Young People and Nature?
(Thursday, February 25, 2016) James Hansen, former Director, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Adjunct Professor, Columbia University's Earth Institute will present Climate Change and Energy: How Can Justice be Achieved for Young People and Nature? From 5:00-6:15 p.m. (doors open at 4:30 p.m.) In the Turquoise Room (220), Memorial Union, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
GreenBiz 2016
(Monday-Thursday, February 23-25, 2016) The eighth annual GreenBiz defines the trends, challenges and opportunities in sustainable business now. GreenBiz 2016 brings together GreenBiz Group, The Sustainability Consortium, and ASU's Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives. We leverage our vast networks, insights and domain expertise to bring you the brightest thinkers and most influential leaders. You'll get an unparalleled in-depth look at the key challenges and opportunities facing sustainable business today. This annual forum is framed by the annual State of Green Business report, the ninth annual edition of GreenBiz’s acclaimed accounting of key sustainability metrics and trends. The report, combined with the high-wattage stage presentations, workshops and networking opportunities that have become hallmarks of GreenBiz events, makes GreenBiz 2016 an unforgettable event. It will be held at the JW Marriott Camelback Resort, 5402 East Lincoln Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85253. Presented in partnership with The Sustainability Consortium and The Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives, a unit of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University. More information and registration. (A Sustainability Solutions Festival event. Save $300 with discount code GB16ASU.)
Wrigley Lecture Series: The Humane Economy
(Thursday, March 24, 2016) Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO, Humane Society of the US will present The Humane Economy from 6:15-7:00 p.m. (5:30-6:00 p.m. reception) at the Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe. More information and RSVP.
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On Campus
School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning Colloquium: How to Stay Cool in the Desert – Examples of Urban Climate Research at the Local and Micro-Scale
(Friday, January 22, 2016) Ariane Middel, Arizona State University will present How to Stay Cool in the Desert – Examples of Urban Climate Research at the Local and Micro-Scale from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in room 5536, Coor Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
OKED Events for ASU Faculty: OKED Workshop for Faculty
(Friday, January 22, 2016) Learn more about services to help advance your research. Institute and Initiative leaders will be available to help you discover collaborative research opportunities. Faculty experts will share their success stories and will help you network with colleagues from across the university. OKED representatives will be available to answer any questions you have on the research administration process. Visit ResearchAcademy.asu.edu for registration information including times and locations.
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering Seminar: Task-specific Motor Training in Older Adults with and without Cognitive Impairment
(Monday, January 25, 2016) Sydney Schaefer, Utah State University will present Task-specific Motor Training in Older Adults with and without Cognitive Impairment at 1:00 p.m. in the Auditorium (B105), Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Global Security Initiative Lecture: Electronics, Sensors, and Controls for the Energy Challenge
(Wednesday, January 27, 2016) Ken Tobin, Director of Electrical and Electronics Systems Research, Oak Ridge National Laboratory will present Electronics, Sensors, and Controls for the Energy Challenge from 10:15-11:15 a.m. in room 240, ISTB4, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. For more information and RSVP (by January 25) to Melissa.L.Pagnozzi@asu.edu.
CSPO EnLIGHeNING Lunch: How to be Quixotically Unreflexive: Surprising Results from Climate Change Politics in Australia
(Wednesday, January 27, 2016) Darrin Durrant, University of Melbourne will present How to be Quixotically Unreflexive: Surprising Results from Climate Change Politics in Australia from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in room 5536, Coor Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Please RSVP to cspo@asu.edu by noon Tuesday, January 26. More information.
School of Life Sciences Special Seminar: Antibiotics: Present and Future
(Thursday, January 28, 2016) Sidney Altman, Yale University will present Antibiotics: Present and Future from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in room the Auditorium (B105), Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Science Fiction TV Dinner: Starships from the 1970s
(Thursday, January 28, 2016) The classic 1970s starship thriller The Starlost, created by legendary author Harlan Ellison and starring 2001: A Space Odyssey's Keir Dullea, centers on a multi-generational starship so vast that it encompasses dozens of distinct biospheres, each containing different types of plant and animal life, and diverse human communities. Join us for a screening and conversation with Dave Guston, founding director of ASU's School for the Future of Innovation in Society, and Ben Minteer, Arizona Zoological Society Endowed Chair in the School of Life Sciences. From 6:00-7:45 p.m. at the Marston Theater, ISTB4, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. We'll have free dinner available for the first 150 guests. More information and RSVP.
Institute of Humanities Research Art Exhibition “Monstalgia” Opening Reception
(Friday, January 29, 2016) In conjunction with the IHR 2015 - 2016 Fellows theme, "Monsters and Monstrosity," as well as in preparation for the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Monstalgia explores incarnations of monsters, robots, aliens, and other fantastical creatures in contemporary art through the lenses of both nostalgia - a longing for a home that no longer exists - and solstalgia - a longing for life before environmental change and all its ramifications. Reception at 4:00 p.m. in the Harry Wood Gallery, Art Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning Colloquium: Damage Survey Results from the Joplin E5 Tornado
(Friday, February 5, 2016) Tim Marshall, PE, Haag Engineering will present Damage Survey Results from the Joplin E5 Tornado at 12:00 p.m. in room 5536, Coor Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
ASU Night of the Open Door @ West
(Saturday, February 6, 2016) ASU Night of the Open Door @ West offers events and interactive activities in mathematical and natural sciences, humanities, arts and cultural studies, social and behavioral sciences, along with dozens of hands-on activities that excite curiosity for teachers, kids, lifelong learners and parents. From 4:00-9:00 p.m. on the West campus. More information.
Campus Harvest of Seville Sour Oranges
(Friday-Sunday, February 5-7, 2016) ASU has partnered with Sun Devil Dining to harvest 10,000 pounds of Seville sour oranges from our Tempe campus and have it juiced, bottled and stored at the Sun Orchard (http://sunorchard.com/) facility for use in delicious recipes at Sun Devil Dining kitchens on all four campuses. Spend two hours outdoors picking and sorting fragrant oranges on the Arizona State University Tempe campus. Sign up.
Commission on the Status of Women Special Leadership Event: Women in Diversity Leadership
(Monday, February 8, 2016) The ASU Commission on the Status of Women is pleased to invite ASU staff, faculty, and students to this special leadership event on women in diversity leadership. A panel of women leaders will explore important topics such as how they became leaders, challenges of leadership, the work of their respective offices, and their vision for diversity and inclusion at ASU. From 8:00-10:00 a.m. in the Turquoise Room, Memorial Union, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP. Webcast RSVP.
ASU Night of the Open Door @ Downtown Phoenix
(Friday, February 12, 2016) ASU Night of the Open Door @ Downtown Phoenix offers interactive activities, tours and a behind the scenes look into what powers a world class university. Tour the Cronkite School’s state-of-the-art media complex, check out the nutrition kitchen, investigate cadavers, create your own kid-friendly comic strip and get a glimpse of the new Arizona Center for Law and Society. Whether your dream is to work in health, record your news reports or be a future public service leader – ASU Night of the Open Door @ Downtown Phoenix is pure family fun. From 4:00-8:00 p.m. on the Downtown Phoenix campus. More information. A Sustainability Solutions Festival event.
Zero Food Waste Forum
(Friday, February 19, 2016) In the US alone, 40 percent of our food is wasted. To address this issue, the Zero Food Waste Forum welcomes participants to collaborate and learn from expert advocates. All stakeholders are welcome: growers, grocers, restaurateurs, distributors, food banks, disposal companies and members of the public. From 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. in the Valley Youth Theatre, Arizona State University at the Downtown Phoenix campus. More information and registration. A Sustainability Solutions Festival event.
ASU Night of the Open Door @ Polytechnic
(Friday, February 19, 2016) ASU Night of the Open Door @ Polytechnic offers a behind the scenes look into ASU’s state-of-the-art labs and learning environments. Come experience flight simulators, air traffic control simulators, the wonders of algae, new-age cars, play classic video games, and enjoy dance and theater performances. From 5:00-9:00 p.m. on the Polytechnic campus. More information.
Conservation International Special Event with Dr. M. Sanjayan
(Wednesday, February 24, 2016) M. Sajayan will present this special event from 9:30-11:30 a.m. in the Lyceum Theater, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP. A Sustainability Solutions Festival event.
GreenBiz University
(Thursday, February 25, 2016) GreenBiz University is an extension of the GreenBiz 16 conference, held at ASU’s Tempe campus. Through the Sustainability Solutions Festival’s partnership with GreenBiz, we are able to recruit top-notch speakers in sustainability to engage with the ASU community. From 12:00-5:00 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge, Memorial Union, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP. A Sustainability Solutions Festival event.
15th Annual Local to Global Justice Forum & Festival: Racial Justice
(Friday-Sunday, February 26-28, 2016) The state of racial justice in the US has erupted in recent years. Stemming from acts of violence and brutality, the discourse around race is shifting into the public sphere. To facilitate these kinds of conversations, Local to Global Justice has selected “Racial Justice” as our theme for the 15th annual Forum and Festival. Conversations and contestations over racial justice have fueled nation-wide debates over police brutality, housing quality and gentrification, poverty, economic and educational, disparity, access to food, transportation and health care. To be held at Farmer Education, Payne Education, and Coor Hall buildings on the Arizona State University, Tempe campus. For more information. A Sustainability Solutions Festival event.
ASU Night of the Open Door @ Tempe
(Saturday, February 27, 2016) Arizona State University Night of the Open Door @ Tempe is a rare opportunity to get a behind the scenes look into the spaces that house our most innovative projects. ASU Night of the Open Door offers you the opportunity to hear firsthand from ASU students and faculty about rare poisonous insects, space exploration, volcanoes, drones and robots, medical breakthroughs and Mayan discoveries. Interactive hands-on activities offer a wide spectrum of sciences, engineering, humanities and the arts. From 4:00-9:00 p.m. on the Tempe campus. More information. A Sustainability Solutions Festival event.
Fourth Annual Conference on Governance of Emerging Technologies: Law, Policy and Ethics
(Tuesday-Thursday, May 24-26, 2016) The conference will consist of plenary and session presentations with discussions on regulatory, governance, legal, policy, social and ethical aspects of emerging technologies, including (but not limited to) nanotechnology, synthetic biology, biotechnology, genomics, personalized medicine, stem cell and regenerative medicine, human enhancement technologies, telecommunications, information technologies, surveillance technologies, geoengineering, neuroscience and robotics. The conference is premised on the belief that there is much to be learned and shared from and across the governance experience and proposals for these various emerging technologies. To be held at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel and Conference Center, Tempe, Arizona. Abstracts due January 31, 2016. More information.
Off Campus
Quench Your Thirst for Knowledge with Hydrate Tempe
(Tuesdays, January 19-February 23, 2016) Learn how to create a sustainable backyard oasis at the Watershed Management Group's six-part Hydrate Tempe project series. Each presentation includes a mini-project to create an action plan for your home. Hydrate with fresh smoothies and juices, and soak in knowledge about greywater, composting, and building a rain garden. Join us for your favorite topics or attend the full series to build a comprehensive site plan. Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:00 p.m. More information and registration.
City University of Hong Kong Worldwide Search for Talent
(Monday, January 25, 2016) Applications and nominations are invited for all faculty positions of Chair Professor, Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor. More details are available at http://jobs.cityu.edu.hk. Remuneration package will be driven by market competitiveness and individual performance. A senior delegation led by President, Professor Way Kuo, will visit Phoenix in January 2016 to present CityU’s vision for the future. From 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Tempe Mission Palms, Tempe. For registration please email reception@cityu.edu.hk.
Film Screening: Cowspiracy
(Monday, January 25, 2016) Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret is being shown by the Creative Living Fellowship, 6530 N. 7th St, Phoenix 85014. The showing is at 7:00 p.m. for more information go to www.creativelivingfellowship.com or contact Beverly Janowitz-Price at 602-265-0101. Donations accepted.
2016 DOE Solid-State Lighting R&D Workshop
(Tuesday-Thursday, February 2-4, 2016) The 13th annual DOE Solid State Lighting (SSL) R&D Workshop is a not-to-be-missed event, where top experts and thought leaders from universities, labs, and companies large and small converge to share the latest on SSL advances, examine market forces that are shaping SSL technology, and explore how the technology is defining new market opportunities. DOE has increased its effort to encourage student participation-the next generation of lighting innovators. In addition to the student poster competition launched this year (seven have been selected to present at the February 3 poster session), they've brought back the $200 student rate as well – saving students over 50% of the general registration fee (only until January 22!). Meeting will be held at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel, Raleigh, North Carolina. More information.
City of Scottsdale Green Building Lecture Series: Living an Edible and Sustainable Life
(Thursday, February 4, 2016) Join Joan Baron as she shares the benefits and how-to's of growing your own healthy food, herbs, edible flowers and fruit trees in our desert environment. Learn about our planting and harvesting seasons and how easy it is to raise chickens in your back yard. From 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Scottsdale Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Road, Scottsdale. More information.
Sustainability Solutions Festival’s Family Day
(Monday, February 15, 2016) Along with Arizona Science Center’s engaging exhibits, ASU and its community partners host special interactive, hands-on activities for families. Join us at the Arizona Science Center to learn more about sustainability and how you can become agents of change. More information. A Sustainability Solutions Festival event.
Sustival Day of Service
(Saturday, February 20, 2016) The The Sustival Day of Service connects volunteers to projects that help make more resilient, vibrant and sustainable communities across the Valley of the Sun. From 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. More information. A Sustainability Solutions Festival event.
AZ Thrives: A Sustainability Summit for Arizona’s Minority and Small Business Leaders
(Monday, February 22, 2016) AZ Thrives is a business conference for Arizona’s minority and small business leaders that is focused on the concept of the circular economy. The event aims to not only educate Arizona business leaders on sustainability in business, but also to create change agents through meaningful connections within the community. From 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at Phoenix Convention Center, North Building, 100 N. 3rd St, Phoenix. More information and registration. A Sustainability Solutions Festival event.
Singapore Sustainability Symposium (S3) Unlocking Urban Opportunities
(Wednesday-Friday, April 27-29, 2016) The symposium has become an international platform with a Singaporean flavour to support sustainability and urban solutions with a special interest in the challenges faced by cities and city decision makers. It will be held at the Grand Hyatt Singapore. More information and registration.
2nd Annual International Conference on Computational Social Science
(Thursday-Saturday, June 23-25, 2016) This 2nd Annual International Conference on Computational Social Science is an interdisciplinary event designed to engage a broad community of researchers - academics, industry experts, open data activists, government agency workers, and think tank analysts – dedicated to advancing social science knowledge through computational methods. This event affords the opportunity to meet and discuss works in which social systems and dynamics are investigated in a quantitative way through large datasets that are either mined from various sources (e.g. social media, communication systems) or created via controlled experiments or computational modeling. Hosted by the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. More information.
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'Hybrid Law' shows what happens when the thin blue line goes green
Film by ASU professor Peter Byck examines an Arkansas town's decision to buy hybrid police cars. Read more.
UGEC Viewpoints: An Examination of China's New Urbanization Strategy (Jun Yang, Tsinghua University, China)
In the last three decades, urbanization in China moved ahead at an unprecedented speed. Between 1978 and 2014, the urbanization rate increased from 17.9% to 53.7%. During that time, more than 500 million people moved from rural areas into cities. Rapid urbanization, along with industrialization, has propelled social and economic development not only in China, but globally as well. Read more.
GreenLight Solutions Cohort Application
GreenLight Solutions is an ASU alumni and faculty founded non-profit dedicated to providing hands-on experience to students through an observation, research, analysis and recommendation framework focused on sustainable solutions. Our previous work includes projects with clients like the City of Phoenix Waste Management, the World Wildlife Foundation and Clean Air Cab. Applications close January 24, 2016. For more info, please contact Rafael at saenz.rafa@gmail.com.
What's left in the wake of South Africa’s abandoned gold mines (from GreenBiz.com)
The name is derived from "happy prospect" in Afrikaans, and once upon a time, life and the gold haul were both good at the Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine, 50 miles west of Johannesburg. But two years after the mine’s owners abandoned it because it was unprofitable, sewage runs in the streets of the old mining village, tailings impoundments cover nearby towns in dust and illegal miners rule the abandoned shafts. Read more.
ASU researchers find microbial heat islands in the desert
Deserts are often thought of as barren places that are left exposed to the extremes of heat and cold and where not much is afoot. But that view is being altered as new research reveals the intricate ecological dynamics of deserts as they change in response to the elements. Read more.
Cleaning up cement industry emissions with carbon conversion (from GreenBiz.com)
Cement manufacturing is one of the most carbon emissions intensive industries on the planet, but a handful of innovative companies are working hard to change that. Among the most promising innovations, according to HeidelbergCement, the world’s second or third largest cement company, is technology that takes carbon dioxide from cement’s smoke stack flue gas and uses bioengineering to convert it to low carbon fuel for transportation. Read more.
Anatomy of a fake
The first thing that caught the attention of Nathan Newman was the texture of the paint. It just didn’t seem to match the mixtures used by artists during the early 1900s, when artist Frederic Remington painted “The Pioneer and the Indian,” depicting a frontiersman and Native American cautiously crossing paths. Read more.
Investors to companies: It's time to come clean on climate risk (from GreenBiz.com)
Generally, investors' biggest concern is their shareholder return, which is why environmental and sustainability concerns long have been afterthought for most of the investment community. Read more.
Preaching the politics of food and nutrition
USDA Under Secretary Katie Wilson stopped at ASU to talk about nutritional guidelines and food access. Read more.
Tapping into nature: Fluid dynamics (from GreenBiz.com)
Fluid dynamics describes how liquids and gases move and aims to limit the effects of drag. Every object in motion encounters the momentum-sapping effects of friction and drag from surrounding fluids. Read more.
Sustainable Urban Water Transdisciplinary Research Program for Undergraduates
Summer 2016 will be the first year that the Urban Water Innovation Network offers an Undergraduate Research Program (URP). Ten students will be given the opportunity to perform cutting edge, transdisciplinary research of immediate relevance to people in urban areas. Where possible, pairs of students, one in the social sciences and one in the natural sciences / engineering will be placed with a team of mentors in each of the six study regions of the Network: Front Range of Colorado, Mid-Atlantic, Tucson-Phoenix Sun corridor, South Florida, California, Pacific Northwest Cascadia. Application deadline February 5, 2016. More information.
Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program, University of Washington
The Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program at University of Washington is getting ready to recruit students for next summer. The goal of this two-year conservation immersion program is to broaden participation within conservation, and diversify what it means to be a "conservation professional." The program is looking for 20 freshmen and sophomores to join for an 8-week immersion course this summer. The program starts in Seattle and travels to various ExUrban (wildlands and rural) landscapes in Washington addressing urban conservation issues. Scholars don't have to be environmental science, or even science, majors, but should demonstrate a commitment to the environment and to diversity, and be curious, creative and enthusiastic - incipient change-makers. Because the program is geared for students early in their college careers, we are only able to take freshmen and sophomores. You can learn more about the program at www.uwconservationscholars.org The application process will begin November 16, 2015 and end January 29, 2016.
Pacific Biodiversity Institute: Intensive Field-Based Conservation Science and Leadership Course in the North Cascades
Pacific Biodiversity Institute is offering a 4-week Conservation Science and Leadership Course, May 23 through June 19, 2016. The course will be held in the spectacular North Cascades Mountains and students will gain a diverse and holistic view of ongoing conservation and management issues prevalent throughout the Pacific Northwest. Application deadline is March 5, 2016. More information.
Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program
December 2015 drought summary is online.
November Southwest Climate Outlook
The November 2015 Southwest Climate Outlook is online.
CLIMAS Podcast: December 2015 – El Niño in Full Swing and Fall Recap
Tune into the Southwest climate podcasts on iTunes or Southwest Climate Change Network.
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OPPORTUNITIES
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Urban Resilience to Weather-Related Extreme Events (URExSRN)
More details on how to review the fellowships and apply.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Decision Center for a Desert City
More details on the position and how to apply.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives
More details on the position and how to apply.
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White House Social and Behavior Sciences Team Fellowship
Application deadline January 24, 2016. More information.
Municipal Utilities Director, City of Chandler, Arizona
Application deadline January 25, 2016. More information.
Communications and Marketing Coordinator, Aldo Leopold Foundation
Application deadline January 28, 2016. More information.
Senior Program Manager, Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation
Application deadline January 29, 2016. More information.
Director of the Environmental Program, University of Vermont
Application deadline January 31, 2016. More information.
Postdoctoral Position, College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota
Application deadline February 1, 2016. More information.
National Director, Leopold Conservation Award Program, Sand County Foundation
Application deadline February 6, 2016. More information.
Assistant Professor, Soil or Environmental Science, New Mexico State University
Application deadline February 29, 2016. More information.
Assistant Professor, Pedology, New Mexico State University
Application deadline February 29, 2016. More information.
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Geospatial Approaches to Planetary Urbanization, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Application deadline March 1, 2016. More information.
Summer Intern, Open Space Program, City of Flagstaff, Arizona
Application deadline March 25, 2016. More information.
Education and Outreach Coordinator, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Reserve, Minnesota
More information at University of Minnesota employment website, job number 306843.
Program Manager, Western Land and Communities, Sonoran Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
Associate, Industrial Economics, Inc.
Research Analyst, Industrial Economics, Inc.
Quantitative Ecologist, Post Bachelor’s Associate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Quantitative Ecologist, Post Master’s Associate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Software Engineer, Post Bachelor’s Associate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Software Engineer, Post Master’s Associate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
EERE Science and Technology Policy Postdoctoral Fellowships
Postdoctoral Position at Global Security Sciences Division, Argonne Laboratories
Requisition number 400355. More information.
Household Hazardous Waste Technician, City of Tucson
Transportation Program Manager, Smart Growth America
Research Analyst, Smart Growth America
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