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NEW ITEMS

(Current items remain in the Digest until they happen so don’t forget to peruse the web listing in case you missed something in the previous week.)


Institute Events

1. DCDC Water/Climate Briefing: Arizona Native American Tribal Water Security

2. City Lights Movie Night Featuring: Home

3. Biodiversity Outcomes Seminar: Achieving the World's Sustainable Development Goals


Other Events - On Campus

4. Transportation Seminar: A Comprehensive Look at Pedestrian Service at Signalized Intersections

5. School for the Future of Innovation in Society Occasional Talk: Put Audiences First to Deliver Persuasive Talks

6. Coffee @ Beyond: Psyche and Considerations of the Future of Humans in Space

7. School for the Future of Innovation in Society Occasional Talk: The Twa Wòch (Tw) Project

8. School for the Future of Innovation in Society Occasional Talk: If It Ain't Fixed Don't Break It: The Macro and Micro Politics of the Federal Research Budget Process

9. Biodesign Discovery Series: Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Recycled Water: Harmonizing Challenges in Sustainable Water Infrastructure and Public Health

10. Center for Evolution & Medicine Seminar: The State of Detection Theory

11. Materials Science & Engineering Seminar: Meso-Scale Time-Resolved Sensing of Shock-Compression Effects in Heterogeneous Materials

12. Life Sciences Café: Extreme Environments, Physiological Adaptation, and the Origin of Species

13. Center for Biology + Society Conversation Series: Make the Peaks Higher

14. Carmen Takes Charge: Reflections on Cannery Women, Cannery Lives

15. Center for Evolution & Medicine Seminar: Scared to Death


Other Events - Off Campus

16. GreenBiz Webcast: The State of Green Business 2017

17. Arizona Green Chamber of Commerce Lunch and Learn with John Martinson

18. Strawbale Workshop

19. Moon Over South Mountain: Benefitting the Phoenix Parks Foundation


News and Announcements

20. EPA's Region 9 and Arizona's communities

21. ASU program to help tackle the tough hurdles in renewable energy

22. A leap ahead for energy efficient homes Down Under

23. CAP LTER Graduate Student Grants

24. Fragility of smallholder farmers in a globalizing and warming world


Other Jobs

25. Senior Scientist, Council for Watershed Health, Los Angeles, California

26. Executive Director, Naticoke Watershed Alliance, Vienna, Maryland

27. Conservation Data Management Specialist - Project, Dane County Land & Water Resources, Wisconsin

28. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, University of Melbourne

29. Research Associate, Ecological and Climate Economist, Caribbean Climate Change Centre, Belmopan, Belize

30. Restoration Ecology Internships, Prairie Enthusiasts, Mt Horeb, Wisconsin

31. 2017 Summer Wetland Internship, Lake County Stormwater Management Commission, Libertyville, Illinois

 


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EVENTS

Institute Events

 

Sustainability Series: Designing with Nature: How Biophilic Design Improves Lives

(Thursday, February 2, 2017) Joe Zazzera and Sonja Bochart will present Designing with Nature: How Biophilic Design Improves Lives from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Institute, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.


          NEW!

DCDC Water/Climate Briefing: Arizona Native American Tribal Water Security

(Thursday, February 2, 2017) Arizona is home to 22 Native American tribes located around the state. With different geographical locations, water needs, and water supplies, these tribes have both similar and unique perspectives and challenges to water security. The panelists, representing several different tribes and geographical areas of Arizona, will discuss challenges tribes face with issues of water needs and supplies. Join us from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in the conference room, Decision Center for a Desert City, 21 E. 6th St, Ste 126B, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and registration.


          Sustainability Solutions Festival 2017: (Re)imagine Our Home

(Throughout February) Join us as we (re)imagine our home through conversations, celebrations, programs and examples of sustainability solutions in our individual dwellings, our community and across Planet Earth. The 2017 Sustainability Solutions Festival features a diverse group of partners and organizations that seek to engage audiences and inspire a more sustainable future where people live, learn, work and play. See Festival events throughout February.


          Free Film Screening: Rooted in Peace

(Tuesday, February 7, 2017) Today we are at war within ourselves, with our environment, and with the world. The film Rooted in Peace poses the basic question: How do we want to live? The film explores how one person can learn to make the necessary changes to enjoy a better life — and in so doing inspire others to want to improve their own lives, and society as a whole. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; showtime 7:00 p.m. at Harkins Valley Art Theater, 509 S. Mill Ave, Tempe. More information and registration.


          NEW!

          City Lights Movie Night Featuring: Home

(Friday, February 10, 2017) This Sustainability Solutions Festival event will be a film screening of DreamWorks Entertainment’s film Home. In this film there are several themes of home and sustainability that will be communicated to the audience through a pre-film discussion with ASU thought leaders. Participants at this event can also pick up an activity sheet to further explore the film’s sustainability themes on their own. Film starts at 6:30 p.m. at CityScape Phoenix, 1 E. Washington St, Phoenix. More information and registration.


          Sustainability@ASU: Redefining Corporate Value

(Monday, February 13, 2017) In collaboration with The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), GreenBiz17, and the Arizona State University Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiative, the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes will host a pre-conference session titled “Redefining Corporate Value: Changing the Equation for Cities, Food, Materials and Climate by Placing True Value on Natural and Social Capital.” From 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. at HW Marriot Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, 5350 E. Marriott Dr, Phoenix. More information and registration.


          GreenBiz University

(Tuesday, February 14, 2017) GreenBiz University is a parallel conference with the renowned GreenBiz 17 conference in an ongoing partnership between ASU and the GreenBiz Group. This event invites main stage speakers from GreenBiz 17 to visit ASU’s Tempe campus to present their ideas and innovations to the university community and audience. GreenBiz University is free to the ASU community and its partners. More information and registration.


          NEW!

Biodiversity Outcomes Seminar: Achieving the World’s Sustainable Development Goals

(Wednesday, February 15, 2017) Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Yale University will present Achieving the World’s Sustainable Development Goals from 3:00-4:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and registration.

 

Food Systems: Roundup from the Ground Up: The Supply Side Story of the World’s Most Profitable Herbicide, 1970-Today

(Friday, February 17, 2017) Bartow J. Elmore, Ohio State University will present Roundup from the Ground Up: The Supply Side Story of the World’s Most Profitable Herbicide, 1970-Today from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and registration.




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Other Events

On Campus

 

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Seminar: Buildings, Energy and the Future: Lessons from the DOE Building Technologies Office

(Friday, January 27, 2017) Patrick Phelan, Arizona State University will present Buildings, Energy and the Future: Lessons from the DOE Building Technologies Office at 11:00 a.m. in room 2, Durham Language and Literature Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Contact Durella.ODonnell@asu.edu for more information.


          NEW!

Transportation Seminar: A Comprehensive Look at Pedestrian Service at Signalized Intersections

(Friday, January 27, 2017) Ed Smaglik, Northern Arizona University will present A Comprehensive Look at Pedestrian Service at Signalized Intersections from 3:00-4:00 p.m. in room 101, Schwada Classroom Office Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus.


          NEW!

School for the Future of Innovation in Society Occasional Talk: Put Audiences First to Deliver Persuasive Talks

(Monday, January 30, 2017) Darcy Gentleman, Communications Consultant will present Put Audiences First to Deliver Persuasive Talks from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Ventana Room, Memorial Union, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Please RSVP by Friday, January 27.


          NEW!

Coffee @ Beyond: Psyche and Considerations of the Future of Humans in Space

(Monday, January 30, 2017) Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Arizona State University will present Psyche and Considerations of the Future of Humans in Space at 3:00 p.m. in the Auditorium (B105), Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.

 

Biodesign Discovery Series: Late Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics Implicates Microglial Function?

(Tuesday, January 31, 2017) Alison Goate, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will present Late Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics Implicates Microglial Function? At 11:00 a.m. in room 105 (Auditorium), Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.


          NEW!

School for the Future of Innovation in Society Occasional Talk: The Twa Wòch (Tw) Project

(Tuesday, January 31, 2017) Lou Pugliese, Senior Innovation Fellow at Arizona State University and Managing Director of the Teaching and Learning Action Lab, will present The Twa Wòch (Tw) Project from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in room 242 (LaPaz), Memorial Union, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Please RSVP by Friday, January 27.

 

ASU Faculty Women of Color Caucus Diversity Keynote: Promoting Social Justice in Higher Education: Preparing the Next Generation of Scholars and Practitioners

(Tuesday, January 31, 2017) Caroline Turner, California State University-Fresno will present Promoting Social Justice in Higher Education: Preparing the Next Generation of Scholars and Practitioners from 4:00-6:30 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge, Memorial Union, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


          NEW!

School for the Future of Innovation in Society Occasional Talk: If It Ain’t Fixed Don’t Break It: The Macro and Micro Politics of the Federal Research Budget Process

(Wednesday, February 1, 2017) Dan Sarewitz, Professor of Science and Society, and co-director and co-founder of the Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes at Arizona State University, will present If It Ain’t Fixed Don’t Break It: The Macro and Micro Politics of the Federal Research Budget Process from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge, Memorial Union, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Please RSVP by Tuesday, January 31.

 

Beyond Center 2017 Beyond Annual Lecture: Our Place in the Universe: Why We’re Here and What it All Means

(Wednesday, February 1, 2017) Sean Carroll, California Institute of Technology will present Our Place in the Universe: Why We’re Here and What it All Means from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in Neeb Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and registration.


          NEW!

Biodesign Discovery Series: Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Recycled Water: Harmonizing Challenges in Sustainable Water Infrastructure and Public Health

(Thursday, February 2, 2017) Amy Pruden, Virginia Tech will present Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Recycled Water: Harmonizing Challenges in Sustainable Water Infrastructure and Public Health at 11:00 a.m. in room B105 (Auditorium), Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.


          NEW!

          Center for Evolution & Medicine Seminar: The State of Detection Theory

(Thursday, February 2, 2017) Pete Trimmer, University of California-Davis will present The State of Detection Theory from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in room 202, C-wing, Life Sciences Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


          ASU ASHRAE Student Chapter Meeting

(Thursday, February 2, 2017) The ASU Student Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, & Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) will be holding its first meeting for spring semester at 7:00 p.m. in room 535, Goldwater Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. ASHRAE will be the global leader, the foremost source of technical information, and the primary provider of opportunities for professionals in heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigerating. For more information contact Professor Pat Phelan at phelan@asu.edu or like us on Facebook at @ASHRAEASUStudentChapter.


          NEW!

Materials Science & Engineering Seminar: Meso-Scale Time-Resolved Sensing of Shock-Compression Effects in Heterogeneous Materials

(Friday, February 3, 2017) Naresh Thadhani, Georgia Institute of Technology will present Meso-Scale Time-Resolved Sensing of Shock-Compression Effects in Heterogeneous Materials at 12:15 p.m. in room 101, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Contact Durella.ODonnell@asu.edu for more information.


          Night of the Open Door - Downtown Phoenix campus

(Friday, February 3, 2017) ASU Night of the Open Door is an evening when ASU departments and schools open their doors to the public to showcase the research and projects that they are working on. This event provides hands-on activities for all ages throughout the Downtown, Tempe (Saturday, February 25), and Polytechnic (Friday, February 17) campuses. This year, Night of the Open Door will feature a “Sustainability Central” location with musical entertainment, food trucks and partner booths that feature their work with ASU to achieve community impact and sustainability goals. Participants will have the opportunity to earn collectable Sustainability Badges at special locations across the campus before coming to Sustainability Central to claim their “Sustainability Hero” badge and prize pack. There will also be Night of the Open Door on West campus (Saturday, February 11) and Thunderbird (Saturday, February 18). More information for all campuses.


          NEW!

Life Sciences Café: Extreme Environments, Physiological Adaptation, and the Origin of Species

(Monday, February 6, 2017) Michael Tobler, Oklahoma State University will present Extreme Environments, Physiological Adaptation, and the Origin of Species from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in room 244, E-wing, Life Sciences Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.


          NEW!

          Center for Biology + Society Conversation Series: Make the Peaks Higher

(Tuesday, February 7, 2017) Susan Fitzpatrick, James S. McDonnell Foundation and Kate MacCord, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University will present Make the Peaks Higher from 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in room 202, C-wing, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


          NEW!

          Carmen Takes Charge: Reflections on Cannery Women, Cannery Lives

(Thursday, February 9, 2017) Vicki L. Ruiz, University of California-Irvine will present Carmen Takes Charge: Reflections on Cannery Women, Cannery Lives from 3:00-4:30 p.m. in room 241C (Ventana), Memorial Union, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. A School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies lecture. More information.


          NEW!

          Center for Evolution & Medicine Seminar: Scared to Death

(Thursday, February 9, 2017) Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, University of California-Los Angeles will present Scared to Death from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in room 202, C-Wing, Life Sciences Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


          Center for Evolution & Medicine Darwin Day Lecture: Not Uniquely Human

(Thursday, February 9, 2017) Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, University of California-Los Angeles will present Not Uniquely Human from 5:15-7:30 p.m. in the Marston Theater, ISTB4, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


          Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference

(Thursday-Saturday, February 16-18, 2017) The Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference is an annual creative writing conference at Arizona State University that brings together writers, readers, and lovers of literature for three days of instruction, inspiration, and community. More information and registration.


Off Campus


          NEW!

          GreenBiz Webcast: The State of Green Business 2017

(Tuesday, January 31, 2017) In this one-hour webcast, coinciding with the report’s release, GreenBiz Group chairman and executive editor Joel Makower, Trucost CEO Richard Mattison and GreenBiz Vice President and Senior Analyst John Davies will provide insights into key trends and metrics in sustainable business and the sustainability profession. From 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET. More information and registration.

 

City of Scottsdale Green Building Lecture Series: Living an Edible Landscape Life

(Thursday, February 2, 2017)  Join urban gardeners as they share 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. Find out about the wide range of community gardens available for you to participate in and how school gardens provide students with valuable skills. From 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Scottsdale Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Rd, Scottsdale, AZ. More information.


          NEW!

          Arizona Green Chamber of Commerce Lunch and Learn with John Martinson

(Wednesday, February 8, 2017) Join us as our Lunch and Learn with John Martinson, Founder and Change Agent, Be The Tea, LLC from 11:30 a.m. (Networking) with program from 12:00-1:30 p.m. at The Tuck Shop, 2245 N. 12th St, Phoenix. $22 for members; $30 for nonmembers. More information and registration.


          2017 Presidential Climate Leadership Summit

(Monday-Friday, February 13-15, 2017) The 2017 Presidential Climate Leadership Summit is a significant moment and turning point for Second Nature and the Climate Leadership Network. We’ll reflect on 10 years of bold climate leadership by higher education institutions, and anticipate the future of the Network and the sustainability movement. The 2017 Summit is designed for campus sustainability teams, including specialized content for presidents, faculty, and staff. They are also seeking proposals for presentations, sessions, and workshops. The event will be held at Tempe Mission Palms, 60 E. Fifth St, Tempe. More information.

 

GreenBiz17

(Tuesday-Thursday, February 14-16, 2017) Sustainability leaders from the world’s largest companies gather each year at the GreenBiz forum to explore pressing challenges and emerging opportunities in sustainable business. The event offers a rich blend of presentations, workshops and networking opportunities framed by the State of Green Business report, GreenBiz Group’s award-winning annual research and analysis of key sustainability metrics and trends. Attendees return from GreenBiz both inspired by what’s possible and ready to tackle their organization’s greatest sustainability challenges. GreenBiz is produced in collaboration with the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University. To be held at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge, 5350 Marriott Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85054. More information and registration.


          Collegiate Sports Sustainability Summit

(Wednesday-Friday, February 15-17, 2017) The University of Florida will be hosting the Collegiate Sports Sustainability Summit. The summit is designed to bring sustainability-minded campus leaders together to discuss, share, and promote ways to best advocate for this important initiative. The summit offers engaging speakers, collaborative round table discussions, and breakout sessions that allow participants to dive deeper into topics regarding sustainability. The University of Florida will showcase how the university integrates sustainable initiatives in athletics and the progress that has been made over the past few years. This Summit offers attendees the chance to network, learn, and exchange ideas with peers from around the country on ways in which athletic and sports programs can join the campus movement to engage students, fans, and alumni in making collegiate sports socially, economically, and environmentally responsible. The target audience for the summit includes graduate students, student sustainability ambassadors, student athletes, athletic staff and administrators, recreation sports staff, sustainability staff, facilities personnel, food service employees, and waste/recycling personnel. For more information visit: http://cs3.sustainable.ufl.edu/


          NEW!

          Strawbale Workshop

(Friday-Sunday, March 3-5, 2017) Join Bill and Athena Steen, of The Canelo Project, for a 3-day straw bale workshop near downtown Phoenix. A 600 sq. ft. home will be constructed using a hybrid wall system that The Canelo Project has developed over the past 17 years. It utilizes the best elements of the load-bearing and in-fill wall methods and combines well with earthen plasters. With assistance from Aware Architecture, this project is the second fully permitted straw bale building in the city of Phoenix using these techniques. The workshop will focus on the essentials - stacking the straw bale walls, constructing the box beam assembly and the window and door frames, pre-compression of the walls and attaching the roof trusses. Cost is $250 before February 27 and $275 after that date. Contact Susan Ontiveros for registration (lunch included) at susanontiveros424@gmail.com or 602-561-9621.


          Sustainability in the Fashion Industry

(Sunday-Saturday, March 5-11, 2017) The oikos Winter School is an international one-week conference on the topic of Sustainability in the Fashion Industry. The 13th international conference aims to provide international students from different subjects and young professionals with a sound knowledge of the topic “Sustainability in the Fashion Industry. These future Changemakers will explore during the week an environment of deep discussion and vital international exchange. To be held at the Witten/Herdecke University in Witten, Germany. Application deadline January 15. More information.


          Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference 2017

(Sunday-Monday, March 26-27, 2017) The Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference 2017 aims to be the best participant-driven conference you can attend. We challenge you to embed community building methods and facilitation into your presentations, workshops, and interactions with each other. Let’s transition from PowerPoint and unleash our collaborative selves with World Cafés and Appreciative Inquiry, using our gathered brain trust to find solutions to collective challenges. This year we will envision new possibilities, expand our communities and learn through experimentation as we advance the goal of thriving people, places and planet. At the University of Maryland, College Park. More information.


          Second International Conference on Tourism & Leisure Studies

(Thursday-Friday, April 6-7, 2017) The Second International Conference on Tourism & Leisure Studies will feature plenary sessions by some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the field. Each year the International Conference on Tourism & Leisure Studies draws a diverse group of participants from all over the world. Our Program Development team draws on this diversity to craft a rich and distinctive conference experience. It will be held at the University of British Columbia, Robson Square, Vancouver, Canada. More information.


          Engineering Sustainability 2017: Innovation and the Triple Bottom Line

(Sunday-Tuesday, April 9-11, 2017) This focused conference will bring together engineers and scientists from academia, government, industry, and nonprofits to share results of cutting-edge research and practice directed at development of environmentally sustainable buildings and infrastructure. At the Westin Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. More information.


          Ninth International Conference on Climate Change Impacts & Responses

(Friday-Saturday, April 21-22, 2017) The Ninth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses features research addressing the following annual themes: Scientific evidence; assessing impacts in divergent ecosystems; human impacts and impacts on humans; and technical, political, and social responses. There will be a special focus on communicating and collaborating for resilient solutions to climate change. To be held at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. More information.


          NEW!

          Moon Over South Mountain: Benefiting the Phoenix Parks Foundation

(Friday, May 12, 2017) We invite you to join us for the Inaugural Dinner in the Park, Moon Over South Mountain. This event will be held at the beautiful South Mountain Park. Evening activities will include a cocktail reception, followed with Trolley rides to Dobbins Lookout where guests will enjoy a selection of gourmet food trucks, wine tasting and guided Night Sky Viewing. This event will serve to educate the public and showcase the many great City of Phoenix Parks and Recreational opportunities. More information and tickets.


          Better Building Summit 2017

(Monday-Wednesday, May 15-17, 2017) The Better Buildings Summit is a national meeting where leading organizations across key sectors showcase solutions to cut energy intensity in their buildings portfolio-wide by 20% over the next ten years. This Summit is designed for partners and stakeholders to exchange best practices and highlight demonstrated market solutions with an equal emphasis on discussing future opportunities for greater energy efficiency in America’s homes and buildings. The meeting occurs in Washington, D.C. More information.


          IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2017

(Saturday-Tuesday, May 20-23, 2017) The Sustainable Development Division of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE) is sponsoring the Social, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability Track at the 2017 IISE Annual Conference and Expo. The conference is a forum for exchanging knowledge and discoveries in the industrial and systems engineering research and practitioner communities. The 2017 IISE Annual Conference and Expo will be one conference, where ISERC and Applied Solutions sessions will be organized together. This exciting change will bring researchers and practitioners together to share the latest advances in Sustainable Development. At the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. More information.

 

Universities Council on Water Resources Conference: Water in a Changing Environment

(Tuesday-Thursday, June 13-15, 2017) The 2017 Annual Conference, Water in a Changing Environment will take place in Fort Collins, CO. Gaps in projected water supply and demand, water quality and reuse issues, increased food and energy needs, and a changing climate bring water resources to center stage, not only in the western U.S. but across the continent and around the world. Please join the dialogue as we seek to develop transdisciplinary and disciplinary solutions to complex water problems and explore bridges between science and policy. Call for abstracts until January 20, 2017. More information.


          Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences Annual Meeting

(Wednesday-Saturday, June 21-24, 2017) AESS 2017 will be held at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. We’d love to have some ASU folks (faculty and students) to get involved in the local planning. If students help out in a substantial way, we can comp them for the conference. Contact David Hassenzahl for more information about getting involved. For more information about AESS.


          Energy Impacts 2017

(Wednesday-Thursday, July 26-27, 2017) Energy Impacts 2017 is the first North American conference focused on social science research related to the impacts of energy development - with a goal of synthesis, comparison and innovation among established and emerging energy impacts scholars from North America and abroad. The pace, scale and intensity of new energy development around the world demands credible and informed research about potential impacts to human communities that host energy developments. While a fast-growing body of research addresses social, economic, and behavioral impacts from large-scale energy development for host communities and landscapes, their discoveries are often isolated by disciplinary and geographic boundaries. We invite participation from sociologists, geographers, political scientists, public health specialists, economists, anthropologists, practitioners and other interested parties whose work addresses impacts of new energy development for host communities and landscapes. Please visit http://www.energyimpacts.org to join a mailing list for future updates, and to add your profile to our growing data base of energy impacts researchers and professionals. The conference will be held at Ohio State University, Columbus.


          Twelfth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

(Wednesday-Friday, 26-28 July, 2017) Announcing the Call for Papers for the Twelfth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, to be held at the International Conference Center in Hiroshima, Japan. Founded in 2006, the conference examines the nature of disciplinary practices in the study of society and the interdisciplinary practices that arise in the context of "real world" applications of social research and theory. The conference also investigates what constitutes "science" in a social context and the connections between the social and other sciences. The focus of papers ranges from the finely grained and empirical (research practices and results exemplifying one or more disciplines) to wide-ranging multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspectives on knowledge and method. We invite proposals for paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters/exhibits, colloquia, virtual posters, or virtual lightning talks. The conference features research addressing the annual themes and the 2017 Special Focus: "Cross-Cultural and Global Research as Interdisciplinary Practice." More information.

 

Fourteenth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability

(Wednesday-Friday, January 17-19, 2018) The Fourteenth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability, will be held at The Cairns Institute, James Cook University, in Cairns, Australia. Founded in 2005, the conference provides a multidisciplinary space, spanning the various fields and perspectives through which we can address the fundamental and related questions of sustainability, brought together by a common concern for sustainability in an holistic perspective where environmental, cultural, economic, and social concerns intersect. We invite proposals for paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters/exhibits, colloquia, virtual posters, or virtual lightning talks – deadline 17 February 2017. The conference features research addressing the annual themes. For more information regarding the conference explore our website.



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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS


          NEW!

          EPA's Region 9 and Arizona's communities

Since its convening in 2008, the Sustainable Cities Network has maintained contact with EPA Region 9. This ongoing connection has allowed for each body – Region 9, ASU and Arizona communities – to learn and share knowledge, case studies and resources so that the lexicon of sustainability best practices steadily expands and so partnerships may emerge when interests align. Read more.


          NEW!

ASU program to help tackle the tough hurdles in renewable energy

The green energy story tends to be rosy: Costa Rica runs entirely on renewables! Portugal runs on wind for four days! Germany comes within 90 percent of its energy needs on a May day in 2016! Is it all really that rosy? In a post-Paris agreement world, as countries pivot towards sun and wind power, what will the hurdles really look like? Read more.


          NEW!

          A leap ahead for energy efficient homes Down Under (from GreenBiz.com)

Last month REA Group — the global online real estate advertising company and owner of realestate.com.au — launched Energy Scores on its popular real estate platform in partnership with U.S.-based Tendril to provide an instant snapshot of whole home energy performance across more than 80 percent of Australia’s home market. Read more.


          NEW!

CAP LTER Graduate Student Grants

In 2017, The Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) project is continuing its Graduate Grants program in support of graduate student research. Graduate Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis to graduate students conducting research within the CAP LTER study area on some aspect of urban research. These projects do not necessarily have to be part of current CAP LTER research activities, but priority will be given to work that: a) compliments and potentially enhances ongoing CAP research; b) uses CAP LTER's long-term datasets; and/or c) links CAP research with research being conducted by the Urban Resilience to Extremes (UReX) SRN or the Decision Center for a Desert City (DCDC). Priority areas (b) and ©, new this year, are intended to promote research that especially focuses on the long-term part of LTER and that takes advantage of areas of joint interest between the UReX SRN, DCDC, and CAP LTER. Deadline March 3, 2017. More information.


          NEW!

          Fragility of smallholder farmers in a globalizing and warming world

The backbone of agriculture production and food security in developing countries is smallholder farmers. Those smallholder farmers have small pieces of land and mainly rely on family labor. But in the last decades, those farmers have experienced increasing challenges such as extreme weather events, increasing dependency on fertilizers and pesticides, and increasing dependency of global markets that define the prices for their products. How will those farmers cope with those challenges? Read more.


          Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program

December 2016 drought summary is online.


          January Southwest Climate Outlook

          The January 2017 Southwest Climate Outlook is online.

 

CLIMAS Podcast: December 2016 – Holiday Edition! - ENSO -A Gift That Keeps Almost Giving

Tune into the Southwest Climate podcasts on iTunes or Southwest Climate Change Network.




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OPPORTUNITIES

Institute Job Openings

 

None at this time.



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Other Jobs


          Climate & Energy Program Coordinator, City of Evanston, Illinois

Application deadline January 30, 2017. More information.


          NEW!

          Senior Scientist, Council for Watershed Health, Los Angeles, California

          Application deadline January 30, 2017. More information.

 

Anthony A. Lapham River Conservation Fellow, American Rivers, Washington, D.C.

Application deadline January 31, 2017. More information.


          Postdoctoral Fellow, Urban Ecology, The New School, New York, New York

          Review of applications begins in January 2017. More information.


          NEW!

          Executive Director, Naticoke Watershed Alliance, Vienna, Maryland

Application deadline January 31, 2017. More information.

 

Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Anthropogenic Carbon Emissions, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University

          Application deadline February 1, 2017. More information.

 

Director, Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories, University of Minnesota, Lake Itasca, Minnesota

Application deadline February 1, 2017. More information.


          NEW!

Conservation Data Management Specialist - Project, Dane County Land & Water Resources, Wisconsin

Application deadline February 3, 2017. More information.


          Associate Professor, Ecohydrology, University of Arizona, Tucson

Application review begins February 3, 2017. More information.


          Meridian Institute Fellowship Program

Application deadline February 3, 2017. More information.

 

Research Associate, Sustainable Use of Water in Food Manufacturing, Loughborough University, Loughborough, U.K.

Application deadline February 5, 2017. More information.

 

Postdoctoral Position, Modeling of Permafrost Evolution Within a River-valley System, University of Paris

Application deadline February 5, 2017. More information.


          NEW!

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, University of Melbourne

Application deadline February 14, 2017. More information.


          NEW!

Research Associate, Ecological and Climate Economist, Caribbean Climate Change Centre, Belmopan, Belize

Application deadline February 15, 2017. More information.


          NEW!

          Restoration Ecology Internships, Prairie Enthusiasts, Mt Horeb, Wisconsin

Application deadline February 17, 2017. More information.


          NEW!

2017 Summer Wetland Internship, Lake County Stormwater Management Commission, Libertyville, Illinois

Application deadline February 17, 2017. More information.

 

Louis Bacon Environmental Leadership Fellow, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Application deadline February 24, 2017 (Apply to School by December 1, 2016). More information.


          Watershed Engagement Manager, Clean Lakes Alliance, Madison, Wisconsin

Application deadline February 27, 2017. More information.

 

Program Manager, Clean Water Initiatives, Operations Blessing International, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Application deadline March 12, 2017. More information.

 

Assistant Vice President for Sustainability Planning, New York University

          More information.

 

Hydrogeologist, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Socorro, New Mexico

More information.

 

Estuarine/Aquatic Ecologist, South Florida Water Management District, Florida

More information.

 

Natural Resources Technician, Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, Humboldt County, Nevada

More information.

 

Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, Humboldt County, Nevada

More information.

 

Assistant or Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, Logan

More information.

 

Assistant or Associate Professor, Coastal Ecology, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville

More information Posting number 0619572.


          Postdoctoral Fellow in Urban Ecology, The New School, New York, New York

          More information.

 

Assistant Professor, Natural Resources Policy and Governance, Environmental Studies Program, University of Colorado-Boulder

More information.

 

Communications and Member Services Assistant, Urban Sustainability Directors Network & Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance

More information.

 

Principal Public Affairs Representative (Conservation), Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

More information.


          Hunger Program and Policy Manager, Arizona Community Action Association

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