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NEW ITEMS
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you missed something in the previous week.)
Institute Events
1. Free Film Screening: Dominion - POSTPONED
Other Events - On Campus
2. 3-D Astronomy Shows at Marston Exploration Theater
3. Study Abroad 101
4. Study Abroad 101
5. Biodesign: Redefining Translational Medicine through Veterinary Clinical Trials
News and Announcements
6. Psyche mission aims to help scientists understand Earth's core
7. Global Climate Action Summit Student Opportunity
8. Solar Impulse Revisited
9. Meet sustainability alumna Diane Trimble
10. New book by ASU professor looks to create resiliency for future water usage
11. Call for Entries: Scottsdale's Environmental Achievement Recognition Award
12. How a sustainability summer camp could affect millions of youth
13. EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge
14. Government policy, public perception and real-world economic consequence
15. CLIMAS Podcast: July 2018 - A Little Better than Climatology - A Fast Start to "Monsoon"
Precipitation and Optimism for the Season
Institute Jobs
16. Academic Success Specialist, School of Sustainability
17. Senior Program Coordinator – Sustainability Education and Training
18. Instructional Designer, School of Sustainability
19. Senior Management Research Analyst – Biodiversity in Business, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes
Other Jobs
20. Proposal Writer, Global Water Partnership, Stockholm, Sweden
21. Hydrologic Aid/Technician, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon
22. City of Mesa Liaison - Priority Co-Lead (volunteer position), Arizona Sustainability Alliance
23. Housing Development Manager, Housing Authority of Maricopa County, Peoria, AZ
24. Program Coordinator, China Program, Environmental Defense Fund, New York, NY
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EVENTS
Institute Events
UPDATE!
Free Film Screening: Dominion
(October 2018) THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER – please be on look out for
new date! Filmed in Australia, this documentary is an uncompromising, damning exploration of the
ways animals are used and abused by humans, particularly in the meat, dairy, egg, clothing, and
entertainment industries. WARNING: this film shows graphic violence towards animals that you may
find disturbing. Doors open 6:30 p.m.; showtime 7:00 p.m. at Harkins Valley Art Theatre, 509 S. Mill
Ave, Tempe. More information and registration.
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Other Events
On Campus
NEW!
3-D Astronomy Shows at Marston Exploration Theater
(Saturday, July 21, 2018) The Marston Exploration Theater is located on the Arizona State University
Tempe campus in the Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building IV. The theater employs
Definiti SkySkan Planetarium technology utilizing 4K projection systems that render Earth and Space
Science themes in 3-D stereographic vision. They offer four different 3-D shows. From 2:30-3:30 p.m.
at the Marston Theater, ISTB4, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and tickets.
NEW!
Study Abroad 101
(Tuesday, July 24, 2018) Attending a Study Abroad 101 workshop is your first step to seeing the world
through an ASU study abroad program. This information session, led by a study abroad student
recruiter, covers all the basic information on program types, eligibility, housing, finances and searching
for and choosing a program and the application process. Come learn how you can earn ASU credit
abroad! From 3:00-4:00 p.m. in room 255, Interdisciplinary B, Arizona State University, Tempe
campus. More information.
NEW!
Study Abroad 101
(Wednesday, July 25, 2018) Attending a Study Abroad 101 workshop is your first step to
seeing the world through an ASU study abroad program. This information session, led by a
study abroad student recruiter, covers all the basic information on program types, eligibility,
housing, finances and searching for and choosing a program and the application process.
Come learn how you can earn ASU credit abroad! From 1:00-2:00 p.m. in room 255,
Interdisciplinary B, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.
NEW!
Biodesign: Redefining Translational Medicine through Veterinary Clinical Trials
(Thursday, August 2, 2018) Craig Woods, Midwestern University will present Redefining Translational
Medicine through Veterinary Clinical Trials from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Auditorium, Biodesign
Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.
Off Campus
24th Annual IAJBS World Forum and 2018 CJBE Annual Meeting at Seattle University
- Innovation for Sustainability
(Sunday-Wednesday, July 22-25, 2018) Now more than ever, organizations need to innovate to stay
relevant in a dynamic, global environment. The theme of the 24th World Forum is consistent with the
World Forum’s ten year focus on sustainability. Today, sustainable enterprises not only require
innovative business practices in product design, partnerships, logistics, marketing, accounting, and
finance; sustainable enterprises themselves have created new norms for what counts as innovation in
business and hold the promise of redefining what effective business strategy looks like in the 21st
century. The conference will take place at Seattle University, Seattle, Washington. More information.
Soak Up Water Harvesting Knowledge at Hydrate Phoenix
(Wednesdays, August 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2018) In the arid Sonoran Desert, summer monsoon rains
are a much welcomed blessing. In our urban watershed, we can create landscapes that put every drop
of our rainfall to a beneficial use. Watershed Management Group wants to hydrate your neighborhood
with our water harvesting class series in cities across the Valley. Join us for your favorite topic, or
attend the full series to build a comprehensive site plan. Each presentation includes a mini-project to
create an action plan for your home. All classes are free! Register online.
SHADE 2018
(Friday, August 10, 2018) The Arizona Nursery Association invites you to attend SHADE 2018, an
award winning, one-day educational seminar for landscape and nursery professionals. From 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort, 5350 E Marriott Dr, Phoenix. More information and
registration.
2018 AASHE Conference & Expo – Global Goals: Rising to the Challenge
(Tuesday-Friday, October 2-5, 2018) Expected to draw approximately 2,000 participants, the
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE’s) annual conference
is the largest stage in North America to exchange effective models, policies, research, collaborations
and transformative actions that advance sustainability in higher education and surrounding
communities. We invite you to join us and share your knowledge, achievements and ideas. Will be held
in Pittsburgh, PA. Early registration rates increase August 1. More information.
Geography 2050: Powering Our Future Planet
(Thursday-Friday, November 15-16, 2018) Geography 2050 is a multi-year, high-level strategic
dialogue among thought leaders from academia, government, and the world of business. Organized by
the American Geographical Society (AGS) in 2014, the purpose of this continuing dialog is to facilitate
discussion of the major forces that will shape our planet’s future. Undoubtedly, energy will be one the
most important factors influencing geopolitics, environmental quality, transportation routes, military
conflicts, standards of living, world economies, food production, technical innovation, and the mass
movement of people. Speakers will include U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse; former BP Presidents
for America and China; former President of Shell Oil America; CFO of National Renewable Energy
Laboratory; Executive Director of the Waterloo Institute of Sustainable Energy; Director of the Julie
Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability; and many others The theme of this year’s Geography
2050 Symposium is Powering Our Future Planet. Currently there is a call for posters and lightening
presentations. For questions on posters and lightening presentations (deadline August 10) please
contact Martin (Mike) Pasqualetti, Chairman of the Symposium. The meeting will be held at Columbia
University in New York City. More information.
9th National Summit on Coastal and Estuarine Restoration and Management
(Sunday-Thursday, December 8-13, 2018) Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) and the Coastal States
Organization (CSO) are proud to host the 9th National Summit on Coastal and Estuarine Restoration
and Management in Long Beach, California. The six-day Summit will explore cutting-edge issues in
coastal restoration and management, and will be comprised of a community restoration event, field
sessions, plenary sessions, expert presentations, special evening events, workshops, a poster hall,
and an award-winning coastal exposition hall. We hope that you will share in our excitement for this
new collaboration as we bring to you the largest national gathering of the restoration and coastal
management community. To be held at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center in Long
Beach, California. More information.
Leverage Points 2019: International Conference on Sustainability Research and
Transformation
(Wednesday-Friday, February 6-8, 2019) Humanity sits at a crossroad between tragedy and
transformation, and now is a crucial time for sustainability research. Radical approaches are needed in
sustainability research and praxis if they are to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Inspired by the
work of Donella Meadows' "Leverage Points: Places to intervene in a system", this conference will
explore the deep leverage points that can lead to sustainability transformations, asking: how do we
transform ourselves, our science, our institutions, our interventions and our societies for a better
future? We hope that this conference will help us move from incremental to transformational change;
extend our thinking about complex sustainability challenges and deepen our collective and
transdisciplinary research practices. To be held at Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany. More
information.
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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEW!
Psyche mission aims to help scientists understand Earth’s core
Three times farther from the sun than Earth, a massive asteroid made of metal floats in space between
Mars and Jupiter. Its name is Psyche, and it could be the core of an early planet that survived violent
collisions when the solar system was forming. Psyche was the sixteenth asteroid ever discovered, in
1852, but only recently has a spacecraft mission been initiated by Arizona State University and NASA
to study this asteroid in more depth. Read more.
NEW!
Global Climate Action Summit Student Opportunity
Here’s an opportunity for students to participate in the upcoming Global Climate Action Summit through
a national climate solutions contest, #YouthStepUp. Young people (18-24 year olds) are invited to
submit their bold, visionary ideas to combat climate change, which will be evaluated by a diverse panel
of judges. Winners will win up to $5,000 and an all expenses paid trip to the Summit in San Francisco.
More details can be found on the contest website. Any questions can be directed to
contest@ourclimate.us.
NEW!
Solar Impulse Revisited
With the approach the two-year anniversary of the July 26, 2016 completion the round-the-world
solar-powered flight of the Solar Impulse, it is interesting to revisit the project. Peter Lafford invites
those interested to visit the https://solarimpulse.com website, and his own webpage for an update:
http://links.asu.edu/mySIstory.
NEW!
Meet sustainability alumna Diane Trimble
Diane Trimble now has two degrees from Arizona State University, but the journey to those
achievements wasn’t easy. Trimble dropped out of college in Nevada in the mid-1990s, but in recent
years, she wanted to become a better role model for her sons and community. Read more.
NEW!
New book by ASU professor looks to create resiliency for future water usage
As large swaths of the country grapple with drought, a new book by Patricia Gober, an ASU research
professor and senior sustainability scientist, looks to how to build resiliency in unsure times. Read
more.
NEW!
Call for Entries: Scottsdale's Environmental Achievement Recognition Award
The City of Scottsdale Environmental Quality Advisory Board is accepting nominations for its next
Environmental Achievement Recognition Award. The award honors environmental excellence in areas
such as resource conservation, waste reduction and drought prevention. The Board's inaugural award
recognized Hyatt Regency Scottsdale for the resort's many and diverse accomplishments that were
"designed, engineered, cost analyzed and then approved by business executives because the return
on investment made sense." Eligible candidates include businesses, associations and organizations
located in Scottsdale. Applications are due on or before September 10, 2018. More information and
nomination.
NEW!
How a sustainability summer camp could affect millions of youth (from
GreenBiz.com)
Scott Harmon began thinking about sustainability for the first time in 2008, the year his Eagle Scout
son changed his worldview. He realized that while many adults had tried to get him to look at the
growing set of global environmental problems, it took one of his kids to finally get his attention. Read
more.
NEW!
EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge
EPA is pleased to announce the 7th annual Campus RainWorks Challenge, a green infrastructure
design competition open to colleges and universities across the country. The challenge seeks to
engage with undergraduate and graduate students to foster a dialogue about stormwater management
and showcase the environmental, economic, and social benefits of green infrastructure practices.
Pollution associated with urban stormwater runoff is a problem that is growing in magnitude. The
Campus RainWorks Challenge invites the current generation of scholars to lend their creativity and
knowledge to the green infrastructure design process and become part of the solution to stormwater
pollution. Registration: September 1 - 30, 2018; Deadline for Entries: December 14, 2018; Winners
Announced: Spring 2019. Do you have what it takes to win? Step up to the challenge. Visit
https://www.epa.gov/campusrainworks for more information or contact RainWorks@epa.gov.
NEW!
Government policy, public perception and real-world economic consequence
In the U.S., climate change has become a divisive issue because of the furor that drives our politics.
But the Earth is experiencing a Great Transition as its peoples slowly shift from fossil fuels to wind,
plants, natural processes and our sun. What is not always thought about is the reality of getting from
Point A to Point B, which involves the governing and policy dimensions, as well as facing real-world
implications for economies and people's livelihoods. Read more.
Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program
June 2018 drought summary is online.
June Southwest Climate Outlook
The June 2018 Southwest Climate Outlook is online.
NEW!
CLIMAS Podcast: July 2018 - A Little Better than Climatology - A Fast Start to
"Monsoon" Precipitation and Optimism for the Season
Tune into the Southwest Climate podcasts on iTunes or Southwest Climate Change Network.
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OPPORTUNITIES
Institute Job Openings
NEW!
Academic Success Specialist, School of Sustainability
Instructions to Apply: To review and apply go to Careers at ASU, click on Internal or External
job opportunities, and search for 43307BR. Closes July 23, 2018.
NEW!
Senior Program Coordinator – Sustainability Education and Training
Instructions to Apply: To review and apply go to Careers at ASU, click on Internal or External job
opportunities, and search for 43328BR. Closes July 23, 2018.
Program Manager, Project Cities, Sustainable Cities Network
Go to Careers at ASU and search for job requisition 43091BR. Closes July 24, 2018.
NEW!
Instructional Designer, School of Sustainability
Instructions to Apply: To review and apply go to Careers at ASU, click on Internal or External
job opportunities, and search for 43469BR. Closes July 26, 2018.
Faculty Associate Pool
To review and apply to this position, please visit http://apply.interfolio.com/50723. The application
deadline is July 27, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. If not filled, reviews will occur every two weeks
thereafter until the search is closed.
NEW!
Senior Management Research Analyst – Biodiversity in Business, Center for
Biodiversity Outcomes
Instructions to Apply: To review and apply go to Careers at ASU, click on Internal or External job
opportunities, and search for 43369BR. Closes July 31, 2018.
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Other Jobs
Conservation Program Manager, Minnesota Land Trust, St. Paul or Duluth, MN
Application deadline July 22, 2018. More information.
Farm to Business Director, REAP Food Group, Madison, WI
Application deadline July 22, 2018. More information.
Sustainability Coordinator, City of Oberlin, OH
Application deadline July 23, 2018. More information.
Director of Development and Marketing, Midwest Environmental Advocates, Madison,
WI
Application deadline July 25, 2018. More information.
NEW!
Proposal Writer, Global Water Partnership, Stockholm, Sweden
Application deadline July 27, 2018. More information.
Local Government Research Fellowship, International City/County Management
Association, Washington, DC
Application deadline July 31, 2018. More information.
NSF Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Urban Systems Lab, The New School, New York,
NY
Application deadline August 15, 2018. More information.
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Fellowship Programme, Postdam,
Germany
Application deadline August 19, 2018. More information.
Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellowships in Sustainability, David R. Atkinson Center for a
Sustainable Future, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Application deadline August 20, 2018. More information.
NEW!
Hydrologic Aid/Technician, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon
Application deadline August 31, 2018. More information.
2019 Smith Postdoctoral Fellowship in Conservation Research
Application deadline September 7, 2018. More information.
Assistant/Associate Extension Professor in Climate Science, Department of Soil,
Water and Climate, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Review of applications begins September 14, 2018. More information.
NEW!
City of Mesa Liaison - Priority Co-Lead (volunteer position), Arizona Sustainability
Alliance
Application deadline September 28, 2018. More information.
Conservation International Internships
Intern, RAP (rapid assessment program). More information.
Intern, Science reporter. More information.
Empire Innovation Professor, Institute on Research and Education in Energy,
Environment and Water, University of Buffalo, The State University of New York,
North Campus
More information.
Environmental Planner/Project Manager, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd.,
Tempe, AZ
More information.
Forklift Operator, Recycle 1, Phoenix, AZ
More information, contact Quetzaly Aguilar. Submit application
NEW!
Housing Development Manager, Housing Authority of Maricopa County, Peoria, AZ
More information.
Housing Programs Assistant (INTERN), Housing Authority of Maricopa County,
Peoria, AZ
More information.
Maintenance Planner, Recycle 1, Phoenix, AZ
More information, contact Quetzaly Aguilar. Submit applications.
Maintenance Technician, Recycle 1, Phoenix, AZ
More information, contact Quetzaly Aguilar. Submit applications.
Natural Resources Technician, Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, Sparks, NV
More information.
NEW!
Program Coordinator, China Program, Environmental Defense Fund, New York, NY
More information.
Program Coordinator II (Sustainable Communities), Institute for Local Governments,
Sacramento, CA
Job announcement and more information.
Program Manager, Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy, Phoenix, AZ
More information.
Program Officer for Oceans Initiative, Mexico
More information.
Secretary, Board of Directors, Arizona Sustainability Alliance
More information.
Senior Director, Science of Natural Climate Solutions, Conservation International,
Arlington, VA
More information.
Sustainable Food Systems – Priority Co-Lead (volunteer), Arizona Sustainability
Alliance, Phoenix, AZ
More information.
Tenure-Track Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Climate Change, Institute at
Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Providence, RI
More information.
Volunteer/Recruitment Manager (volunteer position), Arizona Sustainability Alliance,
Phoenix, AZ
More information.
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