CES Newsletter
September 13, 2010
CES News
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CES Seminar Series, Thursday, September 16: Environmental Research Opportunities at Brown
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There is still room in ENVS0510
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Clean up at the UEL on Friday
On Campus
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A BETTER WORLD BY DESIGN
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Global Health and Water Symposium
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Climate Change: The Evidence and Our Options
Off-Campus
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Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Annual Meeting
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Woonasquatucket River Cleanup
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Campus2Congress Launch Conference
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Green Buildings: Building for the Future
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URI Fall Gardening School
Internships & Opportunities
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Physical Science Tour Guide
CES News
CES SEMINAR SERIES
Environmental Research Opportunities at Brown
Join us on Thursday, September 16th for a faculty-led discussion about environmental research opportunities in the natural and social sciences at Brown. Juniors and first year graduate students are particularly encouraged to attend.
For more information, contact Heather_Leslie@brown.edu.
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ENVS0510
There is still room for more students in International Environmental Policy - 14636 - ENVS 0510 - S01, which meets on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:00 - 11:50 in UEL 106. Please check it out.
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CLEAN UP AT THE UEL
Please join us at 4:00pm on Friday, September 17 for an hour of sprucing up the UEL If we all work together, we can have our home-away-from-home clean and shiny in no time. Pizza will follow! Everyone who helps will get a ticket to the holiday party.
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On Campus
REGISTER NOW FOR A BETTER WORLD BY DESIGN
A Better World by Design is a three-day internationally acclaimed conference in Providence, RI that connects students, professionals, and individuals from a variety of disciplines in order to build a global community of socially conscious and passionate innovators. Presenters share engaging stories, workshops teach creative skills, and discussions reframe perspectives. A Better World by Design is an immersive experience, one that deepens our understanding of the power of design, technology, and enterprise to reshape our communities and sustain our environment. For more information, please go to http://www.abetterworldbydesign.com/.
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GLOBAL HEALTH AND WATER SYMPOSIUM
Prof. Kellogg Schwab will be the keynote speaker at the Global Health and Water Symposium to be
held at Brown on Monday, October 18, 2010. Prof. Schwab is the Director of the Center for Water and
Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and does research that looks at many
different ways to detect and eliminate water-borne pathogens. He is particularly interested in finding
ways of cleaning water that are affordable for less-developed nations. His faculty page can be found at
http://faculty.jhsph.edu/default.cfm?faculty_id=813.
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CLIMATE CHANGE: THE EVIDENCE AND OUR OPTIONS
The Environmental Change Initiative, Geological Sciences and the ADVANCE Program is sponsoring a presentation by Lonnie Thompson, Distinguished University Professor of Geological Sciences at the Byrd Polar Research Center of Ohio State University.
Climate Change: The Evidence and Our Options
Wednesday, September 15
4pm
MacMillian Hall Room 117
Off-Campus
NORTHEAST SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION MEETING
The event will take place on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 5pm, at the Providence Career and Technical Academy. Brown community members will be able to:
- Enjoy a presentation by Joachim Eble, one of Europe’s leading sustainable urban thinkers and cutting-edge architects
- Take a tour of the new $85 Million Providence Career and Technical Academy building which meets leading standards for high performance schools
- PARTY AT JJ's WOLCOTT OFFICE after the event
For more info: http://www.nesea.org/events/2010annualmeeting_162/
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WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER CLEANUP
The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council is looking for volunteers to participate in river cleanup on Saturday, September 25. The council is also recruiting canoeists to do river bank cleanup. To register for the event call 401-861-9046 or email Lisa Aurecchia at lisa@woonasquatucket.org.
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CAMPUS2CONGRESS LAUNCH CONFERENCE
This conference will focus on creating a network of students, faculty and community members interested in developing climate change policies. Keynote speakers are Juliet Schor, author of Plentitude, and Eban Goodstein, Director of Bard Center for Environmental Policy. The conference will be held at Williams College Center for Environmental Studies on September 24 from 3-9pm. Registration is free. Email jofrench@bard.edu to register.
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GREEN BUILDINGS: BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE
A presentation by Jospeh Newsome and David Ward will be held Thursday, September 16 from 6:30 to 8pm in the Seekonk Public Library. The topic of discussion is strategies for developing environmentally friendly buildings. Call 508-336-594 for more information.
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URI FALL GARDENING SCHOOL
URI is offering gardening class through the month of October. For class schedule and registration information visit http://www.uri.edu/cels/ceoc/documents/fall2010registrationform.pdf
Internships & Opportunities
PHYSICAL SCIENCE TOUR GUIDE
Are you concentrating in one of the physical sciences and are interested in becoming a Physical Science Tour Guide? If so, come to the Barus & Holley lobby on Wednesday, September 15th at 4 PM. Any questions please contact Adrienne Cohen at Adrienne_Cohen@brown.edu . Looking forward to meeting you all!
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