Monday, April 13th, 2009
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CES News
- Spring 2009 Seminar Series
- CES Graduate Student Presentations This Week!
On Campus
- Final S4 colloquium of the semester
Off Campus
- Brita Climate Ride
- Environmental Protection in Developing Communities
Internships & Opportunities
- Chemist, Series 1301, GS 11
- Summer Program Coordinator
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CES News______________________
Spring 2009 Seminar Series
Thursday, April 16th at noon
UEL Classroom
Qinghui Lin
Camu Camu Cultivation, Rural Livelihoods and Conservation in the Peruvian Amazon
Christina Tang
Cost Benefit Analysis of Rainwater Harvesting in Kerala, India
Pizza served for $1/slice
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CES Graduate Student Presentations This Week!
UEL Classroom
Please join the CES graduate students as they publicly defend their Master’s theses. Delicious lunches and brunches will be served.
Monday, April 13th at noon
Marie-Laure Couët
Strengthening Providence with Community Gardens
Tuesday, April 14th at 10:00 am
Nora Buckman
The Grass isn’t Greener: Exploring the Motivations and Barriers to Home Gardening in Rhode Island
Tuesday, April 14th at noon
Andy Posner
Green Microfinance: Advancing Social Equality and Sustainability in the United States
Friday, April 17th at 10:00 am
Laura Mattison
Participatory Equality in the Governing of Marine Resources; A Gender Focused Study on Fisheries Management in Kerala, India and Southern New England, USA
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Tuesday, April 28th at noon
Michael Clark
Reducing Demand and Improving Drinking Water Use Efficiency in the HAP
Upcoming (Dates and times will be posted shortly):
Nicholas Greenfield
Environment and Conflict: The Case of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
Naira Aslanyan
Investment and Financial Flows to Address Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries: Practices, Barriers, Solutions. Armenia Case Study
On Campus______________________
Final S4 colloquium of the semester
Tuesday, April 14th at noon
PSTC seminar room
Elizabeth Bruch (Michigan) will give a talk on "Dynamic Models of Race and Income Segregation." Her work builds from agent-based modeling and uses data from Los Angeles to study processes of residential change.
This talk is co-sponsored with the Department of Sociology.
Off Campus____________________
Brita Climate Ride
The Worldwatch Institute is partnering with Climate Ride in the lead-up to The 2nd Annual Brita Climate Ride http://www.climateride.org/ , the first multi-day bicycle ride where participant pedal strokes help raise money and awareness for meaningful climate change and renewable energy legislation. More than two hundred cyclists will join together from September 26 - 30th, 2009 to embark on a journey from New York City to the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Climate Riders will be making a powerful statement about the need for renewable energy and climate change awareness throughout this beautiful 300-mile bicycle ride.
Are you ready to ride? Take five minutes to explore www.ClimateRide.org.
Register here:
https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/LoginRegister.aspx?EventID=26781&LangPref=en-CA
For a limited time, early registrants will receive a discounted sign-up fee of $60 (regularly $100) through May 1st. We have a number of fundraising prizes and incentives this year including an all-expense paid trip to the COP15 Conference <http://en.cop15.dk/> in Denmark!
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Environmental Protection in Developing Communities
Delegation to El Salvador
August 1-9, 2009
Explore how the fields of law, science, education, economics, and trade affect local efforts to protect and restore the environment and remaining natural resources in El Salvador.
Cost: $900 includes food, lodging, in-country transportation, and interpretation
Deposit: Application and $100 deposit due by July 10, 2009 (Application available at www.votb.org)
Lodging: Participants will stay in safe, comfortable guesthouses
For more info, contact: Thomas R. Hughes (email: voices@votb.org or phone: 202-529-2912)
El Salvador is the most densely populated and the second most deforested country in the Western Hemisphere. Over 90% of all surface waters are dangerously contaminated by agricultural runoff, untreated wastewater, and waste from unregulated industry. As a result, farmers are dying of renal failure linked to agrochemicals, while children suffer from gastro intestinal diseases related to the contaminated water sources. Deforestation results in flooding, landslides, and other disasters that have killed thousands in recent years. The weak rule of law, lack of environmental education or access to technology and science, and economic pressures are a few of the significant barriers that citizens, government agencies, and civil society face in their efforts to restore and protect local ecosystems and natural resources.
How can developing communities restore and protect their environmental integrity? How are El Salvador’s environmental issues similar to those in other developing countries? How can we, as members of the international community, best support Salvadorans and others in similarly situated countries achieve sustainable levels of development? Come to El Salvador and find out!
Voices on the Border
3321 12th St. NE ~ Washington DC 20017
(202) 529-2912
www.votb.org
www.voiceselsalvador.wordpress.com
voices@votb.org
Internships & Opportunities______
Chemist, Series 1301, GS 11
This position would be in support of method development for Contaminants of Emerging Concern. In particular, analytical methods are needed to detect emerging contaminants in water, sediments and biota. This position would reside in the Population Ecology Branch at AED and be part of a small team of scientists developing these tools.
The student will also be involved in setting-up sediment toxicity tests, performing chemical analyses (e.g., PCBs), and collecting field organisms.
Here is the documentation that needs to be provided to apply for the summer position:
(1) Resume/CV with Cover letter
(2) Copy of Transcripts with all credits listed
(3) Letter from School Registrar stating that student is enrolled at least 1/2 time for next semester (09/09
(4) Students need to be undergraduates, graduating seniors who are going to graduate school, or graduate students.),
Submit the package to Dr. Suzanne Ayvazian (ayvazian.suzanne@epa.gov).
If you have any questions about the position, feel free to contact me or
Kay Ho by phone (401-782-3106 (me) 401-782-3196 (Kay)) or e-mail
(burgess.robert@epa.gov or ho.kay@epa.gov).
Also, for additional information about our laboratory, here's our
website: http://www.epa.gov/aed/
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Groundwork Providence is an education organization dedicated to building a cleaner, safer, more beautiful city through environmental programs such as the Trees 2020, Adult Environmental Job Training Program on sustainable landscaping and green building design, Summer Green Teams and more. http://www.groundworkprovidence.org/
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Summer Program Coordinator
Basic Job Description: The summer program coordinator is responsible for the hiring of all youth participants and supervisors as well as developing work plans and projects for youth participants and supervisors. This position requires that the individual work with the executive director and other staff to plan and schedule educational sessions and related field trips. The summer program coordinator will oversee all youth team projects and guide all summer supervisors in their plans and management of youth participants.
Job Requirements: (Education, Experience, Special Skills, Attitudes)
· Experience working with inner city youth
· Strong verbal and communication skills
· An ability to manage and supervise both supervisors and youth
· Be able and willing to participate in physical, outdoor activities
· An ability to understand, analyze and achieve program goals
· An ability to assist in the planning and development of projects which meet the goals and objectives of the program
· Establish fair but firm policies and procedures for youth
· Possess the ability to manage a structured youth program which addresses issues of behavior, conflict management and the implementation of consequences when appropriate
Knowledge: (Information, Awareness, Understandings)
· Have a working knowledge of urban environmental issues
· Understand how to best communicate with adults and youth of different abilities and skills
· Possess a working knowledge of Providence neighborhoods
Skills: (Abilities)
· Ability to communicate effectively and interact with diverse populations
· Ability to manage a variety of tasks simultaneously
· Ability to accurately track the progress and plans of each youth team
· Ability to collect data in order to report to grant partners
· Ability to recognize project opportunities for youth teams to participate in
Key Criteria for Success: (Essentials for success in this job)
· Insure full participation of all youth and supervisors as per grant requirements
· Provide appropriate evaluative information, statistics and reports for grant reporting requirements
To Apply: Send a resume and cover letter by April 22, 2009 to gerritt@mindspring.com
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CES Newsletter Editor, Marie-Laure Couët
marie-laure_couet@brown.edu
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