Monday, April 27th, 2009
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CES News
- Spring 2009 Seminar Series
- CES Graduate Student Presentations This Week!
- New Courses
On Campus
- Conservation Medicine Research Symposium
- American Civilization 190D Popular Music and the City
Off Campus
- Firehouse 13 Urban Gardening Events
Internships & Opportunities
- Sierra Student Coalition’s Summer Program (SPROG)
- Intern Position Available, U.S. Department of Justice
- Summer Internships in the Amazon with Brown Students' Social Enterprise
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology
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CES News______________________
Spring 2009 Seminar Series
Thursday, April 30th at noon
UEL Classroom
Matthew Wheeler
A Survey of Drinking Water Quality in Providence Public Buildings
Kelly Nichols
From Climate Justice to Green Business: A Rhode Island Case Study of Current Trends in the Environmental Movement
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.
Tuesday, April 28th at 10:00 am
Nicholas Greenfield
Environment and Conflict: The Case of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
Tuesday, April 28th at noon
Michael Clark
Reducing Demand and Improving Drinking Water Use Efficiency in the HAP
Upcoming (Date and time will be posted shortly):
Naira Aslanyan
Investment and Financial Flows to Address Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries: Practices, Barriers, Solutions. Armenia Case Study
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NEW COURSES :
ENVS 2700A Gender & Environment
Monday/Wednesday, 1:00 - 2:20
Examines the historical roots and contemporary social movements of gender roles in environmental policy-making and protection, using both 'Northern' and 'Southern' scholarship. Case studies will be global in nature, but primarily focus on regions and localities in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition to the analysis of multi-national institutions such as the United Nations, the World Bank, and the IMF, community-based organizations and local resistance movements will be studied in order to fully deconstruct the current status of 'conservation and livelihoods' from a gender perspective.
Restrictions: Graduate Students only
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ENVS 0455 Coastal Ecology and Conservation
H. Leslie & M. Bertness
This intermediate-level course will enable to students to master fundamental ecological concepts and to understand how this knowledge can be used to inform coastal conservation and management. Case studies from New England and elsewhere and field trips to rocky shores, salt marshes and other coastal ecosystems will enable students to develop scientific skills and experience the challenges of coastal conservation science. Suitable for students with at least some biology background; the course is directed particularly towards sophomores. Enrollment limited to 15, and written permission required. Email instructor (Heather_Leslie@brown.edu) to receive course application (due May 1). Admitted students will be able to register for the course in September.
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NEWLY ADDED COURSES
ENVS 0510 Problems in International Environmental Policy
Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 11:00 - 11:50
Introduces global environmental problems, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, depletion of freshwater resources, the hole in the ozone layer, and the international transport of hazardous waste as pressing political concerns in the international arena. Provides a practical introduction to the major actors in international environmental politics (nation states, international organizations, scientists, NGO's, and business actors) and presents an overview of the key theoretical traditions used to analyze the drivers and politics of international environmental issues.
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ENVS 1530 From Locke to Deep Ecology: Property Rights and Environmental Policy
Tuesday/Thursday, 1:00 - 2:20
Examines the changing relationship between public and private rights in land, water, and wildlife. Considers alternative land tenure and property rights regimes, and the effect of changing attitudes toward "property in nature" on environmental policy and law.
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On Campus______________________
Conservation Medicine Research Symposium
Monday, April 27th from 3-5:30pm
Sharpe Refectory Dining Rooms 8&9
Keynote address by Dr. Kate Jones, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London
'Forecasting Future Biodiversity: from Hurricanes to Ebola'
Catered Poster Reception:
'Biodiversity Change and Human Health' - Osvaldo Sala
'Coastal Environments and Human Health' - Linda Amaral Zettler
'Scope, Scale and Risk of U.S. Live Wildlife Trade' - Katherine Smith
'Spatial Process Models for Social Network Analysis' – Crystal Linkletter
'The Deadly Dozen: A Search for the Scientific Evidence Behind It ' - Ashley Hartt
'PetWatch: Consumer Education on Exotic Pet Ownership' - Laura Dee
'The Global Trade in Illegal Wildlife' - Gail Rosen
'Invasive Water Hyacinth and Public Health' - Julie Simpson
'Innovative Approaches to Global Health: A Multidisciplinary Lecture Series' - Chloe LeMarchand
Symposium Schedule:
2:00 p.m. Posters open for viewing
3:00 p.m. Welcome by Dr. Katherine Smith (EEB), Remarks by Dr. Edward Wing, Dean of Medicine
and Biological Sciences
3:15 p.m. Keynote address
4:15 p.m. Poster Reception - Refreshments served
5:30 p.m. End
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Summer Course:
American Civilization 190D Popular Music and the City
Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:40-9:40pm, June 22 - August 7
Instructor: Themis Chronopoulos
This course will examine the relationship between popular music and its social and cultural context by concentrating on three urban music forms: blues, soul, and hip hop. Readings will focus on: (1) concepts such as audiences, the music industry, cultural infrastructure, youth culture, and race; (2) processes such as urbanization, demographic change, globalization, and politicization of popular music.
For additional information please email Themis.Chronopoulos@stonybrook.edu
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Firehouse 13 Urban Gardening Events
Tuesday, May 5th
41 Central Street, Providence
5:30pm – Green Zones: From the War Garden to Your Garden
A presentation on Victory Gardens, the Women’s Land Army of America, and how gardeners are growing their own food today. The panel includes Sarah Zurier (Green Zone/RI Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission) on Rhode Islands wartime garden movements; Judy Barrett Litoff (Bryant University) on the Women’s Land Army of World War II; and Rich Pederson (Southside Community Land Trust) on how and why to plant a victory garden today.
7:30pm – The first RI Urban Ag Spring Start Party
Seed swapping, plant sharing, food potluck, drink, music, learning about local garden organizations and projects, and getting to know your fellow gardeners. Lets start the spring together!
More info: http://greenzonegarden.wordpress.com/green-zones-event/
Internships & Opportunities______
Sierra Student Coalition’s Summer Program (SPROG)
SPROG is where you can learn the skills you'll need to act effectively, skills like:
* Public Narrative: Telling your story in a way that moves others to act;
* Leadership Development & Team Building: Recruiting volunteers, helping them become leaders, and developing a group that works effectively together;
* Strategic Campaign Planning: Setting goals and devising strategy, planning and implementing your plan for real change;
* Communication Skills: How to frame issues and talk about them in a way that speaks to values; use the media to get your message out; and
* Action Skills: Being strategic in applying various tactics like tabling, event planning, grassroots outreach, and more!
APPLY NOW online at www.ssc.org/sprog
Questions? Call 1(888) JOIN-SSC
2009 LOCATIONS & DATES:
* June 21-28: Washington (state)
* June 27-July 4: Puerto Rico (must be fluent in Spanish)
* June 28-July 5: New Mexico
* July 5-12: Virginia
* July 9-13: Illinois
* July 19-26: New Hampshire
* July 19-26: Texas
* July 19-26: California (Los Angeles)
* August 16-23: Oregon
COST: The subsidized cost of the program is set up on a sliding scale, from $200-300* (please pay what you can afford). This covers tuition, room and board, and local transportation to and from the site, and all the benefits of being a member of the Sierra Club, including the award-winning Sierra Magazine.
*There is no tuition fee for the Los Angeles, New Mexico, or Puerto Rico programs due to a partnership with the Building Bridges to the Outdoors <http://sierraclub.org/youth/> project of the Sierra Club. However, these programs give preference to local and minority youth.
++Special Group Rate: 3+ people $150/person.++
Scholarships: Don't let money concerns keep you from applying and attending. We are dedicated to helping you find funds. Because our pool of scholarships funds are limited we ask that BEFORE applying for a scholarship, you try to raise the cost of tuition yourself, (see our Sprog Fundraising Guide <http://www.ssc.org/files/Sprog_fundraising_guide.doc>).
If you have exhausted all other avenues, we do have limited funds and can offer need-based tuition reduction or waiver, and have limited travel scholarships. If you require financial assistance, please fill out the on-line scholarship application form <http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p81cnIHeCZbc5OB0Ll-_iJw&hl=en> , or contact us at 888-JOIN-SSC for scholarship information.
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Intern Position Available
U.S. Department of Justice
Environment and Natural Resources Division
Law and Policy Section
The Law and Policy Section (LPS) advises and assists the Assistant Attorney General on legal and policy issues. Working with the Office of Legislative Affairs, LPS coordinates the Environment and Natural Resources Division's legislative program. LPS also represents the Department of Justice on interagency groups of a variety of issues that relate to the mission of the Division. LPS also litigates amicus cases and undertakes other specially assigned litigation projects at the trial and appellate levels. Other duties include monitoring citizen suits; responding to citizen mail, congressional, and FOIA requests; and serving as the Division's ethics officers. LPS attorneys also coordinate the Division's activities on international environmental matters and environmental justice matters.
Duties of the unpaid undergraduate intern position include: attending congressional hearings and reporting on environmental legislation; researching legal and policy issues; and providing support for the section's amicus litigation.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens, pass a mandatory background check, and be willing to commit for a period of at least ten weeks. Applicants should be either enrolled as undergraduates during the internship, or planning on returning to their school in the time period following the conclusion of the internship.
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis but must be received no later than the following application deadlines:
- For Fall Internships (September-December 2009, dates flexible): May 29, 2009;
- For Winter Internships (January-March 2009, dates flexible): November 6, 2009.
To apply, please fax a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript, and 3-5 page writing sample (may be an excerpt from a longer paper on any topic) to Katherine Duncan at (202) 514-4231, or mail the above to:
Katherine Duncan
Environment and Natural Resources Division / LPS
P.O. Box 4390
Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20044-4390
For more information, please call (202) 514-0424.
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Summer Internships in the Amazon with Brown Students' Social Enterprise: Agroforestry & Community Organizing with the Runa Foundation
The Runa Foundation is offering summer internships with need-based financial aid to students who wish to gain hands on experience in agroforestry, community organizing, and fair trade business developing in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Runa is a budding social enterprise founded by Brown students Tyler Gage, Dan MacCombie, and Charlie Harding that follows a Market Driven Restoration model of forest conservation and sustainable development for indigenous communitiee.
Click here for more information. Click here to view application.
Daniel J. MacCombie
Vice President & Treasurer, Runa LLC
440-552-6832 (USA) • +593 8 0781963 (Ecuador) • Daniel.MacCombie@gmail.com
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program
(http://www.surf.nist.gov/surf2.htm)
Last year over 75 Colleges and Universities participated in this event. The program offers students who are Science, Mathematics and Engineering majors the opportunity to travel to our Gaithersburg, Maryland campus and apply the skills that they have learned to research and development. At the end of the 9-week program the students are issued a stipend and some very valuable experience.
Amber Anderson
Civil Rights & Diversity
NIST Gaithersburg
(301)975-2038
amber.anderson@nist.gov
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marie-laure_couet@brown.edu
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