CES Newsletter August 9, 2011
CES News
On Campus
- Fall 2011 Course Offering from Watson Institute
Off Campus
- Carbon Smarts Conference
- Global Health & Innovation Conference 2012
- How Much Is Enough: Our Values in Question – Theater Piece
- Rio+ 20 UNCSD Earth Summit
- Second Edition of the Research & Study Abroad Program on Climate Change & Sustainable Development Successfully Completed
Jobs and Opportunities
- Environmental Program Associate Position
- Leadership Development Fellow Position
- Field Technician Position
- EPA's Student Diversity Internship Program
On Campus
FALL 2011 COURSE OFFERING FROM WATSON INSTITUTE
Science and Technology Policy in the Global South
PPAI-1701G
Instructor: Prof. Geri Augusto
Tuesdays, 9:00-11:20 a.m.
Taubman Center conference room
Using theoretical ideas and empirical examples, this seminar explores from a variety of perspectives the relationships among science, technology, society, and public policy making in the Global South. It examines the influence of past experience, forms of public organization, systems of knowledge and belief, civic epistemologies and regulatory frameworks, strategic agendas for development, and tensions in power and social relations on governance of science and technology in several societies, and interrogates the roles of local and global knowledge in shaping S&T policy making and citizenship in an internationalized context. Brazil, China and South Africa will be the key exemplars this year. Bridging public policy, development studies and science studies, the seminar introduces a more internationalized perspective on science and technology governance, and enhances capacity for effective policy making practice. Students will be graded on three writing assignments; informed participation in class discussions; and participation in electronically-mediated conversations with global counterparts (including a video-conference with Brazil) on “sticky issues” such as dirty fuels and renewable energy, disasters and citizen science response, and infectious diseases. Junior/senior seminar for public policy concentrators; students from other fields welcome, with instructor’s permission. Geri_Augusto@Brown.edu
Off Campus
CARBON SMARTS CONFERENCE
“Learning Science on the Go”
October 20-21, 2011
UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center
Lowell, MA
www.uml.edu/carbonsmarts
Come learn and discuss how media like billboards, posters, mass transit and smart phone apps can educate adult commuters about climate change. Space is limited so register early!
Early-bird: $60
After Sept. 1: $90
Student rate: $25
Contact: David Lustick, David_Lustick@uml.edu, 987-934-4644
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GLOBAL HEALTH & INNOVATION CONFERENCE 2012
Presented by Unite For Sight, 9thAnnual Conference
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Saturday, April 21 - Sunday, April 22, 2012 http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference
The Global Health & Innovation Conference is the world's largest global health conference and social entrepreneurship conference. This must-attend, thought-leading conference annually convenes 2,200 leaders,change makers, students, and professionals from all fields of global health, international development, and social entrepreneurship. Register during August to secure the lowest registration rate.
Interested in presenting at the conference? Submit an abstract for consideration.
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HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH: OUR VALUES IN QUESTION
Rehearsals August 18 - September 11
Paramount Center, 559 Washington St., Boston
All rehearsals are free of charge
Artists in Context joins ArtsEmerson in inviting you to an unusual opportunity: participation in the creation of a new theater piece entitled How Much Is Enough: Our Values in Question.
The play itself is a series of questions posed to audience members that explores our fundamental concepts of value -- quantitatively through our relations to money and qualitatively by asking what we hold dear. The questions create a lively talk show environment in which participants become part of what co-creator Melanie Joseph (of NYC's The Foundry Theater) calls the first- ever "audience performance company." Participants who volunteer to answer will be asked what they have valued at different stages of their lives, their plans for the future, their estimates of how much different objects or experiences are worth and more.
How Much Is Enough cannot be rehearsed without a live audience, and Artists in Context, as audience development partner of ArtsEmerson, is looking to entice individuals, community groups, and organizations in our network to help start the conversation.
To sign up for the free rehearsals of How Much Is Enough August 18 - September 11, to go to a fully staged performance of the work September 13-25, or for more information, visit the AIC Greater Boston Events page.
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RIO+ 20 UNCSD EARTH SUMMIT
Rio de Janeiro
May 28- June 6 2012
Application Deadline – August 19, 2011
SustainUS is now accepting applications for our Agents of Change delegation to the Rio+ 20 UNCSD Earth Summit this coming May/June. The Summit will take place in Rio de Janeiro from May 28- June 6 2012.
The Summit is expected to address two main thematic issues: green economy in the context of poverty eradication and sustainable development, and institutional framework for sustainable development (also called international environmental governance). It will also follow-up on the commitments made at the previous Earth Summit in Rio and implementation gaps, as well as new and emerging issues.
If you are interested in attending the Summit and working with SustainUS as part of a delegation over the coming months to educate and engage other youth in the region leading up to the Summit visit sustainus.org to apply. Please submit applications no later than August 19, 2011, 5pm EST.
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SECOND EDITION OF RESEARCH & STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM ON CLIMATE CHANGE & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
August 2, 2011. Panama City, Panama. Eleven students from UAHuntsville, UBC Canada and UT at Austin decided to spend their summer at CATHALAC studying and researching about environmental issues related to climate change. After eight weeks of professional training, hands-on learning, cultural immersion and exploring the beautiful parts of Panama, the students of the 2011 Research and Study Abroad Program on Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean returned home.
This is the second year in a row that this unique program is offered by the Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean (CATHALAC) and the University of Alabama in Huntsville. “This was a tremendous opportunity for our UAHuntsville students to interact with leading Central American researchers in climate change and sustainability.
The students also learned how to use satellite technology, image processing, and geographic information system (GIS) technology. With these technical capabilities the students will be prepared to collaborate with scientists and decision makers to help answer the environmental issues which threaten our future.” Said Dr. Tom Sever, Professor of Record from the Atmospheric Sciences Department at UAHuntsville.
The participating students were divided into research teams and were encouraged to delve into complex topics and address challenging questions relevant to contemporary national and regional climate change problems. This year, the students focused on: Analyzing Taboga Island’s Water Shortage; Extreme Weather Events and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Panama; Climate Change Impacts on Agricultural Production in Central Panama.
Participants presented their research projects to a diverse group of experts, research contributors and staff from both CATHALAC and UAHuntsville at the Student Symposium held on Wednesday July 27th. Several followers watched the Symposium LIVE on: www.cathalac.org and through Twitter www.twitter.com/cathalac
This Program is an example of a North- South scientific collaboration that takes on climate change and sustainable development from the Latin American perspective by exploring questions of technology transfer, distribution of risks and benefits, and under-served communities in developing countries. “Working on the Research and Study Abroad Program has been a very rewarding experience. We are exploring crucial issues that will affect the new generations of our region. It is both challenging and exciting to be breaking new ground” Said Dr. Osvaldo Jordan, Academic Coordinator of the Program at CATHALAC. Further information about the Program is available on: www.cathalac.org/study_abroad or contact us at: studyabroad@cathalac.org.
Jobs and Opportunities
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM ASSOCIATE POSITION
Program Associate for the Environmental Conservation Department
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Palo Alto, CA.
Established in September 2000, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation seeks to advance environmental conservation and scientific research around the world and improve the quality of life in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Foundation’s Environmental Conservation Program aims at changing the ways in which people use terrestrial, freshwater and coastal marine ecosystems to conserve critical ecological systems and functions, while allowing sustainable use. To learn more visit http://www.moore.org/
Position Description: The Program Associate position will provide program and
administrative support for the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Environment
Program. This position has a term limit of four years. This position reports to the
Chief Program Officer of the Environmental Conservation Program. For a full job description visit CLICK HERE
To Apply: For immediate consideration please send your professional resume and cover letter to apply@scionstaffing.com. Please reference this job posting in the title of your e-mail.
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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FELLOW POSITION
Focus the Nation
Portland, Oregon
Focus the Nation is a national non-profit headquartered in Portland, Oregon. We believe that all Americans share an obligation to transform the way we power our communities and that young people are uniquely positioned to lead this charge. We are fiercely committed to accelerating our transformation to a clean energy future by empowering young people’s imaginative, civic and systems-thinking capabilities so that they can become powerful agents of change in their own communities.
Position Overview: This position reports directly to the Programs Coordinator. The Leadership Development Fellow’s primary responsibility is in the role of FTN Coach which supports the leadership development and energy literacy of students engaged in our Forums-to-Action program. For full job description visit http://www.focusthenation.org/jobs
How to Apply: Please send a resume, cover letter and references to Marisa Pond at marisa@focusthenation.org
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FIELD TECHNICIAN POSITION
Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest
North Woodstock, NH
Part-time: min 40 hours per month for 1.5 to 2 years
Pay rate: $12/hr
Project Description: We are seeking a field technician to assist with an NSF funded project examining soil development and hydrologic controls on stream chemistry. This project is part of an ongoing collaboration between Drs. Kevin McGuire, Scott Bailey, Tom Bullen, and Don Ross at Virginia Tech, US Forest Service, US Geological Survey, and University of Vermont, respectively. For more information see http://hydro.vwrrc.vt.edu/Lab/Hydroped.html
Start date: Negotiable, with a target of Sept. 1, 2011
To apply: Interested applicants must complete an online application to be considered for this position. Go to http://www.jobs.vt.edu and search posting 0110815.
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EPA’S STUDENT DIVERSITY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM EJ ECO-AMBASSADOR FOCUS
Application Deadline: August 19, 2011
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the Environmental Justice (EJ) eco-Ambassador program. Last year Administrator Lisa P. Jackson introduced the EPA eco-Ambassador program with the goal to empower communities to be safer and healthier. We are happy to launch this internship program to focus on environmental justice, one of Administrator Jackson's top priorities.
EPA is looking for energetic and highly motivated graduate level students to work on addressing environmental justice. Numerous opportunities are available within EPA for students to gain valuable work experience while contributing to the mission of protecting human health and the environment. Student internship opportunities are available at EPA's regional offices nationwide through the EJ eco-Ambassador program.
Graduate students interested in the EJ eco-Ambassador program should apply through to the Student Diversity Internship Program (SDIP) by August 19th, 2011 at http://www.agimssinc.com/mission-support/programs. Internship placements are within a 50 mile radius of student academic institution. In your application please indicate that you are interested in the EJ eco-Ambassador Program.