Monday, December 1st, 2008
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CES News
- Seminar Series – Tuesday AND Thursday
On Campus
- SBRP Special Seminar: Laura Senier, Karen Wetterhan Award Recipient
Internships & Opportunities
- Environmental Career Program
- Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health
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CES News________________________
CES Seminar Series Fall 2008 – Two This Week!
Tuesday, December 2nd at noon
UEL classroom
Lindsay Hagamen presents her thesis, “The Impact of Land Use on Nutrients in Freshwater Streams, Guanacaste Costa Rica”
Come to listen and to eat homemade soup from Rhode Island-grown veggies
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Thursday, December 4th at noon
UEL classroom
Dr. Klaus Nüsslein, Assoc. Prof and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Microbiology at UMass, Amherst
Microbial Degradation of Rocket Fuel: A Leaner Way
Pizza served for $1 per slice
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SBRP Special Seminar: Laura Senier, Karen Wetterhan Award Recipient
Barus & Holley, Room 190
Monday, December 1st, 2008, 12:00 PM
In this special seminar, Laura Senier, the recipient of this year's Annual Karen Wetterhan Award, will present the talk she will be giving at the annual Superfund Basic Research Program Grantees' conference to be held December 7-9 2008, in Pacific Grove, CA. This award is conferred on the most outstanding among all the graduate research assistants in all Superfund Basic Research Programs throughout the US, and is a very exceptional honor. Please join us for this special seminar.
Public Schools and Contaminated Land in Rhode Island:
Using SBRP Research Translation and Community Outreach to Foster Research and Advocacy
Presented by Laura Senier, MPH MA, Brown University Department of Sociology and Social Sectors Development Strategies, Inc.
Many communities in Rhode Island are concerned about the sitting of public schools on or near contaminated land. There are no federal guidelines governing site selection for public schools, despite several high-profile cases of communities where schools were built on contaminated sites. Revised redevelopment guidelines were implemented in the fall of 2007, and our team will evaluate their impact.
Internships & Opportunities_________
Environmental Career Program (formally the EIP program)
Vacancy Announcement Number: FCIP –“ 09-11
Environmental Engineer/Environmental Scientist
U.S. EPA, Boston, MA
Office of Ecosystem Protection (OEP), Municipal Assistance Unit
Pay Grade:
GS-0819/1301-7 ($39,857 - $52,046) - Bachelor’s Degree
GS-0819/1301-9 ($48,753 - $63,681) - Master’s Degree
Promotion Potential: GS-12 ($70,699 - $91,913)
Application Deadline: Friday, December 5, 2008
The Environmental Careers Program (ECP) at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a comprehensive, entry-level, professional, full-time employment and career development program. As a program participant, you will join an intensive two-year program to help you "jump-start" your career and develop your potential for future advancement within the Agency.
Attracting and retaining top-notch employees is crucial to the success of EPA. To foster both their personal and professional growth, ECPs participate in a two-year EPA familiarization and career development program. Key components of the program are:
An Orientation Conference held in Washington, DC, to familiarize new ECPs with the Agency; Multiple rotational assignments, including an opportunity for a two-month rotation to a different geographic location; Individual Development Plans to serve as road maps for professional and personal development during the program and beyond; Site visits and group project to introduce the "hands-on" work of the Agency, such as research, monitoring, environmental clean-up, community involvement, compliance, and prevention; A Graduation Conference, featuring team training and environmental studies; On-going networking activities.
To apply, please contact Jason Grazick, Human Resources Specialist, (617) 918-1050 for an application packet
Jason Grazick
Human Resources Specialist
Environmental Protection Agency
1 Congress St., Suite 1100 (MHR)
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-918-1050
Fax: 617-918-1183
E-Fax: 617-918-0050
Email: grazick.jason@epa.gov
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Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health
National Center for Environmental Health/
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC invites qualified applicants to apply for a ten-week summer program in Environmental Public Health at the National Center for Environmental Health /Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) in
Atlanta, Georgia. This is a full time summer opportunity for rising collegiate juniors and seniors to get real-world experience in Environmental Public Health activities at the federal level. Students will participate in individual projects and will be paired with mentors in order to gain valuable experience in the fascinating field of Environmental Public Health. Students that are majoring in environmental fields are encouraged to visit our website at http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/cleh/to learn more about the internship, environmental health, and previous intern projects.
Stipend: $500 per week
Program dates: June 10 -August 14, 2009
Deadline for application: February 18, 2009
For more information, please email Cory Moore at Cmoore3@cdc.gov
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CES Newsletter Editor, Marie-Laure Couët
marie-laure_couet@brown.edu
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