Summer research opportunities

Greetings from the Urban Water Innovation Network (UWIN)!

Your help in sharing this information with interested students is most appreciated.   The application deadline of February 5 is approaching fast.  We are pleased to announce a new Undergraduate Research Program (URP) for summer 2016. Ten students will be given the opportunity to perform cutting edge, transdisciplinary research of immediate relevance to people in urban areas. Students will work with mentors in one of five study regions in the Network: Mid-Atlantic, South Florida, Phoenix-Tucson Sun corridor, Front Range of Colorado, and California. Our goal, where possible, is to pair students – one in the social sciences and one in environmental science or engineering – to tackle an urban water problem from different perspectives. For information, see below or go to: https://erams.com/UWIN/urp/   Transdisciplinary Undergraduate Research in Urban Water Sustainability Ten students will join the Urban Water Innovation Network (UWIN) for 8 weeks in summer 2016 to: Complete an independent, guided research project, working closely with mentor scientists, other students and the broader UWIN team Attend a 3 day kick-off meeting at Colorado State University Participate in skill building workshops and seminars in research methods, statistics, scientific writing, ethics, collaboration and preparing for graduate school Attend a Virtual Forum on Opportunities in Urban Water Research and Management Give an oral presentation in a final Urban Water Sustainability Research Symposium Write a paper based on the summer’s research UWIN URP students will work on individual research projects in their area of concentration, where the topics support integration across disciplines and connections to the national UWIN Network. In this way, students develop disciplinary and place-based depth while also learning across the socio-environmental spectrum, and across broader spatial scales. 2016 UWIN URP projects include: Use of Alternative Water Sources, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO Energy Efficiency of Decentralized Water Systems, Colorado State University, Ft.Collins, CO Water Consumption & Conservation, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO Thermal and hydrologic Properties of Pavements, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ Urban Flooding, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ Urban Energy Water Nexus, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ Hydrology of Urban Floodplains, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD The Human Thermal Experience in the City, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ Urban Water Governance, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Decomposition in Urban Streams, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Urban Water Adaptation under Sea-Level Rise, Florida International University, Miami, FL Urban Water Systems Interactions, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA Dates:  June 6 – July 29, 2016 (8 weeks) Eligibility:  Students that are current freshmen, sophomores, juniors or seniors that still will be undergraduates in fall 2016, who are citizens or permanent residents of the US or its possessions. Award:  $4,000 participation stipend, room and board (or $400 food stipend); travel to kick-off meeting and then to research site. Some assistance is available for travel at the end of the program. To apply:     See our website at: https://erams.com/UWIN/urp/ Online application only. Applications must be submitted by February 5, 2016. For more information, contact:                Alan R. Berkowitz, UWIN URP Director Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies PO Box AB, 2801 Sharon Turnpike, Millbrook, NY 12545 (845) 677-7600 x 311 Fax: (845) 677-5976 E-mail: UWIN@caryinstitute.org Copyright © 2016 One Water Solutions Institute, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are a current member of the NSF Sustainable Research Network - Urban Water Innovation Network, or because you joined our email list on the network website, https://erams.com/UWIN/. Our mailing address is: One Water Solutions Institute Colorado State University Campus Delivery 1372 Ft Collins, Co 80523 Your help in sharing this information with interested students is most appreciated.   The application deadline of February 5 is approaching fast.  We are pleased to announce a new Undergraduate Research Program (URP) for summer 2016. Ten students will be given the opportunity to perform cutting edge, transdisciplinary research of immediate relevance to people in urban areas. Students will work with mentors in one of five study regions in the Network: Mid-Atlantic, South Florida, Phoenix-Tucson Sun corridor, Front Range of Colorado, and California. Our goal, where possible, is to pair students – one in the social sciences and one in environmental science or engineering – to tackle an urban water problem from different perspectives. For information, see below or go to: https://erams.com/UWIN/urp/

Internships abroad

GoEco invites students and faculty to participate in our geography and environmental internships and volunteer projects abroad!

Sea Turtle Conservation Costa Rica Costa Rica is one of the world's most popular eco-tourism destinations, primarily because of its incredible biodiversity. Join the country's sea turtle conservation efforts and monitor nesting activity or participate in a specific environmental project in the community. Read More

 

Wildlife Research and Ecological Farming Spain Visit one of the most breathtaking places in the country! If you're interested in sustainable living and the great outdoors, you'll enjoy the internship tasks in the heart of this rustic outback!   Read More

 

 

Great Barrier Reef Conservation Australia Join the effort to protect one of Mother Nature's greatest gifts - the Great Barrier Reef. Receive your Open Water Diver (OWD) certification and learn about turtle conservation at a rehabilitation center.   Read More

 

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Spring Study Abroad Fair

Spring Study Abroad Fair

February 3 / 6:00—8:00 p.m. / Multipurpose Room, College Avenue Student Center

Don’t miss your chance to learn about short-term summer study abroad options directly from faculty, program reps, and students.  There will be food, music, and giveaways – including application fee waivers!  The Center for Global Education will also award two $500 scholarships at the Spring Study Abroad Fair. To enter the raffle, students must complete the form at bitly.com/ruabroad_summer.

Spring Study Abroad Info Sessions – Wednesdays 8-9PM

January 27, 2016 - COLLEGE AVE-Hardenbergh Hall B6

February 3, 2016 - BUSCH – Allison Road Building, Rm 108

February 10, 2016 - COOK/DOUGLASS - Hickman Hall Rm 130

February 17, 2016 - LIVINGSTON - Beck Hall Rm 121

February 24, 2016 - COLLEGE AVE-Hardenbergh Hall B6

March 9, 2016 - BUSCH – Allison Road Building, Rm 108

March 23, 2016 - COOK/DOUGLASS - Hickman Hall Rm 130

March 30, 2016 - LIVINGSTON - Beck Hall Rm 121

Application Deadlines

Summer 2016, Fall 2016 and Academic Year 2016-17 – application deadline for most programs is March 1^st

Spring 2017 – application deadline for most programs is October 1^st 

Listed below are a few programs that may be of particular interest.  This list isn’t comprehensive so please feel free to contact the Center for Global Education to discuss other programs.  

Summer Programs (applications now open)

Cayman Islands Coral Reef Research http://tinyurl.com/mbaf2mk

China Science and Culture of Green Tea http://tinyurl.com/z4kaz87

France Microbiology and Culture of Cheese and Wine http://tinyurl.com/3m7w784  

France Purpan Food Science and Agriculture http://tinyurl.com/n2wq5th

Indonesia Primates, Ecology, and Conservation http://tinyurl.com/py6uqwp

Mexico Community Health http://tinyurl.com/kdnrmn6

Thailand Global Health http://tinyurl.com/muoymy2

A listing of all of the Center for Global Education summer programs can be found at http://tinyurl.com/kmp9nu5.

Semester Programs (applications now open)

Australia/New Zealand Various Universities http://tinyurl.com/kutp3tu

Austria TU Graz http://tinyurl.com/noacvua

Barbados University of West Indies http://tinyurl.com/lghmwqw

Costa Rica UCR http://tinyurl.com/ptmtpmp

Germany Technical University Munich http://tinyurl.com/3tn9964

Ghana CIEE http://tinyurl.com/jvujp3d

Hong Kong HKU http://tinyurl.com/mvhnjsx

Hong Kong HKUST http://tinyurl.com/kxqec9r

Ireland NUI Galway http://tinyurl.com/nkewedz  

Ireland University College Cork http://tinyurl.com/oj4no77  

Ireland University College Dublin http://tinyurl.com/lpg6zpt

Italy Palazzo Rucellai http://tinyurl.com/n8zzmdw

Israel Ben-Gurion http://tinyurl.com/mmrvnva

Norway Oslo http://tinyurl.com/3t7239u

South Africa CIEE Cape Town http://tinyurl.com/o9hxncn

South Africa CIEE Stellenbosch http://tinyurl.com/oo7lgsp

South Korea POSTECH http://tinyurl.com/lu78w37

South Korea Seoul National http://tinyurl.com/mjy7wfc

Sweden KTH http://tinyurl.com/q4lfhoy

Sweden Stockholm University http://tinyurl.com/kgtuf6o

Taiwan NTU http://tinyurl.com/luvrbjy  

United Kingdom Birmingham http://tinyurl.com/m4qybzq 

United Kingdom Bristol http://tinyurl.com/cz4p535

United Kingdom Cardiff http://tinyurl.com/7vqs8nd

United Kingdom East Anglia http://tinyurl.com/lznf5vr

United Kingdom Exeter http://tinyurl.com/7epbevu

United Kingdom Manchester http://tinyurl.com/k3vswj7

United Kingdom Reading http://tinyurl.com/kyh7nnh

United Kingdom York http://tinyurl.com/lqb7lvn

A listing of all of the Center for Global Education semester programs can be found at http://tinyurl.com/mxt3owo

Winter Programs (applications opening soon)

Applications for Winter 2017 programs will open in early February.  A full listing can be found at http://tinyurl.com/o42yzgg.

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Volunteers needed

Laurie Johnson, visiting scholar at the RU Program in Science in Learning, is looking for undergraduate student volunteers to play a climate change pollution economics game as part of a teacher training session for the Citizen Climate Cost Project (description below). Laurie notes that it is  an exciting project, and the game is fun and educational. In appreciation, every volunteer will receive a small gift card, and there will be also be small prizes for players who make the highest (hypothetical) earnings in the game.

The session will be held in Room 108, Waller Hall, on the Cook Campus from 10 am – 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday February 10th. 

Students that would like to volunteer should contact Laurie Johnson directly at laurie.johnson@rutgers.edu with SUBJECT LINE: Game Volunteer. The first 15 students to respond will be invited. 

Please share this note with your students.

An Overview of the Citizen Climate Cost Project
The Citizen Climate Cost Project is a new project with the goals of educating students and the broader public about the social and economic costs of climate change, inspiring youth leadership within affected communities to demand climate change action, and developing a platform for simultaneously documenting climate change costs and getting climate change victims’ stories heard.

The project starts with an interactive classroom game and lesson on the economics of climate change, combined with a field assignment requiring high school students to go out into their communities and collect stories and data through interviewing climate-affected individuals. Students will then integrate their classroom learning, interviews, and data into a capstone video project that will be part of an inter-high school competition.

Through students, the project webpage, and social media, data and successful videos will be shared with the public, advocacy groups, and researchers. As a possible extension, if the students’ work demonstrates a proof of concept for citizen-based climate cost data collection, the University of Massachusetts will host an open access database, where citizens at large can directly submit their own cost data.

The project has received initial funding from the Alex C. Walker and the Kettering Family Foundations.

Do you want to be a teacher?

The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City is a chance to make a difference. This teaching fellowship combines coursework, mentoring, and real-world experience to prepare Earth and Space science graduates for a rewarding career as middle and high school teachers.

With a sole focus on preparing new Earth science teachers, the MAT program is a full-time, 15-month Master's program that takes place at the museum and in urban partner schools. We seek a student body with diverse life and career experience, and the application is open to all candidates meeting the eligibility requirements. All degree candidates will receive free tuition and books and a $30,000 living stipend. In return, candidates commit to teaching in a high-need school in New York State for four years.

We are currently accepting applicants for the class that will matriculate in June 2016. The application deadline is Monday, February 15th. We will hold an informational Webinar on January 26th, for those who wish to learn more about the program. RSVP to mat@amnh.org.

Please visit the program website for more information and/or to join our mailing list. If you have questions, you can also contact the program office directly at mat@amnh.org or (212) 313-7464.

Explore the program »

We hope you will share this information broadly, and help us build a cohort of future outstanding Earth science teachers.

Sincerely,

Dr. Maritza Macdonald & Dr. Ro Kinzler
Co-Directors, MAT Program

Study abroad in Belize

This company has 2-week study abroad opportunities in Belize:

http://www.celabelize.com/our-programs

Rutgers Energy Institute has summer internships available

The Rutgers Energy Institute has summer internships available.  Applications are due March 11.

Climate Institute needs a student helper (paid)

[[This would fulfill your experience-based education requirement.  Lisa ]]


All,

The Rutgers Sustainability Committee is planning a symposium for March 31st on Sustainability at Rutgers.
The planning group is looking to hire a very organized, reliable, responsible student who can help with conference planning including website development, registration management and other assorted tasks, starting asap.
The group estimates about 8 hours a week between now and end of March.
If you have any students that you can recommend,  let me know.
If you are going to have them contact me directly, they should go ahead and include a CV.

Thx,
Marjorie Kaplan
kaplan@envsci.rutgers.edu

NJWEA scholarships