Current Events & Updates

• Cornell: Shoals Marine Laboratory SUMMER
• Global Vision International Various deadlines - throughout 2010
• Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory:  SUMMER 2010
  • Application Deadline:  February 15, 2010

Conservation & Land Management Internship Program

Program of the Chicago Botanic Garden.

• $11,000 stipend for a 5 month internship; over 80 internships!
• Areas include botany, wildlife biology, conservation and land management.

To be considered for a CLM Internship, each applicant must have the following:

• Degree in conservation, biological sciences, or similar fields
• Enthusiasm, independence, strong work ethic
• Interest in land management and applied conservation practices
• Valid United States drivers license
• United States citizenship OR valid visa to work in the US

Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity, Nemours/alfred I duPont Hospital for Children

10-week paid scholarship.  Must have a miniumum GPA for a 3.0 and interest in Basic and Applied Sciences, Healthcare, Pre-Med or related fields.  Direct questions to: Programcoordinator@nemours.org. 

• Application deadline is January 22, 2010.

Mark Hedglin (Biochem ’05)

Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan

Chemistry Seminar

"Human Alkyladenine DNA Glycosylase (hAAG) Employs a Two Dimensional Processive Search for DNA Damage"

Monday, November 30

10:00 am

CNS 112

Everyone is welcome to attend!

ENVS  20200-01   PROJECTS IN SUSTAINABILITY

 4 CREDITS

INSTRUCTOR: Elan Shapiro   275-0249  eshapiro@ithaca.edu

Tues/Thurs 9:25 AM to 12:05 PM

PRE-REQUISITES: One ENVS course (ideally with significant sustainability focus) and one Social Science course (ideally with significant community focus.) 

OBJECTIVES:  This intensively experiential course will enable students to deepen their understanding of sustainable community development through hands-on project-based learning as well as training in skills for effective community interactions. It is designed to positively address community sustainability needs through close engagement with community educators, leaders, and residents.  The Team Projects (6-7 hours a week) will be based at IC, Ecovillage at Ithaca, and in the wider Ithaca community and cover areas such as food security, permaculture design implementation, home energy conservation, and fostering multicultural alliances. The project skills trainings (Tuesday mornings), following introductory sessions on community sustainability strategies, include: cultural competency and cross-cultural communication, action research, popular education, social marketing, interviewing, group facilitation, constructive feedback, and shared leadership).