Tag: environment

Sophomores and Juniors: Udall Internal Deadline is Jan 23!

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships

Udall Undergraduate Scholarship–Who Should Apply

Are you working towards positive solutions to environmental challenges or to issues impacting Indian country?
Have you demonstrated your commitment to one of these areas through public service?
Do you inspire and motivate others to take action?
Are you committed to making a difference through civility and consensus building?

If you answered “yes” to these questions, the Udall Scholarship may be right for you. Click on the category that best fits your interests and goals to find out more.

EnvironmentFor undergraduates interested in conservation and environmental issues

Tribal PolicyFor Native Americans and Alaska Natives working on an array of policy issues in Indian country

Native Health CareFor Native Americans and Alaska Natives pursuing health-related careers

See go/udall for instructions on how to apply for Middlebury nomination. Applications for nomination are due Jan. 23, 2018 to fellowships@middlebury.edu!

 

Evelin Toth ’17 Selected as a Watson Fellow

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships

Congratulations to Evelin Toth ’17, recently named one of 40 new Watson Fellows! With the support of the fellowship, Evelin will explore how island communities around the world are adapting to climate change. Her project, titled “Adapting to the Rising Seas: Climate Change and Island Communities,” will take her to Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Taiwan, Samoa, Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands. Click here to read more about Evelin and her Watson project! Find out more about applying for the Watson fellowship at go.middlebury.edu/watson .

 

Sophomores and Juniors Committed to Environmental Issues–Udall Nomination Deadline Jan 23!

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships

Apply for the Udall Scholarship!

For Sophomores and Juniors committed to careers related to the environment. The Udall provides up to $7,000 for tuition, fees, educational expenses.

Eligibility: GPA 3.5 and up; U.S. citizen; demonstrated commitment to work with environmental issues through academic study and activities.

Scholarship requires nomination from Middlebury—nomination deadline is January 23, 2017 at noon.

Visit the Udall Foundation website and go/udall for more information and application instructions for nomination. Questions? Contact Professor Chris McGrory Klyza (klyza@middlebury.edu) or Dean Lisa Gates (fellowships@middlebury.edu).

Summer Research on Resilience to Extreme Weather Events

Colleen Norden / / Summer Program

VT EPSCoR paid summer internships ($5,000) working in Vermont’s beautiful Lake Champlain Basin studying resilience to extreme weather events.

Opportunities for students interested in the sciences and/or social sciences:

Lake and Stream Ecology
Climatology
Water Chemistry and Microbiology
Soil Nutrients
Environmental Policy and Management
Land Use Management
Computer Science and Modeling

See the VT EPSCoR website for additional information: www.uvm.edu/epscor/undergrad.

Paid Summer REU in Nevada to Study Water Resources, Climate Change and Snowpack

Colleen Norden / / STEM, Summer Program, UR Opportunities

University of Nevada, Reno Summer 2016 REU Program
Application Deadline: Friday, March 18th, 2016

Students will explore the intersections of socioeconomic and natural sciences in relation to drought resiliency in the Tahoe, Sierra Nevada and Great Basin Regions, sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

Overview of Program: REU research teams will work in the Eastern Sierra Region of Nevada, specifically within the Lake Tahoe Basin and the surrounding northwestern Great Basin high desert. The program will encompass a wide range of interdisciplinary research, examining the various approaches to assessing, modeling, and managing water resources in the context of global climate change and diminishing snowpack. Participants will gain exposure to diverse scientific inquiries and technologies in order to glean how the socioeconomic and natural sciences inform land use policy and adaptive management of economic and natural resources.

The program will take place during the ten consecutive weeks of 6 June through 12 August 2016. Students in the program will be provided a stipend of $4750, plus housing.

Research Topics Include: · Rephotography: Changing Landscapes in the Tahoe Basin · Hydrology: Predicting Changes From Snow to Rain in the Eastern Sierra Nevada · Sage Grouse: Habitat Restoration in the Sierra Nevada · Agricultural Drought Management and Decision-Making · Modeling reservoir operations to mitigate for climate impacts on fisheries · Ecohydrological Effects of Pinyon and Juniper Removal · Ecological Investigations of Tree Limits in Nevada Mountain Ranges

Eligibility: Qualified undergraduates, who will have junior or senior status and will be a full-time student in the Fall 2016 term, with a combination of coursework in the following disciplines are invited to apply: environmental studies, natural resources, biology, ecology, hydrology, resource economics, photography, and statistics. We especially encourage applications from students at primarily undergraduate and non-research institutions and from underrepresented groups. Participants must be citizens or permanent legal residents of the USA.

Contact: For further information, email the Program Coordinator, Amanda Van Dellen at UNR.REU@gmail.com or visit their website for application materials and mentor profiles: http://environment.unr.edu/undergraduateresearch/opportunities/reu.html