[event] – A Conversation with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson

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A Conversation with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson

Wednesday, January 25th

4:00-5:00 PM

Fisheries 102

Wednesday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will visit the University of Washington’s College of the Environment to discuss current EPA policies and “Jobs for the Future Green Economy.”  This “Town Hall”-style event, held on the University’s Seattle campus, is a part of Administrator Jackson’s ongoing efforts to speak with Americans across the country, especially students, about EPA’s work to protect people’s health and the environment and support job growth.

Admission to the event is free and open to the public.

More about Lisa Jackson at: http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/administrator.html

[internship] – Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health

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Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health (CLEH)

Internship Opportunity Announcement

 

2011 Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health

 

CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) are offering a 10-week summer internship program for students who are passionate about the environment, interested in human health, and curious about how they are linked. During the course of the internship, students are introduced to environmental health at the federal level through collaborative projects, experiential learning opportunities, individual environmental health presentations, journal clubs, field trips, brown bag lunches, and shadowing and mentoring relationships at CDC/ATSDR.  Interns will be based at CDC/ATSDR’s Chamblee Campus and will be paid a stipend of approximately $600 a week during the course of the program.

Application due date: February 1, 2012

Program dates:  June 13 – August 17, 2012

“The internship gave me more perspective on what I would like to do in the future and how to exercise my passions through public service. My internship at CDC has not only made me realize the value of the public health sector, but also the need for more people to get involved in the field.”

– Kartik Amarnath, 2011 CLEH intern

 

Eligibility requirements for CLEH interns:

1.       US citizenship or Permanent Resident with a green card

2.      Full time enrollment at a college or university as a rising junior or rising senior by fall 2012

3.      Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Please visit our website for more information and application instructions: www.cdc.gov/nceh/cleh

Note: Seniors graduating in Spring 2012 will not be accepted into this program

For more information, please email LT Cory Kokko or Jay Nielsen at CLEH@cdc.gov

[event] – “The Great Infection of the Sea” – Plastic Ocean

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Captain Charles Moore
Scientist and Activist

Discusses “The Great Infection of the Sea”
detailed in his acclaimed new book Plastic Ocean

Date: January 25, 2012 Time: 7:30-9:00 PM Location: Town Hall Seattle
1119 8th Ave.
Seattle, WA Advance tickets are $5 at Brown Paper Tickets or 800/838-3006 and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm.

A prominent seafaring environmentalist and researcher shares his shocking discovery of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the Pacific Ocean, and inspires a fundamental rethinking of the Plastic Age and a growing global health crisis.

In the summer of 1997, Charles Moore set sail from Honolulu with the sole intention of returning home after competing in a trans-Pacific race. To get to California, he and his crew took a shortcut through the seldom-traversed North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, a vast “oceanic desert” where winds are slack and sailing ships languish. There, Moore realized his catamaran was surrounded by a “plastic soup.” He had stumbled upon the largest garbage dump on the planet – a spiral nebula where plastic outweighed zooplankton, the ocean’s food base, by a factor of six to one.

In this presentation Moore will discuss these observations, what they mean to our planet, and his book Plastic Ocean. A call to action as urgent as Rachel Carson’s seminal Silent Spring, Moore’s sobering revelations will be embraced by activists, concerned parents, and seafaring enthusiasts concerned about the deadly impact and implications of this man-made blight.

Presented as part of the Town Hall’s Science Lecture Series, with the Washington State Chapter of the Sierra Club, Pacific Science Center, and University Book Store. Series sponsored by Microsoft . Series media sponsorship provided by KPLU.

Additional sponsorship provided by Environment Washington, PCC, People for Puget Sound, Olympic Peninsula Surfrider, and Zero Waste.

Captain Moore is also speaking in Bellingham, Olympia, Port Angeles, and Tacoma.

[event] PoE Cookie Cookoff TODAY!

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There are no specific cookie requirements for this cookoff, simply bring your favorite cookie to the office TODAY: Monday, January 23rd and we will put them to the test. Students will be invited to join in on the judging at 3:00 in the PoE commons (bribing students with good grades is not allowed). And for those who don’t like to bake, your duty is to come help with the judging!

Tea will be supplied to help you clean your palate between tastings.

Come Hungry!

PoE Social RESCHEDULED: Thursday 1/26

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Now that we’re all thawing out, the PoE Alumni Board would like to invite you to the re-scheduled: PoE Community Drinks social event in Ballard!

The PoE Alumni board invites you to join us for our first “PoE Community Drinks Social” on Thursday, January 26 at 7:30pm.  The gathering is at Urban Family Public House 5329 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107 (south side of the street, between 22nd and Vernon, next to a restaurant called “The Sexton”) The location is 21 years and over. 

The whole POE community is invited: alumni, staff and current students.  The board would love for all to network and catch up.  We hope you can join us to celebrate the New Year!

PoE Social POSTPONED due to weather

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Due to the weather, the PoE Alumni Board is postponing the ‘PoE Community Drinks’ social event that was scheduled for tonight in Ballard. We will update you with a new time for the event just as soon as we can. In the meantime, stay safe and warm!

UW Today profile of Rachel Vaughn

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UW Today profile of Rachel Vaughn

Check out the link above for a nice profile on the new Director of the Carlson Leadership & Public Service Center Rachel Vaughn. Among the many things she has done while working and studying at UW was being the *first* academic adviser for PoE from 1998 – 2001! The Carlson Center is a great resource for service learning, and you can find out more information here.

[information session] – Oxfam Action Corps!

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Oxfam Action Corps! Info Session –Global Poverty & Food Justice Policy
Wednesday, January 18th
12:30-1:20pm
Savery Hall 132
No registration required

 

Concerned about poverty and hunger on a global scale, but not sure how to make a difference at the local level? Join this info session to learn about volunteer opportunities with the Oxfam Action Corps and find out how your efforts can change the bigger picture.


Be an advocate and an organizer, gain leadership skills, policy expertise with a major international NGO, and have fun doing good work with great people!

From town events to rock concerts to the halls of Congress, as a member of the Oxfam Action Corps you will campaign for global food justice with fellow Oxfam supporters in your city.  You will gain advocacy experience, organizing skills, and expertise in poverty and food justice policy—all while having fun and making a better world.

Oxfam America is an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice. Together with individuals and local groups in more than 90 countries, Oxfam saves lives, helps people overcome poverty, and fights for social justice. Learn more at: www.oxfamamerica.org


The Oxfam Action Corps is a group of dedicated volunteers based in more than a dozen US cities who campaign with Oxfam to fight poverty around the world. They are currently teaming up with Oxfam on the GROW campaign for food justice. You can read about their latest efforts on the Oxfam Action Corps blog.

Please join us and feel free to bring and eat your lunch.