There are multiple student trainee positions in both biology and administration that opened today! All positions are paid, locations vary. Make sure to check them out soon, closing date is MAY 23rd.
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EPA offers annual research grants to U.S. colleges and universities to engage students in projects to solve our world’s most serious environmental challenges. Through its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) program, students working on teams design sustainability solutions and compete for more funding to take their ideas from the lab to the real world.
In its 10th year, EPA’s P3 program fosters team-based learning, interdisciplinary effort and class-to-real-world experience. Take this opportunity for the 2014-15 school year to excite your students about making a difference in the world today. Be watching for this announcement in the coming weeks. Or click here to sign up for our listserv to receive notices instantly when opportunities are posted to our website: http://epa.gov/ncer/listserv/
You will find information about the program and all the official fine print about the upcoming request for applications here: http://epa.gov/p3/
[volunteer]: SACNAS Green Exhibit Challenge
Are you interested in environmental sustainability? Would you like to meet with EPA employees and talk about your interests? Are you willing to volunteer 3-5 hours of your time during the week of October 8th? Check out this great volunteer opportunity with SACNAS!
Who: The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) is hosting their annual conference in Seattle from October 11-13, 2012 and they are looking for 20-30 UW students to help judge their Green Exhibit Challenge.
What: The Green Exhibit Challenge is a competition designed to encourage exhibitors to implement practices that will reduce the ecological footprint of the annual meeting. As a volunteer judge, you would attend a short training session and then be responsible for judging several conference exhibits according to specified criteria.
When and Where: Mandatory training will occur on October 10 from 10-11am at the EPA Region 10 Offices in downtown Seattle. Following the training, you have the opportunity to attend an EPA Hispanic Heritage Month event where you can have lunch and talk with EPA staff and enjoy live music from 11am – 1pm (optional). Judging of the exhibits will occur at the Washington Convention Center in downtown Seattle on Saturday, October 13 from 9am-12pm.
Why: Your work will forward the sustainability of the SACNAS conference by providing feedback to exhibitors about the environmental impact of their exhibit. You will also have the opportunity to meet with EPA staff to discuss your interest in the environment.
If you’re interested, contact Annika Eberle at eberle10@uw.edu by October 5th to find out more!
REPRESENT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IN THE EPA’S CAMPUS RAINWORK CHALLENGE
Form a student team to work together towards creating a green infrastructure project design plan for stormwater management on campus! The goal is to create an innovative design that shows how managing stormwater can benefit the community and create healthier urban environments. There is the potential to win a cash prize of $1500 – $2500 for the team, as well as $8000 – $11,000 for faculty advisor research.
Click here to learn more about details, dates, and prizes!
[event] – A Conversation with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson
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
EPA Green Power Partnership Webinar
Webinar on Greening the Bottom Line: How Campus Green Revolving Funds are Saving Energy and Money
On Wednesday, April 20, from 1-2 pm (EST), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Green Power Partnership (GPP) will host a webinar on Greening the Bottom Line: How Campus Green Revolving Funds are Saving Energy and Money. As colleges and universities face steep budget cuts and unstable energy costs, many institutions are grappling with how to finance urgently needed energy efficiency upgrades on campus when operating and capital funds are scarce. The webinar will cover innovative approaches, such as using return-oriented green revolving funds (GRFs) – a rapidly growing trend at colleges and universities. GRFs can help colleges and universities invest in a variety of cost-saving initiatives, resulting in significant financial and environmental benefits.
While GRFs are increasing rapidly on college and university campuses across the county, the concept can also be adapted for public and private sector organizations.
This webinar will explore the key findings and trends of Greening the Bottom Line, the first ever survey of GRFs at 52 colleges and universities published in partnership with GPP and more than 10 other organizations. It will also highlight the work of Harvard University’s $12 million Green Revolving Loan Fund, one of the oldest and largest funds in the country.
Webinar participants will learn:
· Innovative approaches to financing energy upgrades
· Trends from Greening the Bottom Line – a survey on GRFs being used at colleges and universities nationwide
· One college’s experience with a Green Revolving Loan Fund
Speakers include:
· Blaine Collison, U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership
· Mark Orlowski, Sustainable Endowments Institute
· Heather Henriksen, Harvard University’s Office for Sustainability
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), an association of colleges and universities that are working to create a sustainable future, is partnering with GPP on this webinar. More information about AASHE is available atwww.aashe.org.
Register for this webinar at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/990881370.