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Nelson Institute Earth Day Conference
Join the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies for its tenth annual Earth Day Conference, called "Everyone's Earth," where community storytellers will share their experiences observing and surviving on a restless planet.
Register here.
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 Badger Volunteers registration opens
Badger Volunteers spring registration opens on January 21 for semester-long student volunteer opportunities in education, sustainability and public health.
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 Between soil and snow
Professors Jonathan Pauli and Benjamin Zuckerberg teamed up with Operation Fresh Start to build automated "micro-greenhouses" to study how climate change is affecting the subnivium, the habitat between the ground and snow.
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 Student honored for approach to insuring agriculture losses
A Wisconsin School of Business Ph.D. student took an innovative statistical approach to predicting the negative effects of climate change on agriculture, which could help mitigate risk for farmers in developing countries.
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MPower Champion Public Showcase
January 22, 2016 | 7:30-9:30 a.m. | Monona Terrace
Participants in Sustain Dane's 2015 MPower Champion cohort will present their progress toward a more sustainable future. The event is free and open to the public, but RSVP is required.
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Public Service Fair
January 27, 2016 | 3-6 p.m. | Varsity Hall, Union South
The Public Service Fair helps students connect with local, state and national nonprofit agencies to find volunteer opportunities, jobs and internships.
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 President says college needs to be affordable
In his final State of the Union address, President Obama discussed student loan debt and the growing problem of college affordability. Related:
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 What you miss when you take notes on your laptop
New research shows that when you only use a laptop to take notes, you don’t absorb new materials as well as when you write with pen and paper.
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Sustainability interns – Madison, WI
The UW–Madison Office of Sustainability is accepting applications from students interested in working on research, communications, outreach and other projects related to campus sustainability. Application deadline is January 29.
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Policy and science intern – Madison, WI
The Environmental Law and Policy Center is looking for a clean energy policy and science intern to assist with projects including utility regulation and renewable energy. Application deadline is February 5.
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Sustainability nonprofit positions – Madison, WI
Cool Choices has current openings for an engagement coordinator, office assistant and graphic designer to support an online sustainability game and employee engagement platform. Application deadlines are not listed.
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Campaign field managers – Madison, WI
The Fund for the Public Interest is looking for individuals to support environmental and social change organizations through canvassing campaigns. Application deadline is not listed.
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Communications manager – Chicago, IL
The Center for Humans and Nature is seeking a communications manager to develop and implement a communications strategy for a group working to transform humanity's relationship with nature. Application deadline is March 1.
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Environmental studies director – Burlington, VT
The University of Vermont's Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources is seeking a scholar to direct its environmental studies program. Application deadline is January 31.
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Postdoctoral fellowship – Ann Arbor, MI
The University of Michigan is accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellowship position to develop a GIS-based approach to study urban sustainability. Application deadline is March 1.
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Joseph L. Fisher dissertation fellowship
Resources for the Future awards fellowships to support doctoral dissertation research on issues related to the environment, natural resources or energy. Application deadline is February 19.
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Sophomore research fellowships
The fellowships support undergraduate research in any field done in collaboration with UW–Madison faculty or research/instructional academic staff. Application deadline is March 7.
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University Book Store academic excellence award
This award recognizes undergraduate students who have completed an outstanding independent project in any discipline at UW–Madison. Application deadline is March 21.
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