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Upcoming Events
  • Abandoned Rails and Distant Roads: Travel In and Out of the Copper Country 1920 - 2020 
    • At the Carnegie Museum this THURSDAY, APRIL 27, at 6:30pm
    • Atalk by Michigan Tech Social Science student Chris Charteris.
    • Free and open to the Public.
    • How has the experience and costs of traveling to our region changed over the last century? Using a combination of Historical Geographic Information Science and historical research, we can understand the costs of traveling to and from Houghton, both explicit and hidden, and how they have changed between 1920 and 2020. This includes changing modes of transit, frequency, cost, and the lived experience of using these transit methods."
  • Tim Maze's Master's Thesis Defense in Industrial Heritage and Archaeology
    • Monday, April 24th at 1:30 pm in AOB 201 and on zoom
    • Titled: The Implications of Waste Streams at Camp Au Train
  • Nancy Langston Art Exhibition
    • At the Well Read Raccoon (220 Shelden Ave, next to The Den).
    • Come check out her illustrations for her graphic novel about the environmental history and future of Lake Superior
    • The novel asks how we can protect all that we love in the Keweenaw.
    • The exhibit is up until May 14
Social Scientists in Action
  • UPERSS students from spring semester shared their research on Monday at the  Social Sciences Graduation Celebration and Research Showcase.  Shown here are Sustainability Science and Society majors Ava Miller, Savannah Obert-Pfeiffer, and Ella Brodowski with their posters explaining the research they've been doing this semester. 
  • Adam Wellstead (SS) and Kei Schmidt ’22 (M.S. Environmental and Energy Policy) are co-authors of a chapter published in the Routledge Handbook of Environmental Policy.
    • The chapter is titled "The Science-Policy Interface and Evidence-based Policymaking in Environmental Policy – Promises and Pitfalls."
    • Wellstead and Schmidt co-authored the chapter with Anat Gofen, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The handbook was edited by Helge Jörgens, Christoph Knill and Yves Steinebach.
  • Prof. Steve Walton presented an invited paper on “Speculum Machinarum: Useful, Useless, and Usable Machinery in the Renaissance” at the 2023 Janson-La Palme Conference, "The Lure of the Machine in Medieval and Early Modern Europe," April 14–15, in the Dept. of Art & Architecture at Princeton University.
Jobs and Other Opportunities
Undergrad:
  • Fulbright Student Awards.
    • Fulbright scholarships provide 6-24 months of international experience to students looking to teach English, conduct graduate research, or earn a master's or PhD abroad.
    • Funding is substantial and all-inclusive.
    • For BS students looking for a gap year after they graduate, the English Teaching Assistant Awards may be ideal.
    • For BS students looking for MS programs, Fulbright will often pay for the first year of a 2-year MS or completely cover a 1-year MS program.
    • While the deadline for Fulbright is October 10, 2023, given the extensive application process, you cannot wait until the Fall Semester to begin an application, so be sure to reach out to your advisor today. 
Grad Positions:
  • Economics Fellow
    • The Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law is looking to hire an economics fellow with a focus on energy and environmental justice.
    • All materials should be submitted through the listing on the Job Opening for Economists website.
    • The deadline to apply is May 12, 2023.
    • Policy Integrity follows a hybrid schedule that requires three days in our New York City office per week.
    • Please send questions only to policyintegrity.jobs@gmail.com with Economic Fellow in the subject line.
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