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The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability provides this list to announce seminars, meetings, colloquiums, lectures, brown bags, announcements of interest, and job opportunities to the Institute community. If you have items you’d like to add please submit them to Cindy.Zisner@asu.edu before 5:00 p.m. Wednesday. This Digest is sent out on Friday morning. You may subscribe, unsubscribe, or change subscriber settings at http://lists.asu.edu/archives/giosasu.html on the menu on the right of the page at Subscribe or Unsubscribe. You can see archives of list messages at the same address.



NEW ITEMS

(Current items remain in the Digest until they happen so don’t forget to peruse the web listing in case you missed something in the previous week.)


Institute Events

1. Ask an Advisor: Is a Graduate Degree in Sustainability Right For You?

2. Sustainability Series: Product Stewardship and Circular Economy


Other Events - On Campus

3. Biodesign Institute: From Mutations to Species: Causes and Consequences of Phenotypic Variation in Pine Sawflies

4. Place, Personhood and Precarity: Immigration and the Landscape of Care in Rural America

5. Transportation Seminar: Innovations in Rubberized Asphalt Technology

6. Cronkite Must See Mondays Lecture: Addiction: Behind the Making of a New NOVA Documentary

7. Science Fiction TV Dinner: "Battlestar Galactica"

8. Biodesign Institute: Bringing to Light the Mechanism of Energy Conservation by Flavin-based Electron Bifurcation

9. Transportation Seminar: Automating Special Generator Traffic Counts Using Video and WiFi/Bluetooth Detection

10. CIVV-oholics Seminar: The Evolution of Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) as a Therapeutic Target in Cancer

11. Arntzen Grand Challenges Lecture Series: Programmable Genome Engineering Using CRISPR Technology


Other Events - Off Campus

12. GreenBiz Webcast: Measuring Circularity: Why Life Cycle Assessment is not the Right Tool

13. GreenBiz Webcast: Powering Inclusion Through Solar Handprints: An Innovative Partnership

14. Creation Connection Movie Night: Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution

15. Cruise the Canals


News and Announcements

16. ASU campus recycling changes

17. Fighting fake photos, one social stream at a time

18. ASU professor named finalist for Governor's Innovation Award

19. Anderson Cooper still believes in journalism

20. CAP LTER urban ecology work highlighted by Arizona PBS

21. Meet sustainability alumna Alex Slaymaker


Institute Jobs

22. Research Technician - Birder (2), Central Arizona–Phoenix LTER


Other Jobs

23. Watershed Protection Section Manager, Department of Environmental Quality, Salt Lake City, UT

24. Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Carson City, NV

25. Postdoctoral Opportunities at research centers at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland

26. Environmental Coordinator - Yosemite, Aramark, Fresno, CO



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EVENTS

Institute Events


Sustainability Series: Centrist Environmentalism to Affect Change

(Monday, October 22, 2018) Haley Paul, Audubon Arizona will present Centrist Environmentalism to Affect Change from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


Free Film Screening: Dominion

(Tuesday, October 23, 2018) Filmed in Australia, this documentary is an uncompromising, damning exploration of the ways animals are used and abused by humans, particularly in the meat, dairy, egg, clothing, and entertainment industries. WARNING: this film shows graphic violence towards animals that you may find disturbing. Doors open 6:30 p.m.; showtime 7:00 p.m. at Harkins Valley Art Theatre, 509 S. Mill Ave, Tempe. More information and registration.


Sustainability Series: Urban Sustainability Challenges and Solutions: Hong Kong

(Wednesday, October 24, 2018) Student leaders of the Hong Kong sustainability experience, Rob Melnick, Director of International Programs, School of Sustainability and Jennifer Carter, Director, Global Consortium for Sustainability Outcomes will present their experiences of considering urban sustainability challenges through a new cultural lens. From 12:00-1:30 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


Wrigley Lecture: Talk Story with Wayfinder and Master Navigator Nainoa Thompson

(Wednesday, October 24, 2018) Nainoa Thompson is a master navigator. Inspired by his kūpuna — his teachers — he has dedicated his life to exploring the deep meaning of voyaging. He was the first Hawaiian since the 14th century to practice the ancient Polynesian art of navigation, having navigated two double-hulled canoes — the Hōkūle`a and the Hawai‘iloa—from Hawai`I to other island nations in Polynesia without the aid of western instruments. Doors open 4:00 p.m.; lecture begins 4:30 p.m. at the Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy, Tempe. More information and registration.


NEW!

Ask an Advisor: Is a Graduate Degree in Sustainability Right For You?

(Monday, October 29, 2018) Join Graduate Admissions Advisor Ivy Gerbis for a short presentation about online and in-person graduate degree options from the School of Sustainability at ASU, followed by Q&A about programs, admission requirements and anything else on your mind. Whether you’re a current applicant or you’re just exploring graduate degree options, this session will include insights and information that will assist you in your graduate school journey. More information and registration.


NEW!

Sustainability Series: Product Stewardship and Circular Economy

(Tuesday, October 30, 2018) Paul Murray, Integrated Sustainable Strategies, Inc., will present Product Stewardship and Circular Economy from 9:00-10:15 a.m. (8:30 a.m. networking) in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.



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Other Events

On Campus


NEW!

Biodesign Institute: From Mutations to Species: Causes and Consequences of Phenotypic Variation in Pine Sawflies

(Friday, October 19, 2018) Catherine Linnen, University of Kentucky will present Causes and Consequences of Phenotypic Variation in Pine Sawflies from 10:00-11:00 a.m. in the auditorium, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


Materials Science and Engineering Seminar: Three-Dimensional Subnanometer

Compositional Analysis with Atom Probe Tomography – Technology and Applications

(Friday, October 19, 2018) Robert Ulfig, CAMECA Instruments, Inc will present Three-Dimensional Subnanometer Compositional Analysis with Atom Probe Tomography – Technology and Applications at 10:45 a.m. in room 150, Schwada Classroom Office Building, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. For more information contact Durella.ODonnell@asu.edu.


Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar: Force Production from Vortex Shedding Characterized by FTLE

(Friday, October 19, 2018) Melissa Green, Syracuse University will present Force Production from Vortex Shedding Characterized by FTLE at 10:45 a.m. in room L1-20, Coor Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. For more information contact Durella.ODonnell@asu.edu.


NEW!

Place, Personhood and Precarity: Immigration and the Landscape of Care in Rural America

(Friday, October 19, 2018) Thurka Sangaramoorthy, University of Maryland, will present Place, Personhood and Precarity: Immigration and the Landscape of Care in Rural America from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in room 254, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

Transportation Seminar: Innovations in Rubberized Asphalt Technology

(Friday, October 19, 2018) Douglas D. Carlson, Liberty Tire Recycling will present Innovations in Rubberized Asphalt Technology from 2:00-3:15 p.m. in room 359, College Avenue Commons, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

Cronkite Must See Mondays Lecture: Addiction: Behind the Making of a New NOVA Documentary

(Monday, October 22, 2018) Sarah Holt, Holt Productions will present Addiction: Behind the Making of a New NOVA Documentary from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at the Cronkite School First Amendment Forum, Arizona State University, Downtown Phoenix campus. More information.


NEW!

Science Fiction TV Dinner: “Battlestar Galactica”

(Tuesday, October 23, 2018) What are the challenges of sustaining a human society in space? How should we govern ourselves and endure political crises in an environment dangerously starved of resources? More importantly, how do we keep all these plates spinning while also fighting a generational war with hyper-intelligent artificial intelligence of our own making? The 2000s version of "Battlestar Galactica" explores these questions and tensions through gripping storytelling about cataclysmic violence and its aftermath as well as how emerging technologies like artificial intelligence strain our social, political and ethical norms and structures. From 6:30-8:30 p.m. in ISTB4, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


Bioethics Breakfast Club: Genetics in Societal Context

(Wednesday, October 24, 2018) Melissa Wilson Sayres and Karen Ellison will present Genetic in Societal Context at 9:00 a.m. in room 202, School of Life Sciences, C-wing, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

Biodesign Institute: Bringing to Light the Mechanism of Energy Conservation by Flavin-based Electron Bifurcation

(Thursday, October 25, 2018) Cara Lubner, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, will present Bringing to Light the Mechanism of Energy Conservation by Flavin-based Electron Bifurcation from 4:00-5:00 p.m. in the auditorium, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


IHR Book Award and Humanities Faculty Author Reception: Beautiful Wasteland

(Thursday, October 25, 2018) Rebecca J. Kinney, winner of the 2018 IHR Transdisciplinary Book Award for Beautiful Wasteland: The Rise of Detroit as America's Postindustrial Frontier, will be visiting ASU to give a talk about her work. From 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the University Club, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

Transportation Seminar: Automating Special Generator Traffic Counts Using Video and WiFi/Bluetooth Detection

(Friday, October 26, 2018) Peter R. Stopher, University of Sydney will present Automating Special Generator Traffic Counts Using Video and WiFi/Bluetooth Detection from 10:30-11:45 a.m. at College Avenue Commons, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

CIVV-oholics Seminar: The Evolution of Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) as a Therapeutic Target in Cancer

(Wednesday, October 31, 2018) William G. Cance, University of Arizona College of Medicine and Pharmacy, will present The Evolution of Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) as a Therapeutic Target in Cancer from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the auditorium, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

Arntzen Grand Challenges Lecture Series: Programmable Genome Engineering Using CRISPR Technology

(Thursday, November 1, 2018) Samuel Sternberg, Columbia University will present Programmable Genome Engineering Using CRISPR Technology from 4:00-5:00 p.m., followed by a reception, in the Marston Exploration Theater, ISTB4, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


Mapping the Grand Canyon Conference

(Thursday-Friday, February 28-March 1, 2019) The Mapping Grand Canyon Conference explores the art, science, and practice of Grand Canyon cartography. Join this celebration and critical examination of the cartographic history of a global landscape icon. Free and open to all, the conference promises a full two-day program of map-based story-telling, and transdisciplinary analysis, state-of-the-art geospatial and cartographic demonstrations, engaging hands-on activities, and open community dialogue. In the Arizona Ballroom, Memorial Union, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.



Off Campus


Boyce Thompson Arboretum Plant Sale

(Friday-Sunday, October 12-28, 2018) On October 12 we had the "Members Only" preview shopping that day is just for BTA annual members, giving you first-pick of select plants that will be roped-off and reserved be for the seasonal sale and fundraiser opened to everyone on October 13 (continuing daily through October 28). From 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at Boyce Thompson Arboretum, 37615 E. Arboretum Way, Superior, AZ. More information.


Trees Matter: Tree Planting in South Phoenix

(Saturday, October 20, 2018) Volunteers wanted! Help us bring the power of nature to South Phoenix. We need volunteers for a tree planting day in Lindo Park, Roesley Park, and El Prado Park neighborhoods. Must be able to dig, plant and get dirty. Trees are critical in urban environments to provide shade and to cool and clean the air. We will provide gloves, shovels, and supplies. Please bring a hat, a water bottle, sunscreen, and tennis shoes/boots. From 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. More information and sign up.


Desert Botanical Garden Fall Plant Sale

(Saturday-Sunday, October 20-21, 2018) Don’t let 30,000 plants intimidate you! Our on-site horticulture experts will help you find the perfect cactus, agave or ornamental to plant in your own garden. Specimen-sized plants and delivery service is available. Members receive a 10% discount on all purchases with their membership card. From 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Saturday and 7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Sunday at 1201 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, AZ. More information.


NEW!

GreenBiz Webcast: Measuring Circularity: Why Life Cycle Assessment is not the Right Tool

(Tuesday, October 23, 2018) This one-hour webcast will examine circular economy metrics, such as the Circular Economy Indicators project — which includes metrics covering product and site-level issues such as recycled content and solid waste from manufacturing — as well as macro-level metrics such as the energy used in the supply chain. You will learn about UL’s Circularity Facts program, which enables the combination of site and product data for an integrated measurement of enterprise circularity, all based on measurements that many companies are already using, and without the extensive data collection effort required by LCA. From 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET. More information and registration.


NI18: Outside the Lines

(Thursday-Friday, October 25-27, 2018) Each year Net Impact brings current and aspiring leaders together for a dynamic exchange of ideas about how we can work together to tackle our toughest social and environmental problems. Today's challenges are more complex than any one person or organization can solve, requiring us to collaborate on innovative solutions. This year, at the 2018 Net Impact Conference in Phoenix, AZ, we’re taking it a step further with the theme "Outside the Lines." The event will explore examples of transformational change that defy traditional expectations. We'll dive deep into bold new trends and practices that challenge conventional wisdom, break barriers, and enable us to change the world. We will give you the skills, experiences and connections so that you can have the greatest impact now and throughout your career. To be held at the Phoenix Convention Center. More information and registration.


NEW!

GreenBiz Webcast: Powering Inclusion Through Solar Handprints: An Innovative Partnership

(Tuesday, October 30, 2018) In this one-hour webcast, George Bandy Jr. of Mohawk Industries and Michelle Moore of Groundswell discuss their unique partnership in aligning environmental stewardship with social equity. You’ll discover how solar energy-focused, community-building initiatives can be implemented into a corporate social responsibility framework, empowering inclusion and transformation while addressing global concerns. From 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET. More information and registration.


NEW!

Creation Connection Movie Night: Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution

(Friday, November 9, 2018) This Fall’s movie is entitled HAPPENING. It highlights the current state of clean energy generation and what lies ahead. When the issue of renewable energy comes up, it’s common to think, “that’s a future thing. It’s like sci-fi.” Well, this film is here to tell you, the clean energy revolution is happening right now. Director James Redford, an award-winning filmmaker…and, yes, Hollywood legend Robert Redford’s son…takes us on his personal journey into the dawn of the clean energy era as it creates jobs, turns profits, and makes communities stronger and healthier. With Arizona voting on renewable energy standards and SRP setting far reaching renewable energy goals for their customers, this is an important and timely topic. Come share your stories and ideas. Teens and young adults encouraged to attend. Fee: $10, includes light dinner, movie and discussion. To register, visit http://thecasa.org or call 480-948-7460. From 6:00-9:00 p.m. at Franciscan Renewal Center, 5802 E. Lincoln Drive, Scottsdale.


Geography 2050: Powering Our Future Planet

(Thursday-Friday, November 15-16, 2018) Geography 2050 is a multi-year, high-level strategic dialogue among thought leaders from academia, government, and the world of business. Organized by the American Geographical Society (AGS) in 2014, the purpose of this continuing dialog is to facilitate discussion of the major forces that will shape our planet’s future. Undoubtedly, energy will be one the most important factors influencing geopolitics, environmental quality, transportation routes, military conflicts, standards of living, world economies, food production, technical innovation, and the mass movement of people. Speakers will include U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse; former BP Presidents for America and China; former President of Shell Oil America; CFO of National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Executive Director of the Waterloo Institute of Sustainable Energy; Director of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability; and many others The theme of this year’s Geography 2050 Symposium is Powering Our Future Planet. The meeting will be held at Columbia University in New York City. More information.


NEW!

Cruise the Canals

(Saturday, December 1, 2018) Sustainability students, especially ones in the desert, know what a precious resource water is. But do you know where our water comes from and how it gets to your tap? Find out by joining us on a bike cruise along the Arizona Canal, where we'll pedal from Old Town Scottsdale to OHSO Brewery with Valley water experts filling us in on everything you've always wondered about our water system. From 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., meet at South Bridge along Arizona Canal & Marshall Way, 4420 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251. More information. Questions: Jake@localfirstaz.com.


9th National Summit on Coastal and Estuarine Restoration and Management

(Sunday-Thursday, December 8-13, 2018) Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) and the Coastal States Organization (CSO) are proud to host the 9th National Summit on Coastal and Estuarine Restoration and Management in Long Beach, California. The six-day Summit will explore cutting-edge issues in coastal restoration and management, and will be comprised of a community restoration event, field sessions, plenary sessions, expert presentations, special evening events, workshops, a poster hall, and an award-winning coastal exposition hall. We hope that you will share in our excitement for this new collaboration as we bring to you the largest national gathering of the restoration and coastal management community. To be held at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center in Long Beach, California. More information.


2019 Riparian Restoration Conference

(Tuesday-Thursday, February 5-7, 2019) RiversEdge West is looking for individuals that can bring

innovative ideas, case studies, lessons learned, challenges, technologies, policy updates, adaptive management techniques, and beyond, to the forefront of the riparian restoration community at the 17th Annual Riparian Restoration Conference. You are invited to share your work and join us this February at the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, AZ. Call for abstracts until October 19, 2018. More information.


Leverage Points 2019: International Conference on Sustainability Research and Transformation

(Wednesday-Friday, February 6-8, 2019) Humanity sits at a crossroad between tragedy and transformation, and now is a crucial time for sustainability research. Radical approaches are needed in sustainability research and praxis if they are to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Inspired by the work of Donella Meadows' "Leverage Points: Places to intervene in a system", this conference will explore the deep leverage points that can lead to sustainability transformations, asking: how do we transform ourselves, our science, our institutions, our interventions and our societies for a better future? We hope that this conference will help us move from incremental to transformational change; extend our thinking about complex sustainability challenges and deepen our collective and transdisciplinary research practices. To be held at Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany. More information.


Second Biennial Population and Public Policy Conference

(Friday-Saturday, February 8-9, 2019) The Population and Public Policy Conference presented by the International Association of Applied Demographers and hosted by the University of New Mexico Geospatial and Population Studies and the University of Houston Hobby Center for Public Policy is dedicated to bringing together a diverse group of academics, researchers, community advocates and organizers, policy makers and students to exchange their experiences and research findings and how those inform public policy. This interdisciplinary gathering of researchers, practitioners, policy makers and students is an excellent platform for sharing recent innovations, trends, challenges and solutions to population and public policy issues. To be held in the Hotel Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM. More information.


Emerging Materials Congress 2019: Unearthing the Research in Materials Science and Nanotechnology

(Thursday-Friday, March 7-8, 2019) The Emerging Materials Congress 2019 is a unique event and platform for global scientists, researchers, directors, professors, engineers from the research areas of materials science, nanotechnology, chemistry and physics to share their knowledge and research experiences with interactive panel discussion and sessions by keynote lectures, oral presentations, and poster presentation. The scientific sessions will comprise research areas of biomaterials, polymer science, materials science, nanotechnology, tissue engineering, carbon materials, energy materials, biopolymers, 3D printing, ceramics, conductive materials, electrical, optical and magnetic materials, materials applications, etc. More information and registration.


13th International Congress of Orthopterology Society: Challenges in Front of Climatic and Environmental Changes

(Sunday-Thursday, March 24-28, 2019) This Congress will be organized for the first time in Africa. The Congress will be organized in collaboration with the IBN ZOHR University of Agadir, the National Center for Control of Desert Locust and the Orthopterists’ Society which has 500 members from 60 countries in partnership with several national and international institutions. The congress covers the different aspects related to orthopterology: Biology, ecology, taxonomy, physiology, endocrinology, cytogenetics. It will be held in Agadir, Morocco. More information.


A Climate for Change: Engineering Sustainability ‘19 Call for Abstracts

(Sunday-Tuesday, April 7-9, 2019) This conference will be held at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Seeking papers and posters in the following focus areas: regenerative built environment; “one water” engineering and science; sustainable mobility; circular economy; engineering and sustainability learning and engagement; and behavioral science for sustainability. The conference welcomes submissions from academia, industry, nonprofit organizations, government institutions, and other interested parties. To qualify for acceptance, please submit a 200 word abstract electronically on or before October 31, 2018. The Conference Organizing Committee will inform all submitting authors whether their papers have been accepted for presentation by November 30, 2018. More information.


Eleventh International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses

(Tuesday-Wednesday, April 16-17, 2019) Each year, the International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses draws a diverse group of participants from all over the world. Our Program Development team draws on this diversity to craft a rich and distinctive conference experience. The conference will be held at the Pryzbyla Center, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. More information.


4th Open Science Meeting 2019: Transforming Land Systems for People and Nature

(Wednesday-Friday, April 24-26, 2019) The meeting will be held in Bern, Switzerland and will focus on topics and themes that aim to advance our understanding of how land systems can form the basis for sustainability transformations. This conference represents a unique opportunity to build and enhance scientific capacity and enable transformations to a sustainable future by identifying core questions, synthesizing research, and setting future agendas. Conference attendees will strive to develop connections between researchers and stakeholders from civil society, government, and the private sector, and to bridge science and decision-making for sustainable management and governance of land use worldwide. More information and registration.



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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS


NEW!

ASU campus recycling changes

ASU adjusts what can be recycled in the Blue Bin commingle program. The change is effective Oct. 17, 2018, in response to global shifts in materials import policies and remanufacturing industries. Single-use disposable items like paper cups, paper plates and plastic utensils no longer are accepted in the Blue Bin commingle program. Read more.


NEW!

Fighting fake photos, one social stream at a time

In 1855, an English photographer named Roger Fenton traveled to Crimea to document the war there. British troops dubbed one spot on the Sevastopol peninsula the “valley of death” because it was under constant shelling. Fenton photographed the spot, a shallow defile littered with cannonballs. The photo, titled “Valley of the Shadow of Death,” became famous as one of the first and most well-known images of war. The problem is it’s faked. Another photo without cannonballs in the image exists. Filmmaker Errol Morris exhaustively researched both images and came to the conclusion Fenton and his assistant tossed cannonballs along the valley so it made a better picture. Read more.


NEW!

ASU professor named finalist for Governor’s Innovation Award

Ferran Garcia-Pichel, a microbiology professor with ASU's School of Life Sciences and director of the Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, and his lab are being recognized for their work in restoring the desert soil's natural protective crusts through the use of what they call "microbial nurseries." Read more.


NEW!

Anderson Cooper still believes in journalism

CNN reporter Anderson Cooper has covered some of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, yet he remains an optimist about mankind and, especially, the role of journalists in telling people's stories — despite current antagonism toward the media. Read more.


NEW!

CAP LTER urban ecology work highlighted by Arizona PBS

The Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research program, a unit of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University, was recently featured in an episode of “Catalyst” by Arizona PBS. The episode, “Desert animals in urban centers,” discussed current research about how natural environments (including plant and animal life) are affected by urban development. Read more.


NEW!

Meet sustainability alumna Alex Slaymaker

Alex Slaymaker is only 26, but she has already received a master’s degree (the Master of Sustainability Solutions at Arizona State University) and has worked in several sustainability fields in the U.S. and Europe, including zero waste, urban agriculture, climate adaptation planning, health, urban design and green building. Read more.


Water Resources Research Center 2018 Photo Contest: Arizona Runs on Water

We had such a great response to last year's open-ended approach to our photo contest that we're doin' it again this year. Just show us Arizona water. Yup, that's as specific as we're gonna get. Use your creativity and technical ability to express the many ways water transforms our state and the many ways our state transforms water. Capture anything from people and nature to business and agriculture. It's completely up to you. Just make sure your picture(s) relate to water in Arizona! The winning photographs will be featured on the WRRC website and at the 2019 WRRC Annual Conference on Feb. 1. The winners will also be recognized at the February 2019 Chocolate Fest. High school students can submit as well! Submit your photo(s) here: https://wrrc.arizona.edu/photo.


ASU Arboretum Campus Harvest Date Palms

We welcome everyone to come help with the date harvest, students, faculty, staff and the community.

The Polytechnic campus DATE HARVEST started September 22, there are still openings, and you can sign up now! Coming up in October on the Tempe campus date sales: Help sell fresh campus grown dates! ASU students need to sign up through Changemaker Central to accumulate hours toward the Presidential Service Award at https://asu.volunteer match.org.


EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge

EPA is pleased to announce the 7th annual Campus RainWorks Challenge, a green infrastructure design competition open to colleges and universities across the country. The challenge seeks to engage with undergraduate and graduate students to foster a dialogue about stormwater management and showcase the environmental, economic, and social benefits of green infrastructure practices.

Pollution associated with urban stormwater runoff is a problem that is growing in magnitude. The Campus RainWorks Challenge invites the current generation of scholars to lend their creativity and knowledge to the green infrastructure design process and become part of the solution to stormwater pollution. Deadline for Entries: December 14, 2018; Winners Announced: Spring 2019. Do you have what it takes to win? Step up to the challenge. Visit https://www.epa.gov/campusrainworks for more information or contact RainWorks@epa.gov.


Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program

September 2018 drought summary is online.


September Southwest Climate Outlook

The September 2018 Southwest Climate Outlook is online.


CLIMAS Podcast: September 2018 - Increased Chance of Above-Normal Expectations - Climatology+ Wins!

Tune into the Southwest Climate podcasts on iTunes or Southwest Climate Change Network.


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OPPORTUNITIES

Institute Job Openings


EXTENDED!

Research Technician - Birder (2), Central Arizona–Phoenix LTER

Instructions to Apply: To review and apply go to ASU Human Resources, click on Internal or External job opportunities, and search for 46145BR. Application deadline is October 24, 2018.



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Other Jobs


Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies (Energy and Climate Policy), Program in Environmental Studies, Colby College, Waterville, ME

Application deadline October 24, 2018. More information.


NEW!

Watershed Protection Section Manager, Department of Environmental Quality, Salt Lake City, UT

Application deadline October 24, 2018. More information.


Assistant Professor, Geographic Planning and Sustainability, Department of Earth Services, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

Review of applications begins October 25, 2018. More information.


NEW!

Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Carson City, NV

Application deadline October 26, 2018. More information.


Executive Director, The Cacapon and Lost Rivers Land Trust, Eastern Panhandle, WV

Application deadline October 31, 2018. More information.


Associate/Full Professor, Conservation Biology, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Application deadline November 1, 2018. More information.


Assistant Professor of Environmental Hydrology, Department of Earth and Climate Science, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA

Application deadline November 1, 2018. More information.


Assistant Professor of Hydrogeology, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO

Application deadline November 1, 2018. More information.


NEW!

Postdoctoral Opportunities at research centers at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland

Application deadline November 2,1018. More information.


Assistant Professor, International Environmental Planning, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

Application deadline November 4, 2018. More information.


Postdoctoral Scholar, Sierra Nevada Research Institute, University of California-Merced, Merced, CA

Application deadline November 10, 2018. More information.


Assistant or Associate Professor of Aquatic Ecology, Center for Limnology and the Department of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Application deadline November 11, 2018. More information.


Assistant Professor in Data Science and Urban Systems, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Review of applications begins November 15, 2018. More information.


Assistant Professor, Water Resources Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

Application deadline November 15, 2018. More information.


Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Water and Climate, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Review of applications begins November 15, 2018. More information.


Assistant Professor of Environmental Economics, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA

Next review date November 17, 2018. More information.


Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, Department of History, Philosophy, and Social Sciences, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

Application deadline November 18, 2018, More information.


Assistant Professor, Hydrogeologist/Groundwater Modeler, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

Application review begins November 23, 2018. More information.


Postdoctoral Research Associate, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

Application deadline December 1, 2018. More information.


Assistant Professor, Hydrogeoscientists, Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Application deadline December 3, 2018. More information.


Assistant Professor, Sustainable Urban Systems, Urban Studies Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Application deadline December 10, 2018. More information.


Assistant Professor, Urban Politics and Governance, Urban Studies Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Application deadline December 10, 2018. More information.


Hydrologist, Air Force Personnel Center, Kelly or Lackland Air Force Base, TX

Application deadline December 11, 2018. More information.


Adjunct Faculty, Environmental Management, Undergraduate School, University of Maryland University College, Killeen, TX

More information.


Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Texas-El Paso, El Paso, TX

More information.


Conservation International Internships

Intern, RAP (rapid assessment program). More information.


Empire Innovation Professor, Institute on Research and Education in Energy, Environment and Water, University of Buffalo, The State University of New York, North Campus

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Environmental Coordinator - Yosemite, Aramark, Fresno, CO

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Housing Development Manager, Housing Authority of Maricopa County, Peoria, AZ

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Housing Programs Assistant (INTERN), Housing Authority of Maricopa County, Peoria, AZ

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Natural Resources Technician, Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, Sparks, NV

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Planning Director, Northern Arizona Council of Governments, Flagstaff, AZ

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Program Coordinator II (Sustainable Communities), Institute for Local Governments, Sacramento, CA

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Program Manager, Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy, Phoenix, AZ

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Senior Director, Science of Natural Climate Solutions, Conservation International, Arlington, VA

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WordPress Designer, Arizona Sustainability Alliance, Phoenix, AZ

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