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A few graduate students at our lab have restarted the American Fisheries Society student chapter at UMD and we are in the process of recruiting undergrad and graduate students, as well as faculty/staff that may be interested in participating in our monthly meetings. Our subunit offers many benefits including fisheries networking opportunities, seminars by fisheries professionals or students, paper discussions, and volunteer opportunities (when safe). I’m Samara, a student representative from the University of Maryland American Fisheries Society Student Subunit. We are a student-led, student-focused group affiliated with the American Fisheries Society , the world’s oldest and largest organization dedicated to strengthening the fisheries profession, advancing fisheries science, and conserving fisheries resources. We would like to offer membership to any interested graduate or undergraduate students. Faculty and research technicians are also welcome to attend our meetings if intereste

Subject: Apply now to the U21 Global Citizenship program! As the Office of International Affairs continues to revolutionize international education amidst our unique circumstances, UMD will nominate 75 students to participate in the Universitas 21 Global Citizenship program this spring. Interested students submit the nomination interest form no later than Wednesday, March 10, 2021, to request your UMD nomination. What is the U21 Global Citizenship opportunity? The U21 Global Citizenship Program is a three-week experiential online course designed to help you develop the leadership skills needed to advance your understanding of the most pressing global challenges of our time. Connecting and collaborating with a cohort of students from across U21’s international network, you will design projects that prepare you to be:   Equipped to take rapid action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ; Able to step outward and collaborate with diverse networks; Ready to challenge preconc

  Lehigh University Political Science Graduate Programs will host a virtual (zoom)  DOING PUBLIC GOOD  Open House on Friday, February 26, from 12-1 p.m.   We invite your students to attend this event to learn more about our Master of Environmental Policy and Certificates  in ♦ Environmental Advocacy ♦ Environmental Conservation ♦ Environmental Health ♦ Environmental Justice ♦ Environmental Law ♦ Environmental Planning ♦ Environmental Sustainability.   Students who register and attend will have the opportunity to learn more about our programs and careers open to them when they graduate. They will meet, and talk with, faculty, current Graduate students, Career Services staff, and will receive a fee waiver code to apply. Please go to go.lehigh.edu/epvropenhouse to register!   -- MaryAnn Haller Manager of Graduate Programs College of Arts & Sciences 9 West Packer Avenue Bethlehem, PA  18015

https://www.lcv.org/careers/internship-opportunities/racial-justice-and-equity-intern/ Title:   Racial Justice and Equity Intern Department:   Executive Office Status:   Non-Exempt Reports to:   Chief Officer for Racial Justice and Equity Location:   Flexible Duration:   12 Weeks – May to August 2021 (start and end dates flexible) Schedule and Compensation:   40 hours per week; $15.00 per hour General Description: LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections. Our over 2 million members, our volunteers and staff, and our more than 30 state affiliates (together, the Conservation Voter Movement) work for a more just and equitable democracy, where people—not polluters—determine our future. This movement is an influential national network with unparalleled inf

Summer 2021 C-StREAM internship opportunities  The 2021 C-StREAM program will offer eight summer internship opportunities. Five of these opportunities will be hosted by our partners at the Chesapeake Bay Program Office and the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office. These management-based experiences will provide C-StREAM Fellows with a unique opportunity to contribute to large-scale, long-term natural resource management and policy development. Three internship opportunities will be hosted by three of CRC’s member institutions and will provide students with direct experience supporting research activities that contribute to the understanding of the Bay’s natural systems and species. Both management and research internships will contribute to the critical understanding of new ways to improve Chesapeake Bay water quality and manage Chesapeake Bay living resources most effectively and efficiently across the 64,000 square mile Chesapeake Bay watershed.      Additional information about the C-StREAM p

CBP Summer Multimedia Internship This is primarily a photography-based position with opportunities for writing and video depending on the candidate. Some travel is expected—we cover the entire Chesapeake watershed, after all. Contact Will Parson with any questions about the position! https://www.allianceforthebay. org/wp-content/uploads/2021/ 01/CBP-MM-Intern-Summer-2021- FINAL.pdf The deadline to apply is March 5.

NASA internships website:   https://intern.nasa.gov/ Deadline is March 5 Mentor: Elisabeth Larson Funding: Goddard Space Flight Center   Internship Office setting Funding Available - I anticipate funding being available Project Description: Climate change in the Arctic and Boreal regions is unfolding faster than anywhere else on Earth, resulting in reduced Arctic sea ice, thawing of permafrost soils, decomposition of long-frozen organic matter, widespread changes to lakes, rivers, coastlines, and alterations of ecosystem structure and function. NASA's Terrestrial Ecology Program is conducting a major field campaign, the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE,   https://above.nasa.gov/ ), which seeks a better understanding of the vulnerability and resilience of ecosystems and society to this changing environment through the intersection of field, remote sensing (airborne and satellite), and modeling research. This area is home to a number of ethnically and culturally distinct

https://careers.nature.org/ psc/tnccareers/APPLICANT/APPL/ c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_ FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_SCHJOB_FL& Action=U TNC/UMCES Regenerative Agriculture Fellow Job ID 49354 Easton, Maryland, USA #LI-POST     #GD   A LITTLE ABOUT US This position is a novel collaboration between The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences (UMCES) and offers an exciting opportunity for a candidate who is interested in bridging academia and conservation. Since 1951, The Nature Conservancy has been doing work you can believe in protecting the lands and waters that all life depends on. As a science-based organization, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that we can create a world in which people and nature thrive. We’re rooted in our Mission and guided by our Values, which includes a Commitment to Diversity and Respect for People, Communities, and Cultures. We know we’ll only achieve our Mission b