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Date: October 25, 2021
Subject: Environmental Studies Newsletter: Week of October 25, 2021


ES Newsletter Week of October 25, 2021

*On & Off Campus Events
*Environmental News
*Jobs & Fellowships for Undergraduates
*Jobs & Fellowships for Graduating Seniors & Alums

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On & Off Campus Events

*Bowdoin Events


TOMORROW *Efficiency Maine Hiring Event. Join to learn more about Efficiency Maine, the state's leader in driving Maine towards a sustainable future. Senior Program Manager Andy Meyer (Bowdoin '85) and Program Assistant Lily McVetty (Bowdoin '21) will speak about their firm's exciting work and opportunities to join their team. Bowdoin College is committed to providing an accessible and welcoming environment. Tuesday, October 26th 4:30 - 5:15pm(Lancaster Lounge in Moulton Union)
For more info contact Cole Crawford (cwcrawfo@bowdoin.edu)

*Open Garden Hours at the Bowdoin Organic Garden. Come by the Organic Garden for open volunteer hours and to meet Lisa, our new garden coordinator! Stop by for as long as you would like - we will be preparing the garden for winter and we would love to have you join us! No garden experience necessary. Thursday, October 28th 3:00 - 5:00 pm and Friday October 29th, 2021 11:00 - 1:00pm (52 Harpswell Plot). 

*Summer Funding Opportunities Info Session. Student panelists will share their own experiences and tips, followed by info tables where representatives from CXD, McKeen Center, Student Fellowships and Research and Environmental Studies will be available to answer all your questions about a variety of summer funding grants and fellowships. - https://bowdoin.joinhandshake.com/events/818638?ref=events-search

Last Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust Farmers Market of the Season. The weekly farmers market has been moved to Crystal Spring Farm at 277 Pleasant Hill Road,
Brunswick. Saturday, October 30th, 2021 8:30 - 12:30 pm.
To learn more: https://brunswickdowntown.org/events/brunswick-topsham-land-trusts-farmers-market-2021-10-02/

Town of Brunswick Recycling & Sustainability Committee Meeting. Tuesday October 26th, 2021 5:00 - 7:00pm
Contact jastle@brunswickme.org to participate
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Sustainability Series: Finding Hope in the Face of Climate Change. Ordinary people have more power to change the world than they think they do. But it is hard to stay positive and motivated in the face of devastating weather and constant bad news about politics and the environment. Join us on October 27th as we welcome author Susan B. Inches for a presentation on how to find your power and take action for the environment—as an advocate or within current daily activities. By working together, we can create a healthy future where all life is respected, revered and nurtured. Wednesday, October 27th, 2021 5:30 - 7:00 pm (via zoom)
To learn more: https://www.portlandlibrary.com/events/finding-hope-climate-change/

Talk – Access for All? Examining Water Insecurity and Health in the United States and Canada. Speaker Kiley Daley, Adjunct Instructor in the Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program and Associate at the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, will discuss water insecurity. In this presentation, Kiley will highlight several projects that examine water insecurity in the United States and Canada, with the goal of working toward solutions. In particular, he will feature his participatory water-health research in remote Inuit communities in Arctic Canada, and he will discuss how similar approaches may be beneficial in Maine. Monday, November 1st, 2021 3:00 - 4:00 pm (via zoom)
To register: https://maine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpdeCoqTkiG9SRPOWZSe7_2TOGNzBJxmLW

 

 

Environmental News

 
*Bowdoin News
 
*An Insistent Future: eARTh exhibition at the Roux Center - Call for Art! For the second eARTh exhibition hosted in the Roux Center for the Environment, we are looking for art and creative expression that conveys the urgency of our climate crisis and the importance of solutions. The exhibition is open to all students, and a variety of mediums, including paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, digital media, photography, dance, and written work.
Contact: Ana (agunther@bowdoin.edu) or Sawyer  (sgouldma@bowdoin.edu)

*Bowdoin Green Tea Podcast is back for Season 5! Episode 1 introduced the Office of Sustainability's newest program manager, Christina Honeycutt! Hosts Juliette and Holden sat down with Christina to ask about her path to Bowdoin and her expectations for the year ahead. Green Tea is on WBOR (91.1) from 2:30-3:30 on Thursdays or on soundcloud and iTunes.

"Letter to the editor: strong climate legislation has a real chance" by Katherine Gage for the Bowdoin Orient. Gage writes, "Carbon fee and dividend is being seriously considered as part of the budget reconciliation package in the Senate, as well as a stand-alone bill in the House. Please ask your representatives in Congress to support this measure at http://cclusa.org/write". 
To read more: https://bowdoinorient.com/2021/10/22/letter-to-the-editor-strong-climate-legislation-has-a-real-chance/

Endangered Atlantic right whale population sinks to a nearly 20-year low by Patrick Whittle for the Portland Press Herald. New data reports there was a 10% population decline in the North Atlantic Right whale last year. Efforts to save the whales have resulted in new restrictions on U.S. lobster fishing, and pushback from the fishing industry about those new rules.
To read more: https://www.pressherald.com/2021/10/25/endangered-atlantic-right-whale-population-sinks-to-a-nearly-20-year-low/

 

ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND


Sample Town Ballot for Brunswick Districts 1,2, 5, 6, and 7 (most Bowdoin Students): https://www.brunswickme.org/DocumentCenter/View/5679/Dist-12567-A_L

Sample State Ballot: https://www.brunswickme.org/DocumentCenter/View/5682/state-ballot

Learn more about these three Ballot Questions here:
https://ballotpedia.org/Maine_2021_ballot_measures

Jobs / Fellowships for Undergraduate Students


Featured Jobs and Fellowships

Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship Program. This fellowship is a 10-week summer research fellowship for undergraduate and graduate students in STEM majors. Participants complete a cutting-edge research project at one of the Department’s National Laboratories or DOE Headquarters in support of the Department’s mission to minimize the environmental impacts of energy resource recovery and use while working towards net-zero emissions. MLEF is now accepting applications for summer 2022. 
Learn More: https://orise.orau.gov/mlef/

 

White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Internship Program. CEQ interns are supervised by CEQ Staff, and provide critical research and writing assistance on a range of environmental policies such as: implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), environmental justice, sustainability, climate change, resilience, public lands, water, and transportation. Through CEQ’s participation in policy processes across the Federal government, interns have the opportunity to perform diverse and substantive policy work. The office environment is fast paced, so accuracy and attention to detail are absolute requirements. Applications for Spring 2022 are due by the last Friday in October and Summer 2022 are due by the last Friday in December.
Learn More: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/internship-program/
 

Be sure to check out:


For Graduating Seniors

For Seniors completing degrees in December
Changemakers Residency Program: A collaboration between the Maine Environmental Education Association and The Nature Conservancy in Maine
The Maine Environmental Education Association and The Nature Conservancy in Maine (TNC Maine) are collaborating on a new program housed within MEEA’s Changemakers Network. This Changemakers Residency Program offers two positions and is designed as a two-year full-time position where Residents gain the unique professional experience of working both within a smaller grassroots nonprofit network (MEEA) and within a large environmental/conservation nonprofit (TNC Maine). Click here for more information and to apply.

For Seniors:
EPA Chemical Toxicology Assessment Internship. A research opportunity is available at the Environmental Protection Agency located in Durham, North Carolina. This research project will focus on using new approach methodologies (NAMs) to characterize, quantify, and link molecular events to chemical toxicity. Under the guidance of a mentor, participant activities will include using dose/concentration response modeling of changes in gene expression from short-term animal assays, cell-based assays, and archival studies to establish molecular thresholds of effect resulting in toxicity and provide a basis for greater use of NAMs in chemical safety assessment.Learn More: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/EPA-ORD-CCTE-CCED-2021-13 

Environmental Scientist/ Geologist at Arcadis

USFS Research in Economics of Climate Change and Water

Other Jobs

Conservancy of Southwest Florida Environmental Science Research Intern

EOPA (Elected Officials to Protect America) Fellowship / Internship Program

Turning Green Internship Fall 2021

Summer Sustainability Consulting Intern

Summer Conservation Law Internship at Defenders of Wildlife

Podcast and Organizing Intern

Fall 2021 Internship at Community Action Works

Environmental Policy Summer Intern for Citizen Campaign for the Environment 

Associate Environmental Podcast Producer and Interviewer at The Creative
Process

Environmental Advocate Fall Position at Clean Water Action

Marine Conservation Spring Internship at Reef Environmental Education Foundation

 

EVENT

Call for Art !!! --- AN INSISTENT FUTURE ---eARTh exhibition at the Roux Center for the Environment

Monday, October 18 at 11:00am
to Monday, November 15 at 11:55pm
Virtual Submissions due November 15th
Link
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Submit work on-line by November 15th 11:59pm

For the second eARTh exhibition hosted in the Roux Center for the Environment, we are looking for art and creative expression that conveys the urgency of our climate crisis and the importance of solutions. The exhibition is open to all students, and we are accepting a variety of mediums, including paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, digital media, photography, dance, and written work. We are open to film and performance Media.

Feel free to reach out to Ana Gunther '23 (agunther@bowdoin.edu) or Sawyer Gouldman '23 (sgouldma@bowdoin.edu) if you have any questions! You can also use the "contact organizers" button below.
Best,
Ana and Sawyer
RSVP

EVENT

Efficiency Maine Hiring Event

Tuesday, October 26
4:30pm - 5:15pm
TBD
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Efficiency Maine Hiring Event
 
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EVENT

LUNCH with Mirna Valerio

Thursday, October 28
1:00pm - 2:15pm
TBD
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Get some small-group-time with Mirna while she's on campus with us! She's fun, funny and worth knowing.
Location is being determined...
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EVENT

Open Garden Hours at the BOG!

Thursday, October 28
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Bowdoin Organic Garden (52 Harpswell Plot), 255 Maine St, Brunswick, ME 04011, United States
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Come by the Organic Garden for open volunteer hours and to meet Lisa, our new garden coordinator! Stop by for as long as you would like - we will be preparing the garden for winter and we would love to have you join us! No garden experience necessary.
RSVP

EVENT

Intro to TRAIL RUNNING with MIRNA VALERIO

Thursday, October 28
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Crystal Springs Farm, Brunswick
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Join guest, National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, ultra-athlete AND incredibly fun, down-to-earth human - Mirna Valerio- for a fun run/jog/shuffle through local trails at Crystal Springs Farm. We will have fun exploring and learning beginner-friendly tips on moving outside on the trails!
Vans departing at POLAR BEAR STATUE 3:00 PM. Back by 5:00 latest (maybe earlier).
All you need are comfy layers & a pair of SNEAKERS.
** if you need a pair of sneakers to participate just email Kate Nicholson and we'll find you some! knichols@bowdoin.edu
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EVENT

DINNER with Mirna Valerio

Thursday, October 28
5:30pm - 6:45pm
TBD
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This is a private student group dinner with our campus guest, Mirna Valerio. An excellent time to get to know her better, ask questions and she what you care about too. She is excited to meet students while she's here ~ thank you for taking time to make her feel welcome!
Location to be announced...
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EVENT

Mirna Valerio: "A Beautiful Work in Progress"

Thursday, October 28
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Kresge Auditorium, 255 Maine St, Brunswick, ME 04011, United States
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What does it mean to live a life in which they are the central character, learning, moving, changing direction, and being open to the possibilities that our beautiful lives have to offer?
Mirna Valerio has a story to tell about the ways we compromise ourselves, the choices we make and how, when we realize we are way off course, we turn things back around.

Mirna Valerio is a native of Brooklyn, NY, a former educator and cross-country coach, ultramarathoner, newish cyclist and skier, and author of the Amazon bestselling memoir, A Beautiful Work in Progress. She talks about her experiences as a larger woman in a world of thinner endurance athletes— while training for her first marathon...and everything that happens after!
Mirna's athletic story has been featured in the WSJ, Runner’s World, on NBC Nightly News, CNN, and in the viral REI-produced documentary short, The Mirnavator. Her writing has been featured in Women’s Running Magazine, Self Magazine Online, Outside Online, and Runner's World Magazine. In 2018 she was chosen as a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, and in early 2020 appeared on the Kelly Clarkson Show and Access Daily. She currently lives and trains in Vermont, USA.

Many thanks to our campus sponsors including Bowdoin athletics, SWAG, Peer Health, Bowdoin Outing Club, Counseling & Wellness, DEI team and the wonderful Society of Bowdoin Women & the Edith Lansing Koon Sills Lecture and Prize Fund for bringing Mirna Valerio to campus.
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EVENT

Open Garden Hours at the BOG!

Friday, October 29
11:00am - 1:00pm
Bowdoin Organic Garden (52 Harpswell Plot), 255 Maine St, Brunswick, ME 04011, United States
Link
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Come by the Organic Garden for open volunteer hours and to meet Lisa, our new garden coordinator! Stop by for as long as you would like - we will be preparing the garden for winter and we would love to have you join us! No garden experience necessary.
RSVP

EVENT

Biology Seminar - When flowers play dead: microbes as architects of a deceptive floral phenotype

Friday, October 29
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Druckenmiller Hall, room 20, 255 Maine St, Brunswick, ME 04011, United States
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Kyle R. Martin, Ph.D. candidate and Laboratory Technician at Bowdoin College, presents on his Ph.D. research entitled "When flowers play dead: microbes as architects of a deceptive floral phenotype".
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EVENT

Call for Art !!! --- AN INSISTENT FUTURE ---eARTh exhibition at the Roux Center for the Environment

Monday, October 18 at 11:00am
to Monday, November 15 at 11:55pm
Virtual Submissions due November 15th
Link
Add to Google Cal,Outlook,Yahoo,iCal

Submit work on-line by November 15th 11:59pm

For the second eARTh exhibition hosted in the Roux Center for the Environment, we are looking for art and creative expression that conveys the urgency of our climate crisis and the importance of solutions. The exhibition is open to all students, and we are accepting a variety of mediums, including paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, digital media, photography, dance, and written work. We are open to film and performance Media.

Feel free to reach out to Ana Gunther '23 (agunther@bowdoin.edu) or Sawyer Gouldman '23 (sgouldma@bowdoin.edu) if you have any questions! You can also use the "contact organizers" button below.
Best,
Ana and Sawyer
RSVP