EarthWorks, February 29, 2008
Submit items to Lauren Bivona or Norm Meader at enews@email.arizona.edu preferably by 5:00 pm Wednesday of each week. Please include "EarthWorks" in the subject line.
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EarthWorks, February 29, 2008 Submit items to Lauren Bivona or Norm Meader at enews@email.arizona.edu preferably by 5:00 pm Wednesday of each week. Please include "EarthWorks" in the subject line. |
In This Issue:
DEPARTMENTAL NEWS Congratulations Noted Climate Scientist Steve Schneider at UA (jointly sponsored with Geosciences) Southern Arizona Geography Association (SAGA) and WRRC at The University of Arizona are sponsoring a talk by Dr. Stephen Schneider, a nationally renowned climate change researcher from Stanford University. Dr. Schneider will be speaking on March 27 at 3:30pm at the Gallagher Theater, Student Union, The University of Arizona. A discussion and snacks will follow starting at 5pm in the Presidio Room, 4th floor of the Student Union. All free to the public. Dr. Schneider is a professor in Environmental Biology and Global Change at Stanford University, founder and editor of the journal - Climatic Change, authored and co-authored over 450 scientific papers, written numerous books on climate change, etc. CoSSAC Spring 2008 Newsletter Features Lesa Langan-DuBerry Volunteers in Your Labs The Volunteer Agreement Form can be obtained from Enedina in Room 208. Insurance Coverage University Affiliates, Associates and Volunteers are not directly covered by the State's Workers' Compensation program, but volunteers and other unpaid employees of the University are covered under the State Volunteer Accident Insurance Plan while engaged in sponsored and supervised volunteer activities. Thank you. Enedina GEOSCIENCES PUBLICATIONS Overpeck & Cole J. C. Neff, A. P. Ballantyne, G. L. Farmer, N. M. Mahowald, J. L. Conroy, C. C. Landry, J. T. Overpeck, T. H. Painter, C. R. Lawrence and R. L. Reynolds. "Increasing Eolian Dust Deposition in the Western United States Linked to Human Activity." Nature Geoscience 1, no. 2 (24 February 2008): 1-7; doi:10.1038/ngeo133. No link available (.pdf is available from the author).
UNIVERSITY/RELATED NEWS Key Desk Relocation Main Key Desk Phone: 621-1612 Newly-Appointed NSF Assistant Director for the Geosciences
More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111199 &govDel=USNSF_51. MarsQuest Planetarium Show Opens February 28th at Flandrau Speaker: Special Introduction on Feb 28th by Peter Smith, Principal Investigator, Phoenix Mars Mission Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008 Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Flandrau: The UA Science Center Cost: Planetarium show is $5.00 per person for adults TUCSON, AZ- MarsQuest, a planetarium show featuring updated content, will premier at Flandrau: The UA Science Center on February 28, 2008 and will continue throughout the year. For more information, visit http://www.gotuasciencecenter.org/astronomy/new-planetarium-show/. HR Alert: Group Long Term Care Insurance is Coming Open Enrollment meetings will begin TUESDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2008. LTC insurance is a great way to help preserve your assets, protect your independent way of life, and give you peace of mind. Visit the Human Resources website at http://www.hr.arizona.edu for a schedule of Open Enrollment meetings and a link to the Prudential Insurance Company website featuring The University of Arizona plan. An information packet is being mailed to your home address. Provost's Bulletin
See, http://provost.arizona.edu/bulletin.php.
FUNDING/JOB/INTERNSHIP/FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES SCA Internship Info Sessions at Arizona Student Conservation Association is coming to your campus – Learn how to build your resume with an internship. If you haven't already heard, SCA alumna and Representative Beth Erdey will be holding an information session next Monday. One lucky attendee will win a $50 American Eagle Giftcard at the session. Monday, March 3rd, 3:30-4:30pm Info Session in the Union in Career Services Room 411 Join us and check out these great opportunities. Your skills, your knowledge, and your commitment can make a difference. Come see us to find out how. For more information about the Student Conservation Association, please visit www.thesca.org. Can't make the session, email Beth at oncampus@thesca.org to arrange a meeting or call at 603-504-3315. The Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy Announces a Call for Proposals for its Fellows Program for 2008-09 Since the program’s inception in 1990, the Center has hosted 106 Fellows from 36 departments at the UA. With strong support from departments and colleges across campus, this program remains the only one of its kind at the UA and continues to draw first-rate policy scholars including a number of department heads and Regents’ professors, as well as outstanding junior faculty. At a time of university-wide budgetary constraints, this program provides an opportunity to encourage and reward excellence in public policy scholarship. The Center invites proposals on topics that span the range of public policy. The projects of previous Fellows tend to cluster in several thematic areas: environment and natural resources; women, minorities, and indigenous peoples; health and human development; the theory of democracy and institutions; conflict resolution and decision-making; economic development; and science, technology, and society. For information, please visit the Center’s Web site at udallcenter.arizona.edu or call Pamela Dixon at 626-4393 or e-mail her at padixon@u.arizona.edu. The deadline for applications is March 7, 2008. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Dave Maher to Speak at Arizona Geological Society Meeting Arizona Geological Society Who: Dave Maher, Bronco Creek Exploration Title: Reconstruction of Middle Tertiary Extension and Laramide Porphyry Copper Systems, Southeast Arizona When: Tuesday, March 4, 2008 Where: InnSuites, 475 North Granada, Tucson
UPCOMING TALKS (GEOSCIENCES) Department of Geosciences Colloquium Who: Dale Nations, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona
UPCOMING TALKS (UA) School of Natural Resources Special Colloquium (Wednesday) Where: Marley 230 College of Science Lecture Series - The Edges of Life (Wednesday) Who: Ray Kurzweil, via Teleportec Teleporter,
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kurzweil Technologies Hydrology and Water Resources Seminar (Thursday) Who: John Doherty, Director of Watermark Numerical Computing, Brisbane, Australia, University of Queensland, AUS IGERT Seminar in Archaeological Sciences (Friday) Who: Richard Terry, Brigham Young University EarthWorks On-Line Archive: http://www.geo.arizona.edu/events/enewsletter |