School of Natural Resources and Environment

Behavior, Education and Communication

Posted: 
08/21/2013
Contact Name: 
Diana Woodworth

DATE: 10/11/13

TIME: 11:00-12:00

LOCATION: 1028 Dana

Panel of students who have been successful in applying for and obtaining a variety of funding types share their experiences and insights.

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Posted: 
08/19/2013
Contact Name: 
Diana Woodworth

SNRE internal deadline = 11/1/13

Rackham deadline = 1/22/14

SNRE may nominate up to 2 students for these awards. Up to twenty $1,000 awards will be made. Faculty should notify Diana W by 1 November 2013 if they would like to nominate someone. Faculty nomination statements (maximum 1 page) must be submitted to dianaw@umich.edu. Also needed--a copy of all of the student's teaching evaluation summaries.
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Posted: 
08/14/2013
Contact Name: 
Diana Woodworth

SNRE internal deadline = 9/13/13

Rackham deadline = 10/10/13

The FY14 Rackham Non-Traditional Fellowship program is available to aid master's students who return to graduate school after an extended absence (see below). The award will be equivalent to one term of tuition and associated fees. Students must be nominated by their program.

Each school may nominate up to three students. Funding will be available for the Winter 2014 term.
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Posted: 
09/04/2013
Contact Name: 
Erin Lane

SNRE Internal deadline = 09/12/2013

Rackham deadline = 10/10/2013

The Rackham International Students Fellowship Program is available to assist outstanding international students, especially those who are not eligible for other kinds of support because of citizenship. The Chia-Lun Lo Fellowship assists outstanding students who have earned a previous degree from a university in Taiwan. The $10,000 may be used as a stipend or toward tuition.

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Jen Kullgren worked in the City of Ann Arbor’s Systems Planning unit, focusing on urban forestry. In addition to field work and tree assessments, she accomplished two major projects to advance Ann Arbor’s Urban Forestry program. First, Jen developed a best practices manual to create universal guidelines for forestry field and maintenance work. The goal of this document is to design uniform urban forestry management practices, to be followed by city staff and outside entities, to enhance, protect and sustain Ann Arbor’s urban forest.

Jen Kullgren worked in the City of Ann Arbor’s Systems Planning unit, focusing on urban forestry. In addition to field work and tree assessments, she accomplished two major projects to advance Ann Arbor’s Urban Forestry program. First, she developed a best practices manual to create universal guidelines for forestry field and maintenance work. The goal of this document is to design uniform urban forestry management practices, to be followed by city staff and outside entities, to enhance, protect and sustain Ann Arbor’s urban forest.

Four substantial, student-led sustainability projects are gaining momentum on campus, thanks to financial support from the new Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund. Three of the four, focused on reusable takeout food containers, a sustainable food kiosk and a U-M campus farm, were developed by students at SNRE. Announced by President Mary Sue Coleman last fall as part of her larger campus sustainability address, the Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund offers grants of up to $50,000 annually for projects that reduce the university's environmental footprint and/or promote a culture of sustainability on campus.

Rachel Kaplan, the Samuel Trask Dana Professor of Environment and Behavior at the School of Natural Resources and Environment, has received the 2012 Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award. The annual award honors and encourages the efforts and accomplishments of University of Michigan faculty who serve as effective mentors of doctoral students. Recipients are recognized for service as adviser, teacher, advocate, sponsor and role model. Kaplan joined SNRE in 1973 as an associate professor and has been a professor since 1978. She has a dual appointment in the Department of Psychology within the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. In 2000, her work was honored by the school when she was named the Samuel Trask Dana Professor.

U-M researchers at the School of Natural Resources and Environment will analyze the results of surveys given to about 120 veterans before and after upcoming six-day excursions. While scientific research increasingly shows a strong link between mental health benefits and the natural environment, the Sierra Club wanted to know if its programs, which are offered for free or at reduced costs, were producing the same results. Coordinating the research work at SNRE are Rachel Kaplan, the Samuel Trask Dana Professor of Environment and Behavior, and research scientist Jason Duvall.

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