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TWS 2013 Gloria Barron Wilderness Society Scholarship; application deadline 3/13/2013

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03/04/2013
Contact Name: 
Diana Woodworth

Application deadline: March 31, 2013.

The Gloria Barron Wilderness Society Scholarship was created in honor of Gloria Barron, a dedicated educator and tireless advocate for wilderness protection, and is administered by The Wilderness Society, a leading conservation organization based in Washington, D.C. The scholarship amount varies from year to year. Historically, The Wilderness Society has awarded $10,000 to graduate students to support their research and preparation of a paper on an aspect of wilderness.
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Greenleaf Scholars Program; application deadline 3/13/2013

Posted: 
02/19/2013
Contact Name: 
Diana Woodworth

Greenleaf Scholars Program (GSP): https://www.greenleaf.org/research-scholars/. Applications are due March 13, 2013.

The GSP provides a $2,500 research award for early career scholars to support empirical work on servant leadership. The program is sponsored by the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, and is administered through the National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good at the University of Michigan.
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Kenneth Johnson

Undergraduate degree: West Point, Economics, 2006

Dual degree: Business

Age: 29

Prior to SNRE: I was a Captain in the U.S. Army where I served in different roles. I began my career with a 15-month deployment as a Fire Support Officer in Kamdesh, Afghanistan. After that experience, I served as a Minority Admissions Officer for the United States Military Academy. And finally, I finished my military career as a Recruiting Company Commander.

Entering year: 
2012

Peter M. Wege and his sustainability legacy at U-M

The Center for Sustainable Systems at the School of Natural Resources and Environment annually invites an internationally recognized leader to deliver the Peter M. Wege Lecture on Sustainability. Established in 2001, the lecture series is named to honor Peter M. Wege, the retired vice-chairman of the board of Steelcase, Inc., in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Carrico to discuss Nashville Yard Project at research talk

Sustainability and Human Behavior Seminar Series: Amanda Carrico

Amanda Carrico is a research assistant professor at the Vanderbilt Institute for Energy & Environment at Vanderbilt University. She also is a faculty fellow in the Climate Change Research Network at Vanderbilt, where she was a postdoctoral fellow from 2009-2012. She earned a doctoral degree in Social Psychology (2009) from Vanderbilt University; a master of arts in social psychology (2005) from Vanderbilt and a bachelor of arts (2002) from Transylvania University.

Dean Marie Lynn Miranda

Dean Miranda gives seminar at CDC on GIS, diabetes

Marie Lynn Miranda, professor and dean at the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan, is giving a lecture Thursday, titled "Innovative Use of GIS for a Coordinated Approach to Chronic Disease Surveillance and Prevention." The seminar takes place at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Atlanta campus, but can be viewed live via a webstream (DETAILS BELOW). The Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and the Division of Diabetes Translation is presenting the seminar.

CEW-Robin Wright Graduate Fellowship; application deadline 2/18/2013

Posted: 
02/04/2013
Contact Name: 
Diana Woodworth

The Robin Wright Graduate Fellowship provides up to $4,000 to support research by a graduate student from the Islamic World or Africa enrolled in the Rackham Graduate School.

Preference will be given to graduate students pursuing research in international and global issues in the contemporary period, with a focus on political, economic or societal change as well as new solutions to issues arising from the spread of globalization. Particular attention will be given to research abroad.
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