Special Announcements
- $1 Million Study of Inhaling Carbon Nanotubes Funded by Federal Stimulus (from UCDMC) - NEW
- World Water Issues Film Festival
- Staff Environmental Scientist Exam: CALFED Opportunity
- Call for Abstracts: Sustainable Groundwater International Conference
- Join goClub!
$1 Million Study of Inhaling Carbon Nanotubes Funded by Federal Stimulus (from UCDMC)
Web site: | http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/medschool/newsroom/newsdetail.html?key=3423 |
From the UC Davis Health System, October 28, 2009:
Researchers at UC Davis have received a $1 million grant from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, or federal stimulus, to study the health effects of breathing a ubiquitous substance used in everything from bicycles to electronics.
Called carbon nanotubes, its molecules are one-to-three nanometers — or a billionth of a meter — in diameter. They have a variety of uses in manufacturing because of their strength and electrical conductivity.
“The concern with carbon nanotubes is that they’re incredibly small tubes with properties similar to asbestos fibers,” said grant recipient Kent Pinkerton, a professor of pediatrics in the School of Medicine at UC Davis... (more at the Web site).
MODIFIED DATE: 11/4/2009
World Water Issues Film Festival
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Sierra Nevada College and the Tahoe Environmental Research Center announce their schedule for screenings from September through November 2009 at this Film Festival. All films are scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. at Assembly Rooms 139 & 141 in the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences; 291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village, Nevada (on the campus of Sierra Nevada College).
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009: Flow
o Documentary on the consequences of water privatization
o Irena Salina's award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis.
OCTOBER 14, 2009: Blue Gold: World Water Wars
o Hosted by Kate Berry, University of Nevada, Reno Professor
o In every corner of the globe, we are polluting, diverting, pumping, and wasting our limited supply of fresh water at an expediential level as population and technology grows. The rampant overdevelopment of agriculture, housing and
industry increase the demands for fresh water well beyond the finite supply, resulting in the desertification of the earth.
o A line is crossed as water becomes a commodity. Will we survive?
OCTOBER 28, 2009: Poisoned Waters (PBS special)
o A far-reaching investigation into America’s great waterways. They are in peril. There’s a new wave of pollution that’s killing fish, causing mutations in frogs – and threatening human health.
NOVEMBER 11, 2009: Student Association for International Water Issues
Presentation and Panel Discussion
o The Student Association for International Water Issues, or SAIWI (pronounced "Say-wee") is a student organization at the University of Nevada, Reno, working to develop an understanding of global water issues and promote community empowerment through education and water resource development.
o Kate Berry, University of Nevada, Reno Professor on world water issues
o Cathy Fitzgerald, Engineer
MODIFIED DATE: 10/19/2009
Staff Environmental Scientist Exam: CALFED Opportunity
Web site: | http://www.calwater.ca.gov/calfed/HR/state_exam_information.html |
Here is an outstanding career opportunity for qualified individuals interested in research in the Bay-Delta!
The Natural Resources Agency/CALFED Bay-Delta Science Program is conducting a Staff Environmental Scientist (SES) examination to create a list of eligible applicants for their vacant Staff Environmental Scientist jobs. Anyone wishing to qualify for an interview for one of these positions must be on this list (or a comparable one at a different state agency).
This exam will be the first step in an excellent opportunity for anyone wishing to make a meaningful contribution that will guide California's water policies in the years to come.
A Staff Environmental Scientist in the Science Program would help the team synthesize cutting-edge science and lead top researchers throughout the nation to provide input to fully inform policy makers on high priority technical topics. The information the program provides is used in setting state policies on climate change, water supply, ecosystem restoration, water quality, and more.
This exam is open to anyone that meets the minimum requirements. Submit a State application (Form STD. 678) to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Exam Unit. See exam announcement details on the Web site.
Applications must be postmarked no later than November 10, 2009.
Questions? Contact Lynn Darby at (916) 445-5565 or lynn.darby@calwater.ca.gov
MODIFIED DATE: 10/15/2009
Call for Abstracts: Sustainable Groundwater International Conference
Deadline: | December 31, 2009 |
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Abstracts are now being accepted for "Toward Sustainable Groundwater in Agriculture: An International Conference Linking Science and Policy".
The conference will be held June 15-17, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency, San Francisco Airport, Burlingame, CA.
This three-day conference will provide scientists, policymakers, agricultural and environmental stakeholders, local, state and federal governmental officials, and consultants with the latest scientific, management, legal and policy advances for sustaining our groundwater resources in agricultural regions around the world.
Topics to be addressed in plenary sessions and technical sessions include:
·Socioeconomic Aspects of Agricultural Groundwater
·Climate, Energy, and Agricultural Groundwater
·Agricultural Groundwater Quality and Contamination
·Conjunctive Use, Agricultural Water Use, and Groundwater Management, Policy, and Regulation
·Groundwater at the Agriculture-Urban Interface
·Groundwater Linkages to Surface Water and Estuaries
Abstract submittal is now open until December 31, 2009.
Check the website, www.ag-groundwater.org, for conference updates.
MODIFIED DATE: 9/28/2009
Join goClub!
Web site: | http://www.dateline.ucdavis.edu/dl_detail.lasso?id=11886&fu=092509 |
goClub is the Alternative Transportation Program for UC Davis. If you'd like to save money on your commute and also help the environment, consider joining GoClub, an incentive program from UC Davis Transportation and Parking Services that now offers rewards to people who walk, bike, or take a train, bus, car pool or van pool to work. TAPS is also partnering with Zipcar, a car sharing service that rents cars for as little as $8 per hour, and Zimride, an online service that connects people for ride sharing. For more information on how to participate, visit http://goclub.ucdavis.edu/.
MODIFIED DATE: 9/28/2009