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The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability provides this list to announce seminars, meetings, colloquiums, lectures, brown bags, announcements of interest, and job opportunities to the Institute community. If you have items you’d like to add please submit them to Cindy.Zisner@asu.edu before 5:00 p.m. Wednesday. This Digest is sent out on Friday morning. You may subscribe, unsubscribe, or change subscriber settings at http://lists.asu.edu/archives/giosasu.html on the menu on the right of the page at Subscribe or Unsubscribe. You can see archives of list messages at the same address.



NEW ITEMS

(Current items remain in the Digest until they happen so don’t forget to peruse the web listing in case you missed something in the previous week.)


Institute Events

1. LightWorks®: Do Electric Vehicles Need Subsidies?

2. Sustainability Series: Salute to Service: Sustainability in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

3. PhD Prospectus Defense; Beth Ann Morrison

4. Sustainable Infrastructure & Resilience Webinar Series: Markets & Finance Mechanisms to Advance Resilience


Other Events - On Campus

5. Beyond Center: Not So Smart After All: How to Solve Problems with No Neurons and Too Many Brains

6. Biomimicry Open House and "Designed to Move" Seeds Exhibit

7. School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy Seminar: Manipulating Architecture and Mechanics via Bioinspired Design: Fibers, Gels and Composites

8. 2018 Core Symposium

9. Discovery Series: Air Pollution and Human Health: Perspectives and New Directions

10. IHR Humanities Forum: HUMANE?


Other Events - Off Campus

11. Volunteer at Arizona Fall Festival

12. Desert Rivers Audubon Monthly Speaker: The Crested Caracara in Arizona


News and Announcements

13. ASU researchers develop tool to help determine a neighborhood's walkability

14. It turns out dead men do tell tales

15. 16th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet

16. ASU's Morrison Institute a nonpartisan source for facts on propositions

17. ASU team unravels key mysteries of spider silk

18. ASU expert on how sea-level change is affecting Bangladesh

19. Sustainability scientist named distinguished alumnus by alma mater

20. Meet sustainability alumnus Maximilian Christman

21. Making the most of conservation money

22. Moving the needle: Toward a more holistic and ethical fashion industry

23. How would Arizona respond to a natural disaster?

24. October Southwest Climate Outlook


Institute Jobs

25. Program Coordinator, Global Locust Initiative


Other Jobs

26. Great Lakes Stream Restoration Manager, Trout Unlimited, northeast Wisconsin

27. Communications Associate, Forest Trends, Washington, DC

28. Earth Scientist, Watershed Modeling and Analysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA

29. Coordinator, Environmental Sustainability, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Meyers, FL

30. Ecological Modeling Data Analyst, Cooperative Institute of Great Lakes Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

31. Vallier Treehaven Resident Ecologist, Treehaven, Tomahawk, WI

32. Positions at Seed Saver Exchange, Heritage Farm, Decorah, IA



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EVENTS

Institute Events


NEW!

LightWorks®: Do Electric Vehicles Need Subsidies?

(Monday, October 29, 2018) Hanna Breetz, School of Sustainability and Deborah Salon, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning will present Do Electric Vehicles Need Subsidies? From 1:45-2:45 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


Ask an Advisor: Is a Graduate Degree in Sustainability Right For You?

(Monday, October 29, 2018) Join Graduate Admissions Advisor Ivy Gerbis for a short presentation about online and in-person graduate degree options from the School of Sustainability at ASU, followed by Q&A about programs, admission requirements and anything else on your mind. Whether you’re a current applicant or you’re just exploring graduate degree options, this session will include insights and information that will assist you in your graduate school journey. More information and registration.


Sustainability Series: Product Stewardship and Circular Economy

(Tuesday, October 30, 2018) Paul Murray, Integrated Sustainable Strategies, Inc., will present Product Stewardship and Circular Economy from 9:00-10:15 a.m. (8:30 a.m. networking) in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

Sustainability Series: Salute to Service: Sustainability in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

(Monday, November 5, 2018) Karen Baker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will present Salute to Service: Sustainability in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 3:00-4:30 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

PhD Prospectus Defense; Beth Ann Morrison

(Tuesday, November 6, 2018) Beth Ann Morrison will defend her PhD prospectus Creating Just, Equitable and Sustainable Communities using Communication and Participatory Design. Faculty, students and the general public are invited. At 1:00 p.m. in room 323, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

Sustainable Infrastructure & Resilience Webinar Series: Markets & Finance Mechanisms to Advance Resilience

(Wednesday, November 7, 2018) Join this webinar to hear financial experts from industry, academia and local government discuss markets and mechanisms that support and advance resilience. From 1:15-2:45 p.m. ET. More information and registration.



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Other Events

On Campus


Transportation Seminar: Automating Special Generator Traffic Counts Using Video and WiFi/Bluetooth Detection

(Friday, October 26, 2018) Peter R. Stopher, University of Sydney will present Automating Special Generator Traffic Counts Using Video and WiFi/Bluetooth Detection from 10:30-11:45 a.m. at College Avenue Commons, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

Beyond Center: Not So Smart After All: How to Solve Problems with No Neurons and Too Many Brains

(Monday, October 29, 2018) Simon Garnier, New Jersey Institute of Technology will present Not So Smart After All: How to Solve Problems with No Neurons and Too Many Brains from 3:00-4:00 p.m. in the auditorium, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

Biomimicry Open House and “Designed to Move” Seeds Exhibit

(Tuesday, October 30, 2018) Join the Biomimicry Center at Arizona State University for a celebration of nature's design genius! Event is from 5:00-8:00 p.m., including a gallery talk at 6:00 p.m. with Adelheid Fischer, assistant director of the Biomimicry Center, and Dana Baumeister, co-director of the Biomimicry Center. In Room 125, College of Design South, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


CIVV-oholics Seminar: The Evolution of Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) as a Therapeutic Target in Cancer

(Wednesday, October 31, 2018) William G. Cance, University of Arizona College of Medicine and Pharmacy, will present The Evolution of Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) as a Therapeutic Target in Cancer from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the auditorium, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


Arntzen Grand Challenges Lecture Series: Programmable Genome Engineering Using CRISPR Technology

(Thursday, November 1, 2018) Samuel Sternberg, Columbia University will present Programmable Genome Engineering Using CRISPR Technology from 4:00-5:00 p.m., followed by a reception, in the Marston Exploration Theater, ISTB4, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy Seminar: Manipulating Architecture and Mechanics via Bioinspired Design: Fibers, Gels and Composites

(Monday, November 5, 2018) LaShanda Korley, University of Delaware will present Manipulating Architecture and Mechanics via Bioinspired Design: Fibers, Gels and Composites from 10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the auditorium, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

2018 Core Symposium

(Tuesday, November 6, 2018) Learn about the wide array of scientific and technical services available to faculty, student and staff researchers at ASU and our partner institutions! Core scientists will present lightning talks to highlight capabilities, and investigators will review research applications made possible by core technologies. From 1:00-5:00 p.m. in the Lower Level Atrium, Biodesign A, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and RSVP by November 1.


NEW!

Discovery Series: Air Pollution and Human Health: Perspectives and New Directions

(Thursday, November 8, 2018) Michelle Beil, Yale University will present Air Pollution and Human Health: Perspectives and New Directions from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in the auditorium, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

IHR Humanities Forum: HUMANE?

(Thursday, November 8, 2018) The IHR Humanities Forum invites discussion of the challenges and opportunities we face in the humanities right now. It is a place to share ideas and brainstorm new ways advance the humanities at ASU and in the community. HUMANE? Is a panel discussion with Nina Berman, Tracy Fessenden and Krista Ratcliffe. In this conversation, we will put the word 'humane' under pressure, thinking together about how the humanities might make humans more humane. From 4:00-5:30 p.m. in room 242 (La Paz), Memorial Union, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


Mapping the Grand Canyon Conference

(Thursday-Friday, February 28-March 1, 2019) The Mapping Grand Canyon Conference explores the art, science, and practice of Grand Canyon cartography. Join this celebration and critical examination of the cartographic history of a global landscape icon. Free and open to all, the conference promises a full two-day program of map-based story-telling, and transdisciplinary analysis, state-of-the-art geospatial and cartographic demonstrations, engaging hands-on activities, and open community dialogue. In the Arizona Ballroom, Memorial Union, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.



Off Campus


Boyce Thompson Arboretum Plant Sale

(Friday-Sunday, October 12-28, 2018) On October 12 we had the "Members Only" preview shopping that day is just for BTA annual members, giving you first-pick of select plants that will be roped-off and reserved be for the seasonal sale and fundraiser opened to everyone on October 13 (continuing daily through October 28). From 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at Boyce Thompson Arboretum, 37615 E. Arboretum Way, Superior, AZ. More information.


NI18: Outside the Lines

(Thursday-Friday, October 25-27, 2018) Each year Net Impact brings current and aspiring leaders together for a dynamic exchange of ideas about how we can work together to tackle our toughest social and environmental problems. Today's challenges are more complex than any one person or organization can solve, requiring us to collaborate on innovative solutions. This year, at the 2018 Net Impact Conference in Phoenix, AZ, we’re taking it a step further with the theme "Outside the Lines." The event will explore examples of transformational change that defy traditional expectations. We'll dive deep into bold new trends and practices that challenge conventional wisdom, break barriers, and enable us to change the world. We will give you the skills, experiences and connections so that you can have the greatest impact now and throughout your career. To be held at the Phoenix Convention Center. More information and registration.


GreenBiz Webcast: Powering Inclusion Through Solar Handprints: An Innovative Partnership

(Tuesday, October 30, 2018) In this one-hour webcast, George Bandy Jr. of Mohawk Industries and Michelle Moore of Groundswell discuss their unique partnership in aligning environmental stewardship with social equity. You’ll discover how solar energy-focused, community-building initiatives can be implemented into a corporate social responsibility framework, empowering inclusion and transformation while addressing global concerns. From 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET. More information and registration.


NEW!

Volunteer at Arizona Fall Festival

(Saturday, November 3, 2018) The Arizona Fall Fest is a free and family-friendly celebration of everything local to Arizona. The festival features food from many of Arizona’s finest restaurants, a beer & wine garden, booths for local merchants and live entertainment. The festival will be from 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. at Hance Park 200 E Moreland St, Phoenix, AZ. Join our Towards Zero Waste Team and become an AZ Fall Festival Volunteer! Families welcome, friends welcome, company groups welcome to sign up. More information and sign up.


Creation Connection Movie Night: Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution

(Friday, November 9, 2018) This Fall’s movie is entitled HAPPENING. It highlights the current state of clean energy generation and what lies ahead. When the issue of renewable energy comes up, it’s common to think, “that’s a future thing. It’s like sci-fi.” Well, this film is here to tell you, the clean energy revolution is happening right now. Director James Redford, an award-winning filmmaker…and, yes, Hollywood legend Robert Redford’s son…takes us on his personal journey into the dawn of the clean energy era as it creates jobs, turns profits, and makes communities stronger and healthier. With Arizona voting on renewable energy standards and SRP setting far reaching renewable energy goals for their customers, this is an important and timely topic. Come share your stories and ideas. Teens and young adults encouraged to attend. Fee: $10, includes light dinner, movie and discussion. To register, visit http://thecasa.org or call 480-948-7460. From 6:00-9:00 p.m. at Franciscan Renewal Center, 5802 E. Lincoln Drive, Scottsdale.


NEW!

Desert Rivers Audubon Monthly Speaker: The Crested Caracara in Arizona

(Tuesday, November 13, 2018) Rich Glinski, raptor specialist, will present The Crested Caracara in Arizona from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Southeast Regional Library, 775 N Greenfield Rd, Gilbert. The Crested Caracara is readily visible in the agricultural fields of the Santa Cruz Flats south of Casa Grande during the winter months. More information.


Geography 2050: Powering Our Future Planet

(Thursday-Friday, November 15-16, 2018) Geography 2050 is a multi-year, high-level strategic dialogue among thought leaders from academia, government, and the world of business. Organized by the American Geographical Society (AS) in 2014, the purpose of this continuing dialog is to facilitate discussion of the major forces that will shape our planet’s future. Undoubtedly, energy will be one the most important factors influencing geopolitics, environmental quality, transportation routes, military conflicts, standards of living, world economies, food production, technical innovation, and the mass movement of people. Speakers will include U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehorse; former BP Presidents for America and China; former President of Shell Oil America; CFO of National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Executive Director of the Waterloo Institute of Sustainable Energy; Director of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability; and many others The theme of this year’s Geography 2050 Symposium is Powering Our Future Planet. The meeting will be held at Columbia University in New York City. More information.


Cruise the Canals

(Saturday, December 1, 2018) Sustainability students, especially ones in the desert, know what a precious resource water is. But do you know where our water comes from and how it gets to your tap? Find out by joining us on a bike cruise along the Arizona Canal, where we'll pedal from Old Town Scottsdale to OHIO Brewery with Valley water experts filling us in on everything you've always wondered about our water system. From 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., meet at South Bridge along Arizona Canal & Marshall Way, 4420 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251. More information. Questions: Jake@localfirstaz.com.


9th National Summit on Coastal and Estuaries Restoration and Management

(Sunday-Thursday, December 8-13, 2018) Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) and the Coastal States Organization (SO) are proud to host the 9th National Summit on Coastal and Estuaries Restoration and Management in Long Beach, California. The six-day Summit will explore cutting-edge issues in coastal restoration and management, and will be comprised of a community restoration event, field sessions, plenary sessions, expert presentations, special evening events, workshops, a poster hall, and an award-winning coastal exposition hall. We hope that you will share in our excitement for this new collaboration as we bring to you the largest national gathering of the restoration and coastal management community. To be held at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center in Long Beach, California. More information.


2019 Riparian Restoration Conference

(Tuesday-Thursday, February 5-7, 2019) RiversEdge West is looking for individuals that can bring

innovative ideas, case studies, lessons learned, challenges, technologies, policy updates, adaptive management techniques, and beyond, to the forefront of the riparian restoration community at the 17th Annual Riparian Restoration Conference. You are invited to share your work and join us this February at the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, AZ. Call for abstracts until October 19, 2018. More information.


Leverage Points 2019: International Conference on Sustainability Research and Transformation

(Wednesday-Friday, February 6-8, 2019) Humanity sits at a crossroad between tragedy and transformation, and now is a crucial time for sustainability research. Radical approaches are needed in sustainability research and praxis if they are to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Inspired by the work of Donella Meadows' "Leverage Points: Places to intervene in a system", this conference will explore the deep leverage points that can lead to sustainability transformations, asking: how do we transform ourselves, our science, our institutions, our interventions and our societies for a better future? We hope that this conference will help us move from incremental to transformational change; extend our thinking about complex sustainability challenges and deepen our collective and transdisciplinary research practices. To be held at Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany. More information.


Second Biennial Population and Public Policy Conference

(Friday-Saturday, February 8-9, 2019) The Population and Public Policy Conference presented by the International Association of Applied Demographers and hosted by the University of New Mexico Geospatial and Population Studies and the University of Houston Hobby Center for Public Policy is dedicated to bringing together a diverse group of academics, researchers, community advocates and organizers, policy makers and students to exchange their experiences and research findings and how those inform public policy. This interdisciplinary gathering of researchers, practitioners, policy makers and students is an excellent platform for sharing recent innovations, trends, challenges and solutions to population and public policy issues. To be held in the Hotel Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM. More information.


Emerging Materials Congress 2019: Unearthing the Research in Materials Science and Nanotechnology

(Thursday-Friday, March 7-8, 2019) The Emerging Materials Congress 2019 is a unique event and platform for global scientists, researchers, directors, professors, engineers from the research areas of materials science, nanotechnology, chemistry and physics to share their knowledge and research experiences with interactive panel discussion and sessions by keynote lectures, oral presentations, and poster presentation. The scientific sessions will comprise research areas of biomaterials, polymer science, materials science, nanotechnology, tissue engineering, carbon materials, energy materials, biopolymers, 3D printing, ceramics, conductive materials, electrical, optical and magnetic materials, materials applications, etc. More information and registration.


13th International Congress of Orthopterology Society: Challenges in Front of Climatic and Environmental Changes

(Sunday-Thursday, March 24-28, 2019) This Congress will be organized for the first time in Africa. The Congress will be organized in collaboration with the IBN ZOHR University of Agadir, the National Center for Control of Desert Locust and the Orthopterists’ Society which has 500 members from 60 countries in partnership with several national and international institutions. The congress covers the different aspects related to orthopterology: Biology, ecology, taxonomy, physiology, endocrinology, cytogenetics. It will be held in Agadir, Morocco. More information.


A Climate for Change: Engineering Sustainability ‘19 Call for Abstracts

(Sunday-Tuesday, April 7-9, 2019) This conference will be held at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Seeking papers and posters in the following focus areas: regenerative built environment; “one water” engineering and science; sustainable mobility; circular economy; engineering and sustainability learning and engagement; and behavioral science for sustainability. The conference welcomes submissions from academia, industry, nonprofit organizations, government institutions, and other interested parties. To qualify for acceptance, please submit a 200 word abstract electronically on or before October 31, 2018. The Conference Organizing Committee will inform all submitting authors whether their papers have been accepted for presentation by November 30, 2018. More information.


Eleventh International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses

(Tuesday-Wednesday, April 16-17, 2019) Each year, the International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses draws a diverse group of participants from all over the world. Our Program Development team draws on this diversity to craft a rich and distinctive conference experience. The conference will be held at the Pryzbyla Center, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. More information.


4th Open Science Meeting 2019: Transforming Land Systems for People and Nature

(Wednesday-Friday, April 24-26, 2019) The meeting will be held in Bern, Switzerland and will focus on topics and themes that aim to advance our understanding of how land systems can form the basis for sustainability transformations. This conference represents a unique opportunity to build and enhance scientific capacity and enable transformations to a sustainable future by identifying core questions, synthesizing research, and setting future agendas. Conference attendees will strive to develop connections between researchers and stakeholders from civil society, government, and the private sector, and to bridge science and decision-making for sustainable management and governance of land use worldwide. More information and registration.



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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS


NEW!

ASU researchers develop tool to help determine a neighborhood's walkability

Can your neighborhood affect your physical activity? Quite possibly. ASU researchers are developing an automated, cost-effective tool to "see" neighborhood microfeatures like crosswalks, sidewalks, streetlights, trees and other characteristics to help them more precisely determine a neighborhood's walkability. Read more.


NEW!

It turns out dead men do tell tales

In 2000, duck hunters found the body of a young woman near the Great Salt Lake in Utah. Her remains were badly decomposed, but she had long hair. Hair, which grows at about a centimeter per month, can hold travel history. When forensic scientists analyzed the isotopes in the woman's hair, they could see she repeatedly moved from the Pacific Coast, up near Washington or Oregon, to Utah and back again. She did that over a few seasons from year to year. They connected that information to a woman who had been traveling between different members of her family. The timeline matched. Eventually, with DNA, they were able to match her identity to her remains. Read more.


NEW!

16th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces the release of the 16th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Phase I Request for Applications (RFA). This collegiate design competition promotes the use of scientific and engineering principles in creating innovative projects to address environmental challenges and develop real-world solutions. This RFA is seeking applications in the research areas of Air Quality, Safe and Sustainable Water Resources, Sustainable and Healthy Communities, and Chemical Safety. More Information. Opens October 24, 2018 and closes December 11, 2018. Join us on Thursday, November 8 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET for an informational webinar about the P3 RFA and application process. Webinar details will be posted on the P3 website.


NEW!

ASU's Morrison Institute a nonpartisan source for facts on propositions

In addition to a full slate of candidates, Arizona voters will also consider five propositions on the ballot in the November 2018 general election. The Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University has examined each measure to offer voters an independent and nonpartisan assessment. David Berman, senior research fellow at the institute, examined documents and views expressed by subject-matter specialists and those who support and oppose particular measures. Read more.


NEW!

ASU team unravels key mysteries of spider silk

Scientists at Arizona State University are celebrating their recent success on the path to understanding what makes the fiber that spiders spin — weight for weight — at least five times as strong as steel. Read more.


NEW!

ASU expert on how sea-level change is affecting Bangladesh

According to NASA, sea levels will rise 1 to 4 feet by 2100. Senior Sustainability Scientist Valerie Mueller (Assistant Professor, School of Politics and Global Studies) is examining how this sea-level change will affect farming communities in Bangladesh. Read more.


NEW!

Sustainability scientist named distinguished alumnus by alma mater

Martin Pasqualetti, professor with the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, was recognized this weekend as a distinguished alumnus by the University of California, Riverside’s Alumni Association. Pasqualetti was bestowed the honor at the Chancellor’s Dinner on the university’s campus. Pasqualetti, who is also a senior sustainability scientist with the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, is known worldwide for his contributions to the field of geography, specifically in relation to energy policy. Read more.


NEW!

Meet sustainability alumnus Maximilian Christman

It was in middle school that Maximilian Christman first thought about how people impact the environment, when his mom showed him an article from People magazine about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. “While I wasn’t familiar with the term ‘sustainability’ at the time, I knew that I wanted my life and career to leave a positive mark on the world,” he said. Read more.


NEW!

Making the most of conservation money

 One of the balancing acts faced by conservation agencies is how to conserve and protect as many species as possible from extinction with limited funding and finite resources. In the U.S., conservation agencies are supported and guided by the Endangered Species Act, the seminal wildlife conservation law signed by President Nixon in 1973 that is currently being reviewed by Congress. Read more.


NEW!

Moving the needle: Toward a more holistic and ethical fashion industry (GreenBiz.com)

A Q&A with Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator founder, Debera Johnson, on accelerating sustainable and digital technology in apparel production. Read more.


NEW!

How would Arizona respond to a natural disaster?

Natural disasters are an increasingly common reality for hundreds of thousands of Americans, and as climate change and urbanization amplify the frequency and intensity of these events, the response by communities, governments and private citizens is more important than ever before, according to Brian Gerber, co-director of Arizona State University's Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Read more.


Water Resources Research Center 2018 Photo Contest: Arizona Runs on Water

We had such a great response to last year's open-ended approach to our photo contest that we're doin' it again this year. Just show us Arizona water. Yup, that's as specific as we're gonna get. Use your creativity and technical ability to express the many ways water transforms our state and the many ways our state transforms water. Capture anything from people and nature to business and agriculture. It's completely up to you. Just make sure your picture(s) relate to water in Arizona! The winning photographs will be featured on the WRRC website and at the 2019 WRRC Annual Conference on Feb. 1. The winners will also be recognized at the February 2019 Chocolate Fest. High school students can submit as well! Submit your photo(s) here: https://wrrc.arizona.edu/photo.


ASU Arboretum Campus Harvest Date Palms

We welcome everyone to come help with the date harvest, students, faculty, staff and the community.

The Polytechnic campus DATE HARVEST started September 22, there are still openings, and you can sign up now! Coming up in October on the Tempe campus date sales: Help sell fresh campus grown dates! ASU students need to sign up through Changemaker Central to accumulate hours toward the Presidential Service Award at https://asu.volunteer match.org.


EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge

EPA is pleased to announce the 7th annual Campus RainWorks Challenge, a green infrastructure design competition open to colleges and universities across the country. The challenge seeks to engage with undergraduate and graduate students to foster a dialogue about stormwater management and showcase the environmental, economic, and social benefits of green infrastructure practices.

Pollution associated with urban stormwater runoff is a problem that is growing in magnitude. The Campus RainWorks Challenge invites the current generation of scholars to lend their creativity and knowledge to the green infrastructure design process and become part of the solution to stormwater pollution. Deadline for Entries: December 14, 2018; Winners Announced: Spring 2019. Do you have what it takes to win? Step up to the challenge. Visit https://www.epa.gov/campusrainworks for more information or contact RainWorks@epa.gov.


Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program

September 2018 drought summary is online.


NEW!

October Southwest Climate Outlook

The October 2018 Southwest Climate Outlook is online.


CLIMAS Podcast: September 2018 - Increased Chance of Above-Normal Expectations - Climatology+ Wins!

Tune into the Southwest Climate podcasts on iTunes or Southwest Climate Change Network.



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OPPORTUNITIES

Institute Job Openings


NEW!

Program Coordinator, Global Locust Initiative

Instructions to Apply: To review and apply go to ASU Human Resources, click on Internal or External job opportunities, and search for 46105BR. Application deadline is October 29, 2018.



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Other Jobs


Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Carson City, NV

Application deadline October 26, 2018. More information.


Executive Director, The Cacapon and Lost Rivers Land Trust, Eastern Panhandle, WV

Application deadline October 31, 2018. More information.


NEW!

Great Lakes Stream Restoration Manager, Trout Unlimited, northeast Wisconsin

Application deadline October 31, 2018. More information.


Associate/Full Professor, Conservation Biology, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Application deadline November 1, 2018. More information.


Assistant Professor of Environmental Hydrology, Department of Earth and Climate Science, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA

Application deadline November 1, 2018. More information.


Assistant Professor of Hydrogeology, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO

Application deadline November 1, 2018. More information.


NEW!

Communications Associate, Forest Trends, Washington, DC

Application deadline November 2, 2018. More information.


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Earth Scientist, Watershed Modeling and Analysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA

Application deadline November 2, 2018. More information.


Postdoctoral Opportunities at research centers at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland

Application deadline November 2,1018. More information.


Assistant Professor, International Environmental Planning, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

Application deadline November 4, 2018. More information.


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Coordinator, Environmental Sustainability, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Meyers, FL

Application deadline November 4, 2018. More information.


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Ecological Modeling Data Analyst, Cooperative Institute of Great Lakes Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Application deadline November 6, 2018. More information.


Postdoctoral Scholar, Sierra Nevada Research Institute, University of California-Merced, Merced, CA

Application deadline November 10, 2018. More information.


Assistant or Associate Professor of Aquatic Ecology, Center for Limnology and the Department of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Application deadline November 11, 2018. More information.


Assistant Professor in Data Science and Urban Systems, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Review of applications begins November 15, 2018. More information.


Assistant Professor, Water Resources Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

Application deadline November 15, 2018. More information.


Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Water and Climate, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Review of applications begins November 15, 2018. More information.


NEW!

Vallier Treehaven Resident Ecologist, Treehaven, Tomahawk, WI

Application deadline November 15, 2018. More information.


Assistant Professor of Environmental Economics, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA

Next review date November 17, 2018. More information.


Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, Department of History, Philosophy, and Social Sciences, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

Application deadline November 18, 2018, More information.


Assistant Professor, Hydrogeologist/Groundwater Modeler, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

Application review begins November 23, 2018. More information.


Postdoctoral Research Associate, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

Application deadline December 1, 2018. More information.


Assistant Professor, Hydrogeoscientists, Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Application deadline December 3, 2018. More information.


Assistant Professor, Sustainable Urban Systems, Urban Studies Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Application deadline December 10, 2018. More information.


Assistant Professor, Urban Politics and Governance, Urban Studies Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Application deadline December 10, 2018. More information.


Hydrologist, Air Force Personnel Center, Kelly or Lackland Air Force Base, TX

Application deadline December 11, 2018. More information.


Adjunct Faculty, Environmental Management, Undergraduate School, University of Maryland University College, Killeen, TX

More information.


Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Texas-El Paso, El Paso, TX

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Conservation International Internships

Intern, RAP (rapid assessment program). More information.


Empire Innovation Professor, Institute on Research and Education in Energy, Environment and Water, University of Buffalo, The State University of New York, North Campus

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Environmental Coordinator - Yosemite, Aramark, Fresno, CO

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Housing Development Manager, Housing Authority of Maricopa County, Peoria, AZ

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Housing Programs Assistant (INTERN), Housing Authority of Maricopa County, Peoria, AZ

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Natural Resources Technician, Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, Sparks, NV

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Planning Director, Northern Arizona Council of Governments, Flagstaff, AZ

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Positions at Seed Saver Exchange, Heritage Farm, Decorah, IA

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Program Coordinator II (Sustainable Communities), Institute for Local Governments, Sacramento, CA

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Program Manager, Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy, Phoenix, AZ

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Senior Director, Science of Natural Climate Solutions, Conservation International, Arlington, VA

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WordPress Designer, Arizona Sustainability Alliance, Phoenix, AZ

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