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Have a Good Idea for a New SEEDS Newsletter Name?
We at SEEDS are changing the name and format of the current newsletter. We are still accepting your ideas. Please send them to: seeds@esa.org

 

Upcoming Opportunities and Deadlines

Chapter Maintenance Grants
The SEEDS Campus Ecology Chapter program offers a Maintenance Grant to support Chapters. This grant is intended to ensure that each Chapter has funds to establish itself and/or sustain its presence on campus and beyond. Chapters in good standing may submit a proposal anytime before March 1, 2007. More information and the application are available at http://www.esa.org/seeds/activities/CampusEcologyChapters/MaintenanceGrants.php.

 

Chapter Special Project Proposals
Chapters, do you have project ideas for which you'd like to seek funding? The next SEEDS Campus Ecology Chapter Special Project Grant proposal deadline is January 26, 2007. More information is available at http://www.esa.org/seeds/activities/CampusEcologyChapters/SpecialProjectGrants.php.

 

SEEDS Highlights

Marla Collins, 2006-07 Undergraduate Research Fellow
Marla Striped Face-Collins is a full-time sophomore/junior tribal college student pursuing dual degrees in Business Administration and Interdisciplinary Environmental Science. Marla graduated with her AAS degree in Tribal Environmental Science on May 5, 2006. She is presently attending Sitting Bull College in Fort Yates, North Dakota, 60 miles south of Bismarck, North Dakota, where she lives. She is pursuing her bachelors in both majors. To read more, go to: Marla.

 

Carol Johnston, PhD, 2006-07 Undergraduate Research Fellowship Mentor
I am the SEEDS mentor for Marla Striped Face-Collins of Sitting Bull College, who is a 2006-2007 SEEDS Fellow. We had great fun at the SEEDS Fellowship Professional Development Leadership Workshop held last March, which was my first exposure to the SEEDS Program. I was really impressed by the knowledge and enthusiasm of all the SEEDS students. SEEDS is a great way to expose students to ecology through networking with established ecologists and student peers. To read more, go to: Johnston.

 

SEEDS Updates

New 2007-08 Fellows!
We are pleased to announce the five new recipients of the SEEDS Fellowship: Jarrod Blue, Davidson College; Annette Cardona, Texas A&M University; Colleen Cooley, Northern Arizona University; Sheena Hillstrom, Washington State University; and Micki Lindeman, United Tribes Technical College. Congratulations new Fellows! Their Fellowship will officially begin in March 2007, but they will be working with the SEEDS program over the next few months to select their research mentors. The new Fellows will be at the 2007 ESA Meeting and will present their work at the 2008 ESA Meeting.

 

New SEEDS Chapters
SEEDS would like to welcome the University of Michigan and the University of Puerto Rico in Bayamon to the Campus Ecology Chapter network.

 

SEEDS on the Road

SEEDS at SACNAS
ESA/SEEDS exhibited at the 2006 SACNAS (Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science) Annual Conference October 26-28 in Tampa, Florida. Thanks to all the SEEDS students who helped at the booth. To see the SEEDS students who presented research, visit SACNAS.

Ecology Bulletin Board

Prairie Biotic Research, Inc., Prairie Research Grants
Prairie Biotic Research (PBR), Inc., is a Wisconsin nonprofit established in 2000 to foster biotic research in prairies. One way we do this is through a Small Grants Program that funds grants up to $1,000 for the study of any grassland taxon in the USA.
Eligibility: We are especially eager to support independent researchers (individuals lacking institutional support), but anyone may apply.
Application Deadline: Applications must be postmarked on or before January 8, 2007
For more information, go to: ESA's Grants & Fellowships Page

 

University of Alberta Graduate Assistantships
Three Graduate Research Assistantship’s leading to an MS or PhD at the University of Alberta in stress physiology of trees under the supervision of Dr. Mel Tyree are offered for research programs starting June to September 2007. Possible research areas include xylem structure/function, cold and drought stress physiology, tree hydraulics versus performance and role of aquaporin gene expression in whole tree hydraulics.
Location: Alberta, Canada
Participation Dates: June to September 2007
For more information (available Nov. 15), go to: ESA's Job Board

 

Ecological Society of America Policy Analyst
The Ecological Society of America, the nation’s premier organization of 10,000 ecological scientists, seeks to fill the position of Policy Analyst. Responsibilities include: tracking environmental legislation and identifying opportunities for scientific input; developing Society statements; writing bimonthly policy updates for the membership; organizing congressional briefings, and attending hearings and other relevant meetings. The position requires a degree in environmental science, political science, or related field, and two years of policy experience.
Location: Washington DC
Application Deadline: November 13, 2006
For more information, go to: ESA's Job Board

 

Florida Keys Ocean Science Center Marine Instructor Internship
The Florida Keys Ocean Science Center is a Science and Research facility located on Pigeon Key Island in the heart of the Florida Keys. The Florida Keys Ocean Science Center offers programs to students and teachers from elementary school through college. Interns will teach various marine science courses both in and outside the classroom. Interns will also accompany students to the coral reef and act as underwater naturalists.
Location: Pigeon Key, Florida Keys
Participation Dates: January 2007 – May 2007
For more information, go to: ESA's Job Board

 

Environmental Protection Agency P3 Award Program
The P3 competition will provide grants to teams of college students to research, develop, and design solutions to challenges to sustainability. P3 highlights people, prosperity, and the planet – the three pillars of sustainability – as the next step beyond P2 or pollution prevention.
Eligibility: Public institutions of higher education
Application Deadline: December 21, 2006
For more information, go to: ESA's Grants & Fellowships Page

 

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Help Support SEEDS

We invite you to contribute to ESA's SEEDS Program to help support and encourage greater diversity in the ecology profession. Contributions to the SEEDS program are tax deductible and are used to support special initiatives for underrepresented students. To contribute, visit www.esa.org/seeds/supportSEEDS.php