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MCEDC Digest - January 29
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Are you graduating in May, 2018?
1) Make sure you apply online to graduate and complete your departmental paperwork for graduation by Feb. 1, 2018.
2) Please email
mcedc@colorado.edu that you plan on graduating this semester so we can begin the process of verifying the completion of your EDC Graduate Certificate so that it is awarded upon your official graduation. Thank you and congratulations!
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Showcase Your Research
The Mortenson Center wants to feature EDC students' research on our website. Please send sarah.goodroad@colorado.edu an on-site photo of you and your project and a one-to-two line description of your research. Thank you! |
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Do you need to complete a Disclosure of External Professional Activities (DEPA)?
Research Assistants (all levels) and non-employee graduate students must report if currently involved in the design, conduct, or reporting of any research or if involved in a CU employee-affiliated company/entity. Complete the report by logging into myCUinfo.
A 2018 DEPA is required to be on file regardless of whether or not a conflict exists. Deadline:
March 31, 2018
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Thurs., Feb. 1, 2018 at 5 pm
Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St
This is a great opportunity to connect with EDC students, get to know each other, and hang out in a more relaxed environment! EDC will buy appetizers, and drinks are on you! Email Emily Moore with any questions. |
Webinar:
Use of Black Soldier Fly Larva for Fecal Sludge Treatment
Tues, Jan. 30, 2018 at 6 am
This webinar explores three projects working to harvest Black Soldier Fly larva to process fecal sludge through different approaches and scales. Learn about a pilot project in eThekwini, South Africa; commercial production in Uganda; and the development of modular processing in Sweden. Register for FREE! |
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Environmental & Water Resources Networking Event
Thurs., Feb. 8, 2018 at 9:30-2:30 pm
Gallogly DLC Collaboratory
Come practice networking, meet new contacts, learn about the companies in your sector and potentially get a job or internship! Companies in attendance: AECOM, Black & Veatch, Carollo, CDPHE, Corona Environmental Consultants, Eagle River Water & Sanitation District, Kennedy/Jenks, Merrick & Company, Muller Engineering, SGM, Terracon, Tetra Tech, and Rocky Mountain Young Professionals. |
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Technology Career Fair
Thurs., Feb. 8, 2018 at 11 am - 4 pm
UMC Ballroom
Companies attending that may be of interest: Jacobs, MiTek USA Inc., NIST, NREL, or check out Handshake for the full list of companies. You just need your BuffOne card to enter. |
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Employment & Funding Opportunities
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WSSCC Positions Open in Geneva
Jan. 31, 2018 - Deadline to apply
The UNOPS-hosted Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) has positions open in its Geneva office. View jobs. |
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Literature Review To Support WHO positions - Paid Opportunity
Are you interested in what WHO is doing regarding guidelines for drinking water quality? Karl Linden is
looking for someone to assist in a literature review to support WHO decisions on what log reduction values to assign to drinking water technologies.
We need help immediately and through April. Hourly pay.
Email Karl (
karl.linden@colorado.edu) if you are interested, why you are interested, and how many hours per week you have to spend on this between now and mid April. You would work with two other graduate students on the information development.
This could also be used for an MS project, writing up a literature review to be published, from the information that is gathered, if you are interested.
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Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 5 pm - Grants open
Feb 2, 2018 at 5 pm - Grants close
The United Government of Graduate Students (UGGS) is offering travel grants. Graduate students may apply for up to $300 for individual travel within the US, Mexico, Canada and US territories and up to $750 for group grants, which can be used for events held in Boulder. Submit an application and learn more. |
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EWB-CU Student Chapter Seeks Speakers
The Engineers Without Borders student group is seeking speakers for the following topics:
- History of aid projects
- Other chapters successes & failures
- Funding of development
- How to measure impact
- How to assess project feasibility
- Different fields of development work that are not WASH (structural, refugee movement, shelters/settlements, etc.)
- Development gap
- Q&A about careers in development
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Call for Nominations
Feb. 16, 2018 - Nominations Due
The pilot initiative, "New Voices in Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (SEM)", seeks to identify outstanding early-career SEM leaders to articulate and communicate the evidence base to address national and global challenges; provide new perspectives on issues important to the National Academies; and identify approaches to expand the diversity of expertise on the Academies' activities.
Nominate yourself or someone you know who has demonstrated a commitment to leadership and serving the SEM community through science policy, communication, education, outreach, international or interdisciplinary engagement, or leadership development.
Nominate now.
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Call for Proposals
Mar. 1, 2018 - Proposal deadline
This year's Internationalization Summit on April 13, is "What's with a border? International engagement in a troubled world". The event is intended to be a forum to engage in meaningful conversation, connect and share practices and present emerging research relating to the internationalization of higher education. Formats for the summit include research presentations, applied workshops, lectures, reflective sessions, round-tables, and panel discussions.
More guidance on submitting proposals.
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Traveling for Conference Presentations?
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If you are presenting EDC-relevant work at a conference, a
pply on the
MCEDC Resources website
for small travel grants. On the website
you can also find links to other department, college, and campus funding opportunities.
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Stephen Hawking: "To save the world, we need to tell everyone."
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