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Environmental Summit, Mar. 8th

Happening Now: RecycleMania 2008

IntegrityUT Week Environmental Day

One hour for the Earth, March 29, 2008

UT Science Communication Conference Feb 22-23

New UT Sustainability Course Earns Award

Act Local - Think Global event at UT, Feb. 13th

Focus the Nation Climate Change Conference @ St. Edward's University, Jan. 31st

2008 Request for Proposals - ESI Research on Private Land

ESI Program Coordinator Position Available

Sustainable Business Summit at UT, Jan. 25-26

2008 Morris K. Udall Foundation Scholarship Nominations

ESI Position Available: Outreach Coordinator

2007 Citizen Science Paper Competition

Cross-Border Environmental Management Conference: Scrap Tires and Used Oil - Feb. 26th

Spring 2007 Environmental Science Courses

NERR Graduate Fellowship Opportunity - Deadline Feb. 1st

GSA Distinguished Lecturer to speak on Impacts of Land Use Change on Water Resources - Jan. 25th

Sustainable Development with American Indian Communities – opportunities for UT students and recent graduates

2007 Summer REU applications are now available!

ESI Grant for Research on Private Lands

Position Available: Hot Science – Cool Talks Lecture Coordinator

CXS318/GEO302P: Sustaining a Planet

Position Available: ESI Program Coordinator

Interested in environmental issues? Thinking about graduate school? - Enroll in a pre-graduate school internship!

ESI in the News: Global Warming Charging Up Hurricanes

Global Warming affecting Texas?

4th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition

Sustainability in the Americas Conference - Monday, Sept. 18

2006 Austin Earth Science Week Summer Lecture Series - Central Texas Floods: Flash Flood Alley

Volvo Environment Prize 2006

Proposed Signature Course on Sustainability

Summer Conservation Internship in Austin

Upcoming Conference on Global Warming and Texas Water

Environmental Law Clinic at UT – unique practical experience

Instruments on Alaska's Augustine Volcano Provide New Insights into Volcanic Processes

Faculty Search in Ecology and the Carbon Cycle, Water Cycle, and Climate Change

Global Warming and Hurricanes

Invasive Plant Public Awareness Day - November 19, 2005

National Sustainability Conference at UT-Austin

STS Civic Forum on the Societal Implications of Nanotechnology

BRIT Lecture Series: The Evil Influence of the Lazy Root - Nov. 2

Lecture on the "Lessons from Katrina: The Politics of Land Use Design" - Nov. 11

2005 Environmental Flows Conference - Oct. 31 - Nov. 2

Environmental Endocrine Disruptors Meeting

Campus Sustainability Coordinator

CSIRO's 2005 Career Opportunities

National Conference on Sustainability at UT-Austin

TRC Solutions Opportunities: Entry level Geologist Position Available

Undergraduate fellowships from the EPA - Deadline: Nov. 3, 2005

STS Civic Forum on the Societal Implications of Nanotechnology

The Global Carbon Project (GCP) - Executive Officer Position Available

Position Available: Director of the Sustainability Indicators Program

EarthCorps Position: Field Crew - Corps Member 2005

The ABC's of Austin: Aquifers, Bats, and Caves presented by Julie Jenkins

Scientists Use Seals as "Underwater Eyes"

ESI Research Fellow unravels massive pollution threat of urbanization

The 3rd Annual Austin Earth Science Week Summer Lecture Series

Fulbright Scholarship Awards in Environmental Science - application deadline is August 1, 2005

Post doc in Environmental Toxicogenomics

New Teacher Resources - Intro to Geographic Information Systems

Graduate Research Opportunities from TXU

Bridget Scanlon's research indicates thirsty plants keep deserts' subsurface dry

Professor Gregory Knapp receives second Fulbright-Hays research grant

NOAA seeks applicants for undergraduate scholarships

NSF Releases "Pathways to the Future" Environment Report

Postdoc opportunities in climate research at UT

UT Sustainability Forum - April 26

2006 Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellowship - Apply by April 25, 2005

Hot Science, Cool Flicks on KLRU - April 22, 2005 at 8:00 - 9:00 pm

Funding Opportunity for Field Research in Central Texas

2005 Waller Creek Clean - April 9th

Explore UT's Amazing Stuff - March 5, 2004 - 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Lectures this week on ethnobotany, biodiversity, and sustainability

2005 Research Experience For Undergraduates: Applications due March 1, 2005.

ESI-MSI Faculty Search: Coastal Watershed Science

Conference on Brazilian Environmental Issues - February 19, 2005

Karst Workshop - Feb. 8 and 9, 2005: Characterization and protection of water quality and quantity in karst and carbonate terrains

Caves: A Window into the Edwards Aquifer : Learn about ESI's exciting new project

Texas Law Review Symposium: February 4 & 5 2005

From Cell Phone to Flower

Spring 2005 Featured Environmental Courses at UT

Job Opening: Executive Director, Trans-Pecos Water Trust - Submission deadline: December 29, 2004

Volvo environmental prize nominations due Dec 1

Reforming universities to save the environment

Visit our NEW Environmental Policy Working Group Page!

Austin's Ecology Lectures 2004

Austin of 2040: Older, More Diverse and Way Bigger, Data Predict

Paper or Plastic? (pdf) - Thursday, Nov. 11 & 18 @ 6 pm, RAS 213

Colloquium Nov 15: Is Current Land Development Sustainable?

Faculty Position: Geographic Information Science - Apply by Oct. 15, 2004

The University of Texas at Austin's Ambitious Goal
Joining nation's top 3 remains elusive

Student Conservation Association Internships
Apply by Oct. 1, 2004

Urban Bird Conservation Lecture
July 21, 2004 by Rob Fergus - Director of The Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory

Space Rocks Lecture:
July 15, 2004 by John Curchin, Planetary Geologist

Lecture on Wild Weather of South-Central Texas
Thursday, June 10th, from 7:00 until 8:30

GK-12 Social Science/Natural Sciences Partnership
Teacher Deadline Has Been Extended

Teacher Application(pdf): Due June 1

The First International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology
Deadline for submitting abstracts is May 31, 2004

Wildlife Biologist Position with Plateau Open - Closing Date: May 15

GK-12 Program Applications Are Now Available!
Teacher Application (pdf): Due May 7
Graduate Application (pdf): Due May 3

GK-12 Social Science/Natural Sciences Partnership Program!
Teacher Application (pdf): Due May 7
Graduate Application (pdf): Due May 3

Amazing Insect Workshop for K-12 teachers!
Saturday, May 1, 2004

A Panel Discussion on Critical Environmental Issues and Sustainable Development
April 29, 2004, 6-8 PM

Making the Connections Webcast with Texas Parks & Wildlife,
"Communicating Water Issues through Language Arts", April 16, 2004

Waller Creek Cleanup
Saturday, April 17, 2004

New Watersheds Working Group at The University of Texas at Austin

Featured Environmental Courses for Spring 2004 (11/4)

UT SCHOLARS, ARTISTS, AND PARTNERSHIPS IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE - Friday, April 2, 2004

Interdisciplinary Study in Brazil Extended Application Deadline: March 12, 2004, 5:00pm

NSF's Research Experience for Undergraduates - Application Deadline is March 5, 2004

National Wildlife Federation Fellowship Program (11/4)

Have Input on Central Texas' Future (10/14)

ESI and Integrative Biology Faculty search in ecology - Application Deadline: December 1, 2003

Two new GK-12 programs for Austin-area K-12 teachers (10/03)

Workshop: Designing for Civic Environmentalism, November 14 -15, 2003

Amazon Week 2003 at UT Austin, November 3-7

Environmental Scholarships for UT Students - Applications due Oct. 31

Graduate Fellows Symposium - October 27, 2003 at 2:30-4:45pm in ACES 2.302

Texas Water Resources Institute - Water summit poster competition provides opportunity for graduate students to showcase research

Earth Science Week October 12-18

Student opportunities with Student Conservation Association

GK-12 Teacher Workshop - Central Texas Environmental Issues: Air and Water, October 11, 2003 10am - 2pm

Undergraduate Summer Research Program - field workshop and final presentation image showcase

Blue Planet Prize nominations sought

US Homeland Security Fellowship awarded to graduate student for central Texas flood potential study

Biological Wonders in the Lost Pines

Postdoc Opportunity in Landscape Dynamics

Photos of 2003 Graduate Summer Fellows2003 Summer Fellows:
ESI Graduate Student
Summer Fellowships

 


Environmental Research Poster Session Aug 8

Special Lecture: Mars: Explore the Red Planet, July 24

ESI and BEG directors visit Pemex in Villahermosa, Mexico to discuss future environmental research collaborations.

Special Lecture on Geologic Sequestration of Greenhouse Gases

Summer 2003 Internships - Texas State Parks

GK-12 Symposium will feature reports from over 30 GK-12 fellows and teachers on June 5, 2003.

Free computer recycling - April 22 & 27

Campus Earth Summit: Enabling Environmental Change, Saturday, March 22.

Featured Environmental Science Courses Spring 2003 FS 118, GRG 356T, GRG 384-C, GEO 388G, GEO 387H, GEO 302E, BIO 384K-19, LAW 397S

Dr. Camille Parmesan's climate change research highlighted in the Austin American Statesman (01/02/03)

The 2003 Brother Lucian Blersch Symposium The Life Sciences of the 21st Century. Speakers from NASA and NIH; 1-5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 7, 2003; St. Edwards University; Free and Open to the Public

Lots of New Opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Scholarships, Internships, Fellowships, etc.

Campus Environmental Internship Program - Paid internships are available for undergraduates to work on campus environmental projects. deadline Monday, December 2 at 5 PM

Austin Biodiversity and the Built Environment Workshop
Austin Biodiversity Project, Center for Environmental Research
12 November 2002 (9am-5pm)

UT senior gets Udall scholarship Corinna Kester, a UT senior majoring in chemical and environmental engineering as well as liberal arts, has been awarded a Morris K. Udall Foundation national scholarship.

photos of ESI GK-12 graduate fellows GK-12 Fellows: New program sends graduate students to area middle schools.






Texas Celebrates Earth Science Week!: October 13-19.

photos of summer graduate fellowsSummer Fellows: ESI Graduate Student Summer Fellowships






UT team places 8th at Solar Decathlon: The U.S. Department of Energy's new student solar-powered house competition. The National Mall, Washington, D.C. Check out the UT team's website.

Campus Environmental Center: Students gain funding to begin UT Campus Environmental Center.

Study focuses on how plants store carbon: Findings may be key to understanding global climate change.

Gulf Coast Climate Impacts: an information packed, colorful, interactive website about climate change impacts in the Gulf Coast region

Southwest PEER Center: ESI to partner with TNRCC in regional Environmental Management System (EMS) resource center

NSF Grant: ESI Awarded NSF GK-12 Grant

New Opportunity: Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Teacher Opportunities: Summer Institute and Conservation Across Boundaries