[Ccb_faculty] FW: Advertise EDGE symposium and Geographer's scholarship

[Debbie Brown]

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Dear All,

It is now time to RSVP for the 2024 EDGE Spring Symposium!

Please RSVP by May 17th via google form using the link below:

https://forms.gle/sh1E72hUb9fWVfLYA

If you are a student and/or a scholarship applicant, then there will be a couple of extra questions on the form for you to answer.

**Students who are attending the symposium are strongly encouraged to present a poster. Scholarship recipients from Spring 2023 (Geographer's Scholarship) are required to present a poster.  Any recent poster is acceptable.

The symposium details are below...

DATE: Friday May 31st

TIME: 3:00pm - 7:00pm

LOCATION: UCR Botanic Gardens, (Lecture location TBA)

Please note that we must cap attendance at 60 people.

Our keynote speaker will be Jim Randerson, Cicerone Professor of Earth System Science, UC Irvine
https://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile/?facultyId=4971

Schedule:
3pm-4pm refreshments and student posters
4pm-5pm keynote speaker
5pm-6pm awards and dinner
6pm-7pm student posters

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at theresa.kane at ucr.edu<mailto:theresa.kane at ucr.edu>

Sincerely,
Theresa


Dear Students,

Applications for the 2024 Geographer's scholarship are now open! (Due May 24th 5:00pm)

Please see this link for detailed information...
https://edge.ucr.edu/awards/geographers-scholarship-global-change-science-and-sustainability#criteria-and-selection-process

Geographer’s Scholarship for Global Change Science and Sustainability:
This scholarship supports UCR CNAS students pursuing studies leading to an improvement in our understanding of global change processes and/or translating that understanding into recommendations that shape public policy. We anticipate that the award amount will be between $5,000 to $10,000 and can support student stipend and/or research expenses.

Scholarship winners will be announced at the EDGE Spring Symposium on May 31st. Please apply using this link:
https://forms.gle/1WGf8w1ZSERcCF8f8

If you have any questions, please contact me at theresa.kane at ucr.edu<mailto:theresa.kane at ucr.edu>.

Sincerely,
Theresa


--
Sandra Kirtland Turner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Paleoclimate/Paleoceanography
Vice-chair, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Director, Environmental Dynamics and GeoEcology (EDGE) Institute
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA  92521
(951) 827-3191 (office)


--
Francesca M. Hopkins, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Climate Change and Sustainability
Dept. of Environmental Sciences
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521
(951) 827-4781 (office)
(707) 328-3135 (cellular)
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