<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div class="gmail_attr"><font color="#0000ff">Forwarded on behalf of Sandra Kirtland Turner</font></div><div class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div>----------------------------   EDGE Symposium ---------------------------</div><div><div>I'm pleased to announce that we will be holding the annual EDGE spring <span>symposium</span> (back after a hiatus last year) on <b>May 22nd, 2026 </b>from 3-7 pm at the UCR Botanic Gardens!</div><div><br></div><div>Our keynote speaker this year is <font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(31,31,31)"><b>William Berelson</b>, </span><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">Paxson H. Offield Professor in Coastal and Marine Systems and Professor of Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies and Spatial Sciences at the University of Southern California.</span></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">Prof. Berelson is also a co-founder and scientific advisor to Calcarea, a carbon sequestration start-up. </span></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31)">Please RSVP here by May 15th: </span></font><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfITJeTaF84n09RgN_KfTxWahjdxwu7_FhJe9UWQfv1PnB4dw/viewform?usp=publish-editor" target="_blank">Google RSVP</a></div><div><br></div><div>In addition to the keynote presentation and a sit-down dinner in the Botanic Gardens, we will have student/postdoc/faculty research presentations and award a Geographer's scholarship. Details for presentations and the scholarship application will follow shortly.</div><div><br></div></div><div>--------------------------  Scholarship Opportunity ------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div><div>The EDGE Institute will be awarding the <b>Geographer's <span><span>Scholarship</span></span> for Global Change Science and Sustainability</b> at this year's EDGE spring symposium on Friday, May 22nd. </div><div><br></div><div>Funded by UCR Geography alumni, this <span><span>scholarship</span></span> supports UCR 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. If your research addresses sustainability, environmental impacts, climate change or global change, this application is for you!</div><div><br></div><div>This year we will be awarding an undergraduate <span><span>scholarship</span></span> for eligible juniors/seniors of up to $2,500 and a graduate <span><span>scholarship</span></span> for eligible first or second year students of up to $5,000.</div><div><br></div><div>For details and to apply, please use the following links:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeciWZgn2gkM4KiIBj_ja5q2MU8ybBFNKUqRad-2W_KYzqGFQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor" target="_blank">Undergraduate</a> Application Form</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5cualtx5Op8o8rEKXqiYThdXEcBHq0Fx-f8gDdp6EUzamrA/viewform?usp=publish-editor" target="_blank">Graduate</a> Application Form</div><div><br></div><div>Applications are now open and due by Friday May 15th at 5 pm. Please share this announcement widely with prospective applicants!</div><div><br></div><div>If you have any questions, please contact me at <a href="mailto:sandrakt@ucr.edu" target="_blank">sandrakt@ucr.edu</a>.</div></div></div>
</div><div><br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><a name="SignatureSanitizer_SafeHtmlFilter_UNIQUE_ID_SafeHtmlFilter_UNIQUE_ID_SafeHtmlFilter_UNIQUE_ID_SafeHtmlFilter__MailAutoSig" style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#000000" size="1"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">C</font><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">hristiane Weirauch</font></font></a><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">Professor & Chair</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">Department of Entomology</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">University of California, Riverside</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">Ph: 951-827-5707 (Office)</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">Email: </span><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><a href="mailto:christiane.weirauch@ucr.edu" target="_blank">christiane.weirauch@ucr.edu</a></font><div><a href="https://profiles.ucr.edu/christiane.weirauch" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small" target="_blank">https://profiles.ucr.edu/christiane.weirauch</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"> </span><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><a href="mailto:christiane.weirauch@ucr.edu" target="_blank"><br></a></font><br></div></div></div></div>