Wayne State University

Dr. Phil Cunningham was recently selected for a listing on the ASM Branch Lectureships Program.

Congratulations to Rohan Kulkarni (a PhD student in the Dr.Tucker Lab) who is the recipient of 2007 Alexander Hollaender Student Travel Award. For more information, please follow the link.

The Department of Biological Sciences at Wayne State University is seeking to hire four tenured/tenure-track faculty. The detailed description of these openings can be found at the following link.

Congratulations to the two current PhD students, Shuliang Chen (Greenberg lab) and Ying Kong (Meller lab) who have been awarded competitive Enhancement GRAs for the coming year

Jason Caravas, a PhD student in the Friedrich lab, has been awarded a competitive Rumble GRA for the coming year.This is one of the most Prestigious award given by our university.This is awarded to the individual for his distinguished proposal on his research interest.

Dear Faculty, Prospective Students and Alumni,

The State University of New York at Oneonta and Danta: Association for Conservation of the Tropics are pleased to announce a Primate Behavior and Conservation Field Course to be held in Costa Rica from June 12, to July 11, 2007. This program is open to people of all academic backgrounds. Participants may enroll on either a credit or non-credit basis. Also, an optional ecotravel experience will be provided for those who wish to stay longer for travel after the course.

The course will be held at El Zota Biological Field Station in North-eastern Costa Rica. The course is designed to provide students with training in primate behavior, ecology and conservation in a field setting. During the first half of the course, students will learn how to (1) collect data on the behavior of free-ranging primates, (2) measure environmental variables, including assessment of resource availability, (3) measure population size, and (4) map the field site. In the second half of the course, in consultation with the instructor, each student carries out an independent research project. Students in the past have investigated such topics as feeding ecology, positional behavior, and habitat use in the mantled howler monkey, white-faced capuchin and black-handed spider monkey. Students will be involved in applied conservation during a 6 day field trip to Puerto Viejo and Punta Mona.

The cost of the course is $1850, and includes all within-country transportation, room and board, and expenses for a 6 day field trip. It does NOT include your international flight, airport taxes ($25), accommodation and meals for the first and last nights in San Jose. The deadline for registration is May 1, 2007 . Enrollment is limited to 25 participants. This does not include tuition at the State University of New York at Oneonta.

Academic Tuition

You can obtain academic credit for this course through the Department of Anthropology at the State University of New York, Oneonta. Participants enrolled for 6 academic credits will pay a total tuition fee of $181 per credit (or the current tuition rate) for New York State Residents or $442 per credit (or the current tuition rate) for non-residents.

To learn more about the Primate Behavior and Conservation field course, please email us at kdingess@danta.info.

National Wildlife Federation is seeking a national Campus Field Coordinator who desires to works at the leading edge of a movement for campus climate action. This person will be responsible for:

Campus Outreach:

• Recruiting, cultivating and supporting campus climate champions who commit to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 30% by 2020.
• Organizing regional gatherings and networks to support campus climate action.
• Orchestrating a Web based community to support climate action.
• Provide administrative and logistical support to the field director.

Qualifications:

• College graduate with demonstrated interest in environment and climate organizing and practical solutions to global warming, especially in a campus setting.
• Minimum 3 years project management experience. Experience as an intern or professional staffer with college or environmental or social justice organizing and experience working with diverse groups of people.
• Experience training, writing, teaching, and facilitating dialogue as well as event planning and meeting coordination helpful.
• Phone, computer, writing, oratory, administrative, time management, organizing, scheduling, researching, assembling print or web packages and more.
• Ability to cultivate relationships with diverse communities.
• Aptitude to develop on-line community building skills.

National Wildlife Federation is Americas conservation organization passionate about protecting wildlife for our childrens future. NWF offers an excellent benefits package. NWF is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity.

MI-LSAMP Research Grants

The Michigan – Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (MI-LSAMP) Program is a newly formed partnership between the Wayne State University, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and Western Michigan University. The primary mission of the MI-LSAMP is to significantly increase the number of under-represented minority students earning baccalaureate degrees each year in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematical (STEM) fields.

In this effort, the MI-LSAMP Program has funding to sponsor STEM students interested in research. The program will provide a minimum of $1100 per semester to select students looking for this type of opportunity. The $1100 can be used as the sole funding source for a research project or as supplemental funding for an existing research project. The student must have a faculty member as a mentor/advisor for their project.

To print the application, click on the Research Opportunities link from the MI-LSAMP home page. The student must complete the entire application which includes details on the proposed research project, and attach an updated resume. The completed application should be returned to the MI-LSAMP office, College of Engineering, Suite 1122, Detroit, MI 48202.

If you have any additional questions about the MI-LSAMP program or the opportunities available, you can contact Michelle Reaves at (313) 577-4029 or email wsu-lsamp@eng.wayne.edu.

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Dear Faculty, Prospective Students and Alumni,

East Stroudsburg University and Danta: Association for Conservation of the Tropics are pleased to announce a Tropical Herpetology field course to be held in Costa Rica from July 19, 2007 to August 14, 2007. This program is open to people of all academic backgrounds. Participants may enroll on either a credit or non-credit basis. Also, an optional ecotravel experience will be provided for those who wish to arrive early for travel before the course.

This intensive 28 day course will be conducted at El Zota Biological Field Station in the Northeastern part of Costa Rica. It serves as an introduction to herpetology and an introduction to tropical biology with a focus on the amphibians and reptiles of Costa Rica. Students will learn field techniques for studying and capturing amphibians and reptiles in the tropics. Daily lectures will cover general herpetology and special topics that pertain to the tropics. Laboratories will cover the identification of Costa Rican amphibians and reptiles and field techniques. The course includes a two night class trip to Tortuguero National Park to see the green sea turtles. All students are required to design and carry out a field research project. The course is open to both credit and non-credit seeking students. Credit seeking students can receive 3-6 credit hours directly through East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania. Alternatively, independent study credit can be obtained through your home institution.

The cost of the course is $1750, and includes all within-country transportation, room and board, and expenses for a 2 day field trip. It does NOT include your international flight, airport taxes ($25), accommodation and meals for the first and last nights in San Jose. The deadline for registration is May 1, 2007. Enrollment is limited to 20 participants. This does not include tuition at the East Stroudsburg University.

To learn more about the Tropical Herpetology field course, please email us at kdingess@danta.info.

The University of Kansas Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Office of Study Abroad are offering Neotropical Bat Ecology, a short-term field course to be held in Costa Rica from December 30, 2006, to January 16, 2007. The course is designed to introduce students to issues in tropical biology while using bats as study organisms. For more information, contact the instructor, Heather York, at york@ku.edu.