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• Environmental Law Institute Complimentary Summer School Series June 1 - July 27

  May 23, 2023 2:00 pm32 views

  Each summer, ELI convenes a complimentary seminar series that offers an introduction to the legal and policy foundations of environmental protection in the United States.

  ELI's Summer School is a series of seminars taught by experts in their fields, introducing the audience to important areas of environmental law, including the Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), climate change law, energy law, land use law, and environmental justice. Faculty will also incorporate major regulatory and judicial updates to the laws.

• Argonne Open House - May 20, 2023

  Mar 27, 2023 11:15 am34 views

  Experience a full day of activities celebrating four major areas in which Argonne has an impact: saving our planet, improving public and personal health, understanding our universe, and creating new tools of science.

• Openlands Arborist Registered Apprenticeship

  Dec 15, 2023 12:30 pm34 views

  The Openlands Arborist Registered Apprenticeship 2024 cohort application will be available on Monday, January 8. They will be hosting a virtual, informational session on Monday December 18 at 6pm to provide interested applicants more information about the program, discuss the hiring timeline, and answer questions.

• New Horizons in Conservation Conference (virtual) March 29-31, 2022

  Feb 28, 2022 10:30 am35 views

  The conference focuses on students, faculty, and professionals in the conservation field who have been historically underrepresented in the environmental workforce.  The conference brings together people of color and white allies who are interested in enhancing diversity in environmental organizations, academic environmental programs, and the broader environmental movement.

• First Look@Argonne Conference on October 29

  Oct 8, 2021 3:45 pm36 views

  This year's conference will be held virtually and will allow students to:

  1. Learn about the Department of Energy (DOE) complex and Argonne’s mission science research. 

  2. Explore Argonne’s campus and research facilities virtually.

  3. Network with Argonne researchers and engineers across the many different STEM disciplines.

  4. Learn about summer and year-round research opportunities for undergraduate students.

  5. Connect with current and past interns.

  6. Consider participation in a tandem event, Mini-Semester, to further prepare you for an internship at a national laboratory.

• Careers and Opportunities With NOAA - online webinar June 28

  Jun 15, 2022 3:15 pm37 views

  Are you interested in becoming an environmental lawyer for the American public? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has a mission to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans and coasts, to share that knowledge with others, and to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources. This event is free and open to the public but you must register by June 24th.

• World Rainforest Day Summit - online June 21 and 22 (free to attend)

  Jun 16, 2023 10:15 am37 views

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  We invite you to join a global movement for our future with healthy, standing forests on a thriving planet.

• Free Registration to Sustainable Forestry Initiative's E-Summit (register by 10/16)

  Oct 8, 2020 9:30 am38 views

• Bureau of Land Management is Hiring 100 Student Interns for Summer 2024

  Dec 8, 2023 9:00 am39 views

  Job applications will be open on USAjobs.gov from December 8 through December 18, 2023.
  
  

  Online workshops about navigating the application process will be hosted December 9 and December 14, 2023. The first session will be recorded and available on YouTube.

  
  

  
  

• First Look @Argonne STEM Recruitment Event for Underrepresented Groups

  Oct 11, 2022 4:30 pm40 views

  Virtual conference to be held Friday, October 28. The goal of this conference is to showcase the diverse STEM research and opportunities at Argonne National Laboratory and across the Department Of Energy laboratory complex, and the support offered in navigating the summer internship application process.

  Register by October 18. See the article for details.

• Building a Career in Sustainability: Advice from Advocacy & Lobbying Leaders - March 24 webinar

  Feb 11, 2021 4:30 pm41 views

• Yale Conservation Scholars - Early Leadership Initiative (Summer 2023)

  Oct 20, 2022 2:45 pm41 views

  If you are…

  An undergraduate student interested in conservation, nature, and the environment;

  Interested in internships in the environmental field;

  Keen to explore natural habitats and outdoor spaces in New England;

  Looking for a space to have discussions about diversity and inclusion as it pertains to the conservation and environmental fields;

  Excited to bring new ways of looking at, understanding, and protecting the earth’s resources;

  Eager to become a part of a community of like-minded peers from across the country —

  …you should consider applying!

  Deadline (January 10, 2023)

• First Look@Argonne Conference October 10, 2024

  Sep 11, 2024 1:45 pm44 views

  Participants will learn about Argonne's multidisciplinary science portfolio, robust internship programs, and engage with the scientific staff dedicated to this work and developing the next generation of researchers. 

• First Look @Argonne STEM Recruitment Event for Underrepresented Groups October 20, 2023

  Sep 6, 2023 11:45 am45 views

  Our goal for this conference is to show students the diverse STEM research and opportunities at Argonne and across the DOE laboratory complex, and the support we offer in navigating the summer internship application process.

  Register by October 2, 2023.
  
  

• "Tips on Getting a Job With the Forest Service" Webinar

  Sep 15, 2015 3:30 pm46 views

  The US Forest Service is offering the webinar on Tuesday, October 6th at 9 am MST (10 am in Illinois). Registration is only available to the first 100 participants!

• Agriculture Future of America Leader Conference 2024

  Apr 23, 2024 4:30 pm48 views

  Agriculture Future of America is a national organization that fosters professional growth for students studying agriculture, food, and natural resources. One of the main programs AFA facilitates is AFA Leaders Conference which brings college students from across the country to Kansas City from November 7-10, 2024 to connect with top companies, attend workshops, and listen to professional speakers. 

• 2023-2024 Rising TIDES Program

  Mar 31, 2023 9:15 am51 views

  The 2023-2024 Rising TIDES (Toward an Inclusive, Diverse, and Enriched Society) Program supports students from underrepresented backgrounds in coastal and estuarine disciplines, with the goal of inspiring and motivating them to pursue careers in coastal and estuarine science and management. Apply by April 26, 2023.

  Informational webinar April 3 at 12 p.m. CDT.

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  Forest Service Recent Graduate Hiring Event

  May 4, 2016 8:00 am52 views

• Jobs With the Forest Service - Virtual Career Fairs Sept. 28 and Oct. 5

  Sep 9, 2021 10:45 am54 views

  Come hear about intern & recent graduate positions as well as Summer 2022 jobs soon to be advertised!

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  Upcoming webinar event! "How to get a Job with the Forest Service" (See dates in post)

  Nov 6, 2017 4:15 pm55 views

• Computing Across the Sciences Mini-Semester (Dec. 13-16), Argonne National Laboratory (due Dec. 1)

  Nov 15, 2022 10:45 am61 views

  Dear Students,

  Argonne National Laboratory strives to provide students with access to high-quality STEM learning, and we want to help you on your own STEM journey and connect you with real-world applications for science. We would like to invite your students to the laboratory's third annual Computing Across the Sciences - Mini-Semester for underrepresented Groups in STEM on Tuesday, December 13, 2023 through Friday, December 16, 2022. This year’sMini-Semester will be conducted virtually zoom.

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  U.S. Forest Service Student & Recent Graduate Hiring Event in Madison, WI

  Sep 26, 2016 9:15 am64 views

  The U.S. Forest Service will conduct a Student and Recent Graduate Hiring Event at the 2016 Society of American Foresters Convention, held November 2-6 in Madison, Wisconsin.  Over 140 Pathways Student Intern and Recent Graduate positions will be available at the event. Many of these positions are for foresters, forestry technicians, natural resource managers, or biological technicians. In addition, a few of the positions will be for fisheries and wildlife biologists, and GIS technicians.  On-site applications will be accepted at the Society of American Foresters (SAF) Convention in Madison, Wisconsin, from 2 p.m. to 7p.m. on November 2nd, and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on November 3rd.

• BRING MATH Conference for undergraduates Oct. 5-6, 2023, Argonne National Laboratory (Lemont, IL; apply by June 19)

  May 4, 2023 9:30 am417 views

  BRING MATH (BRIdges for the Next Generation: MATHematical Science Research and Our Future) is a two-day conference for undergraduates interested in the mathematical sciences. It is a collaboration between IMSI and the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory, and will be hosted at Argonne, which is located in Lemont, Illinois.  The purpose of the conference includes exposing students and faculty to research in the mathematical sciences at Argonne, and helping them understand its real world applications; it is intended to increase students’ interest in the mathematical sciences and broaden their access to opportunities to pursue that interest, to help diversify the mathematical science community; it will educate students about summer opportunities available to them, and it will help students learn about career opportunities in the mathematical sciences and how to pursue them.