URBANA, Ill. – Tackling nutrient pollution in the Gulf of Mexico is a big job, requiring coordination between dozens of states whose waters flow into the Mississippi. Although a 2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency memo set a framework for each state to reduce its nutrient load, it was up to the states to set their own policies in motion.
With funding support from the ACES Office of International Programs, I traveled to Puerto Rico in 2022 to explore questions about the Common Coquí tree frog (Eleutherodactylus Coquí), its cultural significance, general environmental perspectives, and to begin building a network to conduct future dissertation work.
The purpose of the Higher Secondary Education Activity is to improve the quality of teaching for students in higher secondary colleges. The Activity will focus on enhancing teachers’ professional skills and abilities, developing teachers’ training materials, and improving the leadership and supervision capacity of principals, vice principals and education officials. Students in the Higher Secondary Education sub-sector will benefit from improved teaching and learning, better preparation for, and successful university admission.
The purpose of the Higher Secondary Education Activity is to improve the quality of teaching for students in higher secondary colleges. The Activity will focus on enhancing teachers’ professional skills and abilities, developing teachers’ training materials, and improving the leadership and supervision capacity of principals, vice principals and education officials. Students in the Higher Secondary Education sub-sector will benefit from improved teaching and learning, better preparation for, and successful university admission.
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) launch the “Universities for Goal 13” student competition. The competition engages students in the fight against climate change. The winning solution will be awarded US$10 thousand in prize money for further development and implementation. The Competition is open to all undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in the universities that are participating in the contest.
The Big Brainstorm seeks young leaders from around the world for a two week workshop to prototype and launch initiatives to tackle the world’s most urgent sustainable development challenges. Participants apply to one of eight Action Groups, including Climate & Sustainability, among others. Each Action Group will prototype initiatives to solve real-world problems. Each Action Group will be given 8 minutes to present to partners, donors, and other young thinkers and activists. The most successful initiatives will be spotlighted during the SDG Summit (New York, September 2023).
Tinker’s program of Institutional Grants supports the theme of sustainable resource management (among others) in Latin America. Particular issues of interest include sustainable agriculture, sustainable forestry and non-timber forest products, sustainable tourism, fisheries management, and payment for environmental services. Tinker is also very interested in issues of water scarcity and quality for communities. Grants typically range from US$50 thousand to US$150 thousand. The Foundation encourages project collaboration among organizations in the USA and Latin America. Tinker invites brief letters of inquiry to the Foundation before proposals are prepared and submitted. Application deadlines for LOIs are 25 January and 26 July 2022.
The Women in Food and Agriculture (WFA) and Alltech invite applications to the 2023 Mentorship Program from agri-food professionals from around the world. The mentorship program provides educational and supportive sessions as well as aid networking amongst all participants. The program welcomes people of all career and education levels.
URBANA, Ill. – College students, especially first-generation and minority students, are more likely to experience food insecurity than the general population. This can contribute to social inequalities and make degree attainment more difficult for those students, University of Illinois researchers say.
URBANA, Ill. – A team of University of Illinois researchers received a $2.5 million USDA grant for a project to explore conversion of food waste and swine manure into pavement binder and transportation fuels.