Weekly Update (03/18/2024)

ESPP News and Announcements

Upcoming ESPP Events

Please mark your calendar for the upcoming ESPP events. More details will follow.

Seminars, Workshops, and Other Events

March
19

Rachel Carson Distinguished Lecture: Claire L Parkinson “From Environmental Progress to Climate Change Challenges”.

March 19, 2024, 9:00 AM, Zoom
Dr. Claire Parkinson is a leading climate scientist who has examined the Earth’s climate system through computer modeling and especially satellite remote sensing, with a particular emphasis on Arctic and Antarctic sea ice. She has worked at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center since 1978. Among her many prestigious honors and awards, Dr. Parkinson is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. A simple registration is need to receive the Zoom link.
March
22

Plant Biology Seminar Series: Bob Schmitz, Deciphering cis-regulation at single-cell regulation in plants

March 22, 2024, 2:30 PM, PLB 247 and Zoom
The PLB Friday Seminar will feature a talk from Dr. Bob Schmitz of University of Georgia. The title of his talk is "Deciphering cis-regulation at single-cell regulation in plants". If you are interested in meeting with the invited speaker, please email Kelley Rose at buckle23@msu
Join Zoom Meeting: https://msu.zoom.us/j/93122298084 with passcode 800352.
March
28

Rachel Carson Distinguished Lecture: Yadvinder Malhi “Captured sunshine: what can an energetic view of life on Earth tell us about nature decline and recovery?”

March 28, 2024, 9:00 AM, Zoom
Dr. Yadvinder Malhi is a leading ecologist, Professor of Ecosystem Science at the University of Oxford, and Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery. He is Past President of the British Ecological Society and Past President of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. Among his many prestigious honors and awards, Professor Malhi is a Fellow of the Royal Society, was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours, was recognized by the Marsh Award for Climate Change of the British Ecological Society, and was awarded the Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society. A simple registration is needed to receive the Zoom link.

Scholarships, Fellowships, and Award Opportunities

  • CIRCLE Graduate Fellowship | Deadline April 8, 2024

    The Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Collaboration, Learning, and Engagement (CIRCLE) will support three doctoral graduate students in the CIRCLE Graduate Fellowship (CGFP). The CGFP is a guided fellowship focused on interdisciplinary research and practice. Fellows in the program will develop skills and knowledge related to the practice of interdisciplinary inquiry and collaboration, including qualitative and arts-based methods, team building, facilitation, and critical engagement with the concept of interdisciplinarity.

  • Urban Community Engagement Fellows | Deadline March 29, 2024

    Graduate students with interests in urban community engagement in Lansing, MI are encouraged to apply for this fall-spring semester fellows program. For the 2024-2025 academic year, fellows will engage with community partner(s) in the Greater Lansing area to complete a project in collaboration with MSU and the community partner(s). Fellows will be completing community-identified projects as a multidisciplinary team. Contact < href='finchbr1@msu.edu'>Brittany Finch with your questions.

  • Neogen Land Grant Prize | Deadline April 25, 2024

    This $40,000 endowed award program seeks to advance the work of an MSU graduate student whose research has the potential to contribute to economic and scientific improvements in society, with a promise of practical applications that benefit U.S. economic interests. Applicants must be graduate students in good standing who have successfully passed their preliminary exam, have a track record of research accomplishment, and a project that is ripe for translation to impact through a commercialization/dissemination pathway.

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