Weekly Update (03/24/2025)
Course Announcement
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ESP810: Understanding Trust in the Environmental Governance Context
Dr. Joe Hamm will be teaching a new course in ESPP this coming fall called “Understanding Trust in the Environmental Governance Context”. In it, we’ll survey the concept of trust as well as strategies for monitoring, building, and protecting it across environmental contexts. We’ll explore trust within and between organizations, and between the public and governance. That will overlap a bit with more traditional policy as well as having direct implication for successful policy implementation at all levels. The class will meet at 3:00-5:50 PM on Wednesdays in Giltner Hall 273.
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CAS892: College of Communication Arts & Sciences Summer course
The College of Communication Arts and Sciences is offering five 1-credit courses this summer on a variety of engaging topics—open to graduate students at all levels and from any discipline! These CAS 892 courses are a great opportunity to explore new subjects, gain additional credits, and enhance your graduate experience. If you’re interested in enrolling, please email Nicole Bond at bondnic@msu.edu for an override into the course.
Seminars, Workshops, and Other Events
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Environmental Discourses in Latin America Symposium | March 31, 2025 | International Center
The Knight Center will be hosting the Environmental Discourses in Latin America Symposium on March 31, 2025, where Latin American researchers from around the world will be joining us. “Environmental Discourses in Latin America” is an initiative by Dr. Bruno Takahashi of Michigan State University, which seeks to give greater visibility to research produced in and about the region, with a focus on environmental communication. The project also aims to foster dialogue and collaboration between researchers from the Global South and the Global North.
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Rachel Carson Distinguished Lecture: Steward T.A. Pickett | 10 AM, April 10, 2025 | Online
Dr. Steward T.A. Pickett at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in New York will deliver a Rachel Carson Distinguished Lecture via Zoom at 10:00 am (ET) on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Dr. Pickett is Distinguished Senior Scientist, Emeritus, at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in New York. He is a pioneer in many areas such as urban ecology, social-ecological systems theory, and the study of natural disturbance. His pathbreaking research has greatly influenced practices, ranging from conservation to urban design and planning. He has also made enormous contributions to the scientific community through visionary leadership including service as President of the Ecological Society of America. Dr. Pickett’s outstanding accomplishments have been recognized by many prestigious honors and awards. For example, he is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a recipient of the Eminent Ecologist Award of the Ecological Society of America & the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Ecology and Conservation. His lecture is titled “Urban Ecology Beyond the City”. Please do a very simple registration to receive the Zoom link for the lecture.
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Allison Pugh is Professor of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University. Her book The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World (Princeton 2024) is based on a study of the standardization of work that relies on relationships. She is also the author of The Tumbleweed Society: Working and Caring in an Age of Insecurity (2015), a study of the effects of job precariousness on intimate life, and the editor of Beyond the Cubicle: Job Insecurity, Intimacy and the Flexible Self (2016). Her first book, Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture (2009), won multiple best book awards and was widely reviewed.
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Get Stuff Done! With GROW | 9:30 AM to Noon, Every Thursday | Chittenden Hall
Are you having a hard time getting things off your to do list? Would you benefit from a dedicated space and being around others to find motivation and productivity? If so, please join us in a structured community space for supporting goal achievement. We will start at 9:30 with a brief time of connecting and sharing goals. We will then have two sessions of about 60 minutes where everyone will work on their individual goals with a 10-minute break in between. You can come for one or both sessions or just stop in at any point. We will offer a hybrid option upon request. Please reach out to Clara Graucob, GROW GA, for more information at graucobc@msu.edu. Whether it’s your dissertation, classwork, emails, a crafting project, or brushing up your CV, let’s help each other help each other Get Stuff Done!
Scholarships, Fellowships, and Funding Opportunities
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2025-26 CIRCLE Graduate Fellowship | Deadline, April 4, 2025
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.
Jobs and Training Opportunities
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UC Berkeley CEGA: Associate, Operations and People | Review begins March 24, 2025
The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) at UC Berkeley seeks a talented Operations and People Associate to support the Director of Operations as well as the Center’s Operations program. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and organized self-starter eager to contribute to the success of a dynamic research organization, while expanding their networks and positioning themselves for future career growth. The role will report to the Director of Operations. Compensation is commensurate with experience.
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Assistant Professor - Water Quality and Climate, Michigan State University
The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University (MSU) invites applications for a full‐time, 9-month tenure system Assistant Professor with a 50% research, 30% teaching, 10% extension, and 10% service assignment. The position start date is anticipated to be August 16, 2025. The individual selected for this position will be expected to develop a regionally, nationally, and internationally recognized program centered on water quality and freshwater ecosystems in the context of climate change addressing adaptation, mitigation, management, sustainability, or conservation.
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2025 Mississippi State University/USDA Summer Research Experience Program
Mississippi State University, in partnership with USDA-ARS, is offering a 10-week Summer Research Experience Program (June 2 - August 8) for MS and PhD students interested in tackling challenges in agriculture, geospatial analysis, and disease ecology. This program provides students with the opportunity to work collaboratively alongside a team of MSU faculty, gaining hands-on research experience in these critical areas. Students selected will be paid stipends (PhD $12,500 and MS $10,000) over the 10-week period and provided campus housing. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Dixie Cartwright at dixie@gri.msstate.edu or by phone at 662.325.9611.