Two graduate student positions available for CAFOR Project

Nov. 4, 2013

Graduate students can apply for two funded positions for an interdisciplinary project conducted through the University of Colorado and the University of New Hampshire. The two graduate student positions, one at the University of New Hampshire and one at the University of Colorado-Boulder, will support ongoing research efforts in eastern Oregon for the Communities and Forests in Oregon (CAFOR) Project. Read the complete job posting.

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CHANS-Net members contribute to special issues

Oct. 1, 2013

Three CHANS-Net members have contributed to two high-profile special issues that explore the connections between the environment and the native people living there.

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Scientists make plea for sharing of geographic and evolutionary datasets

Sept. 23, 2013

Two multi-centre groups of scientists – one led by Bryan Drew from the University of Florida and one by CHANS-Net members Joel Hartter from the University of New Hampshire and Sadie Ryan from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry – will publish pleas for scientists to ensure that two highly valuable but hitherto neglected types of data are made openly av

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Stanford posts junior human-environment position

Aug. 24, 2012

The Department of Anthropology at Stanford University seeks an innovative scholar for a tenure track faculty appointment in the area of the anthropology of human-environment interactions. 

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PhD positions available at University of Toledo LEES

Aug. 22, 2013

PhD positions are available at the Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Sciences Lab at the University of Toledo to study ecosystem and societal functions on the Mongolian Plateau. The positions require the abilities to synthesize existing data and aid regional and continental up-scaling efforts in the context of climatic and socioeconomic changes.

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BioScience publishes survey exploring CHANS challenges,opportunities

Aug. 22, 2013

A paper in BioScience shines light on results  of a project undertaken by 2009 CHANS Fellows investigating how CHANS researchers are trained and how their training may influence their overall career path.

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At ESA, envisioning sustainability in a telecoupled world

Aug. 8, 2013

The Ecological Society of America got an earful of telecoupling Thursday morning as global experts gathered to exchange ideas about how to approach sustainability systemically -- from grazing cattle to palm oil to water zombies. 

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Telecoupling pulls pieces of sustainability puzzle together

July 11, 2013

Global sustainability is like a high-stakes jigsaw puzzle – and an international group of scientists have created a new framework to assemble the big picture without losing pieces.

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Weigh in on the future of CHANS research

July 9, 2013

CHANS-Net members are reminded to participate in short survey that seeks to elevate awareness of CHANS research in the scientific community. The survey was emailed July 1.

The 10-question survey asks respondents to identify the most important research questions that will define the future of CHANS research.  The results of the survey will be compiled, analyzed, published, and shared with CHANS-Net members. The survey will close July 25.

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CHANS-Net Newsletter -- July 2013

July 2013

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