Daily Archives: September 21, 2022

EcoEvo Internship

A new environmental non-profit is looking to hire college students to create and build a collegiate network for their organization. This is a paid internship position!

Who is EcoEvo?

The idea of EcoEvo started with the creation of a non-profit focused on providing tree seeds to its partner companies and tackling deforestation head on. Our team has never been one to take the back seat to addressing issues. While there are certainly a lot of groups focused on this, we don’t think there can be too many. As we began flushing out the idea further, we realized two things:

  1. There is a generation of people (namely college age) who are highly motivated to take on climate change. They are also looking for ways to better tell their own stories of activation. By creating a network of colleges and college students, we solve the question of who is going to grow and “be” EcoEvo.
  2. While there is a lot of information on environmental waste and potential things we can all do, it was taking an incredible amount of digging to find the information and often it was too complex and not ready for the masses. So we set out to work with top thought leaders and professors to help us assemble great content that was actionable. We believe making things simple will lead people to embrace taking steps.

About EcoEvo:

EcoEvo, a 501c3 non-profit, was created to provide an onramp for partner companies to take proactive steps to address climate change through the replenishment of natural habitats.  The organization embraces a “roll up your sleeves” approach to tackling this issue through a three-pillar approach.

  1. Partner Organizations: With donations being made to EcoEvo, partner companies will receive seed packets to engage their internal teams and external customers to actively take part in planting sessions to curb the effects of climate change and to bring back the natural beauty of habitats.
  2. Collegiate Network: Build out of a nationwide network of college students to take part both in planting sessions within their community and ultimately running the organization.  The goal is to cultivate environmentally friendly behaviors early and provide an opportunity for students to gain critical experience running and growing an organization.
  3. Simple Dailies: The creation of a database leveraging thought leaders expertise in environmental issues into actionable steps which all people can embrace.

Responsibilities:

  • Assisting in the day to day operation of the EcoEvo.
  • Build out of additional content for the site.
  • Derivation of “Simple Dailies” a database of steps that everyday people can do to reduce their impact on the planet.
  • Assistance in finding partner organizations to engage with EcoEvo.
  • Buildout of social and communication
  • Assistance in identifying tree and flower seeds for specific US regions

Number of Interns: Depending on the number of hours that students are available we are looking for 1-2 individuals.

Compensation: $15/hr   As we won’t have any direct employees everyone will be 1099.

Benefits:

  • A highly referenceable and impressive work history
  • Ability to illustrate skills of running and operating a non-profit
  • Direct connection to sustainability and environmental efforts
  • Build out of relationships with partner organizations and other like-minded college students across the US

Website:  https://www.ecoevo.world/

Apply: Interested individuals should send statement of interest and background with resume to Kevin Brodwick kevin@gobrixy.com.

LAH Upper-Division Essay Scholarship

Just a reminder that the deadline for Upper – division scholarship applications is September 22, 2022 at midnight.

Here is the prompt:

At the start of each academic year, the university welcomes both new and returning students to campus. At UT Austin, the university wide “Gone to Texas” tradition in front of the tower ushers in new students.  In LAH, we host a luncheon where our community of students, faculty, and staff break bread with each other.

Traditions of welcoming and hospitality vary across individuals, places, and cultures.  Reflecting on personal experience or representations of welcoming in film, literature, or history, describe a practice that has made an impression on you.  What is the significance of this type of ritual?

Please write 750 – 100 words in response and submit your essay on the scholarship portal.

Food resources near UT campus

“According to a Student Government report released last spring, 32% of UT students are food insecure. The report cited living on or off campus and differences in access to reliable transportation as factors that impact student food security.”

Article: https://thedailytexan.com/2022/09/13/food-resources-near-ut-campus/

UT Outpost 

The UT Outpost is a free food pantry for students that offers a variety of foods and personal care products. Operating under four satellite locations in Patton Hall, the Gender and Sexuality Center, the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the Perry-Castañeda Library, as well as a central building on 2609 University Avenue. The UT Outpost is open to any students in need of food or personal care products. Hours for the Outpost vary depending on location and can be found on its website.

UT Farmstand 

Every other Wednesday, UT Farmstand provides seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables and other goods at Jester Plaza from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The goods include a range of produce grown on UT campus.

UT School of Social Work Food Pantry

The Steve Hicks School of Social Work operates a free food pantry directed towards social work students. Students in need can go to the school’s student lounge kitchen to obtain a variety of food.

Longhorn Baptist Student Ministry 

Every Wednesday from noon-2 p.m, the Longhorn Baptist Student Ministry provides free meals for all. The BSM offers both vegetarian and meat options under their FLOW initiative.

LuMin

The Lutheran Campus Ministry runs a program called The Daily Bread every Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. at 2100 San Antonio Street, Suite 120. Students can show their UT ID to receive a free bag of groceries. Along with this initiative, LuMin runs a weekly Tailgate Tuesday from 5-7 p.m. that offers free burgers with beef and vegan options for all.

UT Student Government Community Food Distribution

UT SG is running a pilot program to provide free snacks and drinks to students every month. SG has published a list of monthly dates on its Instagram and times where students can stop by on campus to obtain free food. Locations for the snack distribution may vary and will be posted on SG’s social media. The next distribution is Oct. 14.

“How are you expected to go to such a rigorous university and attend your classes if you’re worried you’re not gonna have food on the table?” said SG vice president Isabel Agbassi. “It’s more of a prevalent issue that should be prioritized.”

Agbassi, along with SG president Leland Murphy stated that they plan to take into account student feedback on the snacks and adjust provisions as needed.

Local Grocery Stores

Wheatsville Co-op

The Wheatsville Co-op located at 3101 Guadalupe St. is a local grocery store that allows shoppers to become members for a one-time $70 payment. Afterwards, members can shop at Wheatsville and get discounted groceries and a money rebate during profitable years.

H-E-B

H-E-B is a large grocery store relatively close to UT campus. Students can use the CapMetro app to locate the closest bus station to go to H-E-B, which offers a wide selection of fresh produce and general food products. The closest H-E-B to campus is located at 1000 E. 41st St.

Orange Market

Unlike some of the smaller bodegas and chain stores around campus, Orange Market, located on 910 W. 25th St., offers fresh produce such as tomatoes, onions and greens, along with complementary goods such as spices. Orange Market is open 24/7, every day of the year.

Useful Apps

H-E-B Favor

For those who are unable to get to an H-E-B due to time constraints or transportation issues, the My H-E-B app can be used to get groceries delivered directly to your house for a $5-$10 dollar delivery fee.

TooGoodToGo

To get food at a cheaper menu price, students can download the TooGoodToGo app. The app lets users book different time windows to pick up surplus food from local shops and restaurants. Doing so saves both food waste and user money. For the UT campus area, students can select to pick up bags of food from O’s Campus Cafes across the campus, or off-campus shops such as Kung Fu Tea, Clay Pit and The Pizza Press. The application’s food options and availability are variable and time-sensitive, but food is often priced within the range of $3-$6 for a portion of surplus food.

Learn about Graduate School at Purdue Engineering!

I am excited to let you know about an upcoming (FREE!) opportunity to learn more about graduate school and research at Purdue Engineering!

Purdue Engineering Virtual Graduate Showcase – September 25 – 26, 2022.
Meet Purdue Engineering Graduate Programs and Faculty and learn about both graduate research and summer undergraduate research programs at Purdue. Free, online, and interactive.

  • Register to access pre-event content
  • Present a research poster for cash prizes (optional) – best poster and people’s choice
  • Attend event to receive an application fee waiver, in order to apply to Purdue Graduate Programs for FREE (good for up to two years)!

National Conferences
If you are attending any of this year’s virtual conference below, stop by our online booth to talk to a Purdue representative. All of these events offer an application fee waiver to Purdue if you stop by our booth and complete a contact card. Please confirm event dates, times, and details with the conference, since exhibitor times are still being finalized for many of these events!

Registration Link:https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7aCmXvkECuqk8Ky

UT Libraries Map & Geospatial Collections Explorer Fellowship

The call for proposals for the UT Libraries Map & Geospatial Collections Explorer Fellowship, an annual research incentive initiative, is now open.

This award is designed to encourage University of Texas at Austin students and faculty to develop scholarly and creative projects that utilize or enhance map and geospatial assets from UTL collections, such as those made available through the Texas GeoData portal, the Collections portal, and the UT Libraries’ Map Collections site.

Award Eligibility

  • Students at all levels and from all disciplines who are currently enrolled in a degree earning program at the University of Texas at Austin at the time of submission. One $1,500 award available.
  • Faculty and post-docs in a current, paid position at the University of Texas at Austin at the time of submission. One $1,500 award available.

Timeline

Proposals due: MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2022

Winners contacted: Early November

Winners publicly announced: GIS Day (Wednesday, November 16, 2022)

Details and Requirements

Visit this LibGuide for additional details about the Fellowship and how to apply. We welcome and await your project proposal!

Please see the attached call and Fellowship LibGuide for additional information.

Senior Scientist Seminar Series (S4)

Are you curious about how clinical research can improve the health of thousands, if not millions of people at a time? Thinking about devoting time to research in your healthcare career? 

The Heath Transformation Research Institute (HTRI) is excited to start this year’s Senior Scientist Seminar Series (S4), highlighting experienced contributors to Dell Med’s scientific research and exploring their career path. This is a great opportunity for students and healthcare trainees to learn from experienced role-model clinician-scientists in order to inform their own research-scoped career paths. Please join us Thursday, September 22, noon-1pm, when William Schwartz, MD, will present ‘A Tale From the Neurology Clinic: The Man Who Had an Upside-Down Circadian Clock’. More information is attached and you may register for this online event here. 

Muth Lab Recruiting Research Assistant

The Muth bumblebee cognition lab ( www.beecognition.com) is looking to recruit an undergraduate with engineering expertise to work with us to design and construct materials used in bumblebee behavior research. This will be carried out in conjunction with graduate students and postdocs in the lab who will work with the student to describe the (rather specific!) engineering needs we have for our research. The lab has a basic 3D printer and building supplies.    

The position can either be for course credit (3 credits) or paid ($12/hour minimum, sliding scale based on experience). Please contact Dr Felicity Muth felicity.muth@austin.utexas.edu with any questions; to apply please send her an email with your CV attached.  

Funding Opportunity for Undergraduates Working on Male Contraception

The Male Contraceptive Initiative is a 501c3 based in Durham, North Carolina that advocates for and funds development of new, reversible, non-hormonal methods of male contraception. Their Youth Advisory Board has an annual grant where they award funds to undergraduates working on an advocacy or research project related to new male contraception. This year, they are also looking for projects related to policy advocacy and new male contraception. The call for applications is here. Applications close Oct 31.

Successfully Communicating about Climate Change

Is it possible to change an individual’s perceptions about climate change? Definitely! Join us for a conversation with Michael Ranney, whose research focuses on understanding and explaining challenging information, including concepts such as global warming and its impacts. Prof. Ranney shares interventions that have proven to be effective in increasing the acceptance of climate change by people across the political spectrum. The event will take place on Friday, September 23rd at 7 p.m. You can get your tickets here!

The event will be streamed live through our Facebook and YouTube channels and will include a Q&A with Dr. Ranney. Get your tickets to get access to the livestream links.

Black Queer Studies Student Award

The UT Libraries is thrilled to announce the inaugural Black Queer Studies Student Awards. This annual prize celebrates UT’s Black Queer Studies Collection and recognizes our students’ scholarship and creativity inspired by it.

  • The Richardson Award honors graduate student work, $1,200 (pre-tax).
  • The Hogan/Schell honors undergraduate work, $800 (pre-tax).

To apply: See Instructions, Eligibility and Criteria on this guide: https://guides.lib.utexas.edu/bqsc/awards

Submissions are due Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022.

About the Awards 

These awards are named for Professor Matt Richardson and former UT Librarians Kristen Hogan and Lindsey Schell, who founded the UT Libraries’ groundbreaking Black Queer Studies Collection in 2009-2010. The prize money is dispersed through the UT Libraries, and primarily draws from the Black Queer Studies Collection Endowment, originally funded through a crowd-sourced fundraising campaign in 2021.

Learn more about the UT Libraries’ Black Queer Studies Collection, including the story of its founding: https://guides.lib.utexas.edu/bqsc/