Days are becoming longer and the weather warmer, it's Spring! Please enjoy this newsletter, filled with exciting opportunities, events, and recent news for you! |
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Thanks to the Philanthropy Fund, the first $250 raised will be matched, dollar-for-dollar! Watch Nona compete in games at 3pm on the Day of Giving Telethon , view it here!Catch Mia on campus at the Day of Giving Village, from 12pm-4pm, where students can give Rowdy Bucks to their favorite fundraisers (hopefully us!) |
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2025 Watershed Summit- Celebrating 10 Years! Join us for our 10th Watershed Summit, June 20 at Denver Botanic Gardens! Tickets for Shed will be available on March 21. Kick off World Water Day by securing your Shed tickets early! |
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Undergraduate (Summer) Intern- ESHQ Environmental Program National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Interns supporting the ESHQ (Environmental, Safety, Health, and Quality) Environmental Programs group at NREL will play a vital role in implementing environmental requirements in research and operational activities. Paid Internship. Deadline to apply: March 21, 2025. |
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COMING SOON! OWOW Center Summer Internship Through the Colorado Water Fellows program, current and future Water Fellows are welcome to apply for the Summer Internship with the One World One Water Center. In this paid, hybrid role, the OWOW Center Summer Intern will: - Assist with outreach and social media.
- Recruit future Water Studies and Water Fellow students.
- Contribute to and attend the Watershed Summit.
- Participate in professional development opportunities and experiences.
The internship application will open in April. If you're interested in being notified when the application becomes available, email Mia! |
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For More Internship & Employment Opportunities Check out our Water Jobs & Internships Board on our website and follow the OWOW Center on LinkedIn for frequent job and internship opportunities in the environmental community. |
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March 20: Day of Giving March 21: Watershed Summit Registration Opens March 22: World Water Day March 24-30: Spring Break March 31: Fall 2025 Priority Registration Begins May 16: Spring 2025 Commencement |
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Contact Nona or Mia for course questions or advising appointments. |
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2025 Day of Giving March 20 Join us on Day of Giving at the JSSB Lawn for the Day of Giving Village! From 12pm-4pm, students can play games and learn about fundraising campaigns on campus. They can contribute by giving Rowdy Bucks (not their actual money) to the fundraiser of their choice! Colorado Climate Week March 24-26 | Denver The inaugural Colorado Climate Week will bring together cleantech innovators, policy makers, corporate leaders, and investors driving actionable change. 1Book/1Project/2Transform- Film & Author Keynote First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung Film Screening: March 19- 11am | CAVEA Theatre Author Keynote: April 2- 11am | St. Cajetan's From a childhood survivor of the Cambodian genocide under the regime of Pol Pot, this is a riveting narrative of war crimes and desperate actions, the unnerving strength of a small girl and her family, and their triumph of spirit. Events are free and open to the public. The Waters Connect Us- Stories from the Colorado River Basin April 10- 12:30pm | CAVEA & JSSB 420 Join for a panel discussion on voices from Indigenous land and water protection. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP is required Water Is Love: Ripples of Regeneration Film Screening April 16: 2:30pm | CAVEA Theatre Join the OWOW Center for a screening of the award-winning documentary, Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration. Explore the vital role of water in our lives and the urgent need for water conservation. Earth Week April 22-25 Visit us during ASCP's many Earth Week events! |
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Microplastics might be worse than you think. Here's why RED- Karen Garvey | February 11, 2025 Sung Hee Joo, Ph.D., director of MSU Denver’s Environmental Engineering program, and colleagues describe how plastic waste, particularly in fresh water, creates a habitat that allows antibiotic-resistant bacteria and genes that promote antibiotic resistance to thrive, which could lead to another pandemic. |
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48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science Union of Concerned Scientists | March 3, 2025 Forty-eight scientific societies, associations and organizations, representing almost 100,000 scientists from diverse disciplines, have sent a letter, organized by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), to members of Congress demanding that they protect federally funded scientific research and federal scientists. |
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This Week In Water- No NOAA, No Safety? H2O Radio | March 2, 2025 Staff Cuts at NOAA Raise Worries About Air Traffic Safety—about 800 employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, were fired
UN Biodiversity Conference Makes Some Progress- Representatives of numerous countries resumed a UN biodiversity conference called COP16 in Rome. Researchers Find Tea Leaves Help Get the Lead Out
If You Can't Beat ‘Em, Eat ’Em, Says the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, which is asking Americans to protect marshland ecosystems by eating giant, invasive rodents called nutria. |
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Stay in touch by following the OWOW Center on social media! We regularly post fun water facts, scholarship and job opportunities, and more. As always, please reach out if you have any questions or concerns. All the Best, The One World One Water Center Staff Nona Shipman: nshipman@msudenver.edu Jennifer Riley-Chetwynd: jennifer.riley@botanicgardens.org Mia Pino: mpino16@msudenver.edu |
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