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Environmental Studies Undergraduate Scholarships 2013

Deadline: 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 12, 2013.

Submit an In-course PAPER application located under the Departmental Scholarships section: http://registrar.uvic.ca/safa/scholarships/incoursescholarships.html, with additional specified required documentation to:

School of Environmental Studies General Office
Social Sciences and Mathematics Building, Office B243

Or electronically to: esoffice@uvic.ca

Click here for ES Scholarship poster.

Dr. Brendon Larson, lecture, May 30, Noon - 1:00 p.m.

"Redefining our relationship to nature: Science, society, and alternative environmental metaphors"

Social Sciences and Math Building, B255. EVERYBODY Welcome. Bring your lunch!

Click here for poster.

Dr. John Volpe - Research Excellence Award

Dr. Volpe receives the 2013 Social Sciences Research Excellence Award.

Dr. James Rowe - opinion piece on the upcoming BC election.

Click here to read the article in The Tyee.

Dr. Kara Shaw co-authored an opinion piece on needed changes to environmental regulation.

Click here to read the article in the Vancouver Sun.

Grad School Information Session

Wednesday, March 27, 1:00 - 2:00, room B255 in the Social Sciences and Math Building (B-Wing). Refreshments provided! Contact essa@uvic.ca for more information.

Seminar Series - Dr. Peter Stephenson

The School of Environmental Studies Seminar Series is joining forces with IdeaFest to bring you: Dr. Peter Stephenson, Director of the School of Environmental Studies.

Talk title: New Lands & New Lives: climate change and reclamation – an example from the Netherlands

Time: Noon-1pm

Where: SSM B255

When: Wednesday March 13th, 2013

Click here for poster.

Best poster winner - Sarah McArthur!

Honours student Sarah McArthur won the prize for best poster at the Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference in Bamfield the weekend of March 2 & 3. Her poster title was "A four year study of terrestrial breeding bird populations in Yoho and Kootenay National Parks". Sarah works with Professor Brian Starzomski.

Sarah in the field.

ES 470 Biodiversity and Conservation of Coastal BC

Offered June 12 - July 5, 2013 and taught out of the Hakai Beach Institute. Registration deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 26. More information on the course can be found by clicking here.

Alumni Who Have Made a Difference

Two members of the Environmental Studies teaching team (Brenda Beckwith and Nancy Turner) and one alumna (Ashli Akins) are featured in the list of 50 ‘Alumni Who Have Made a Difference’. Their contributions to UVic will be celebrated from 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at the Empress Hotel – all welcome. Click here to register for this event. Registration DEADLINE: February 1st.

Wednesday January 30th: Noon – 1pm, SSM B255

Dr. Brenda Parlee presents When the caribou do not come... Click here for more information.

Join MSFHR’s trainee team for a crash course in applying for training support

Click here for more information.

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES STUDENT ASSOCIATION (ESSA) MEETING

Jan 24th, 4:30 PM, SSM B247

Drop by to share ideas on potential projects, events and other ways for ES students to get involved in sustainability on campus. Contact essa@uvic.ca for more information.

Cannabis Legalization

Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Click here for poster and more information.

Environmental Studies & Geography Field School Night

When: Tuesday, January 15, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Where Cornett A129. Refreshements Provided! Click here for poster to see dates of all upcoming field schools.

Seminar Series Lecture Winter 2013 dates

January 16, 30, February 13, 27, March 13, 27. Wednesdays, Noon-1:00 p.m., SSM Building, Room B255. Bring your lunch and be entertained! Click here for poster.

More data needed in natural-gas debate

Times Colonist article by Kara Shaw and Ben Parfitt. Click here to read.

ES 405 Climate, Energy & Politics - Service Learning projects in Victoria News

Click here to read about student projects!

ES 441 / ER 411 Advanced principles and concepts in ecological restoration

This is a condensed course running February 18-22, 2013 on Galiano Island. Additional costs are being kept low, but anticipate up to $350 for accommodations, food, and transportation. Bursaries may be available. ES 441 CRN is 23010; ER 411 CNR is 23320. Click here for more information.

Five Years Into The Crisis: What Lies Ahead?

Wednesday, November 21, 2012, 7 p.m., Social Sciences & Mathematics Buildings, A-Wing, Room A120, University of Victoria. Admission is free of charge and open to the public. Click here for more details.

Ecological Restoration Information Night - Nov. 2, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Social Sciences & Math Bldg., Room A104.

The Ecological Restoration Information Night is this Friday, November 2 from 6-9pm in SSM A104. The night is an chance for local restoration organizations to come to UVic and present to students about their projects and show volunteer opportunities for students in the environmental restoration field. There's a chance to talk to presenters afterwards.

Contact essa@uvic.ca for more information

ES 580 The Political Ecology of Transformation - Spring 2013

New graduate course being offered January - April 2013. CRN 23903, Instructor Kara Shaw. Click here for course description.

Academic Lecture - Dry. Gary Nabhan

Dr. Gary Nabhan is presenting an academic lecture on Wednesday, October 10, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. at the University Club, Wild Rose Room. Topic Title: Landscape-level pollinator recovery, food-chaing restoration and citizen science.

Public Lecture - Dr. Gary Nabhan

Dr. Gary Nabhan public lecture, Wright Centre, A104 on Tuesday, October 9, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Topic Title: Regional Heritage Foods and Climate Change: The Scrambling of Terroir and its Implications for First Nations Food Security. Click here for poster.

50th Anniversary Festival, Friday to Saturday, September 28-29, 2012 on UVic Campus.

The School of Environmental Studies will be celebrating its history as part of the Passport to Social Sciences event scheduled Saturday 12 noon to 4 p.m., in the Social Sciences and Math Building, B-Wing, Room 247 (Common Room). Please drop by!

Hannah Roessler research blog

New film resource helps local farmers share what they know. Filming in the fields on Vancouver Island.

SOSC 300 Working in the Community: lessons in engagement

Fall 2012 – Tuesdays and Fridays 2:30-4:20 (class meets less frequently in the middle section of the term, when students are working with a community organization)

Spring 2013 - Wednesday and Thursday, 2:30-4:20 (class meets less frequently in the middle section of the term, when students are working with a community organization)

For more course information, click here.

IdeaFest: Passport to the Social Sciences- March 5 to March 9 - Enter to WIN $500 grand prize

Pick up your passport at any department office or download and print the PDF (located on Social Sciences website). For more information, please contact sosccomm@uvic.ca.

Unit head offices are as follows: ANTH (COR B228), ECON (BEC 360), ES (SSM B243), GEOG (SSM B203), POLI (SSM A316), PSYC (COR A236) and SOC (COR A333).

GAPI Benchmarking Report

New Study Puts Eco-labels to the Test! Click here for media release.

Also visit Seafood Ecology Research Group (SERG) to learn more Aquaculture Standards Benchmarking Initiative.

PhD Studentship in High-elevation and Coastal Biodiversity and Climate Change

The School of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria (British Columbia, Canada) has an opening for a PhD student to join a collaborative team
studying the interior and high-elevation biodiversity of sites in the Great Bear Rainforest and the Coast Range of British Columbia. The successful PhD student
will be supervised by Brian Starzomski, in the School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria.

Application information available here.

Post-doctoral Associate in High-elevation and Coastal Biodiversity and Climate Change

The School of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria (British Columbia, Canada) is searching for a post-doctoral associate to join a collaborative team studying the interior and high-elevation biodiversity of sites in the Great Bear Rainforest and the Coast Range of British Columbia. The successful post-doc will be supervised by Brian Starzomski, in the School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria.

Application information available here.

The Redfish School of Change

The Redfish School of Change runsfrom May 16 to June 23, 2012. Draft Itineray available.

Graduate Fellowship in Energy Politics

This fellowship will support a student working with Dr. Karena Shaw on a research project examining conflicts over energy infrastructure projects in BC, with a particular focus on shale gas development and run of river hydroelectricity. The research requires a background in environmental politics and governance, public engagement in decision making, climate change mitigation policy, and/or the political ecology of energy systems.
The fellowship would provide two years of support for a student pursuing a Master’s degree in the School of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria. For more information or to apply for the fellowship, please contact Dr. Shaw directly: shawk@uvic.ca.

Leigh Joseph, Masters student

Getting back to her roots! Native rice root plant the focus of Squamish Nation member's Masters studies.

Dr. Peter Stephenson, Featured author, UVic Bookstore

Dr. Stephenson’s research focuses on the experience of people who are members of highly vulnerable and/or isolated groups; such as refugees, the very old, migrants and people who are very ill, or in anguish. Click here for more about Dr. Stephenson's publications.

Sara Spencer Award 2011 recipient

Five graduate students in the Social Sciences have been awarded research grants totalling $6,200 from the Sara Spencer Endowment. The awards, adjudicated by the Graduate Advisors of departments in the Faculty of Social Sciences, are designed to support applied research that focuses on Victoria’s Capital Regional District. The 2011 recipient for Environmental Studies is: Thiago Gomes, Environmental Studies, “Restoring the Gardens At K’djis, Chatham Islands” ($2,000).

Rising Stars: 2011 Social Sciences UG award reception

Congratulations to all the Social Sciences Undergraduate award recipients. Over 30 ENVI students were awarded scholarships. A reception in honour of their achievements was held at the University Club.

Victoria Seafood Audit Website Launch - December 2, 2010

The Victoria Seafood Audit Project aims to provide the citizens of Victoria with the knowledge of where their local grocers and favorite restaurants stand amongst the debate of seafood sustainability. http://www.web.uvic.ca/~serg/vsfaudit/

GAPI website

The Global Aquaculture Performance Index (GAPI) is a tool developed by the Seafood Ecology Research Group in the School of Environmental Studies designed to empower seafood industry leaders and policy makers to make informed decisions about the environmental costs and benefits of farmed marine finfish. www.gapi.ca

Dr. Nancy Turner

Interview -Deconstructing Dinner

Faculty of Social Sciences on YouTube and Facebook

The Faculty of Social Sciences now has a presence on Facebook: search for University of Victoria - Faculty of Social Sciences. You'll need a login to access it, but you're certainly welcome to visit. The YouTube channel is open to everyone; no login required!

Mountain Legacy Project website launches

We are proud to announce the launch of the website for the Mountain Legacy Project.

Environmental Studies mentioned in The Ring

Three recent articles in The Ring mention the impact of the School of Environmental Studies.

Environmental Studies is offering a New Course in Spring 2010: Losing and Restoring Species ES482. Click here for more information.

Environmental Studies is offering a New Course in Spring 2010: Women and Environments ES417. Click here for more information.

Environmental Studies is offering a New Course in Spring 2010: Climate Change and Biodiversity ES482. Click here for more information.

Three recent articles in The Ring mention the impact of the School of Environmental Studies.

Check out Environmental Studies 2009/2010 course offerings. Introducing new faculty members, Drs. Lantz and Starzomski, and new Advanced Topics courses. Please see UVic calendar for registration procedures and full course listings.

The Society for Ecological Restoration International's BC Chapter is hosting a conference in Naramata from November 5-7. Click here for more information.

Dr. Wade Davis will be giving a lecture on Endangered Cultures on Friday October 16, 2009. SS&M Building, room A120 at 7:30 pm. Click here for more information on the book sale and signing.

Lansdowne Lecture: Dr. Jim Harris

Restoring the Earth: Avoiding "Peak Soil"
Thursday, 18 June, 7:00 p.m
David Strong Building, Room 103

The Earth's natural systems are under considerable stress as shown by climate change, loss of biodiversity, acidification of the oceans and soil degradation. The concept of "peak soil" will be discussed, and how we might reverse this trend by engaging in ecological restoration.

Please click here for more info.

The School of Environmental Studies and the Division of Continuing Studies at the University of Victoria invite you to participate in the 2009 Restoration Institute. It is scheduled for June 17 - 21, 2009 at the University of Victoria in Victoria, BC. Please click here for more info.

The Summer 2009 course schedule for Environmental Studies is now available. Please click here for a listing.

Environmental Studies has some scholarship opportunities available. Please click here for a listing of scholarships. Please apply for scholarships through Student Awards and Financial Aid.

NEW Advanced Topic

ES 481 Advanced Topics in Ethnoecology: Colonial Ecologies: Native - settler relations and the environment.

May 11 - June 3, 2009.

"Environmental courses signal a shift in learning"

Course information:

READING BREAK courses dates & times are noted in the timetable comment section.
Fall 08 ES 380: Introduction to Integral Systems Theory & Practice
ES 404: Discourses of Environmentalism (includes 3 day field trip. Addt'l estimated cost: $100)
Fall 08 ES 480 : Energy, Ecology and Politics
Fall 08 ES 481 : Native Peoples & Conservation in Canada
Distance Courses Spring 09: ES 348 Biodiversity & Conservation Biology; ES 341 Ecological Restoration

View the Environmental Studies 2008/2009 schedule

Undergraduate Prerequisites Change

ES 341 prerequisites: ES 200 and ES 240 or BIOL 215.

Lorene Kennedy Bursary Forms

Deadlines: October 15 and June 1

Lansdowne Lecture

The School of Environmental Studies welcomes Lansdowne Lecturer Dr. Ed Jernigan - Director of the Centre for Knowledge Integration in the Faculty of Environmental Studies, and Professor of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Lecture today March 17th 4:00 p.m. Strong Building, Room C116

Call for Abstracts

The School of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria invites you to participate in the 2008 Restoration Institute, May 22-23, 2008, at the University of Victoria in British Columbia. Read more.

Sessional Instructor Opportunities

The School of Environmental Studies is seeking Sessional Lecturer position applications for Summer 2008. Read more.

Congratulations to ES student Tessa Stiven!

Tessa's essay Representing Place as Space: Property Dialogues in the McKenna/McBride Royal Commission, 1913-1915 written for Dr. Wendy Wickwire's ES 481 course was selected as the winning submission in BC Historical Federation Student Essay Contest.

M.A. Fellowship Opportunity with Dr. Karena Shaw

This fellowship will support a Master's student to work on a SSHRC grant titled: "Global/Local Environmental Governance: Meeting Contemporary Challenges of Scale." Read more.

ES Doctoral student, Sushil Saini was part of a major feature on local foods in the Times Colonist newspaper. Read more.

Undergraduate Essay Competition

Do you have a big idea for environmental change that could make a difference? TD Canada Trust is sponsoring a $25,000 competition. Read more.

Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Ethnoecology

Research Presentations: