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Spend the Summer with the National Toxicological Research Center Posted by: nicolacs / January 6, 2017 January 6, 2017 Summer research opportunities are available at the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Jefferson, Arkansas. Selected individuals will participate in research projects on the biological effect of potentially toxic chemicals and the solutions to toxicology problems that have a major impact on human health and the

in the other years, a faculty member who actively does Marine Biology research, and connections with local organizations with whom we’ve had students do internships (like Harbor Wildwatch in Gig Harbor). We also have coursework in other areas relevant to Marine Biology (Ecology, Natural History of Vertebrates, and Evolution, for example) and have another faculty member who studies freshwater fish and their ecosystems. Overall, our graduates interested in marine biology have gone off and have been

.” (Photo by Theodore Charles ’12) Lake Victoria, the largest freshwater lake in the world, houses a vast array of wildlife a majority of the fish that I have been consuming in Kampala. The smell is breathtaking, much like gardening on a hot day, with a thick smell of earth and sweet smell that I have yet to identify. We hopped into a van and headed forty-five minutes across a crazy traffic filled stretch of roadway into the heart of Kampala for groceries. Everyone was incredibly exhausted and after

/FellowshipInternshipGraduateFacultyPrograms/ucm395746.htm   Summer ORISE Fellowship Opportunity at the FDA Program Description Summer research opportunities are available at the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Jefferson, Arkansas. Selected individuals will participate in research projects on the biological effect of potentially toxic chemicals and the solutions to toxicology problems that have a major impact on human health and the environment. This program, administered by

in agriculture, cattle ranching, and now roses. The rose, once the most poetic and seductive of flowers, is now on the defensive, and the cloud of pesticides suggest why. Long the symbol of love, irresistible desire, and ephemeral beauty, the prickliest of flowers has never been so popular, so lucrative–or so toxic for the environment. Every year, Americans buy about 1.5 billion roses, almost all of them from Latin America. The petals-and-pesticides story is retold every Valentine’s Day, and it

-percent clean electricity bill in the nation, toxic pollution clean-up reform, and a suite of clean water, orca, and Puget Sound protection bills. × × Can you share a bit more about that clean electricity bill? It sounds really exciting. I’m particularly proud of the 100-percent clean electricity bill because it was passed by a coalition of labor, business, communities of color, and environmental advocates and sets the standard for the strongest 100-percent clean electricity bill in the nation both in

Scandinavian Cultural Center is dedicated to increasing and sharing knowledge of Scandinavian history and culture with the wider community of the Tacoma and South Puget Sound area.“Registrars to the Rescue volunteers will be supplying needed materials and teaching us how to create supportive and non-toxic storage solutions for our costume collection, as well as rolling up their sleeves to lift and move things around!” explained SCC director Elisabeth Ward. Ward says that the SCC’s collection, which

now live without access to clean, drinkable water. The World Health Organization estimates that all the sickness worldwide, about 80 percent of it can be traced back to contaminated water supplies. And the water crisis is not only affecting third world countries, or areas such as China or India, she notes. In the U.S., California has a 20 year supply of freshwater left; New Mexico has a 10 year supply; Arizona now is simply out, and has to import most of its drinking water, she notes. In all, 40

. According to her book, Blue Covenant, 2 billion people now live without access to clean, drinkable water. The World Health Organization estimates about 80 percent of all sicknesses worldwide http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIdWO0gdJBE can be traced back to contaminated water supplies. And the water crisis is not only affecting third world countries, or crowded areas such as China or India, she notes. In the U.S., California has a 20 year supply of freshwater left; New Mexico has a 10 year supply; Arizona

videos, presentations for local schools and university courses, and marketing campaigns motivating students, faculty and staff to change their lifestyle. “Even if global climate change is not happening, we are in a warming period,” Weinbrecht said. “We’re still releasing toxic chemicals into the world, and that needs to stop.” The ambassador program will continue through spring semester, with funding provided by the Wiancko Charitable Foundation. For more information, contact Todd at toddce@plu.edu