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Dear Graduate Studies Departments,

 $5,000 for Post-Graduate Study

It gives me great pleasure to announce that IODE Ontario is offering the Gladys Raiter Bursary for the 2015-2016 school year.   It is given to honour the memory of Gladys Raiter, a past IODE member from the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.

Ontario Geological Survey Jobs

The Lassonde School is currently conducting a search for a tenure-track alternate stream (teaching-focused) position in the department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering. For more information or to apply please visit:

http://lassonde.yorku.ca/alternate-stream-esse     Note that complete applications must be received by 15 March, 2015.
 

ARCHELON, The Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece is protecting the sea turtles for more than 30 years.

Every year around 500 volunteers are needed. We need your help to continue protecting the sea turtles and its habitats. Please forward this message.

Attached you can find information about our voluntary programme.

Your help will be much appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

Theoni Karkoulia

Volunteers Department

ΑΡΧΕΛΩΝ, Σύλλογος για την Προστασία της Θαλάσσιας Χελώνας

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New book announcement that may be of interest Environmental Pollution ISBN: 1566-0745 *Springer

Textbooks for Change boxes will be located in the Bovey Building Greenhouse Cafe and Alexandra Hall Lobby.  Textbooks for Charge are a  social enterprise that collects used textbooks and redistributes them to those in need around the world. About half of the textbooks they collect are sent to post-secondary institutions in Africa who are in dire need of this quality educational material. The other portion will either be recycled efficiently, or sold online at an affordable price to students across North America.

The Arboretum has an opening for a Conservation Horticulture Assistant Overview: The Conservation Horticulture Assistant will work closely with Arboretum staff in all aspects of the maintenance of woody plant collections, with a focus on conservation collections and related programs at The Arboretum. The successful; candidate will practice horticultural and botanical techniques in an Arboretum setting, develop skills in plant identification and care of a wide range of species, and learn about regional and global conservation programs , all while working in an active group environment.