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Do you want to know how science plans to catch up with issues in society? Consider attending an event at the Keck Center on December 10! There will be discussion on how scientists are forming relationships with communities and using sustainability in their work!

Other Upcoming Events

Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century: Addressing Grand Challenges
December 5, 2018
National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Avenue Northwest
Lecture Room
Washington, D.C. 20418

Dupont Summit 2018
December 7, 2018
The Historic Quaker Meetinghouse
2111 Florida Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20008

Nuclear Security Summit 2018
December 11-12, 2018
Georgetown Medical School
Proctor Harvey Amphitheatre - 1st Floor
Med-Dent Building
39000 Reservoir Road NW
Washington, D.C. 20057

Green Business Network Intern - Green America

Environmental Education Intern - Student Conservation Association

International Climate Cooperation Fall Intern - World Wildlife Fund

Brookside Gardens Summer Intern - Montgomery County, MD Parks

Environment Affairs Intern - United Nations

Protein Research Spring Intern - World Wildlife Fund

Green Schools Research & Public Policy Intern - U.S. Green Building Council

Energy and Environment Intern, Public Lands & Ocean Policy - Center for American Progress

Energy and Environment Intern, Energy & Climate Policy - Center for American Progress

Various Positions - MobilizeGreen

We focus on jobs and internships around the Washington, D.C. area focused on environmental issues. If you have jobs and internships you'd like to share, email wyse@gmu.edu for the following month's issue!
GREEN NEWS BANNER
Judge Blocks Keystone XL Pipeline Construction - Emily Sullivan

Voters Reject Environmental Measures - Alan Neuhauser

Antarctic: NASA Shares Close-Up Photos of PIG Iceberg - Jonathan Amos

Why Does California Have so Many Wildfires? - Kendra Pierre-Louis

Under Poaching Pressure, Elephants are Evolving to Lose Their Tusks - Dina Fine Maron

Ship Traffic Affecting Marine Populations in Arctic - Donna Hauser

Finland: Where Second-Hand Comes First - Roger Harrabin

Planet or Plastic? - National Geographic

Judge Blocks Plan to Sterilize Wild Horses - Danielle Silva

Scientists are Trying to Bottle Solar Energy and Turn it Into Liquid Fuel - Wayt Gibbs

Interior Department Sued for ‘Secret Process’ in At-risk Species Assessment - Emily Holden

We are always looking for interesting news and/or scientific articles to share each month. Have an interesting piece to share? Pass it along to wyse@gmu.edu!

Meet Sasha Cohen Ioannides, a student at Carnegie Mellon University! In 2014, Sasha attended WYSE, and since, has made sustainability a center piece in her life! Check out her story and how she's pursued sustainability!

What were your thoughts when you received the WYSE invite letter?
I was really excited to receive a letter to attend WYSE. From childhood to teenage-hood, I had a huge passion for the environment and was beyond ecstatic to be given the opportunity to learn more in the capitol with students that shared similar passions.

What were you most looking forward to when you came to WYSE?
I was most looking forward to learning more information about sustainability, I was excited to see the national zoo, and I was excited to meet a lot of fascinating people. I was ready for a lot of doors to open upon attending.

What are some impacts that WYSE has had on you?
Reading The Lorax at the end of WYSE really stuck with me. WYSE was an inspirational experience. I wanted to bring all of the information that I had learned home, I wanted to continue to educate people and be able to make the world a cleaner and greener place.

What are you doing now after WYSE with the environment and sustainability?
My friends and I founded a startup called Ecotone Renewables that both builds portable aquaponics systems (aquaculture plus soilless farming), as well as commercial sized anaerobic digestion systems, that turn food waste into electricity and fertilizer. We are working on refining and developing systems currently with the aim of creating a decentralized, closed loop food system. I also do a lot of work in nutrient analytics and want to continue working to further develop sustainable food systems.