Ecological Society of America Student Section

The Student Section of the Ecological Society of America will award two cash prizes ($100 each) to the best undergraduate student oral presentation and best undergraduate student poster presentation. Best undergraduate student oral and poster presentations will be awarded based on the same criteria as the Buell and Braun awards (see http://www.esa.org/albuquerque/buell_braun.php for additional details). Awards for the 2009 recipients will be presented at the Student Section award ceremony at the 2010 annual meeting.

Attention All ESA Students and Faculty,

The ESA Student Section is pleased to sponsor the Second Annual Outstanding Student Research in Ecology Awards program. We will award two students, cash prizes for excellence in research via an outstanding publication. There are awards for both UNDERGRADUATE and GRADUATE research so don't miss out!

*** THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS SUNDAY MAY 31th. ***

ATTENTION ALL ESA STUDENTS,

We will award grants to graduate and undergraduate students presenting posters or oral presentations at the meeting. We have awards for students from within and outside of the US. To download the application, click here.

***THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS Saturday, MAY 2nd.***

***Extension deadline: June 1st 2009 by 5pm EST***

The Eco-Arts Exhibition is the umbrella of three student art festivals (eco-photo, eco-poetry, and eco-film festivals) of the Ecological Society of America. This exhibition is designed to honor outstanding student contributions to ecological science through photography, poetry, and film that describes various aspects of ecology. The exhibition contest will culminate with a two-hour event at the 2009 ESA annual meeting in Albuquerque, NM that will include the award ceremony and the display of the winning art projects. The recipients of the awards will receive free registrations to the 2009 ESA annual meeting (chosen by a judging panel) and/or a monetary prize carried by the ESA Student Section Choice Award. Ultimately, we hope to increase student participation within ESA and to promote the awareness and understanding of ecological science through the arts within the scientific community and the public.

The Graduate Fellowship Program of the National Academies—consisting of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council—is designed to engage graduate science, engineering, medical, veterinary, business, public policy, and law students in the analytical process that informs the creation of national policy-making with a science/technology element. As a result, students develop basic skills essential to working in the world of science policy. We are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2009 sessions.

On Thursday, September 18, the US House of Representative passed the No Child Left Inside Act, H.R. 3036, authored by US Rep John Sarbanes of Maryland. This legislation will "strengthen environmental education experiences for schoolchildren both inside and outside of the nation's classrooms". Funding for training and support of environmental education programs, help with creating standards for EE programs, encouragement of experts to work in the classrooms, and creation of a grant program to help create and strengthen EE programs are all included in the passed legislation. Read the full press release here.

Want to win prizes and help spread the word about why students should join ESA and the Student Section? All you have to do is print and post our ESA flyer (CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FLYER) in a high visibility area at your school, and send us a photo! Check out the very important rules for submission by clicking on "Read More" or see below. You can also DOWNLOAD THE RULES HERE.

Looking for fun sessions to attend where you can meet other students at the 2008 ESA meeting in Milwaukee? Check out this link for a fantastic set of student-focused events at the 2008 annual meeting.

As you may know the theme of this year's ESA annual meeting is "Enhancing Ecological Thought by Linking Research and Education". ESA is planning a "High School Educators' Ecological Literacy and Research Day" that will take place on Wednesday (August 6, 2008) during the meeting, focusing on how high school educators can integrate ecological literacy and research into their teaching practice.

Here are 3 ways you can get involved: