Documentary and Discussion (with ice cream): "Zero Days"

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Greenland's Melting Ice Sheet has Interesting Ecosystem

Highway Salt is Polluting Our Lakes

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Professor Ross Virginia, Director of the Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth, commented in a recent Popular Science article about the interesting ecosystem in Greenland’s ice sheet. To read more, see the article at
http://www.popsci.com/pollution-munching-bacteria-reside-on-greenlands-ice-sheet.

Flora Krivak-Tetley, Ph.D. student in Biology, recently published work in Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences supporting the negative impact of road salt on fresh water lakes. Lakes in both Vermont and New Hampshire were included in the study. To find out more see http://news.dartmouth.edu/news/2017/07/dartmouth-study-highway-salt-polluting-our-lakes.

The Hopkins Center will be screening “Zero Days” on Tuesday, July 18 at 7:00 p.m. Touted as a “non-fiction thriller” this film explores malware and cyber warfare.

Immediately following the film, Dartmouth’s Institute for Security Technology and Society (ISTS) Director, Professor Sean Smith, will lead a post-screening discussion of malware (Stuxnet) and the future of cybersecurity in the Hop Garage. Bring your questions and a good appetite as ice cream sundaes will be provided to the first 75 attendees.

Apply by July 21!

The WISP Peer Mentor Program (PMP) is overseen by two Peer Mentor Coordinators, one senior and one junior. As Rachel Patel ’17 has graduated, WISP seeks a ’19 woman to partner with Kimberly Ma '18 as the 2017-2018 WISP Peer Mentor Coordinator team. The ’19 Peer Mentor Coordinator would then serve as the senior coordinator the following year.

Kimberly Ma ’18, will be on campus in fall, winter and spring. The ’19 PMP Coordinator will need to be on campus this summer and at least fall term. This is a paid position. Hours are flexible but co-coordinators share roughly 5 - 10 hours per week, depending on activities term. 

Qualifications:
• Good interpersonal communication and organizational skills
• Commitment to the mission of the program: to develop strong peer support among women in science, and to directly support the journey of women in science
• Energy, enthusiasm, and the ability to work both independently and cooperatively

Responsibilities:
• Recruiting mentors and mentees for peer mentor program (beginning summer term)
• Matching mentors to mentees & manage database
• Working with Co-coordinator and WISP Advisor to design and to plan activities that support mission of the program (about 2-4 per term)
• Maintaining communication & troubleshoots problems

If interested, please fill out the application form (https://goo.gl/FKFaos). Feel free to contact Kimberly Ma ([log in to unmask]) or blitz the general WISP account ([log in to unmask]) if you have any questions about the position. We plan to start reviewing applications and interviewing ASAP.

UGAR offers funding for undergraduate students conducting full-time leave term research as well as expenses directly related to honors thesis projects. The Wednesday, July 19 deadline is for research that will occur during the fall term of 2017.