Category Archives: research

Paid summer research program – Water Quality in the Yucatan Peninsula

Posted on December 11, 2018 by

A Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program through Northern Illinois University is now recruiting students for a paid research internship for summer 2019. Your RU faculty advisor can work with you to help you get RU credit for your participation … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, ecology, education, research, science, students, water

Sustainable RIVER REU – Paid internships, now accepting applications

Posted on November 20, 2018 by

The Sustainability Program at the University of South Dakota is offering a NSF REU program this summer titled “Sustainable RIVER (Remediating InVasives to Encourage Resilience).” Sustainable RIVER is a full-time, paid, undergraduate research opportunity. In the Sustainable RIVER project, the … Continue reading →

Posted in biodiversity, conservation, ecology, education, fellowships, research, restoration, science, students, water, wildlife

Ramping up Research @RooseveltU: the Office of Student Research

Posted on November 7, 2018 by

To all RU students — the new Office of Student Research is currently accepting proposals (due Nov. 15) for student research projects to be conducted in Spring 2019. See below for details, and check out the OSR website for more … Continue reading →

Posted in education, fellowships, research, resources, Roosevelt, students

WeDigBio 2018 at the Field Museum

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

Scientists from Field Museum and around the world need your help! Join us in transcribing scientific label data from our collections and from field notes books using online and computer tools. Activities may also include hands-on curation with specimens. This … Continue reading →

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Volunteers Needed for Urban Monarch Project this Summer

Posted on June 5, 2018 by

The Village of Schaumburg recently partnered with the Barrington Area Conservation Trust to assist the Field Museum with their Urban Monarch Project. We are looking for volunteer Urban Monarch Technicians to monitor monarch butterfly habitat at selected sites in Schaumburg. … Continue reading →

Posted in biodiversity, conservation, ecology, museums, research, science, students, wildlife

Summer Research Positions for Students in RU’s Policy Research Collaborative

Posted on April 20, 2018 by

The RU Policy Research Collaborative is seeking motivated Chicago-area undergraduate and graduate students to join a 10-member team in Summer 2018 that will research housing data for a study to determine the financial impact that predatory house-purchase contract sales had … Continue reading →

Posted in community, economics, education, policy, research, Roosevelt, social justice, students

SUST Symposium 2018 on April 23 @RooseveltU

Posted on April 18, 2018 by

Celebrate #EarthMonth2018 @RooseveltU by attending next week’s Spring 2018 SUST Symposium, which will be held on Monday, April 23rd, from 2-6:15pm in Roosevelt University’s Wabash Building in Chicago (425 S. Wabash Ave.) and videoconferenced live via Zoom. Symposium 5.1 (Spring … Continue reading →

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