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EPA's Global Change Research Program
is seeking applications proposing research to better understand the interactions of climate change, air pollution regulatory programs, greenhouse gas mitigation policies, and efforts to adapt to a changing climate, and how these interactions affect air quality.
Applications will be accepted between July 21 - October 21, 2008.
The solicitation can be found at: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_star_adaptation.html#Synopsis
(Posted 7/24/08)
Conference Announcement:
Short Rotation Crops International Conference: Biofuels, Bioenergy, and Bioproducts from Sustainable Agricultural and Forest Crops
August 18-22, 2008 Bloomington, Minnesota
http://www.cinram.umn.edu/srwc/index.html
(Posted 7/22/08)
The DSCESU Welcomes Three New Members
The DSCESU has three new members, effective May 2, 2008. They are the Organization of American Historians, Pima County and Pima County Regional Flood Control District, and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
The amendment to the Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement is posted on the Documents page. For contact information for all partners, see the Partners page.
The DSCESU Executive Committee is planning to meet on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM