We hope everyone enjoyed the first half of the Fall 2023 semester!

In this month's podcast episode with guest Professor Shauna Downs, we are highlighting the intersection of health, climate change, and food justice. If you are interested in a career pursuing solutions to these challenges and more, we encourage you to check out our Guide to Careers in Sustainability below and join us in February for the Green Jobs Fair.

This month is also Native American Heritage Month in the U.S. Year-round, Indigenous communities here and around the world are bearing disproportionate impacts of climate change, while protecting over 80% of the world's remaining biodiversity. Despite multi-billion dollar promises of funding to protect Indigenous people’s rights and lands, only 17% of the funds have gone to projects led by Indigenous people. To make a difference locally, you can support the environmental justice and food sovereignty work of the Ramapough Culture and Land Foundation.

News and Updates

Listen to Our New Podcast!

In this episode of Work Your Values, OCA Intern Divya Ananth met with Professor Shauna Downs to discuss her work in food system policies and how to be sustainable in a career in public health.

You can find all of our episodes on Spotify. Check out our Climate 101 article on food waste to learn more on this topic.

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NEW DATE: Green Jobs Fair

February 13, 2024

12:00-4:00 PM

College Avenue Student Center MPR

Employer Registration Deadline: Jan 31

Student Registration Deadline: Feb 13

A Guide to Careers in Sustainability

In this new guide to careers in sustainability, OCA Intern Lea Cerini shares about the future of green jobs across different sectors, avoiding employers that are greenwashing, and how to find your next job or internship in sustainability.

Read the Article

Green Labs Webinar Recording

Reducing energy and plastic use in research labs will make a huge impact on our emissions. Watch this webinar to learn how you can make a difference in your lab and join the Rutgers Green Labs Initiative.

This webinar was hosted by Professor Marcela Rodriguez, our podcast guest in October!

Watch the Recording

November Poll Question

Which of the following is a UN Sustainable Development Goal (UNSDG)?

Affordable and Clean Energy

Clean Water in Showers

Cleaning the "Friendly Floatees" Spill

Climate Change

Life in the Arctic

Supply Chain Sustainability

Additional Highlights

Opportunities

Rutgers Scarlet Service in Washington DC | Due Nov 15 @Noon

Middletown Township Urban Planner Trainee | Due Nov 18

Global Sustainability Scholars | Due Jan 15

NASA Improving Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Data Understanding and Use Intern

TRC Advanced Energy Intern

Colliers Engineering & Design Commissioning & Energy Intern

The Garden Club of America Scholarships Deadlines Vary

Creative Expression and the Environment Minor

Sustainability Minor

Events

Rutgers Climate Symposium | Nov 15, New Brunswick

Time for Turbines | Nov 3, 8:00 AM - 3:20 PM, Atlantic City

NJ Environmental Justice Alliance Abundance Fest | Nov 4, 12:00 - 3:00 PM, Newark, NJ

Wind of Change | Nov 9, 11:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Bordentown, NJ

Fighting for Ocean Justice | Nov 13, 7:00 PM, New Brunswick

Environmental Justice Movie Night | Nov 17, 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Camden, NJ

2023 NJEJA Waste Justice Assembly | Nov 30, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Newark, NJ

2nd Annual Rutgers University Offshore Wind Energy Symposium | Jan 11, New Brunswick

News

Rutgers Launches Climate and Energy Institute With Wide-Reaching Goals

Plastic Use in Agriculture Must be Reduced, According to New Rutgers Research

Newsletter Editor: Divya Ananth, Undergraduate Student, Rutgers Business School NB

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