Nutrition
We're busy at Food+City preparing for our final installation of the 2018-2019 Food Futures speaker series on Thursday, April 18. We hope you can join us!
Our next speaker of the year is Brad McNamara, co-founder of Freight Farms, whose work with indoor growing systems in shipping containers has recently expanded to include the capacity to grow strawberries and other vining/fruiting plants. This is a big move for agtech, which has typically been restricted to leafy greens. Please share our event in your newsletters, columns, listservs, and student or faculty/staff email groups. We appreciate your help getting the word out to this free event, and would appreciate it if you would please tag us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram if you do! Our tag is @foodcityorg
Growing Local Food from Google’s campus to Guam: Decentralizing the Global Food System in 320 Sq. Ft.
Thursday, April 18, 5:30-7:00 pm
UT campusGearing Hall, rm. 125200 W 24th St, Austin, TX 78705Free snacks provided!
Join Food+City for its free, open-to-the-public event!Food+CitySpeaker Series
RSVP, and get more details here: https://foodandcitygrowinglocalfood.eventbrite.com
Public Health
The University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX
Dear Greater San Antonio Institutions of Higher Education;
Save the Date: April 6, 2019
This is a reminder that we need your pre-health students to register as soon as possible for the upcoming College Health Scholar Program Conference on April 6, 2019 at the University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX. This conference is funded by the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) through a five-year federal grant aimed at increasing the effectiveness of academic and personal preparation for health related professional education. Please encourage your freshman and sophomore college students from the Greater San Antonio, Rio Grande Valley, Austin, and Houston areas interested in health careers to register. We are also inviting high school juniors and seniors in order to create a pathway for their participation in the CHSP upon entering college.
Important facts to remember:
- There is a significant shortage of racial and ethnic minorities among health care professionals and a need for diversity in our healthcare workforce;
- The CHSP is free of cost and provides academic support, mentorship, and access to financial advice to achieve success in health careers;
- We need your help in recruiting 5-10 aspiring health professions students from your school to attend the CHSP 2019 conference at UIW;
- Travel grants are available to help transport aspiring health professions students to the San Antonio CHSP conference;
The UIW CHSP Conference Save the Date flyer is attached, and below are conference links to the student registration and travel grants website. Please distribute this information to your faculty and aspiring health professions students, especially within those programs attracting future potential health careers professionals.
Please direct your inquiries regarding the upcoming April conference to our UIW CHSP Project Consultant, Idalia Sanchez, at NHMA.CHSP.UIW@gmail.com or call (301) 526-2850. Thank you in advance for joining our effort to prepare our aspiring future health care professionals.
2019 CHSP Conference Links:
CHSP Website for Student Registration and Travel Grant Access: http://www.nhmamd.org/san-antonio-conference/
Study in Ghana through the University of Utah Extended Master of Public Health
Our highly ranked University of Utah Master of Public Health (MPH) program has extended its world-class education around the globe to the Ensign College of Public Health in Kpong, Ghana as well as the University of Utah Asia campus in Songdo, South Korea. Students at the Extended MPH Program in Ghana and the Asia Campus have the option to enroll in an accelerated program of study to complete this degree in one year, rather than the traditional two-year option (although still available if desired). Students have the option to complete the MPH degree at the Ensign College of Public Health campus or flex between The University of Utah Asia (Songdo, South Korea), US (Salt Lake City, Utah), and West Africa (Kpong, Ghana) locations.
All courses are taught in English by University of Utah faculty, allowing students to have the same quality of education while earning their Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accredited MPH degree from the University of Utah. The CEPH accreditation provides immediate recognition from the academic public health community around the world.
The Division of Public Health MPH is approved for the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) resident tuition rate, enabling students from WICHE states (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming) to enroll in the University of Utah MPH graduate program and pay the resident tuition rate, instead of the nonresident rate that an out-of-state student would normally pay. Please visit http://wiche.edu/wrgp for more information. Scholarships are also available for students. Please contact our advisors for more information.
Asia campus application deadline for Fall 2019: June 30
Ghana application deadline for Fall 2019: June 1
Questions? Contact one of our academic advisors at: https://medicine.utah.edu/dfpm/public-health/west-africa/
Or learn more about all programs at www.ensign.edu.gh or publichealth.utah.edu
All Human Ecology Undergraduates
Autonomy Movement is looking for motivated undergraduate and/or graduate interns to take on a range of responsibilities related to the studio's branding and startup.
About: Autonomy Movement is Austin’s first size-inclusive, body-positive fitness space. It has no mirrors or scales, and is completely free from diet culture mentality.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- The intern will assist with brand management, media and in-person marketing, event coordination, newsletter creation, sponsorship acquisition, and may also contribute to monitoring bookkeeping.
- Autonomy intern(s) will be responsible for assisting the Founder, Executive Studio Manager and Digital Marketing Manager, as necessary
- The intern will report directly to the Founder and CEO (Kim Gould), who will sign off on all necessary hour requirements.
- Responsibilities will range from 5-10 hours weekly
- Possibility of paid position following review of applicants and after hours are received
Qualifications:
- Intern(s) will need to be driven, self-starters, and either passionate about or open to learning about the Health at Every Size and Body Positive movements
Application Submission:
- Interested applicants should submit a resume to kim@autonomynovement.com.
