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Dear Colleagues, Please share the following information with potentially interested students= . Thanks. **************** With support from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) = and Michigan State University, NASA-MSU Professional Enhancement Awards (up= to $700 each) are given to cover expenses associated with attending the co= nference of US-IALE (US Regional Association of the International Associati= on for Landscape Ecology) in Anchorage, Alaska, during May 18-22, 2014 (htt= p://www.usiale.org/sites/default/files/meetings/US-IALE_2014_FLYER.pdf). = =C2=A0 Special consideration will be given to presentations related to telecouplin= g (environmental and socioeconomic interactions over distances, such as tra= de, water transfer, human and animal migration, species dispersal, species = invasion, disease spread, and tourism). Topics may include causes and effec= ts of telecouplings on socioeconomic and ecological sustainability of coupl= ed human and natural systems (CHANS). For more information about telecoupli= ng, please see papers http://csis.msu.edu/research/publications/framing-sus= tainability-telecoupled-world, http://csis.msu.edu/research/publications/in= tegrated-assessments-payments-ecosystem-services-programs, and http://csis.= msu.edu/telecoupling. The application package includes a cover letter, application form, abstract= (as it was submitted to the US-IALE conference, www.usiale.org), resume/CV= , and budget. =C2=A0=C2=A0Applications are judged based on the merits of th= e applicants' abstracts, financial needs, and professional backgrounds and = goals. Former award recipients are not eligible to apply. Underrepresented = students are especially encouraged to apply. Application deadline is January 20, 2014. More information (including the application form) about the NASA-MSU Progra= m is available at the web site http://csis.msu.edu/education/nasa_msu_award= . Questions can be directed to: Dr. Jianguo (Jack) Liu Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824, USA Email: [email protected]
