Upcoming Seminar featuring Dr. Kevin Castle
Wildlife Veterinarian for the Natl Park Services
4-5 pm Tuesday Nov. 15th, 2011 on CSU Main Campus in Clark A-204
Dr. Castle serves as the Wildlife Veterinarian for the National Park Service's Disease Outbreak Investigation Team (DOIT). His seminar will describe DOIT activities and Dr. Castle will discuss ways in which wildlife professionals can contribute to make wildlife disease risk communication effective. Please join us!
The Colorado Chapter of The Wildlife Society
November 2011 Newsletter
Please take a moment to peruse the latest edition of the CCTWS newsletter. Inside, you'll find lots of great information about volunteering and a SCHOLARSHIP opportunity for undergrads (pages-12-13).
CCTWS November 2011 Newsletter
CSU WDA Mission Statement
The mission of the CSU Student Chapter of the Wildlife Disease Association is to increase student participation and opportunities in the field of wildlife health and disease ecology through education, communication, and collaboration with local and global research and education communities. We are open to all students, faculty, and professional scientists with an interest in wildlife disease ecology. As the only student chapter of the Wildlife Disease Association in our area, we hope to attract members from throughout the Rocky Mountain region.
Tufts University Conservation Medicine Degree Program
Tufts University's program in Conservation Medicine is an intensive 12-month professional master's degree, which will build upon the expertise each student brings to the program. It is designed to provide graduates with foundational knowledge in the various contributing fields of conservation medicine, and develop their team building, organizational and leadership skills necessary for successful implementation of real world conservation efforts.
Since many disciplines are involved in conservation medicine, the MS in Conservation Medicine seeks a diversity of backgrounds, including; veterinarians, natural and social scientists, engineers, public health and medical professionals, lawyers, policy and wildlife professionals, and others interested in applying their expertise to conservation medicine issues.
Application Deadline: April 1st, 2012.
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EcoHealthNet - Training Program in Infectious Disease Research
EcoHealthNet is a program for U.S. and international graduate students interested in infectious disease research. EcoHealthNet is a partnership among EcoHealth Alliance, the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment at the University of Wisconsin, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, the Tufts Center for Conservation Medicine at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, USGS, National Wildlife Health Center, DIVERSITAS ecoHEALTH, the International Association of Ecology and Health (IAEH), the University of Minnesota's Ecosystem Health initiative, the CoHab initiative, and a number of other partners.
EcoHealthNet is comprised of two parts: an annual workshop and a summer research exchange program. Workshop participants will receive high-level training from experts on topics such as mathematical modeling and spatial analysis, field and laboratory techniques for disease ecology studies, the economic costs of emerging diseases, and epidemiology and ecology. Exchange students will conduct three-month research projects on high-profile, well-funded domestic and international research projects, ranging from the ecology of SARS in China to the dynamics of West Nile virus in the U.S.
EcoHealthNet
Seminars and Workshops
Each semester the CSU Student Chapter of the WDA hosts local and visiting speakers for formal talks and workshops about their research and the field of disease ecology in general. A schedule of this semester's speakers can be found on our Seminars page. Video of many of our sponsored seminars are archived on our Seminar Videos page. To see a list of past seminar speakers, please visit our Past Seminars page.
Mentorship Program
Our Student Mentorship Program was created in response to the Wildlife Disease Association's initiative to cultivate student interest in wildlife disease careers, and to help CSU students with networking and career advancement. The goal of the CSU Student Mentorship Program is to link current CSU students with a professional working in the field of wildlife disease in order to facilitate one-on-one communication, learning experiences, and networking opportunities for interested students. If you are interested in joining our program as either a mentor or mentee, please fill out the appropriate survey found on our Mentorship Program page at any time.