EXOX Graduate Student Association Goes Bowling

Kristi Capsel and Gayatri Sankaran of the Environmental Toxicology mini graduate student association organized a bowling activity at the local bowling alley in Moreno Valley on Saturday April 16. Everyone seemed to have a good time. Below are pictures of the event provided by Gayatri.

Gayatri and Kristi, the organizers.

EPA positions in the Risk Assessment Forum staff

I received this in an email this morning.

The Office of Administrative and Research Support (OARS) announces the
following job opportunities in the Office of Science Advisor, in the Risk
Assessment Forum Staff within the OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
(ORD):

To view the specifics of this announcement, please click
here. The open period for this position ends May 6.

For the second announcement for a similar position, click here.
The open period for this position ends on April 29.

Positions at the EPA in the Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water

Our thanks to ETOX alumna Heidi Bethel who forwarded the information below on a number of open positions at the EPA in their Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water in the Washington, DC area.

Attached below are vacancy announcements for multiple openings in the
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water - Standards and Risk
Management Division.
These vacancies are open to the public (i.e., any U.S. citizen may
apply).

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The vacancy announcement for the following position is posted to open on
USA Jobs, OPM's on-line application system. To be considered for this
position, applicants must apply on-line at the USAJobs.gov website by
the closing date of the announcement and follow the vacancy announcement
instructions for providing any applicable supplemental information.

ANNOUNCEMENT #: LV-OW-DE-2011-0019 (Delegated Examining - Open to Any
Qualified U.S. Citizen)

POSITION: Interdisciplinary (Environmental Engineer/Environmental
Scientist), GS-0819/1301-07/09

OFFICE: Office of Water/Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water/Standards and Risk Management Division

LOCATION: Washington, DC
OPENING DATE: 04/15/2011

CLOSING DATE: 04/21/2011

Link


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The vacancy announcement for the following position is posted to open on
USA Jobs, OPM's on-line application system. To be considered for this
position, applicants must apply on-line at the USAJobs.gov website by
the closing date of the announcement and follow the vacancy announcement
instructions for providing any applicable supplemental information.

ANNOUNCEMENT #: LV-OW-DE-2011-0017 (Delegated Examining - Open to Any
Qualified U.S. Citizen)

POSITION: Interdisciplinary (Environmental Engineer/Environmental
Scientist), GS-0819/1301-11/12

OFFICE: Office of Water/Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water/Standards and Risk Management Division

LOCATION: Washington, DC
OPENING DATE: 04/15/2011

CLOSING DATE: 04/21/2011

Link

The Hunters have a baby boy

Our congratulations to ETOX alumnus Wesley Hunter (Ph.D., 2009) and his wife Katie on the birth of their son, Joseph. Attached is a picture of the new baby. We are very happy for them.

Spring Flowers in Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Park Near UC Riverside

Yesterday, I went mountain biking in Sycamore Canyon Park, a wilderness park located about one mile from campus (and my home). This has been a particularly rainy year in Riverside and the wildflowers are currently in full bloom and quite beautiful. Below are a few pictures from the park.

I found the expanses of yellow flowers to be particularly beautiful.

A pool formed by the small creek that runs through the middle of the park.

If you have really good eyes (or a good imagination), a hiker or mountain biker can be seen at the top of the trail in the upper left.