[pccgrads] PCC ACORN Project with the Trust for Public Land

[UW Program on Climate Change: ACORN Projects]

Hello PCC,

Final reminder to please reply to pccacorn at uw.edu by *tomorrow,* *Wednesday
May 4* if you are interested in working on this project, and include a
brief description of your background as it relates to the project.

Thank you!

-ACORN Project Team

On Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 4:13 PM UW Program on Climate Change: ACORN
Projects <pccacorn at uw.edu> wrote:


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> From: UW Program on Climate Change: ACORN Projects <pccacorn at uw.edu>

> Date: Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 1:50 PM

> Subject: PCC ACORN Project with the Trust for Public Land

> To: <pccgrads at uw.edu>

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> Dear PCC,

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> *PCC ACORN Opportunity: Green Schoolyards with The Trust for Public Land*The

> Program on Climate Change's Actionable Community-Oriented Research

> eNgagement (ACORN) program is excited to share another opportunity for

> graduate students and postdocs to collaborate with community leaders in

> addressing community environmental priorities. The Trust for Public Land

> (TPL)’s Green Schoolyard initiative seeks to transform blacktop playgrounds

> into climate-friendly hubs for community engagement that provide important

> environmental services. TPL has partnered with Metro Parks Tacoma to

> identify neighborhoods in need of green space and rebuild 5 schoolyards by

> January 2023.

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> ACORN has identified a project with TPL focused on the impact of

> schoolyard transformations (description below). Please reply to

> pccacorn at uw.edu by *Wednesday, May 4,* if you are interested in working

> on this project, and include a brief description of your background as it

> relates to the project. Let us know if you have further questions!

>

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> *About ACORN*In addition to supporting community goals, ACORN projects

> enable students to enrich their research experience, broaden their

> networks, and apply quantitative, analytical, and communication skills

> beyond the boundaries of their primary academic focus. ACORN projects

> typically involve a time commitment of about 3 hours per week over the

> course of a year for each graduate student or postdoc volunteer. Prior

> experience related to the topic of each ACORN project is preferred, but not

> required. Visit our website for more information on ACORN and current

> ongoing projects!

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> *About the Project*Researchers at Seattle Children’s are looking for

> individuals to assist with data collection for the Green Schoolyards

> project supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Interdisciplinary

> Research Leaders program (https://irleaders.org/team/team-tacoma-wa/).

> This project aims to evaluate the impact of the Green Schoolyard

> transformation on students’ physical activity levels and other outcomes.

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> Individuals would primarily assist the research team with data collection

> before/after schoolyard transformation by observing schoolyards at

> elementary schools around Tacoma, WA. Other project aspects can be

> coordinated between the volunteers and the research team and might include

> data analysis, report writing, and outreach.

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> ACORN Project Team

> Program on Climate Change

> University of Washington

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