BULLETIN BOARD

Thriving Agriculture Systems in Urbanized Landscapes Internship

We seek undergraduate student applicants interested in working as an intern on a project that will require extensive research related to agriculture, urbanization, land use, food systems, and policies in Maryland over a twenty-year period. This internship is part of a five-year $9 million project, “Thriving Agricultural Systems in Urbanized Landscapes” funded by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA.) The student selected for this internship will work closely with interns at Penn State and Virginia Tech who are also working on the project.
The full internship announcement is available here. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, April 20.
To apply, students can send their resume, cover letter and at least one academic and professional letter of recommendation and reference to Hughes Center Assistant Director Nancy Nunn at nnunn@umd.edu.