By Ray Clemes | Feb 23, 2015

Here are some highlights from our Sustainability Events calendar for the week of Feb. 23, 2015. If you know of any events which should be added, let us know.

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Monday

  • The sustainability office is hosting a Green Bag Luncheon - a networking lunch between Green Teams on campus. All UW staff are welcome to attend. (Gerberding 142, 12 p.m.)
  • Join Professor Eric Gese as he presents on the ecology of Swift Foxes in SE Colorado, integrating behavioral and genetic factors in addition to the ecological ones. (Smith 120, 3:30 p.m.)

Tuesday

  • Ron Sletten, from UW's Earth and Space Sciences, will be presenting on “Life in extreme environments: Martian Soils.” (Anderson 223, 8:30 a.m.)
  • In this Program on Climate Change seminar, Rev. Jenny Phillips will be discussing "Religious Frames on Climate Change"  including climate change communication in religious communities and encouraging those of faith to speak out against environmental injustice. (OSB 425, 3:30 p.m.)
  • Sit in on the IGERT Program of Ocean Change seminar featuring Ian Joughin from UW's applied physics lab as he discusses "Ice Ocean Interaction in Greenland and Antarctica." (Fisheries 102, 4:30 p.m.).
  • Want to commute via bike but are scared of dealing with maintenance? It's okay, ASUW has got your back. This finale of the ASUW Bike Maintenance series will be focusing on advanced services including BB, headset, and etc. There's only 4 spots so make sure to register! (ASUW bike shop @ the HUB, 5 p.m.).
  • In an effort to make UW not only a strong leader in operational sustainability, but also a leader in integrating sustainability academically, students across campus are invited to join a discussion to determine how to better integrate sustainability into the curriculum. (HUB 250, 5 p.m.)
  • Edith Mirante will be coming to UW to present on her new book, The Wind in the Bamboo: Indigenous People of African Appearance Survive in Asia. The book,  using Mirante's first hand experience, documents the lives and struggles of these extraordinary people. (Thompson 101, 6:30 p.m.).

Wednesday

  • Everyone - well, most of us - have felt the pressure of post-undergraduate decision making and job finding. Get a leg up by attending the Environmental Career Fair! This career fair will feature over 30 employers of a wide spectrum in the environmental and natural resource field. (Mary Gates Commons, 11 a.m.)
  • Help out UW Farm by volunteering! (UW Farm at Mercer Court, 11 a.m.)
  • Yes, you actually can make a difference! Learn how in the UW FarmEd class: "Farm Lunch Seminar - Farmers and Food Policy: how one person can make a big difference!" (Wallace 120, 12:30 p.m.)
  • Professor Jon Bakker from SEFS will be presenting on the "Adaptive restoration of Western Washington prairies" (Anderson 223, 3:30 p.m.)

Thursday

  • Every Thursday, UW Farm hosts a series of 3 events: potlock at 8, with a class on tea composting at 8:30, and then volunteering at 9:30! (Botany Greenhouse, 8:30 a.m.)
  • In this UW Nutritional Sciences Seminar, Professor Scott Allard will be presenting on "Food Assistance, Food Deserts, and Food Security in Metro Detroit" (Alder Auditorium (104), 12:30 p.m)
  • Certification plays an important role in the sustainability movement, whether that be Green Labs, Green Office, or LEED certification. In this Bevan Series for Sustainable Fisheries, Rupert Howes from the Marine Stewardship Council, will be discussing the role of certification in sustainable fisheries and their ability to incentivize. (Fisheries Auditorium, 4:30 p.m.) 
  • The Green German food series continues with a screening of "Food Design." Director Martin Hablesreiter takes the audience into the world where food is manufactured and how food designers and scientist design food. (Gould 332, 6:30 p.m.)

Friday

  • Polar Science Weekend is coming back for the 10th straight year! Be ready to submersed in the Arctic and Antarctic world with a weekend of hands on activities, demonstrations, exhibits, and more. (Pacific Science Center, 8 a.m.)
  • The Center for Environmental Politics will be hosting Professor Kathryn Harrison from UBC as she gives a presentation on "The Comparative Politics of Carbon Taxation" (Gowen 1A, 12 p.m.)
  • "Thinking with Cats." Lousia Mackenzie will explore the role of the domestic cat in the history of ideas, investigating the human-animal divide itself. (Burke Museum, 7 p.m.)

Saturday

 

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