By Jayna Milan | Mar 5, 2018
UW Sustainability's weekly events banner Mar 5-11, 2018

Take a break from studying and check out this week's offerings on the sustainability events calendar! We've listed a few of the top options this week below, and you can always check out our full calendar for a comprehensive listing of events. You can even subscribe to get weekly emails to keep up to date on all the sustainability events happening around UW!

Green Husky Market

Monday, March 5, 2018, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Red Square

Want to reduce your dead week stress and waste production? Why not stop by the EcoReps' Green Market to grab some healthy grub, chat with green student groups, and have a great time!

A number of local food vendors will be selling delicious meals and snacks at this event to help show that sustainability isn't just good for the environment, it can be pretty tasty too! Green student groups will also be tabling to answer your questions on sustainability, and to help you find out how to get more involved in the sustainability movement on campus.

UW Department of Biology Art + Science event

Thursday, March 8, 2018, 5 – 7 p.m.
MadArt Studio, 325 Westlake Ave N, #101, Seattle

PhD students from UW Biology labs will provide a taste of their current research within the inspirational site specific sculptural installation Reforestation of the Imagination by Ginny Ruffner with Grant Kirkpatrick.

“Exploring Contentious Scientific Issues on Social Media”

Friday, March 9, 2018, 12 – 1:30 p.m.
Gowen Hall, Olson Room, Gowen 1A

The Center for Environmental Politics welcomes Emily Vraga for its monthly colloquium series on environmental politics, policy, and governance. As an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at George Mason University, Emily's research focuses on how individuals respond to news and information about contentious political, scientific, and health issues, particularly when they encounter disagreement with their views via digital media.