Although fall quarter is coming to a close, there are still plenty of UW Sustainability events to go to this week.
Wednesday:
Start your afternoon with the Farm Lunch informal seminar, where students, staff and faculty explore issues concerning urban agriculture. The topic of discussion: how carbon and climate change relates to food. Seminar will be held in Gould 435 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:20 p.m.
Or, if you feel like getting your hands dirty, stop by and volunteer with the UW Farm at the Center for Urban Horticulture from 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
At 3:30 p.m., the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (SEFS) is presenting the “To Drone or Not to Drone: UAS for Ecological Applications” seminar. SEFS Seminar Series are held every Wednesday in Anderson 223 and are always open to the public. A casual reception in the Forest Club Room will follow.
End the day with the Environmental Innovation Challenge team formation night. Do you have a great idea for an innovative product but no idea how to build it? Have a prototype but no idea how to build your company's website or market it? If so, come to HUB 145 at 5:30 p.m. to learn how to put together a team to compete in any of the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship's competitions (the Alaska Airlines Environmental Challenge, the UW Business Plan Competition, or the brand new Health Innovation Challenge). Event will run till 7 p.m.
Thursday:
Start your morning with some volunteer work. The UW Farm is hosting volunteer hours from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mercer Court Location. All are welcome.
Then, head over to the Magnuson Health Sciences Center Wing T-435 at 12:30 p.m. to the "Predicting Toxicity Based on Spectroscopic Fingerprinting of Chemicals: Tools for Rational Design of Safer Chemicals" lecture. The seminar is open to students, faculty and staff, as well as the public. The seminar highlights the rich diversity of the Health Sciences department and is an opportunity to hear from local, national, and internationally known scientists, practitioners, and policymakers on issues of current scientific importance.
In the evening, hear Laura Prugh from the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences present the "Enemies with benefits: Integrating positive and negative interactions among terrestrial carnivores" lecture. Seminar is held from 4 - 5 p.m. at Fishery Sciences 102.
End the day at Town Hall to hear panelists, ranging from UW experts to Seattle Times reporters, discuss the regional risks of earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, and other disasters. Plus, what communication strategies can be put in place to prepare. "Rising to Disaster Risks in Cascadia" discussion will run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Friday:
As you're getting ready for the weekend, don't forget to catch a lecture or squeeze in some volunteering hours.
Grab a cup of coffee and help the Society for Ecological Restoration Native Plant Nursery with plant maintenance and other basic horticulture activities from 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Nursery provides gloves, tools, and snacks.
At 12:00 p.m., head over to Gowen Hall (Olson Room) to hear experts from University of California, Berkeley present "Seeing Across Scales: The New Role of Visualization Tools in Environmental Politics and Governance."
Then, get your hands dirty at the UW Farm's volunteer hours. From noon to 5 p.m., volunteer at the Farm's Center for Urban Horticulture location. Or, stop by the next day (Saturday) for some more volunteering.