Plastics in the Ocean – with Giora Proskurowski (UW Oceanography)

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Plastics in the Ocean – with Giora Proskurowski (UW Oceanography)

On April 24, discover the impact of plastics on the world’s oceans with Giora Proskurowski from UW Oceanography.

While working on a research sailboat in the Pacific Ocean, UW Oceanography Research Scientist Giora Proskurowski observed water littered with confetti-size pieces of plastic debris, then the wind picked up and the particles disappeared.  After taking subsurface samples at a depths of up to 16 feet, he discovered that wind was pushing the lightweight plastic below the surface. That meant that decades of research into how much plastic litters the ocean, conducted by skimming the surface, may in some cases vastly underestimate the true amount of plastic debris in the oceans.

Free for UW Students!!

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Happy Earth Day!

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COSEE OLC is co-sponsoring a series of talks. The series kicks off this Thursday, March 7th, with Elliott Norse, founder and lead scientist of the Marine Conservation Institute; followed by Ginger Armbrust on April 11th and Ken Balcomb on May 2nd. Complimentary tickets are available for students by contacting Susan Bullerdick at coseeolc@uw.edu or tickets can be purchased at http://www.seattleaquarium.org/sound-conversations.

Volunteer to be a poster reviewer for local high school students

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A great opportunity to help local high school students!

My Place in Puget Sound High School Poster Session
Friday November 30, 11:30am – 12:15pm
Location: Husky Union Building – North Ballroom, University of Washington
Local high school students present their projects about science, community and action to protect Puget Sound.
If interested in being a poster reviewer, contact Tansy Clay at tansy@uw.edu

Preparing for the Age of the Arctic, TODAY

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The Canadian Studies Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, presents:

Preparing for the Age of the Arctic – Canada, the United States & the Arctic Council, by Terry Fenge, Consultant, Ottawa

Tuesday, 13 November 2012

2-3:30 p.m., University (Faculty) Club, Southeast Dining Room

Canada assumes the chair of the eight-nation Arctic Council in 2013 for a two-year term to be followed by the United States in 2015. What might they do to deepen circumpolar co-operation in a world hungry for the Arctic’s energy and minerals? Should they sponsor a legally binding treaty to provide for “orderly” development in the region? What role should the region’s indigenous peoples – Inuit, Athabaskans, Saami and others play as we prepare for the Age of the Arctic? (Leona Aglukkaq, Canada’s Health Minister, will chair the Arctic Council marking the first time an Inuk has served in this position.)

Co-sponsored with the Future of Ice: Arctic and Antarctic Policy and Science Initiative

Map & Directions

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PoE Bake Sale in support of Seattle Tilth

Wednesday, Nov. 14th

11am-1:30pm

Upstairs lobby of Wallace Hall

The PoE Bake Sale….the only way to support Seattle Tilth’s Garden Hotline by eating cookies and treats! Did you know that Seattle Tilth has a free garden hotline??? That’s right, for over 20 years, the Garden Hotline educators have been providing information and guidance at no cost to home gardeners and landscape professionals. What a resource!

Contact the Garden Hotline

(206) 633-0224 Monday through Saturday
9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Free Lecture

From World History to World Art:
Reflections on New Geographies
of Feminist Art in Asia

Thursday, November 15, 6:00 pm
UW Kane Hall, Room 220

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Student Mixer Nights – Food & drink provided!
If you’ve got a passion for cleantech, the smarts to play in the emerging green economy, and the desire to make an impact, the UW EIC provides the platform – AND a chance to win $10,000.

Looking for a team/teammate for the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge? You’ll find what you’re looking for in this speed-dating format. 
Attend one or both of these sessions:
Tues Nov 13, 6-7:30 pm Savery Hall 260
This session follows the Environmental Innovation class which you’re welcome to attend:  “Kicking the Commodity Habit: On being Grown out of Place”, Dr. Steve Jones, Professor of Crop and Soil Sciences, Director of the Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center, WSU. (4:20 pm – 5:50 pm)
 
To find out more about the UW EIC – watch this 10 minute video.

Free student happy hour hosted by Seattle Architecture Foundation

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The Seattle Architecture Foundation would like to extend a special invitation to University students in the Seattle area to explore our 15th Annual Architectural Model Exhibit.  Our exhibit theme this year, Natural Systems/Emergent Forms, explores the current projects of local Seattle Architectural Firms in which the natural environment is integrated into high-tech design.  We are partnering with the Seattle Design Festival and will be hosting a free (by donation) Student Happy Hour from 5-8 pm on Saturday, September 22nd.  The night will include a raffle, an exclusive chance to explore the exhibit,  SAF membership discounts, and of course refreshments.

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YES! Magazine’s 2nd Annual Celebration of People Power

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear Pulitzer Prize-winner Alice Walker (The Color Purple, The Chicken Chronicles) and bestselling author Frances Moore Lappé (Diet for a Small Planet, EcoMind), speak to our power as change makers, interwoven with inspiring music from Makana, the acclaimed Hawaiian songwriter and slack-key guitarist who made national news last fall when he performed his Occupy anthem, “We Are the Many,” for President Obama.

When:  Wednesday, June 6, at 7:00pm (doors open at 6:00pm, general seating. Drinks will be available for sale.)

Where: Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave (at 8th & Seneca. Convention Center parking is $4 when validated by Town Hall.)

What to expect:  A full house, with over 800 members of a vibrant cross section of the Seattle community. A dessert reception will follow in the lobby, with live music from Makana, book signing, and locally-sourced refreshments. All proceeds from this evening will benefit the nonprofit YES! Magazine. Donations made that night will be matched, and are tax-deductible.

Tickets: On sale now at Brown Paper Tickets and going fast. A limited number of student tickets are on sale for $12–student IDs will be checked at the door. General admission tickets are $25 and include a one-year subscription to YES! Magazine for non-subscribers.