Earth Lab Events
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Brickworks, 150 Nichols Street, Friday Harbor, 98250 Friday, Oct 3, 2025, 5 – 6 p.m. PDT Since 2013, more than 5 billion sea stars have perished from “sea star wasting,” a mysterious disease that has devastated the iconic sunflower sea star and triggered cascading ecosystem impacts. With sunflower stars gone, purple sea urchins—unchecked grazers of kelp—exploded in number, leading […]
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UW Campus (Seattle), NE Memorial Way Sunday, Oct 5, 2025, 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. PDT Join our first-ever UW Environment team at Dawg Dash 2025!This fall, UW Environment is lacing up and showing up! For the first time ever, we're fielding a team for the Dawg Dash 5K/10K race — and we want you to be part of it. […]
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Fremont Brewing's Urban Beer Garden Tuesday, Oct 14, 2025, 6 – 8 p.m. PDT From students to community organizers, our dinners welcome anyone with an interest in advancing equitable engagement with green space. Our community dinners unite people from different disciplines to explore new ideas, discuss policies and programs, and strengthen partnerships in the field of nature and health.Nature […]
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Online (Zoom) Thursday, Oct 16, 2025, 1 – 2 p.m. PDT Please note the updated date/time!Given concerns about the continued availability of federal climate information, tools and technical support, this webinar will review the range of reliable, regional resources for supporting climate preparedness in Washington and the Northwest. Speakers: – Meade Krosby, Senior Scientist with the UW Climate Impacts Group and […]
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Town Hall Seattle, The Forum Wednesday, Oct 22, 2025, 6:30 – 7:45 p.m. PDT Research shows that access to nature is essential for our mental and physical wellbeing. But just over a decade ago, that idea was far from common knowledge.Join UW Environment for the 2025 Doug Walker Lecture & Reception, where former REI Co-op executive Marc Berejka will share reflections on how the global […]
School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Events
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Meet at the front of Denny Hall Saturday, Oct 4, 2025, 12 – 2 p.m. PDT Join us for this free campus fossil trees tour! SEFS very own Theo Hoss will be guiding this tour. Trees have lived on our planet for over 370 million years! Although most of the ancient trees of the world are long extinct, some lineages […]
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Winkenwerder 105 Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST Contact: Mary Keyes: mkeyes2@uw.edu Accessibility Contact: sefsmain@uw.edu
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Washington Park Arboretum Sunday, Nov 16, 2025, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. PST Cost: $45Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. REGISTER ONLINELichens grow on trees, shrubs and rocks in botanic gardens and can tell us about air quality and the make-up of plants and geology. Botanic gardens can take on new meaning as a *fun* place to […]
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Winkenwerder 105 Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST Contact: Mary Keyes: mkeyes2@uw.edu Accessibility Contact: sefsmain@uw.edu
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1st floor hallway in Bloedel Hall Wednesday, Nov 19, 2025, 9 – 10 a.m. PST SEFS Socials are chance to step out of your classroom, laboratory, or office to enjoy some light refreshments & connect with other SEFS faculty, students, & staff! Contact: sefsmain@uw.edu Accessibility Contact: sefsmain@uw.edu
College of the Environment Events
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Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. PDT UW Botanic Gardens is committed to enriching the lives of all community members with free public tours. Please note our tours are for individual participants not organized groups. If you wish to have a group tour, please explore your options at botanicgardens.uw.edu. To ensure a positive tour experience and the safety of […]
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Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, 10 – 11:30 a.m. PST The UW AI Community of Practice is for everyone! We welcome participation from the entire university, including students. We want to build community and are planning all sorts of fun and interesting experimental events – guest speakers, lunch and learn, after-hours events, training, workshops, webinars and more. Ideas welcomed and […]
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Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, 3:30 – 5 p.m. PST Keywords: igneous petrology, volcanology, geochemistry Event interval: Single day event Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN) Campus room: JHN 075 Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu Event Types: Lectures/Seminars More info: www.hannahshamloo.com
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Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, 5 – 6:30 p.m. PST Class Cost: $25 + $22 Supply FeeJoin us for a fun, hands-on terrarium workshop—no experience needed! We'll provide everything you need: a mason jar, plants, substrate, tools, and even tiny springtails to keep your ecosystem healthy. Create your own thriving miniature garden and learn as you go. This all-ages workshop […]
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Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, 3:30 – 4:50 p.m. PST Speaker: TBATitle: TBAHost: Professor Cliff Mass, cmass@uw.eduThe University of Washington is committed to providing access and accommodation in its services, programs, and activities. To make a request connected to a disability or health condition contact Atmospheric and Climate Science, 206-543-4250, atmadmin@uw.edu, at least five days before the event. Event interval: Single day event Campus […]