ATM S 523 Seminar in Atmospheric Physics & Chemistry
Speaker: James Yoon, UW Atmospheric and Climate Science
Title: Much Ado About NOthing: Isoprene-NOx-OH Interactions in Remote Tropical Forests
Host: Professor Alex Turner, turneraj@uw.edu
The 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 location: Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Building (ATG). Campus room: ATG 310. Accessibility Contact: atmadmin@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars.
Monday, November 3, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:50 PM.
For more info visit atmos.uw.edu. Graduate Admissions Info Session
Information Session for 2025 College of the Environment graduate admissions.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/s/94204205273. Accessibility Contact: Brandon Ray. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: Prospective Graduate Students.
Monday, November 3, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Pacific Northwest Water Summit
The Idaho Department of Water Resources and Boise State University will host the Pacific Northwest Water Summit on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 8:30 am to 5 pm MT at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.
To support this effort, state and regional partners from Washington and Oregon – including the Washington State Climate Office – will share impacts felt across the Pacific Northwest during the water year. The summit will also include: highlights on innovative water resource research via presentations and a student poster session, a recap of the 2025 water year including snowpack, the timing of irrigation demand, and the stored water remaining at the end of the water year, a 2026 outlook on how atmosphere and ocean conditions could impact snowpack and water supply in 2026, and an introduction to the annual PNW Water Year 2025 Impacts Survey to connect water year conditions to sector-specific impacts.
Please register below by October 30 to ensure an accurate catering count.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: climate@uw.edu. Event Types: Conferences.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM.
Boise, Idaho.
For more info visit www.drought.gov. 2026 Winter “Build a Schedule” Lab
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Fishery Sciences (FSH). Campus room: 207. Accessibility Contact: wittouck@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Target Audience: New Marine Biology and SAFS Students.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Fish and Wildlife Seminar: Professor Julian Oden, SAFS
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Contact: sconver@uw.edu. Accessibility Contact: sefsmain@uw.edu.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Zoom - https://washington.zoom.us/j/4432362511.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. [UCo] Climate Career Panel
Join UCo (PCC Undergraduate Cohort) for a Climate Careers Panel on Tuesday, November 4th at 5pm. The event will be held in the Ocean Sciences Building Room 425.
This event features Seattle professionals working on climate, considering opportunities in industry, research, and business. This panel will feature panelists backgrounds, education and work pathways, and information about their careers. The goal is to share diverse pathways to apply climate education and considerations. Panelists will be asked to share their opinions and stories and will have time to answer student questions. Snacks will be provided.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Ocean Sciences Building (OCN). Campus room: OCN 425. Accessibility Contact: uwpccuco@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Student Activities. Target Audience: All Undergraduate Students.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Webinar | The Last Drop - Water Researchers Speaker Series
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Accessibility Contact: sefsmain@uw.edu.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM.
Scan the QR code below to register or visit this link - https://umanitoba.zoom.us/meeting/register/0rzhln4-SQWrazhJCNNtxg#/registration.
For more info visit umanitoba.zoom.us. 2025 Urban Forest Symposium
$110 in-person. $45 virtual.
Given the current state of our country, the increasing impacts of resourcing shortfalls and climate change, how do we maintain our relationships with each other to keep Urban Forestry and eco-cultural systems work moving forward? How do we ensure momentum we have built doesn’t disappear? Our Symposium is a meaningful venue for people to connect, build, strengthen, steward, and expand relationships collectively for creating actionable solutions together. Let’s gather to celebrate, rejuvenate, rebuild, and re-Indigenize!
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Northwest Horticultural Society Hall (NHS). Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_cf840e72073e.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. AI Community of Practice weekly gathering
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 encouraged — please share yours! Volunteers appreciated but not expected.
Our objectives:
* Encourage knowledge sharing and education
* Enable collaboration and networking
* Share innovation and research
* Discuss ethical and responsible use of AI
* Community engagement and outreach
Join us anytime for our weekly office hours, and find us online in our Microsoft Team.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/9684580021. Accessibility Contact: dagibbs@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Meetings. Not Specified.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Sharing Your Science with the Media to Highlight its Value to the Public
Sharing Your Science with the Media to Highlight its Value to the Public
- with Allison Agsten, Director of the USC Annenberg Center for Climate Journalism and Communication -
It’s never been more important to strengthen public support for the critical science that benefits society and our responses to climate change. In this webinar, Allison Agsten, Director of the Center for Climate Journalism and Communication at the University of Southern California Annenberg, will share practical steps for engaging with the media to communicate the value and impact of your science. Allison will walk through steps to find the story in your research, connect with media contacts, pitch your story and prepare for an interview. Join us and learn how to effectively share your stories with the public as an engaged scientist. This webinar is being co-hosted by the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center and the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group.
Please register below.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Darcy Gould | darcyjw@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Online (Zoom).
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. 2025 Preview of the Eastern Bering Sea Pollock Stock Assessment
Join us for the 2025 Preview of the Eastern Bering Sea Pollock Stock Assessment, held live on Wednesday 5 November at 4pm. This preview is sponsored by the Center for Sustaining Seafood, the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, and the College of the Environment. It will take place on the UW Campus on the first floor of the Fishery Sciences Building (1122 NE Boat Street).
Dr. Jim Ianelli, NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) scientist and SAFS affiliate professor, will present the EBS pollock assessment model and the most recent trends in the EBS pollock stock.
The event will be followed by an opportunity to meet and discuss. We look forward to you joining us! Please direct any questions to Chris Anderson cmand@uw.edu.
Given uncertainty about the duration of the government shutdown and its impacts on plan team and assessment timelines, we can only advertise this tentatively at this point. However, it is our intent to continue this tradition. A formal invitation will follow when we…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Fishery Sciences (FSH). Accessibility Contact: wittouck@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Free 1st Thursday Public Tour
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 our visitors, our tours are now capped at 50 attendees on a first come first serve basis.
Our 1st Thursday public tours are casual walks through various areas of the 230 acre Washington Park Arboretum. Walks feature seasonal themes, collections plants, explorations of botany, and the history of our organization.
Our topic this month has to be Autumn color in our plant collection!
To join the walk, meet us at the Graham Visitors Center, docents will be there to greet and gather visitors.
We make every effort to tailor our tours to our audience and most months we are able to offer visitors a choice of a longer or shorter walk depending on their capabilities. If you have any specific…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: cmn23@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Age Range: Teens. Adults. Presenter: UW Botanic Garden Tour Docents. Contact Information: Catherine Nelson at cmn23@uw.edu.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM.
Washington Park Arboretum
Graham Visitors Center
2300 Arboretum Dr E, Seattle.
For more info visit botanicgardens.uw.edu. 2026 Winter “Build a Schedule” Lab
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Fishery Sciences (FSH). Campus room: 207. Accessibility Contact: wittouck@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Target Audience: New Marine Biology and SAFS Students.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM.
ESS Colloquium: Jana Simo (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) "A Geologist in the Other Wild: Navigating a Career in Earth Science Research Beyond Academia"
Keywords: geology, geophysics, research, applied science, industry, national laboratory, applied science, geothermal, explosion research, strategy, workforce skills, career, modeling, seismology, project management
Abstract: Careers in Earth science can take us far beyond the outcrop and the classroom. In this talk, I’ll share my journey from field-based geology—studying sedimentation, tectonics, and basin analysis—to a research and leadership career that has spanned industry and national laboratories. At ExxonMobil, I began in the visualization lab developing virtual field trips and digital geologic platforms, then moved into geologic modeling, technical leadership, and corporate strategy—connecting fundamental research with applied business decisions. I built a technical reputation that opened doors to broader leadership roles, eventually serving as Principal Geologist for the corporation, leading global research in modeling and seismic integration (including emerging ML/AI applications), and helping shape…
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.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
SAFS Departmental Seminar with Noëlle Yochum (Trident Seafoods)
Held on Thursday afternoons during the academic year, this weekly seminar series presents invited speakers from academia and governmental and non-governmental agencies and organizations. Issues of interest and concern in the aquatic and fishery sciences and the latest research findings are discussed. This SAFS seminar series consists of weekly presentations by eminent academics, prospective faculty members, and the School’s own faculty members. Seminars are free and open to the public.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Fishery Sciences (FSH). Campus room: 102. Accessibility Contact: wittouck@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: students, faculty, staff, public.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit fish.uw.edu. The Nature of Our Times: A Poetry Reading Presented by the Blue Convergence Fund
The Blue Convergence Fund is proud to present a reading in celebration of the release of The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America’s Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders (Paloma Press, 2025), a Poets for Science anthology, edited by Luisa A. Igloria, Aileen Cassinetto, and David Hassler. Originally envisioned as a companion to the first U.S. National Nature Assessment and now to the work of United By Nature, the anthology gathers 210 voices from the arts, ecology, academia, and Indigenous communities from North America giving witness to how nature shapes our lives and how we can shape the future.
Hosted by Emily Knight, the evening will feature readings by Emma Goldman-Sherman, Gabriela A. Igloria, Ed Meek, and Maya Zeff. with an introduction by Dr. Phillip Levin, Director of the United By Nature Initiative. This event will take place on Thursday, November 6, 2025 from 8:00-9:30 PM EST via Zoom.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Allie Long. Event Types: Special Events.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
Online (Zoom).
For more info visit zoom.us. Film Screening and Q&A: These Sacred Hills
Film Screening and Q&A: These Sacred Hills, Join a film screening of “These Sacred Hills,” which follows members of the Rock Creek Band of the Yakama Nation as they confront renewable energy projects threatening their sacred mountain, Pushpum. Following the screening, there will be a Q&A with tribal members and the makers of the film who collaborated for three years to tell this important story about indigenous rights in the midst of addressing climate change.
Registration is recommended but not required.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Kane Hall (KNE). Accessibility Contact: EarthLab | earthlab@uw.edu. Event Types: Screenings.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
For more info visit events.uw.edu. [Fleagle Lecture] Steve Davis: "The Tough Stuff: overcoming barriers to net-zero emissions"
Join the UW Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science for a free lecture featuring Steve J. Davis, a professor of Earth System Science, Stanford University.
Over the past decade, the focus of climate mitigation has shifted from incremental progress to achieving true net-zero emissions. This talk explores the hardest-to-abate sources of greenhouse gases—why they’re so challenging, and the most promising solutions emerging today. Drawing on recent research into net-zero pathways for the power sector, transportation, heating, and industry, the presentation highlights what we’ve learned and what lies ahead. Attendees will gain insight into how evolving technologies, geopolitics, and global ambitions continue to shape the path toward a stable climate.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Kane Hall (KNE). Campus room: KNE 210. Accessibility Contact: mcatal@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Special Events.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
For more info visit events.uw.edu. SAFS Quantitative Seminar
This is a weekly lunch-time series with varying topics presenting quantitative analysis. This series is free and open to the public.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Fishery Sciences (FSH). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96717268248. Campus room: 213. Accessibility Contact: wittouck@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: students, faculty, staff, public.
Friday, November 7, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit fish.uw.edu. ATM S 520 Atmospheric Sciences Colloquium
Speaker: Prof. Steve J. Davis, Professor of Earth System Science, Stanford University
Title: Explorations in carbon management
Host: Professor David Battisti, battisti@uw.edu
Abstract: Prof. Davis will present three studies: one on CCS and CDR in mitigation scenarios and the climate implications of “underdelivering” one on the potential climate benefits and economics of seaweed farming, and one on the trade-offs of high-CDR and air quality in scenarios.
The 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 location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 075. Accessibility Contact: atmadmin@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Academics.
Friday, November 7, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:50 PM.
For more info visit atmos.uw.edu. Autumn Botanical Collage - Art Workshop (in-person)
Cost: $57
Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. REGISTER ONLINE, Cut, tear, and paste layers of colorful papers to create small pieces to frame! Taking inspiration from the autumn flora of the UW Botanic Gardens, you will learn to simplify the subject matter, create dynamic compositions, and discover techniques to take with you. All materials will be supplied, but students are welcome to bring in their own subject matter, photos and ideas to work from, as well as collage papers to recycle into their pieces. Students of all artist levels welcomed.
Instructor Lisa Snow Lady has a BFA in painting from the University of Washington, and a degree in Ornamental Horticulture from Edmonds Community College and has been sketching and painting for over 20 years. She has a passion for travel sketching and is a member of Urban Sketchers. Lisa loves to encourage students of all artistic levels.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Lisa Snow Lady. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_3e6dc23fbb3b.
Saturday, November 8, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Center for Urban Horticulture.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. ATM S 523 Seminar in Atmospheric Physics & Chemistry
Speaker: Amy Liu, UW Atmospheric and Climate Science
Title: The role of stomatal function in modulating evapotranspiration under rising CO₂
Host: Professor Alex Turner, turneraj@uw.edu
The 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 location: Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Building (ATG). Campus room: ATG 310. Accessibility Contact: atmadmin@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars.
Monday, November 10, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:50 PM.
For more info visit atmos.uw.edu. AI Community of Practice weekly gathering
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 encouraged — please share yours! Volunteers appreciated but not expected.
Our objectives:
* Encourage knowledge sharing and education
* Enable collaboration and networking
* Share innovation and research
* Discuss ethical and responsible use of AI
* Community engagement and outreach
Join us anytime for our weekly office hours, and find us online in our Microsoft Team.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/9684580021. Accessibility Contact: dagibbs@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Meetings. Not Specified.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. ATM S 521 Seminar in Atmospheric & Climate Dynamics
Speaker: Spencer Ressel, UW Atmospheric and Climate Science
Title: MJO Changes with SST Warming in Aqua Planet Simulations
Host: Professor Cliff Mass, cmass@uw.edu
The 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 location: Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Building (ATG). Campus room: ATG 310. Accessibility Contact: atmadmin@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:50 PM.
For more info visit atmos.uw.edu. Fiber Art Workshop: Embroider a PNW Landscape Ornament (in-person)
Class Cost: $52, pre-registration required
REGISTER ONLINE, Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Celebrate the mountains, greenery, and waterways of the Pacific Northwest with this hand-embroidered ornament. Perfectly sized at 3 inches for decorating a tree, gifting to a loved one, or displaying all year round. This beginner-friendly workshop is the perfect way to celebrate the PNW landscape.Melissa Galbraith is the fiber artist behind MCreativeJ. She was born and raised in the desert of Washington state where her mother instilled a love of making things by hand at an early age. Melissa shares her love of nature through whimsical and modern hand embroidery kits, patterns, workshops, and her books; DIY Embroidered Shoes and How to Embroider Texture and Pattern. Melissa enjoys seeing makers fall in love with the needle arts, especially that magical ah-ha moment of learning something new.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Melissa Galbraith. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_b06c6fa68579.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Douglas Classroom, Center for Urban Horticulture.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. ESS Colloquium: Lucien Nana Yobo (Texas A&M University, Ocean Discovery Lecture Series) "Earth's Fiery Past: Large Igneous Provinces, Anomalous CO2, and their Environmental Impacts""
Abstract: Large igneous provinces (LIPs) are among the most influential drivers of global Earth system changes. These massive volcanic events are linked to extreme climate and ocean conditions, increasing global temperatures, ocean acidification, and widespread marine anoxia. Their emplacement and CO2 release frequently align with some of Earth’s most rapid environmental shifts, including four of the five major mass extinctions—most notably the End-Permian extinction, the largest of the Big Five—highlighting their critical role in past Earth systems transitions. However, studying LIPs—particularly submarine ones—remains challenging, as much of their eruptive material is buried beneath the ocean or has been subducted over time. Consequently, much of our understanding of these events has often relied on sedimentary geochemical proxies. These proxies, including osmium isotopes, mercury concentrations, and carbonate dissolution patterns, have become essential tools for reconstructing LIP emplacement and assessi…
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.
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit usoceandiscovery.org. SAFS Departmental Seminar with Mackenzie Gavery (NOAA)
Held on Thursday afternoons during the academic year, this weekly seminar series presents invited speakers from academia and governmental and non-governmental agencies and organizations. Issues of interest and concern in the aquatic and fishery sciences and the latest research findings are discussed. This SAFS seminar series consists of weekly presentations by eminent academics, prospective faculty members, and the School’s own faculty members. Seminars are free and open to the public.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Fishery Sciences (FSH). Campus room: 102. Accessibility Contact: wittouck@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: students, faculty, staff, public.
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit fish.uw.edu. Pathways to a Postdoc
Panel discussion of UW CoENV graduate student alumni who have gone on to postdocs at other institutions.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/s/96088765123. Accessibility Contact: Brandon Ray. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Senior CoENV graduate students.
Friday, November 14, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
SAFS Quantitative Seminar
This is a weekly lunch-time series with varying topics presenting quantitative analysis. This series is free and open to the public.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Fishery Sciences (FSH). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96717268248. Campus room: 213. Accessibility Contact: wittouck@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: students, faculty, staff, public.
Friday, November 14, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit fish.uw.edu. ATM S 520 Atmospheric Sciences Colloquium
Speaker: Jon Proctor, University of British Columbia
Title: TBA
Host: Professor Abby Swann, aswann@uw.edu
The 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 location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 075. Accessibility Contact: atmadmin@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Academics.
Friday, November 14, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:50 PM.
For more info visit atmos.uw.edu. Forest Bathing (in-person)
Cost: $25
Advance registration required.
REGISTER ONLINE
Join UW Botanic Gardens and Cascadia Forest Therapy for a unique forest bathing opportunity in the Washington Park Arboretum. Forest bathing (or shinrin-yoku) has been popular in Japan for decades and is gaining momentum in the US. The practice encourages you to move in nature at a slower pace and take in the atmosphere around you. Multiple scientific studies have shown that the practice lowers stress and blood pressure levels, while increasing immune system functioning, making you more resilient to diseases and illness.
During this class the guide, in partnership with the forest, will offer an evolving series of invitations crafted to help participants slow down and open their senses. The opening of one’s senses encourages mindfulness, which readies the heart and mind to be fully present in the natural world. Come discover the medicine of being in the forest.
Accessibility: These sessions are slow-paced and generally cover less than a mile of trail.…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Washington Park Arboretum (LNDMK-8). Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Cascadia Forest Therapy. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_3d3487c58e5c.
Saturday, November 15, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Arboretum Lichens
Cost: $45
Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
REGISTER ONLINE
Lichens 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 observe a symbiotic organism made up of a fungus and algae. You will also learn about common lichens found in an urban environment and take home a user-friendly chart that lists lichens found in your neighborhood.
Lichens are harmless to your plants and add aesthetic value to trees and shrubs. We can actually use them as indicators of air pollution! Join Dr. Katherine Glew at the Washington Park Arboretum to get a head start on learning lichens from one of Seattle’s botanic gardens. You can enjoy the late winter/early spring season by looking for lichens, rather than staying inside and missing out on the excitement of being outside!
Instructor Katherine Glew, Ph.D. is Curatorial Associate of Lichens at the University of…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Katherine Glew, Ph.D. Curatorial Associate of Lichens at the UW Herbarium, Burke Museum. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_e203fde2a561.
Sunday, November 16, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Washington Park Arboretum.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. ATM S 523 Seminar in Atmospheric Physics & Chemistry
Speaker: Rob Wood, UW Atmospheric and Climate Science
Title: Giant cloud condensation nuclei (GCCN) dampen precipitation susceptibility to submicron aerosol
Host: Professor Alex Turner, turneraj@uw.edu
The 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 location: Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Building (ATG). Campus room: ATG 310. Accessibility Contact: atmadmin@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars.
Monday, November 17, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:50 PM.
For more info visit atmos.uw.edu. Succulent Arrangement Workshop
Class cost: $50
Financial aid slots available on a first-come, first-served basis, REGISTER ONLINE
Come join us for a fun and interactive class where you will learn how to create beautiful and functional succulent arrangements for your sunniest windowsill or your summertime patio! This class is welcome to all experience levels and is a fun, creative and relaxing way to spend your time with other plant-enthusiasts creating functional plant art! The class will also include care tips that will ensure the success of your succulent planter so you can watch it grow! All ages.
Class fee includes: 5-inch terracotta pot with tray , Variety of succulent plants , Succulent soil , Decorative rocks and stones, This in-person class will be delivered at the Center for Urban Horticulture.
Adelaide Nitroy, founder and owner of Fancy Plants, opened her business in 2022 with the hope of creating a safe and inclusive environment for people to learn plants and begin their plant journey. Her background in biology and plant…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Douglas Research Conservatory (DRC). Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_daac7930e80e.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. AI Community of Practice weekly gathering
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 encouraged — please share yours! Volunteers appreciated but not expected.
Our objectives:
* Encourage knowledge sharing and education
* Enable collaboration and networking
* Share innovation and research
* Discuss ethical and responsible use of AI
* Community engagement and outreach
Join us anytime for our weekly office hours, and find us online in our Microsoft Team.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/9684580021. Accessibility Contact: dagibbs@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Meetings. Not Specified.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Connecting the Dots from Forest and Estuary Management to Climate-Resilient Salmon
In this paired researcher-practitioner webinar, Michele Buonanduci (Postdoctoral Scholar, The Nature Conservancy & University of Washington) will present the findings of recent research into the impacts of forest and estuary management on the climate resilience of salmon in Washington’s Willapa basin, including the impacts of Spartina eradication. Chad Phillips (State Spartina Eradication Coordinator/Riparian Invasive Weed Projects Coordinator, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Plant Protection Division) will then provide details about Washington State Department of Agriculture’s Spartina management efforts. Hosted by the Northwest Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change (NW RISCC) Network ,
Register below.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: NWRISCC@gmail.com. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Online (Zoom).
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. ATM S 521 Seminar in Atmospheric & Climate Dynamics
Speaker: Manali Nayak, UW Atmospheric and Climate Science
Title: A novel framework to evaluate climate model emulators for global warming projections
Host: Professor Cliff Mass, cmass@uw.edu
The 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 location: Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Building (ATG). Campus room: ATG 310. Accessibility Contact: atmadmin@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:50 PM.
For more info visit atmos.uw.edu. Northwest Weed Biocontrol in Changing Environments
The Northwest Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change (NW RISCC) Network will host a 1-hour multi-speaker webinar on the impacts of different climate variables on weed biocontrol agents and their success in the Northwest. We will begin with a brief overview of weed biocontrol, and then discuss how climate change may impact biocontrol systems at different stages of planning and implementation. Our speakers will highlight as examples the control agents and their host dynamics for St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum), purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), and knotweed (Reynoutria spp.). This event will also serve as the launching point for a working group to address knowledge gaps around Northwest biocontrol in a changing climate, including modeling population dynamics and geographic distributions of agents under different climate scenarios and developing a framework for collecting data to disentangle climate impacts from other drivers of population dynamics. Other potential working group topics include…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: NWRISCC@gmail.com. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Online (Zoom).
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. ESS Colloquium: Eric Steig (UW ESS & PCC) "Water isotopes are magical: fundamental things isotope records from ice cores tell us about climate variability and ice sheet change across timescales from decades to millennia"
Abstract: The discovery that oxygen and hydrogen isotopes in snowfall provide a window into the past through ice cores is more than six decades old. Yet the “old” technology of water isotopes continues to be a cornerstone of our understanding of both past and current climate in the polar regions. Recent advances include measurement methods that improve both resolution and precision; a revolution in dating of ice cores, allowing us to compare them with one another with high confidence; and the development of ways to use water-isotope data to constrain and validate climate model simulations.
Three examples – on very different timescales – illustrate the continued magic of ice-core isotope records.
First, we have long wanted to know how big the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets may have been during the last glacial maximum, how much they thinned during the Holocene, and how small they were during previous interglacial periods, when sea level was much higher than present. We now know the answer to all these…
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.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
SAFS Departmental Seminar with Julieta Martinelli (WDFW)
Held on Thursday afternoons during the academic year, this weekly seminar series presents invited speakers from academia and governmental and non-governmental agencies and organizations. Issues of interest and concern in the aquatic and fishery sciences and the latest research findings are discussed. This SAFS seminar series consists of weekly presentations by eminent academics, prospective faculty members, and the School’s own faculty members. Seminars are free and open to the public.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Fishery Sciences (FSH). Campus room: 102. Accessibility Contact: wittouck@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: students, faculty, staff, public.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit fish.uw.edu. SAFS Quantitative Seminar
This is a weekly lunch-time series with varying topics presenting quantitative analysis. This series is free and open to the public.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Fishery Sciences (FSH). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96717268248. Campus room: 213. Accessibility Contact: wittouck@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: students, faculty, staff, public.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit fish.uw.edu. ATM S 520 Atmospheric Sciences Colloquium
Speaker: Tzu-Hsin Karen Chen, UW DEOHS
Title: TBA
Host: TBA
The 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 location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 075. Accessibility Contact: atmadmin@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Academics.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:50 PM.
For more info visit atmos.uw.edu. ATM S 523 Seminar in Atmospheric Physics & Chemistry
Speaker: Lyatt Jaeglé UW Atmospheric and Climate Science
Title: The STRIVE Earth System Explorer satellite mission concept: Transforming our view of the upper troposphere and stratosphere
Host: Professor Alex Turner, turneraj@uw.edu
The 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 location: Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Building (ATG). Campus room: ATG 310. Accessibility Contact: atmadmin@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars.
Monday, November 24, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:50 PM.
For more info visit atmos.uw.edu. AI Community of Practice weekly gathering
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 encouraged — please share yours! Volunteers appreciated but not expected.
Our objectives:
* Encourage knowledge sharing and education
* Enable collaboration and networking
* Share innovation and research
* Discuss ethical and responsible use of AI
* Community engagement and outreach
Join us anytime for our weekly office hours, and find us online in our Microsoft Team.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/9684580021. Accessibility Contact: dagibbs@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Meetings. Not Specified.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Climate Impacts Group 30th Anniversary Celebration
Join us as we celebrate 30 years of climate resilience work, strong regional partnerships, cutting-edge climate research, influential impacts reports, and perseverance through uncertain times.
Cupcakes and light refreshments will be provided, and drinks are available for purchase. Toasts will begin around 6 PM.
This is a casual, community-focused event open to all ages (including children) are welcome!
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: cig@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Old Stove Brewing - Ship Canal
600 W Nickerson St, Seattle, WA 98119.
For more info visit events.uw.edu. AI Community of Practice weekly gathering
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 encouraged — please share yours! Volunteers appreciated but not expected.
Our objectives:
* Encourage knowledge sharing and education
* Enable collaboration and networking
* Share innovation and research
* Discuss ethical and responsible use of AI
* Community engagement and outreach
Join us anytime for our weekly office hours, and find us online in our Microsoft Team.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/9684580021. Accessibility Contact: dagibbs@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Meetings. Not Specified.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Graduate Certificate in Climate Science-Drop in Q&A
For enrolled UW graduate students in all stages of working towards the Graduate Certificate in Climate Science (GCeCS). The curious, those planning coursework, and those designing their capstones. Drop in to this day set aside for you to ask the GCeCS advisor (Miriam) your questions in person.
Be sure to watch the video introduction to the certificate to answer some basic questions.
Contact uwpcc@uw.edu for more information.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Ocean Sciences Building (OCN). Campus room: 335. Accessibility Contact: Miriam Bertram, UW Program on Climate Change. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
ATM S 521 Seminar in Atmospheric & Climate Dynamics
Speaker: TBA
Title: TBA
Host: Professor Cliff Mass, cmass@uw.edu
The 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 location: Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Building (ATG). Campus room: ATG 310. Accessibility Contact: atmadmin@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:50 PM.
For more info visit atmos.uw.edu. Glass Terrarium Workshop
Class Cost: $47
Financial aid slots available on a first-come, first-served basis, REGISTER ONLINE
Join 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 is great for curious minds, though a bit of patience and hand dexterity will go a long way. Come craft your very own living world in a jar!
Class fee includes:
Thrifted glass
Variety of plant cuttings
LECA, rocks, wood, and decorations
Adelaide Nitroy, founder and owner of Fancy Plants, opened her business in 2022 with the hope of creating a safe and inclusive environment for people to learn plants and begin their plant journey. Her background in biology and plant science gives a unique perspective to provide scientific understanding of how plants have evolved, how plants work at a biological level, and how plants can be grown…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Douglas Research Conservatory (DRC). Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_0ccf34918e81.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. ESS Colloquium: Hannah Shamloo (Central Washington University) "Timing is Everything:
Pre-eruptive magmatic processes and timescales for
Mount Baker volcanism, Cascades USA"
Keywords: igneous petrology, volcanology, geochemistry
Abstract: Volcanic eruptions are some of the Earth’s most devastating hazards. Specifically, the timing between volcanic unrest and an eruption is difficult to forecast, requiring a thorough understanding of the magmatic plumbing system beneath a volcano. A magma’s crystal cargo directly records the thermophysical storage conditions of the magma prior to eruption. Specifically, chemical zoning that forms during crystal growth with changing magmatic conditions can record a magma’s history, akin to rings of a tree. In the last two decades, improvements in experimental petrology and analytical instruments have led to the technique of diffusion chronometry becoming widespread. In this talk, I will demonstrate the power of combining petrologic methods (mineral geochemistry, thermobarometry, textural analysis) with diffusion chronometry for the reconstruction of the pre-eruptive histories of magmas. Specifically, Kulshan (Mount Baker) in Washington state is an…
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.
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.hannahshamloo.com. SAFS Departmental Seminar with David Paez (USGS)
Held on Thursday afternoons during the academic year, this weekly seminar series presents invited speakers from academia and governmental and non-governmental agencies and organizations. Issues of interest and concern in the aquatic and fishery sciences and the latest research findings are discussed. This SAFS seminar series consists of weekly presentations by eminent academics, prospective faculty members, and the School’s own faculty members. Seminars are free and open to the public.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Fishery Sciences (FSH). Campus room: 102. Accessibility Contact: wittouck@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: students, faculty, staff, public.
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit fish.uw.edu. SAFS Quantitative Seminar
This is a weekly lunch-time series with varying topics presenting quantitative analysis. This series is free and open to the public.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Fishery Sciences (FSH). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96717268248. Campus room: 213. Accessibility Contact: wittouck@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: students, faculty, staff, public.
Friday, December 5, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit fish.uw.edu. ATM S 520 Atmospheric Sciences Colloquium
Speaker: Greg Quetin, University of California, Santa Barbara
Title: TBA
Host:
Professor Abby Swann, aswann@uw.edu
The 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 location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 075. Accessibility Contact: atmadmin@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Academics.
Friday, December 5, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:50 PM.
For more info visit atmos.uw.edu. Park in the Dark (for grown-ups!)
Cost; $10 per person.
REGISTRATION
You asked, and we answered…We’re excited to offer Park in the Dark (for grown-ups!)
Park in the Dark (for grown-ups!) is based on our Park in the Dark program developed for children ages 6-12 and their caregivers. Park in the Dark (for grown-ups!) will be doing the same activities for participants 12 and up, who don't have a younger child to attend with and/or are kids at heart.
The activities, while selected with kids in mind, can be fun for all ages. Some of them are popular among our staff when we do them as a group in staff training. For higher-level scientific content, please look at our other adult education programs.
Thanks for sharing your interest in this type of program. We look forward to seeing you there!
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Washington Park Arboretum (LNDMK-8). Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_a3bd7f6e28a9.
Friday, December 5, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Forest Bathing (in-person)
Cost: $25
Advance registration required.
REGISTER ONLINE
Join UW Botanic Gardens and Cascadia Forest Therapy for a unique forest bathing opportunity in the Washington Park Arboretum. Forest bathing (or shinrin-yoku) has been popular in Japan for decades and is gaining momentum in the US. The practice encourages you to move in nature at a slower pace and take in the atmosphere around you. Multiple scientific studies have shown that the practice lowers stress and blood pressure levels, while increasing immune system functioning, making you more resilient to diseases and illness.
During this class the guide, in partnership with the forest, will offer an evolving series of invitations crafted to help participants slow down and open their senses. The opening of one’s senses encourages mindfulness, which readies the heart and mind to be fully present in the natural world. Come discover the medicine of being in the forest.
Accessibility: These sessions are slow-paced and generally cover less than a mile of trail.…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Washington Park Arboretum (LNDMK-8). Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Cascadia Forest Therapy. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_ea7405962d79.
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Botanical Print-Making Holiday Card Workshop
Cost: $45
Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. REGISTER ONLINE, Come make your own unique holiday cards and gift tags through an exploration of mixed media printmaking! Explore the patterns and textures of plants through print-making processes. This class will invite you to use natural materials, like fallen leaves & conifer needles, to create one-of-a-kind holiday cards to give to your loved ones this holiday season. All class supplies are provided.
Instructor Dillyn Adamo is a print-maker and arts educator in Skagit County, WA. Currently she works as the Learning & Engagement Coordinator at the Museum of Northwest Art, where she creates arts experiences for visitors of all ages. She has a passion for both biology and fine arts, and uses print-making as a way to explore both of these interests.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Douglas Research Conservatory (DRC). Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Dillyn Adamo. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_a0b9460a6be5.
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Washington Native Trees Tour
Join us for this free campus native trees tour! SEFS very own Theo Hoss will be guiding this tour. The evergreen state is known for staying green throughout the cold gray months, so what better way to kick off winter by learning about our beautiful native trees of Washington that are keeping things vibrant this chilly season. This tour will introduce participants to some of our most iconic conifers, as well as a few of the deciduous broadleaf varieties.
Contact: tdhoss@uw.edu. Accessibility Contact: sefsmain@uw.edu.
Sunday, December 7, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Meet at the front entrance of the Burke Museum (parking lot side).
For more info visit sites.google.com. International Invasive Species & Climate Change Conference
Please join us for the second annual International Invasive Species and Climate Change Conference organized by the Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (RISCC) Management Network on December 9 and 10, 2025.
This online conference is free to attend and will include sessions on management success stories, understanding and managing pathways of invasion, restoring to the future, and early career research, following the theme, "Better Together: Empowering People and Partnerships."
Register below!
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: info@naisma.org. Event Types: Conferences.
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 – Wednesday, December 10, 2025.
Online (Zoom).
For more info visit naisma.org. AI Community of Practice weekly gathering
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 encouraged — please share yours! Volunteers appreciated but not expected.
Our objectives:
* Encourage knowledge sharing and education
* Enable collaboration and networking
* Share innovation and research
* Discuss ethical and responsible use of AI
* Community engagement and outreach
Join us anytime for our weekly office hours, and find us online in our Microsoft Team.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/9684580021. Accessibility Contact: dagibbs@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Meetings. Not Specified.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Big Box Store Plant Rehab
Class Cost: $45
Financial aid slots available on a first-come, first-served basis
REGISTER ONLINE
Have you ever been tempted by a good deal at a big box store, only for your clearance rack plant to die as soon as you bring it home? In this class, we’ll learn about which plants are worth rehabbing, and how to bring a struggling plant back to life. No experience necessary. All ages.
Class fee includes:
Pot
Variety of plants
Soil
This in-person class will be delivered at the Center for Urban Horticulture.
Adelaide Nitroy, founder and owner of Fancy Plants, opened her business in 2022 with the hope of creating a safe and inclusive environment for people to learn plants and begin their plant journey. Her background in biology and plant science gives a unique perspective to provide scientific understanding of how plants have evolved, how plants work at a biological level, and how plants can be grown successfully.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Douglas Research Conservatory (DRC). Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Adelaide Nitroy, founder and owner of Fancy Plants. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_8ca05f8007c2.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. AI Community of Practice weekly gathering
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 encouraged — please share yours! Volunteers appreciated but not expected.
Our objectives:
* Encourage knowledge sharing and education
* Enable collaboration and networking
* Share innovation and research
* Discuss ethical and responsible use of AI
* Community engagement and outreach
Join us anytime for our weekly office hours, and find us online in our Microsoft Team.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/9684580021. Accessibility Contact: dagibbs@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Meetings. Not Specified.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. AI Community of Practice weekly gathering
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 encouraged — please share yours! Volunteers appreciated but not expected.
Our objectives:
* Encourage knowledge sharing and education
* Enable collaboration and networking
* Share innovation and research
* Discuss ethical and responsible use of AI
* Community engagement and outreach
Join us anytime for our weekly office hours, and find us online in our Microsoft Team.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/9684580021. Accessibility Contact: dagibbs@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Meetings. Not Specified.
Wednesday, December 24, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. AI Community of Practice weekly gathering
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 encouraged — please share yours! Volunteers appreciated but not expected.
Our objectives:
* Encourage knowledge sharing and education
* Enable collaboration and networking
* Share innovation and research
* Discuss ethical and responsible use of AI
* Community engagement and outreach
Join us anytime for our weekly office hours, and find us online in our Microsoft Team.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/9684580021. Accessibility Contact: dagibbs@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Meetings. Not Specified.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. AI Community of Practice weekly gathering
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 encouraged — please share yours! Volunteers appreciated but not expected.
Our objectives:
* Encourage knowledge sharing and education
* Enable collaboration and networking
* Share innovation and research
* Discuss ethical and responsible use of AI
* Community engagement and outreach
Join us anytime for our weekly office hours, and find us online in our Microsoft Team.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/9684580021. Accessibility Contact: dagibbs@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Meetings. Not Specified.
Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. AI Community of Practice weekly gathering
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 encouraged — please share yours! Volunteers appreciated but not expected.
Our objectives:
* Encourage knowledge sharing and education
* Enable collaboration and networking
* Share innovation and research
* Discuss ethical and responsible use of AI
* Community engagement and outreach
Join us anytime for our weekly office hours, and find us online in our Microsoft Team.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/9684580021. Accessibility Contact: dagibbs@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Meetings. Not Specified.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Extreme Heat in the Pacific Northwest: Strategies for Next Summer and Beyond
Extreme heat disasters are becoming increasingly common. What are the strategies for long-term risk-reduction and extreme heat preparedness? This discussion will expand on an article co-written by our featured speakers, which was recently featured by The Conversation in a new collection of essays on how extreme weather events will impact the environment- and our lives.
Featured Speakers:
- Jason Vogel, Deputy Director, UW Climate Impacts Group
- Brian Henning, Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies, Gonzaga University
This webinar is part of the Climate Impacts Group "Our Climate Future" webinar series.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: cig@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, January 15, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Online (Zoom).
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. AI Community of Practice weekly gathering
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 encouraged — please share yours! Volunteers appreciated but not expected.
Our objectives:
* Encourage knowledge sharing and education
* Enable collaboration and networking
* Share innovation and research
* Discuss ethical and responsible use of AI
* Community engagement and outreach
Join us anytime for our weekly office hours, and find us online in our Microsoft Team.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/9684580021. Accessibility Contact: dagibbs@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Meetings. Not Specified.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Soil Science - Full Series
Cost: Full Series 15% Discount - $230.00
REGISTER ONLINE, Financial aid slots available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Join us in our series Getting Down to Earth: Understanding soils for ecosystem resilience and repair to learn about the properties of soil, the ecology of soil in its microclimate and larger environment, and how to manage and remediate soil for your restoration site. These classes were developed and are instructed by Christina Pfeiffer and Rodney Pond and are a part of UW Botanic Garden’s Ecological Restoration for Professionals program. This series will be beneficial for those working in ecological restoration, landscape professionals, landscape architects and designers, and natural area stewards. Home gardeners are welcome as well!
The Soils Science - Full Series includes all 6 soils science classes: Scratching the Surface: Soil Formation, Structure, and Chemistry , Buried Alive!: Digging into Soil Biology and Ecology , Soaking It All In: Understanding Soil Water , Getting into the…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Christina Pfeiffer and Rodney Pond. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_38813016038f.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:15 AM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. Scratching the Surface: Soil Formation, Structure, and Chemistry (online)
Cost: $45
REGISTER ONLINE, Financial aid slots available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Class 1 of 6. Students will be introduced to the format of the class series and learn the essential basics of soil science; how they are formed, their physical properties and chemistry. Students will be provided and introduced to soil management plan and soil assessment worksheets to develop for their own project sites. Instructors will give demonstrations of soil properties assessment techniques to be performed as homework at their project sites. Getting Down to Earth: Understanding soils for ecosystem resilience and repair - About the Series
Understanding soils – what they are, how they function, how they degrade, and how to steward them back to health – empowers restoration professionals to design and implement more resilient and self-sustaining ecosystem restoration projects. This series of classes will build from the ground up a holistic knowledge of soils that will enable students to understand how and when…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_fcd880cec112.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:15 AM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com. AI Community of Practice weekly gathering
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 encouraged — please share yours! Volunteers appreciated but not expected.
Our objectives:
* Encourage knowledge sharing and education
* Enable collaboration and networking
* Share innovation and research
* Discuss ethical and responsible use of AI
* Community engagement and outreach
Join us anytime for our weekly office hours, and find us online in our Microsoft Team.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/9684580021. Accessibility Contact: dagibbs@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Meetings. Not Specified.
Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us.