Virtual Presentation: Sea Ice and Climate Change Featuring Professor Cecilia Bitz
Kick off PNW Climate Week 2026 with groundbreaking climate science! Join UW College of the Environment for a high‑energy, fully virtual talk and Q&A with Professor Cecilia Bitz, the Jerome M. Paros Endowed Chair in Atmospheric and Climate Hazard Research.
Sea ice, a bedrock of Arctic communities and the bellwether of climate change, is under threat — but new research is providing a way forward.
Professor Bitz is one of the world’s go‑to experts on Arctic climate change. She digs deep into how melting sea ice reshapes global systems, and builds the models that help us predict what’s coming next. As an NSF and NOAA‑funded researcher, she’s pushing the science that policymakers rely on, including briefing the U.S. Senate on Arctic risks. Her work sits at the front line of climate action.
Monday, July 13, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Virtual.
For more info visit luma.com. Nature and Health Fall Community Dinner
Our quarterly community dinners welcome anyone with a curiosity about expanding access to green space to support health and well-being, environmental and health equity, people-nature reciprocity, and climate change resilience. Students, professionals, and community members from many different disciplines come together to explore new ideas, discuss policies and programs, and strengthen partnerships in the field of nature and health.
The September 22 dinner features a talk from Amy Wagenfeld, PhD and Daniel Winterbottom, RLA, FASLA. Amy and Daniel will talk about their latest book, Therapeutic Gardens: Design for Healing Spaces second edition.
Nature and Health Community Dinners include:A plant-based dinner, Drinks, Networking, Short talks from a wide variety of professionals, including researchers, community leaders, policy-makers, program managers, etc.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: natureandhealth@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Lectures/Seminars. Special Events.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit events.uw.edu.