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Preliminary Exams (9/18, 19, 22, 23)

Exam Schedules:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t_7KRLwXidot6bKgu0EhyMg2ozp69XHTT3j6mgDdnc4/edit?usp=sharing. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, September 18, 2025.

Preliminary Exams (9/18, 19, 22, 23)

Exam Schedules:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t_7KRLwXidot6bKgu0EhyMg2ozp69XHTT3j6mgDdnc4/edit?usp=sharing. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Friday, September 19, 2025.

Preliminary Exams (9/18, 19, 22, 23)

Exam Schedules:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t_7KRLwXidot6bKgu0EhyMg2ozp69XHTT3j6mgDdnc4/edit?usp=sharing. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Monday, September 22, 2025.

Preliminary Exams (9/18, 19, 22, 23)

Exam Schedules:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t_7KRLwXidot6bKgu0EhyMg2ozp69XHTT3j6mgDdnc4/edit?usp=sharing. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

First Aid and CPR Training with WestCoast CPR (Pre-Registration Required)

First Aid and CPR Training with WestCoast CPR (Optional) JHN 175 Hybrid First Aid Training – a few hours online, followed by a brief (allow for 30 minutes, arrive between 11:45 and 12:30).  Sign-up here by Friday 9/19/2025. Please reach out to Kristin Evans, evansk27@uw.edu if you run into any issues signing up. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: Jhn 175. Accessibility Contact: Kristin Evans. Event Types: Workshops. Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM.

ESS Chair's Welcome

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 102. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Student Activities. Thursday, September 25, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

ESS Pre-Colloquium Refreshments

Join us for pre-colloquium refreshments in the ESS Common Room (JHN 141)! Drop by before the colloquium to enjoy light snacks, tea, and hot water for your favorite brew. It's a great chance to connect with colleagues and this week's speaker before heading over together for the talk. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: 141. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Thursday, October 2, 2025, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Bruce Jakosky (University of Colorado Boulder) "The history of CO2 and H2O on Mars"

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, October 2, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Weekly Department Brown-Bag Lunch Break in JHN 141!

Drop-in and bring your lunch on Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in the department community room! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, October 3, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

ESS Faculty Meeting

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: 026. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, October 3, 2025, 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Free Public Lecture: Saving a Species, The Endangered Seastar

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 to 90% declines in kelp forests, a critical temperate-zone habitat. At the University of Washington’s Friday Harbor Labs, Dr. Drew Harvell’s team has led groundbreaking research to uncover the cause of sea star wasting, work highlighted in The New York Times, while Dr. Jason Hodin’s team has successfully reared hundreds of sunflower stars in captivity, efforts featured on NBC’s Wild Kingdom. Together, they raise vital questions: what resources and talent are needed to sustain such research, what is the cost to our marine ecosystems if it falters, and what happens when funding is cut or international collaboration is blocked? Presented by UW Friday Harbor Labs The University of Washington is committed to providing… Friday, October 3, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Brickworks, 150 Nichols Street, Friday Harbor, 98250. For more info visit forms.gle.

UW Environment at Dawg Dash 2025

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. Whether you're a seasoned runner, weekend walker, or just in it for the swag and the vibes, this is your chance to unite with the entire College community for a day of movement and fun. All paces welcome! WHY JOIN THE UW ENVIRONMENT TEAM? ✅ Support the Homecoming Scholars program ✅ Exclusive team swag ✅ Meet up at the finish line for treats, pics and conversation ✅ Connect with people from across the College, EVENT DETAILS, Sunday, October 5, 2025 (race packets can be picked up as early as 7:30 am in Red Square) , UW Campus (Seattle), NE Memorial Way , Visit the UW Environment post-race table on Red Square (look for our logo). Sunday, October 5, 2025, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM. UW Campus (Seattle), NE Memorial Way. For more info visit runsignup.com.

General Exam: Anna Pearson

Committee Members: Schmidt (Chair) Solomon Tobin Denolle Pollitz. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 027. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

ESS Community Silent Book Club

Come read with us just for the joy of it! While not an official chapter, we join fellow book-lovers in a global community of Silent Book Club Members! Unlike traditional book clubs, there's no assigned reading, deadlines, pre-selected materials, or pressure! We meet once a month on the first Tuesday (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in JHN 141. The meeting structure is: 15 mins of optional socialization and settling in (make yourself a cup of tea!) 1 hour of silent reading 15 mins of optional chatting Students, staff, faculty, postdocs, and community members are all welcome! Bring a drink, a book, and a friend! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Not Specified. Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.

ESS Pre-Colloquium Refreshments

Join us for pre-colloquium refreshments in the ESS Common Room (JHN 141)! Drop by before the colloquium to enjoy light snacks, tea, and hot water for your favorite brew. It's a great chance to connect with colleagues and this week's speaker before heading over together for the talk. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: 141. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Thursday, October 9, 2025, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Rebecca Jackson (Tufts University) "TBA"

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, October 9, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Weekly Department Lunch Break in JHN 141!

Drop-in and bring your lunch on Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in the department community room! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, October 10, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

Weekly Department Lunch Break in JHN 141!

Drop-in and bring your lunch on Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in the department community room! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, October 17, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

Community E.S.S (Engaged Social Stitching) and Crafts!

Psychologists at Angila Ruskin University in Cambridge published a study in August 2024 which provides strong support for the positive wellbeing benefits of engaging in arts and crafting!  https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1417997/full All ESS community members (staff, grad & undergrad students, faculty, postdocs) are welcome to join for an arts and craft hour on the third Friday of the month! Bring your preferred craft/coloring/art project/homework/written correspondence/novel...whatever you'd like! and come hang out! Community E.S.S (Engaging Social Stitching) and crafts!  Third Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) @ 2pm JHN 141. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Not Specified. Friday, October 17, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

GSA Private Alumni Reception

Please join us for a private alumni reception at this year's Annual GSA Meeting on Monday October 20 in the Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk, Bonham D room, for drinks and light reception fare. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Monday, October 20, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:15 PM. Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk. For more info visit connects.geosociety.org.

Nature heals: The global movement for mental and physical health

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 movement for nature and health was born, the lessons we’ve learned along the way, and how we can all play a part in helping our communities benefit from the healing power of the outdoors. Ticket price includes access to our special pre-reception designed to spark meaningful connections across Seattle’s vibrant sustainability and environmental science community. Complimentary gourmet creations provided by Cameron Catering, consistently ranked among Seattle’s finest! Pre-reception starts at 5:30 PM. About our speaker:  Marc Berejka held leadership roles at REI Co-op for more than 13 years, most recently as divisional vice president for community advocacy and impact and president of the REI Cooperative… Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM. Town Hall Seattle, The Forum. For more info visit events.uw.edu.

Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture

Established in 2005 and named in honor of the UW’s first vice president for the Office of Minority Affairs, the annual Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture is dedicated to acknowledging the work of faculty whose nationally-recognized research focuses on diversity and social justice. 2025 Faculty Lecturer: Coming Soon! Thursday, October 23, 2025 Reception: 5:00 PM | Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center Lecture: 6:00 PM | Alder Hall Auditorium Registration Opens: September 2025 Registration includes a lecture reception with heavy hors d’oeuvres and beverages. Questions? Please reach morac@uw.edu. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Alder Hall. Campus room: Alder Hall Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 (voice), 206-543-6452 (TTY), 206-685-7264 (fax), or dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Thursday, October 23, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Weekly Department Lunch Break in JHN 141!

Drop-in and bring your lunch on Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in the department community room! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, October 24, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

Weekly Department Lunch Break in JHN 141!

Drop-in and bring your lunch on Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in the department community room! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, October 31, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

ESS Community Silent Book Club

Come read with us just for the joy of it! While not an official chapter, we join fellow book-lovers in a global community of Silent Book Club Members! Unlike traditional book clubs, there's no assigned reading, deadlines, pre-selected materials, or pressure! We meet once a month on the first Tuesday (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in JHN 141. The meeting structure is: 15 mins of optional socialization and settling in (make yourself a cup of tea!) 1 hour of silent reading 15 mins of optional chatting Students, staff, faculty, postdocs, and community members are all welcome! Bring a drink, a book, and a friend! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Not Specified. Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.

ESS Pre-Colloquium Refreshments

Join us for pre-colloquium refreshments in the ESS Common Room (JHN 141)! Drop by before the colloquium to enjoy light snacks, tea, and hot water for your favorite brew. It's a great chance to connect with colleagues and this week's speaker before heading over together for the talk. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: 141. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Thursday, November 6, 2025, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Jana Simo (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) "TBA"

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.

Weekly Department Lunch Break in JHN 141!

Drop-in and bring your lunch on Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in the department community room! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, November 7, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

ESS Faculty Meeting

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: 026. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, November 7, 2025, 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Department Closed for Holiday

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: essfrontdesk@uw.edu. Event Types: Not Specified. Tuesday, November 11, 2025.

ESS Pre-Colloquium Refreshments

Join us for pre-colloquium refreshments in the ESS Common Room (JHN 141)! Drop by before the colloquium to enjoy light snacks, tea, and hot water for your favorite brew. It's a great chance to connect with colleagues and this week's speaker before heading over together for the talk. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: 141. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Thursday, November 13, 2025, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Lucien Nana Yobo (Texas A&M University) "TBA"

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.

Weekly Department Lunch Break in JHN 141!

Drop-in and bring your lunch on Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in the department community room! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, November 14, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

ESS Pre-Colloquium Refreshments

Join us for pre-colloquium refreshments in the ESS Common Room (JHN 141)! Drop by before the colloquium to enjoy light snacks, tea, and hot water for your favorite brew. It's a great chance to connect with colleagues and this week's speaker before heading over together for the talk. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: 141. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Thursday, November 20, 2025, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Beth Bartel (U.S. Geological Survey) "TBA"

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.

Weekly Department Lunch Break in JHN 141!

Drop-in and bring your lunch on Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in the department community room! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, November 21, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

Community E.S.S (Engaged Social Stitching) and Crafts!

Psychologists at Angila Ruskin University in Cambridge published a study in August 2024 which provides strong support for the positive wellbeing benefits of engaging in arts and crafting!  https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1417997/full All ESS community members (staff, grad & undergrad students, faculty, postdocs) are welcome to join for an arts and craft hour on the third Friday of the month! Bring your preferred craft/coloring/art project/homework/written correspondence/novel...whatever you'd like! and come hang out! Community E.S.S (Engaging Social Stitching) and crafts!  Third Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) @ 2pm JHN 141. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Not Specified. Friday, November 21, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

ESS Main Office & Student Services Closing at noon

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Not Specified. Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Department Closed for Holiday

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: essfrontdesk@uw.edu. Event Types: Not Specified. Thursday, November 27, 2025.

Department Closed for Holiday

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: essfrontdesk@uw.edu. Event Types: Not Specified. Friday, November 28, 2025.

ESS Community Silent Book Club

Come read with us just for the joy of it! While not an official chapter, we join fellow book-lovers in a global community of Silent Book Club Members! Unlike traditional book clubs, there's no assigned reading, deadlines, pre-selected materials, or pressure! We meet once a month on the first Tuesday (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in JHN 141. The meeting structure is: 15 mins of optional socialization and settling in (make yourself a cup of tea!) 1 hour of silent reading 15 mins of optional chatting Students, staff, faculty, postdocs, and community members are all welcome! Bring a drink, a book, and a friend! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Not Specified. Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.

ESS Pre-Colloquium Refreshments

Join us for pre-colloquium refreshments in the ESS Common Room (JHN 141)! Drop by before the colloquium to enjoy light snacks, tea, and hot water for your favorite brew. It's a great chance to connect with colleagues and this week's speaker before heading over together for the talk. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: 141. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Thursday, December 4, 2025, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Hannah Shamloo (Central Washington University) "TBA"

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. Thursday, December 4, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.hannahshamloo.com.

Weekly Department Lunch Break in JHN 141!

Drop-in and bring your lunch on Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in the department community room! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, December 5, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

ESS Faculty Meeting

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: 026. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, December 5, 2025, 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Weekly Department Lunch Break in JHN 141!

Drop-in and bring your lunch on Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in the department community room! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, December 12, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.