91探花Science Now kicks off at Town Hall tonight
The second season of 91探花Science Now, which trains 91探花 graduate students to communicate their research to the general public and gives them the opportunity to speak at Seattle’s Town Hall, kicks off with two speakers this week, one tonight (March 5) with a look at how viruses adapt to their environments and the other Wednesday evening (March 6) concerning whether we’re noisily loving whales to death.
Sonia Singhal, a doctoral student in UW鈥檚 Department of Biology, says evolution is a prominent force in the present as well as the past. As the says: We don鈥檛 even need to wait centuries to see its results. With bacteria and viruses, we have the powerful ability to watch evolution happen before our eyes in a matter of days. It can help advance technology against the flu, the common cold and even computer viruses. Singhal speaks at 5:30 p.m. at The Pub at Town Hall, enter on Eighth Avenue.
At 5:30 p.m., Wednesday (March 6) Juliana Houghton, a master’s student at UW鈥檚 School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, addresses the impact of San Juan whale-watching on the whales themselves. The says: As researchers consider steps to help killer whales recover, they study the effects of vessel presence and a noisy environment yet still don鈥檛 know what whales actually hear as they travel through the water. Recently, a suction-cup-attached tag with an underwater microphone has been used to measure the noise whales actually receive.
A total of 19 have been , often before or after other science talks by local and national speakers at Town Hall.
The students are in the course “Communicating Science to the Public Effectively,” that grew out of efforts in 2010 by 91探花graduate students who felt students needed better opportunities for training in science communication, says the instructor for the course, Jessica Rohde, a graduate student in aquatic and fishery sciences.
“They started teaching each other, which eventually turned into a course and speaker series at Town Hall. The College of the Environment has fully supported their efforts, and now funds a TA -ship for the course,” Rohde said.
Tickets are $5 at or 888-377-4510, and at the door beginning at 5:30 pm.
Celebrating 91探花Women nominations due March 11
Members of the campus community can submit for female 91探花students, staff and faculty deserving of recognition. All women nominated will be recognized at a reception in late March at the Hub Lyceum. The award was created to honor women from across campus as part of Women鈥檚 History Month.
Nominations require an essay of 250 words or less describing the contribution of the nominee. Deadline is Monday (March 11).
Nominations sought for fourth annual Husky Green Awards
are due March 30 the fourth annual meant to recognize individuals or teams from the 91探花community who demonstrate leadership, initiative and dedication to campus sustainability.
Last year’s winners are featured in a produced by a student volunteer with the 91探花Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability Office.
Nominations should include a description of how an individual or team from the 91探花community demonstrated environmental stewardship or campus sustainability at the Seattle, Tacoma or Bothell campuses.聽Submissions are encouraged to include descriptions of measurable outcomes resulting from the nominee鈥檚 actions as well as descriptions of collaborations and efforts to engage the broader community in sustainability efforts.聽Two references are required for a nomination submission.
Grade-school students take on philosophy in panel discussion
The will celebrate its Philosophers in the Schools program and the new book “” by Jana Mohr Lone with a panel discussion from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in the HUB Lyceum. The event will feature fourth- and fifth-grade students from Seattle’s . Lone is an affiliate 91探花faculty member and director of the . RSVP if possible to kgoldyn@uw.edu.
Hall Health Center expands tobacco cessation program
is increasing its free services for those in the 91探花community who want to quit using tobacco through a new program called “.”
The campus medical center now has a part-time tobacco cessation specialist who can meet with students and employees on a one-to-one basis. After the first session, subsequent meetings can be done by phone. Tobacco Talk also provides nicotine replacement products such as patches and gum. All services are free to both students and 91探花employees.
For more information, contact Colin Maloney, Tobacco Cessation Program coordinator, at 206-685-QUIT (7848) or quittalk@uw.edu.