EarthLab News
An Anchor Through Shifting Tides: Annual Community Dinners Foster Connection, Collaboration for Nature and Health
What keeps a tradition alive? Is it the strength of an idea? The dedication of the people who uphold it? For the Nature and Health community dinner, it’s both. And more. Participants in the first Nature and Health Community Dinner talk around a large table at Ravenna BreweryFor a decade, the organization has hosted quarterly dinners to bring together transdisciplinary, intergenerational groups of people who care about the intersections of nature and health.
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Connecting Resources Across Sectors to Strengthen Climate Resilience in Western Washington
To support communities, municipalities, and businesses already advancing resilience efforts across the region, EarthLab is partnering with the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) for their Climate Resilient Communities Accelerator program in the South-Central Puget Sound.
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EarthLab's Second Annual Spring Showcase
On Thursday, April 10th, the UW Center for Urban Horticulture was buzzing with over 100 EarthLab friends, partners, and supporters for the second annual EarthLab Spring Showcase. Across the different backgrounds, disciplines, and experiences of the attendees in the room, the evening was a powerful reminder of the strength we have when we come together in pursuit of climate solutions.
The evening’s programming began with opening remarks from University of Washington and EarthLab leadership.
Happy Black History Month!
Did You Know?
Black History Month as we know it today initially began 99 years ago when Carter G. Woodson (a Black historian, author and scholar) established Negro History Week. Since its creation, there has always been an annual theme to explore Black history and culture across time and space, throughout the U.S., Africa, and the Diaspora. This year’s theme for Black History Month is African Americans and Labor, which explores how “work and working of all kinds – free and unfree, skilled, and unskilled, vocational and voluntary – intersect with the collective experiences of Black people.”
Get Involved
In honor of Black History Month, we’ve put together some resources, collections on campus, and events happening in our community this February.
UW Students: Join Us February 26 for Climate Justice Conversations & Connections
At the University of Washington, many students are leading the charge in reimagining how we take equitable action on climate change. Join us this winter for a cozy, interactive social mixer designed to strengthen connections among UW students passionate about climate justice.
Together, we’ll explore topics that matter most to you and set the stage for a spring event (like the one we hosted last year) that centers student perspectives on building a just and equitable climate future.
Register for an exclusive screening of Hollow Tree: Growing Up at the End of the Earth
Future Rivers is hosting another film series this academic year to bring forward concepts of community, climate and fresh water. We will open the series on Tues., Nov. 26 with an exclusive screening of Hollow Tree: Growing Up at the End of the Earth.
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UW hosts 7th annual Northwest Nature and Health Symposium
On May 1, approximately 100 people attended the seventh annual Northwest Nature and Health Symposium hosted by UW at the wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ - Intellectual House from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Seven speakers from various institutions, in addition to a panel of the Greening Research in Tacoma Project, presented on topics centered around social and environmental justice.
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UW stakeholders discuss climate change and healthcare in inaugural symposium
Healthcare leaders and stakeholders within the University of Washington came together last Thursday in the first-ever climate change symposium to discuss how the climate crisis impacts health systems.
The event, sponsored by the University of Washington School of Medicine, UW Center for Health and the Global Environment (UW CHanGE) UW EarthLab, and UW Sustainability, offered a full day of learning in areas like disaster preparedness and changes in clinical practice. The Department of Emergency Medicine’s Drs. Stefan Wheat and Jeremy Hess were instrumental in the planning of the symposium.
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Join EarthLab April 25 for Climate Justice Conversations and Connections
EarthLab presents an inclusive gathering focused on climate justice and community building. Across the Seattle, Bothell, and Tacoma campuses, University of Washington students actively engage in vital discussions about climate change and its profound implications for social justice. Now, we invite UW undergraduates from all campuses to unite for a transformative half-day event at the Husky Union Building.
This free event is a platform for grassroots conversations to build a stronger climate community, where student voices take center stage.
