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Events at Smith The Gulf Oil Spill: How can we learn from this crisis? September 22, 2010 A roundtable discussion and lunchbag with Danielle Brian, Executive Director, Project on Government Oversight; Shizuka Hsieh, Associate Professor of Chemistry; Thomas Litwin, Director, Clark Science Center, Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced; moderated by Donald Baumer, Professor of Government. Lunch provided for the first 50 participants. Jointly sponsored by the Smith College Government Department, the Environmental Science and Policy and Public Policy Programs, and the Center for the Environment, Ecological Design, and Sustainability. Neilson Library Browsing Room, Smith College 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Events Off Campus Activists Training! September 20, 2010 Calling all activists! MASSPIRG, in conjunction with the Public Interest Network, is holding an Activist Workshop in Northampton, MA. To learn more and register for the workshop, click the link that follows. If you have any questions about the training, email Jessie Miller at jmiller at publicinterestnetwork.org or call at (617) 747 - 4395. More... 125 Main Street, Northampton (First Churches) 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Regional Climate Impact Analysis for Policy Development: The Evolution of the UW Climate Impacts Gr September 22, 2010 A lecture by Dr. Ed Miles, one of the nation's most successful interdisciplinary researchers in the field of climate change and climate impacts. Dr. Ed Miles, Professor Emeritus, School of Marine Affairs, University of Washington; former Co-Director, Center for Science in the Earth Systems (CSES) and NOAA RISA Climate Impacts Group at the University of Washington; Member: National Academy of Sciences (2003), Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (2005), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2009). Email: aholland@geo.umass.edu with questions. UMASS, Amherst, Engineering Lab II 2:30 pm Ervin Zube Lecture Series September 23, 2010 A lecture with Paige Warren, Assistant Professor, Natural Resources Conservation, Umass Amherst. The third lecture in the series. More... UMass, Amherst, Procopio Room, 105 Hills North 4:00 pm		Events at Smith ES&P Lunchbag: Coral Reef EdVentures! September 24, 2010 Join us to hear from students who worked in Belize this summer to educate children about the environment. And find out how you might participate next year! Lunch provided. Bass Hall 102 12:10 pm Unraveling of Past Pollution Episodes September 28, 2010 through Incremental Hard Tissues: Applications of Laser Ablation (LA)-ICP MS, a lecture by Dula Amarasiriwardena, Professor of Chemistry, School of Natural Science, Hampshire College. Ford Hall Case Study Room 4:45 pm Green Team Meeting! September 30, 2010 The Green Team is a coalition of faculty, staff and students dedicated to fostering sustainability at Smith by educating and supporting the campus community in efficient use of finite natural resources, attaining the greatest possible efficiencies and preventing pollution. All are welcome to join the team or come to a meeting to propose your ideas to the group. More... Campus Center 102 12:00 pm Tulane City Center: Projects and Progress 2005-2010 September 30, 2010 Scott Bernhard, Associate Professor at Tulane's School of Architecture, will be giving a talk about his school's role in rebuilding New Orleans. As director of their outreach program, Tulane City Center, Professor Bernhard has played a key role in a number of reconstruction efforts since Hurricane Katrina. The talk will focus on addressing social, economic, and technical challenges through a combination of design and civic engagement. A related exhibit about the work produced by the Center will also be on display in the Jannotta Gallery in Hillyer Hall (Brown Fine Arts Complex) from October 1st until October 14th. Sponsored by the Smith College Lecture Committee, the Department of Art, the Picker Engineering Program, and the Center for Community Collaboration (CCC). Stoddard G2 7:00 pm Events Off Campus Taste the View September 24, 2010 Come celebrate the beauty and bounty of our local landscape at Community Involved In Sustaining Agriculture's (CISA) annual celebration of local food and the local heroes who produce it. There will be samplings of local food from the four corners of our three counties (Hampshire, Franklin, Hampden), live music, live and silent auctions. YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THIS WORTHY BENEFIT WITH YOUR TIME. As many as 70 volunteers will be needed in the two days leading up to and the day following the event: To be part of Taste the View and support local agriculture, contact Ann Pemberton at volunteer@buylocalfood.org. To purchase tickets to the event, go to the link below. Want to know first hand what its like to volunteer with CISA? or if you have any other questions please feel free to contact Claire Turner at cat07@hampshire.edu More... Tri-County Fair Grounds, Northampton 6:00 pm 17th annual Festival de la Cosecha (Harvest Festival) September 25, 2010 The event features traditional Puerto Rican Lechonera (pig roast), live music (musica tipica Puerto Riquena), Paso Fino horse demonstrations, dancing, information tables for families to learn about educational, environmental, and social services available to them throughout Holyoke, petting zoo, and children's activities in a beautiful festival area amongst organic farms overlooking the Connecticut River. Sponsored by Nuestras Ra�ces, Inc. in partnership with the annual Holyoke Community Education Fair and supported by Smith College Environmental Science and Policy Program. 24 Jones Ferry Road, Holyoke, MA (Nuestras Raices Farm - La Finca) Off Main Street, where Rt. 5 and Main Street merge. 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm		Events at Smith Operation WALLACEA research program- Information Session October 5, 2010 Come to this information session to find out how to join a biodiversity research program this summer. OpWall has 21 research programs in 10 countries with over 100 research topics suitable for theses or special studies. Opportunities include working in field DNA labs, on research ships, in the rainforest canopy and more. Bring your own lunch. More... Bass Hall room 102 12:00 pm Brownbag: Getting Started with a Career in Environmental Leadership October 7, 2010 Over the coming decades, your generation must rewire the world with clean energy, redesign every city on earth, and reimagine the global food system�all in the service of building a just and sustainable future. Join the Director of the Bard Center for Environmental Policy to explore environmental grad school options in general, and in particular, the innovative Bard Masters Degree options in Environmental Policy and, our new MS degree in Climate Science and Policy. Bard�s programs feature integrated interdisciplinary study of science, law, policy and economics, and an extended 4-6 month internship. We offer joint degrees with the Peace Corps, Pace Law School, and Bard MAT. Bring your own lunch. Bass Hall 102 12:00 pm Events Off Campus GreenBuildings Open House October 2, 2010 Make your plans now to join us this weekend for the annual Green Buildings Open House (GBOH). It is the largest sustainable energy event in the Northeastern USA! Hosted by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association, part of the ASES National Solar Tour. More... All over the Northeast...sites searchable by location or specific features North Quabbin 12th Annual Garlic and Arts Festival October 2, 2010 October 3, 2010 Two days of peace, love, and garlic! Visit the website (below) for the full schedule. More... Forsters Farm, 60 Chestnut Hill Road, Orange, MA 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Anna Lappe: Diet for a Hot Planet October 6, 2010 Anna Lapp� will read from and sign Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It. Beyond what we already know about "food miles" and eating locally, the global food system is a major contributor to climate change, producing as much as one-third of greenhouse gas emissions. How we farm, what we eat, and how our food gets to the table all have an impact. Our government and the food industry are willfully ignoring the issue rather than addressing it. Lapp� helps readers understand that food can be a powerful starting point for solutions to global environmental problems. More... Gamble Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College 7:30 pm Landscape and Urbanism NOT Landscape Urbanism: A 40 year Perspective October 7, 2010 A lecture by Alistair Macintosh, Principal, Sasaki Associates. The fourth in the Ervin Zube Series. More... UMass, Amherst, Procopio Room, 105 Hills North 4:00 pm