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MacLeish Field Station trail development
November 11, 2010
We are in the process of building a single track trail network at Smith's Field Station in West Whately. These trails is envisioned not only as access to research sites by faculty and students, but also as recreational trails for use by everyone in the Smith community for hiking, xc skiing, snowshoeing and mtn biking). Join us to learn how to build sustainable trails and see the local area at the same time. Work times will be short 2-3 hour sessions- either 3-6pm or 4-6pm- back for dinner. Email sjohnson at smith.edu to RSVP, get more info, and find out where to join the group.
MacLeish Field Station, Whately

Green Team Meeting!
November 11, 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.
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Campus Center 102
12:00 pm

Film screening: "Clash of the Continents: End of Man"
November 11, 2010
See Professor Sara Pruss, Paleontologist Extraordinaire, in a National Geographic Documentary. Lunch will be served
Sabin-Reed 101A
12:10 pm

Chrysanthemum Poetry Reading
November 11, 2010
Selected poems read by students in East Asian Languages and Literature 231
Church Exhibition Gallery, Lyman Plant House
3:00 pm

ES&P lunchbag: NOAA summer interns report back
November 15, 2010
Join us to hear from more students "in the environment." Three students who spent 10 weeks this summer as paid interns for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at various locations in the U. S. will describe their research experiences. Come hear what they did, what it was like to work as an intern, and find out how you might get involved next summer. Lunch provided.
Bass Hall 102
12:00 pm

Events Off Campus

"Communicating Climate Change on Television"
November 16, 2010
A lecture by Evan Hadingham, Senior Science editor, NOVA/WGBH How do you translate the abstract science and politics of global warming to television, a highly visual medium that demands a lot of emotion and action? Climate programs tend to fall into predictable genres, ranging from "gloom and doom" exploitations of disaster to "eco-fantasies" about the environmental future. In this talk, Evan Hadingham, Science Editor of the PBS NOVA series, will discuss NOVA's approach to producing shows about global warming, highlighting the special challenges of covering this vital subject. The take-home message is that climate programs can be successful without relying on "disaster porn."
Hasbrouck 138, UMASS Amherst
4:00 pm

Lecture: “Rediscovering the Local in the Global: How to Write a Global History of Environmentalism”
November 16, 2010
Joachim Radkau studies global environmental history as a Professor of History at the University of Bielefeld in Germany. His book, Nature and Power: A Global History of the Environment (2008), received the 2010 Book Award from the World History Association. His new biography of Max Weber, Max Weber: A Biography (2009), hailed as original and creative, explores Weber’s conception of “nature” in his life and thought. There will be a reception following the lecture at 6:00 pm, in the Cassani Lounge, Room 102, Shattuck Hall. For more information on the event, please contact the Environmental Studies Program, (413) 538-2898, or the Miller Worley Center for the Environment, (413) 538-3091.
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Room 101, Dwight Hall, Mount Holyoke College
4:15 pm

Events at Smith

Presentation from four schools of public health
November 18, 2010
Admissions representatives from Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Yale School of Public Health will review graduate degree program offerings in public health. The presentation will be followed by an opportunity for questions and answers.
McConnell B15
12:00 pm

Lecture: Plants as Design Elements
November 19, 2010
with Michael Marcotrigiano, Director, Botanic Garden Followed by a reception and viewing of the illuminated Chrysanthemum Show Have you ever wondered why some gardens look better than others? Is it just the plants that were chosen or is it how they fill the space? This lecture presents some of the basics of using plants in the landscape. Step by step you will see how shrubs and trees build a landscape. The talk will highlight examples of great designs and why they work.
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Church Exhibition Gallery, Smith Botanic Garden
7:30 pm

Events Off Campus

Lecture: Animal Behavior, Autism, and Sensory-Based Thinking
November 17, 2010
By Temple Grandin, a renowned leader in the autism and animal welfare movements. Dr. Grandin will discuss her insights into animal behavior and how her autism and visual thinking led to a revolution in animal husbandry and food production. Dr. Grandin established herself through her pioneering work with animals and in designing humane meat-processing facilities. She has done extensive work on the design of handling facilities; half the cattle in the United States and Canada are handled in equipment she has designed for meat plants. The event is free and open to the public.
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Gamble Auditorium in the Art Building, Mount Holyoke College
7:30 pm

Ervin Zube Lecture Series
November 18, 2010
Join us for a lecture by Steve Simpson of Steve Simpson Associates, Falmouth, MA. The last in the Ervin Zube Lecture Series.
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UMass, Amherst, Procopio Room, 105 Hills North
4:00 pm

Stephen Stimson Lecture
November 18, 2010
Stephen Stimson, FASLA, and his firm, Stephen Stimson Associates, is nationally recognized and has won numerous design awards. YANKEE MODERN: Born and raised on a dairy farm, Stephen Stimson’s agrarian heritage has inspired and shaped the landscapes he has created across New England and the country. With a deep respect for the history and craft of the built landscape, he will speak candidly about twenty-three years of practice and the evolution of his firm’s design process and approach, illustrated by distinct projects that range in scale and context. There will be a reception with food and a cash bar immediately following the event at the University Club, 243 Stockbridge Rd. SpPonsored by the Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning at UMass Amherst.
room 105 Hills Building, UMass Amherst
4:00 pm

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