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Fellowships Info Session
November 27, 2017
Have you ever wondered if there is a fellowship out there for you? Do you have questions about when you should begin to prepare an application? Or what steps you might take to make you an even stronger candidate? If any of these are your questions, we hope you will join us for an informal session with Fellowships Advisor Margaret Lamb to learn more about some fellowships opportunities for students with environmental interests.
CEEDS, Wright Hall 005
12:00 pm

Events at Smith

Art Exhibit: local landscapes
November 27, 2017
An art exhibit by students in Sedimentary Geology (GEO 232) course in now on display through December 1. The art is inspired by our local landscapes and communicates information about their geological origins.
McConnell Foyer

Sigma Xi lunch and talk: Watching a virus at work: correlated cryofluorescence and
November 28, 2017
cryo-electron miscropscopy of influenza virus fusion with Lauren Metskas '08 (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge University, UK). Lunch is served in the Foyer at 11:45 a.m., talks begin at 12:10 p.m. and are open to all faculty, emeriti, staff, and students.
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McConnell 103
12:00 pm

ENV Lunch Talk: Coral Reef EdVentures
November 29, 2017
Coral Ed is a paid 8-week marine environmental education and research program held primarily in San Pedro, Belize each summer. Sound like something you might want to do? Come for lunch and hear more about what it entails from former student participants and faculty advisers.
McConnell 103
12:10 pm

What Unexpected Things to Begin to Expect: Climate Change Impacts in the Northeast
November 30, 2017
a lecture by Richard N. Palmer, University Director of the DOI Northeast Climate Center, UMass-Amherst. This lecture is part of the LSS 100 lecture series. All welcome.
Weinstein Auditorium
3:00 pm to 4:50 pm

DIY Deodorant
November 30, 2017
The Smith Green Team is hosting a make-your-own deodorant event! Join us to make environmentally-friendly, healthy, waste-free deodorant! The event is free; supplies will be provided.
CEEDS, Wright Hall 005
7:00 pm

Webinar: How to Get a Job in Sustainability: Purpose-Driven Careers in Business, NGOs, & Government
November 30, 2017
Dr. Eban Goodstein, Director of Graduate Programs in Sustainability at Bard College, will outline mission-driven career strategies in sustainable business, non-profits and goverment for both soon-to-be and recent college graduates, and for professionals looking to make a move. Goodstein will provide participants with a concrete job-search strategy, discuss what the current political climate means for careers in social and environmental sustainability, cover grad school and continuing education options (including school now / school later); and take questions from the audience. Please register at the link below for log-in details and more information.
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From your computer
7:00 pm

Events Off Campus

Mondays: “Hearts in Action: Creative Responses to Climate Change”
November 27, 2017
Join this weekly collaboration between Talking Truth and Paperbark Magazine (a new UMass Amherst environmental-humanities publication). The sessions include art-making, readings, reflective writing, discussion, contemplative exercises and more. [Mondays: September 11 — November 27, 2017]
Lederle Lowrise, Science and Engineering Library, UMass Amherst Campus
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Women Entrepreneurs in Agriculture and the Food System
November 28, 2017
Come hear about how women entrepreneurs are creatively revolutionizing our farms and food system. Each month this fall, women entrepreneurs will share the successes ans challenges of their journey in food system entrepreneurship. 9/28: Amanda Brown, UMass Amherst Student Farm; Maida Ives, Book and Plow farm. 10/24: Annie Myer, Myer Produce; Susan Pincus, Sawmill Herb Farm. 11/28: Tucka Saville, Anarchy Apiaries; Julia Coffey, Mycoterra Farm. Light refreshments will be provided. Free!
Conference Room, Paige Lab, UMASS AMherst
5:30 pm to 6:45 pm

Featured Event

Environmental Concentration Capstone Presentations
December 6, 2017
2:45pm Sustainable Food: Agroforestry Design at MacLeish Field Station (Lily Williams and Shannon Paton) 3:15pm Climate Change:The Path to 80%: Strategies for Emissions Reductions in Springfield, MA (Alexandra Davis, Maggie Painter, Molly Peek, Samantha Peikes, and Meghan Suslovic)
CEEDS, Wright Hall 005
2:45 pm to 4:00 pm

Real Food Challenge Education and Work Party!
December 6, 2017
Want to know more about what the Real Food Challenge is? Interested in the work of RFC Calculator Interns? Just interested in food justice in general? Come on down to CEEDS next Thursday from 5-6pm to learn from the best as to what RFC is and how SSFJ engages with it!
CEEDS, Wright Hall lower-level
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Events at Smith

Exhibit of Etchings by Ruth Wilson Sutro '46
December 3, 2017

Lyman Plant House
10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Menstrual Cup Workshop
December 3, 2017
All are welcome to this fun peer-led workshop demystifying menstrual cups and other reusable menstrual products! What are they, how do they work!? Take home a free temporary one at the and see what you think! :) We'll be using gender neutral language. All are welcome. The FaceBook event link is below:
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downstairs Chapel Lounge
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Sigma Xi lunch and talk: Does anyone really know what time it is?
December 5, 2017
with Mary Harrington (psychology). Lunch is served in the Foyer at 11:45 a.m., talks begin at 12:10 p.m. and are open to all faculty, emeriti, staff, and students.
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McConnell 103
12:00 pm

Honors thesis interim report- Proxy carbon pricing at Smith College:
December 6, 2017
An economic transition strategy to lower carbon emissions through informed decision-making. Senior ES&P major Breanna Parker will give an interim report on her honors thesis analyzing how proxy carbon pricing can be used at Smith as a strategic tool for making the carbon emissions consequences of campus operations more evident in campus policies and decision-making. Lunch Provided
Sabin-Reed 103
12:15 pm

Landscape Studies lecture
December 7, 2017
by Leigh Graham, Department of Public Management, John Jay College. Lecture Title TBA. Part of the LSS 100 lecture series. All welcome.
Weinstein Auditorium
3:00 pm to 4:50 pm

Events Off Campus

Rack City Thrift Sale
December 1, 2017
Rack City is a student-run thrift shop that strives to combine equity, economy and the environment. We promote secondhand clothing because it avoids unethical practices from fast fashion and cheap clothing. We provide affordable clothing options for all community members. We encourage people to donate, repair, and reuse their items to divert waste from the landfill. All proceeds stay in the community. Income from sales cycle back into the Sustainability Innovation and Engagement Fund which grants money to students working on campus sustainability projects.
Entrance UMass Amherst Campus
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Action Workshop - Eliminating Nuclear Weapons
December 2, 2017
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) just won the Nobel Peace Prize for getting 122 countries to agree to a new treaty criminalizing the possession of nuclear weapons. With Trump's finger on the nuclear button, now is the time to take action before it is too late. This workshop will explore how residents, students and others in the Northampton-Amherst area can start right now implementing the new Treaty - on college campuses, at town meetings and in many other places. The workshop is sponsored by The Resistance Center for Peace and Justice, and is free and open to the public! Workshop leader Timmon Wallis is an integral part of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) which developed the United Nations Treaty to abolish nuclear weapons for which they won the Noble Peace Prize.
Northampton Friends Meeting, 43 Center St., Suite 202, Northampton
10:00 pm to 12:30 pm

Community Food Systems Conference
December 5, 2017
December 6, 2017
December 7, 2017
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project's Community Food Systems Conference will address common underlying themes between food security, social justice and sustainable agriculture including obstacles in urban and rural environments and fostering community empowerment to create and sustain resilient local food systems.
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Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, MA

Action Workshop- Eliminating Nuclear Weapons
December 5, 2017
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) just won the Nobel Peace Prize for getting 122 countries to agree to a new treaty criminalizing the possession of nuclear weapons. With Trump's finger on the nuclear button, now is the time to take action before it is too late. This workshop will explore how residents, students and others in the Northampton-Amherst area can start right now implementing the new Treaty - on college campuses, at town meetings and in many other places. The workshop is sponsored by The Resistance Center for Peace and Justice, and is free and open to the public! Workshop leader Timmon Wallis is an integral part of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) which developed the United Nations Treaty to abolish nuclear weapons for which they won the Noble Peace Prize.
145 Integrated Science Building, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
4:00 pm to 6:30 pm

What the Clean Power Plan Would Have Done
December 7, 2017
with John Larsen. Mr. Larsen will review US climate policy progress and pitfalls over the past decade and provide commentary and analysis on what the future holds for US climate action in the absence of federal leadership. Mr. Larsen is a Director at the Rhodium Group and leads the firm’s US power sector work. He previously worked for the US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis and the World Resources Institute’s Climate and Energy Program. His work has been featured in numerous publications including the New York Times and NPR.
Pruyne Lecture Hall, Fayerweather, Amherst College
5:00 pm

Events at Smith

ENV/GEO 150 GIS Project Presentations
December 8, 2017
Student groups will present their semester-long GIS mapping projects in partnership with campus offices and local conservation non-profits. Presentations include: 1) Where does Smith College food come from? Mapping food sources for campus dining halls [Partners: Office of Campus Sustainability; Dining Services] 2) Where does Smith College food go? Mapping the flow of food from dining halls to community organizations and compost facilities [Partners: Office of Campus Sustainability; Dining Services] 3) Assessing invasive species management practices on and around the Smith campus [Partner: Botanic Garden] 4) An interactive web-based map of significant trees on campus [Partner: Botanic Garden] 5) Stone walls and the stories they tell: Mapping natural and cultural history at Graves Farm, Williamsburg [Partner: Mass Audubon] 6) Siting trail signage in the Mount Tom and Mount Holyoke Ranges [Partner: Kestrel Land Trust]. Refreshments will be served.
Sabin-Reed 104 (Spatial Analysis Lab)
11:00 am to 12:10 am

Introduction to GIS- Final Course Project Presentations
December 8, 2017
Students in this semester's class have been working on projects in partnership with campus offices and local conservation organizations. Join us to hear about their work with Dining Services, the Botanic Garden, the Office of Campus Sustainability and Planning, Mass Audubon, and the Kestrel Land Trust. Refreshments will be served.
Spatial Analysis Lab (Sabin-Reed 104)
11:00 am to 12:10 pm

Engineering Design Clinic Mid-year Presentations
December 8, 2017
Students are collaborating on applied design projects with a range of external sponsors - some continuing partnerships, some new. Presentations will be roughly 15 minutes each, following the schedule below. The complete project titles and student names are on the DC website. See link below. Come for a single presentation or stay for the afternoon. 12:30pm PRELUDE (Ford Atrium) EGR 100 Prototypes (Section 03: Bits, Bots, and Thoughts); 1:10pm ACT ONE Welcome SGH - Repair Design for Brick Masonry Building, Bechtel - Drought Resilience in Kenya, UTAS - Statistical Process Control System; 2:00pm INTERMISSION with refreshments + EGR 100 Prototypes (Atrium); 2:20pm ACT TWO Dresser-Rand - 3D-Printed Test Rig Components, NNE - Pharmaceutical Process Simulation, Coleman/ESPC - Inclusive Doll Design; 3:05pm INTERMISSION with refreshments; 3:20pm ACT THREE MRGC - Riverbank Stabilization for Greenway, FloDesign Sonics - Particle Separation Platform, Instrumentation Laboratory - Blood Mixing Device; Closing
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Ford Hall 240
12:30 pm to 4:10 pm

Field Station Friday
December 8, 2017
Get off campus, take a break from the end-of-semester pressure, and reconnect with the natural world at MacLeish! Our field station has it all- scenic views, miles of hiking trails, sites for research and a state-of-the-art living building with tea and wifi. Vans leave from Chapin loading dock at 1, and will be back in time for tea. Sign up with the link below.
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Meet the van at Chapin Loading Dock and head to MacLeish 1:00 pm
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

ENV 312 Capstone Presentations
December 12, 2017
Projects: 1) Assessing the Quantity and Disciplinary Distribution of Sustainability Courses at Smith College (Caroline Eyman, Margaret Hewitt, Samantha Peikes); 2) Assessing, Quantifying, and Planning for Invasive Rosa multiflora (Multiflora Rose) Removal (Ellie Mason, Rowan Turner, Ellen Sulser); 3) Stakeholder Perception of Green Spaces: Understanding and Thinking to Help Guide the Landscape Master Plan (Madeleine Meadows-McDonnell, Ariana Banks, Christine Chu); 4) Assessing Smith College’s Unaccounted Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Qiuzi Chen, Julia Franchi Scarselli, Angelica Radke). Vegetarian lunch provided.
Campus Center 103/104
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Landscape Studies lecture
December 14, 2017
with Dani McKahn, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. Lecture title TBA. Part of the LSS 100 lecture series. All welcome.
Weinstein Auditorium
3:00 pm to 4:50 pm

Events Off Campus

Being Human in STEM (HSTEM) Salon
December 12, 2017
Join us for our salon! Enjoy refreshments and the company of Humans with a range of STEM experiences as we share progress on the projects we conducted during this 4th iteration of the HSTEM collaborative course.
Frost Library, Center for Humanistic Inquiry, Amherst College
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm