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Capen Gazebo Tulip Planting
November 6, 2021
Students, faculty, and staff-- come to Capen Garden and get your hands in the soil! Be a part of next spring's magic when the tulips bloom around the gazebo. Drop in any time between 10 am and 2 pm. Questions? Contact Gaby Immerman, gimmerma@ smith.edu
Capen Garden
10:00 am to 2:00 pm

NOAA summer internship presentations (Take 1)
November 10, 2021
Hear from three Smithies who spent their summer interning with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) , and find out how you might intern with NOAA in summer 2022! Today's presentations include Rosa D'Ambrosio ’22: Science Communication for NOAA arctic Exploration Program; Aurora Koren ‘22J: Science Education & Interpretation at South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve; and Jenna Stanley ’23: Potential impacts of industrial contamination on ovarian reproductive development in female white perch, Morone americana.
CEEDS, Wright Hall 005
4:15 pm

The Science and Culture of Coffee
November 10, 2021
Coffee is an important agricultural commodity contributing significantly to the economies of many developing countries. Of the 124 species of Coffea, the two main commercial species used in the production of the beverage are C. arabica (Arabica coffee) and C. canephora (robusta coffee). Arabica coffee accounts for about 60% of the total coffee production. Sarada will talk about the botany and production of coffee and the research she has been involved in. Speaker Dr. Sarada Krishnan is Director of Horticulture and Center for Global Initiatives at Denver Botanic Gardens where she is responsible for directing the design and maintenance of the horticulture displays and collections, and for developing and leading global projects. Sarada also serves as the Executive Director of International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA). The mission of IWCA is to empower women along the entire coffee supply chain through programs and partnerships in the international coffee community to achieve meaningful and sustainable lives. Register for the event below:
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Online
5:00 pm

Events Off Campus

Earth Science Women's Network webinar on careers outside academia
November 4, 2021
The webinar will feature Dr. Christine Yifeng Chen, Nuclear and Chemical Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA; Dr. Rosie Oakes, Senior International Climate Services Scientist, UK Met Office, UK; Dr. Hazel Gibson, Head of Communications, European Geosciences Union, Germany; Tebogo Mosito, Executive Director Of Business Development Africa Maintenance Equipment, South Africa; and Dr. Arsineh Hecobian, Air Specialist, Chevron, USA. There will also be an opportunity to network with our speakers after the panel discussion. Register using the following link.
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Virtual
12:00 pm

Traversing Site in Research and Practice: A Conversation with Naomi Darling and Andrea Kahn
November 4, 2021
With Naomi Darling, Founding Principal of Naomi Darling Architecture & Five College Associate Professor of Sustainable Architecture & Mount Holyoke College & UMASS Amherst Andrea Kahn, Founder, designCONTENT & Asset/Affiliate, SLU Urban Futures Research Platform
UMASS Olver Design Building, Room 170
4:00 pm

Mapping Threats, Stories, and Place: Using Technology to Support Territorial Defense in the Amazon
November 10, 2021
Presentation and Dialogue with Ina Shkurti. A lot of the luxuries enjoyed by the economically well off, in the Global North, come at the expense of indigenous communities in the Global South. Even many proposals for "Green Energy" promote technologies that rely on extraction, processing, and implementation that have a disproportionately negative impact on indigenous communities. Ina works with indigenous communities in the Amazon to develop campaigns aimed at protecting their land, cultures, their human rights, and the environment. Trained as a geographer at UMass, Ina specialized in using tech such as mobile phone apps, GIS, drones, etc. to support her work. Ina and her work can teach us a lot about how to move forward with climate justice proposals that do not perpetuate colonialism and devastation of indigenous communities and lands. The website to her organization: https://www.amazonfrontlines.org/ Join the presentation with the link below:
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Virtual via Zoom
6:00 pm

Events at Smith

The sun and the scythe: Precarious labor and gendered dispossessions of solar parks in India
November 11, 2021
India is developing large-scale solar parks to meet its target of achieving 40% non-fossil-based energy capacity and reducing emissions by 33% by 2030. However, acquiring lands in semi-arid regions for such development disproportionately impacts poor, marginalized caste groups and women at the local scale. Professor Ryan Stock, Assistant Professor, Northern Michigan University, will discuss his research which illuminates the social frictions emerging from the global imperative to mitigate climate change through renewable energy transitions and the injustices endured by vulnerable communities whose land, livelihoods, and lives are sacrificed to save the planet. Email jbenkley@ smith.edu for the link.
Virutal via zoom
2:45 pm

NOAA summer internship presentations (Take 2)
November 11, 2021
Hear from three Smithies who spent their summer interning with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and find out how you might intern with NOAA in summer 2022! Today's presentations include Isa West ‘23J: Development of Sea Turtle Bycatch Database; Rose Callanan ’22: Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Results and the Stock SMART web tool; and Rosalind Lao-Brooks ‘23- Tracking Corals Used for Restoration and Population Enhancement.
CEEDS, Wright Hall 005
4:15 pm

Atomic Sustainability: What isotopes can teach us about our food and climate
November 12, 2021
Webinar by Dr. Rebekah Stein Webinar. Register in advance for this webinar in the link attached. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing your specific link for joining the webinar. You will need to use this link in order for the webinar to recognize you as a registered attendee.
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Virutal via zoom
12:00 pm

Learning Garden clean-up!
November 12, 2021
The Learning Garden is a student-led growing space located between Northrop and Lamont houses, which is being relaunched this spring. Help students and Botanic Garden staff put the garden to bed by pulling weeds, moving soil, and removing the failing raised beds in order to set the space up for success this coming growing season. This is an opportunity to get your hands in the soil and learn more about how you can get involved. Come for some or all of the event. No prior experience necessary but reregistration is requested. Rain date November 19th.
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The garden space between Northrop House and Lamont House
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Climate Change or Development? An African Perspective
November 15, 2021
Lily Odarno, Director of Clean Air Task Force’s Energy and Climate Innovation Program, Africa will speak as part of the ENX 100: Environment and Sustainability: Notes from the Field lecture series. All members of the Smith community in the testing protocol are welcome.
McConnell B15
2:45 pm to 4:00 pm

Wearables Repair Fair
November 17, 2021
Come to the Wearables Repair Fair and get your favorite clothes and backpacks fixed! Not sure if it can be fixed? Bring it and we will see. Skilled staff and students will be on hand to patch and repair your items. Want to learn how to do your own repair and embroidery? Design Thinking Initiative student interns will be on hand to do demos and lessons on how you can repair your own gear. We will also have limited hand sewing supplies for you to take home. For more info, email ceeds@ smith.edu
CC 103/104
12:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Events at Smith

Humboldt’s Shadow: Plant Geography in a Human-Disturbed World
November 18, 2021
Colin Hoag, Assistant Professor of Anthropology with Madeline Turner '21. Using Alexander von Humboldt's genre-bending approach to plant geography as a throughline, this talk presents past and future research on the ways that power and culture insinuate ecological process —and our understanding of it. For example, how might a system of racial segregation shape patterns of vegetation on a hillslope in Lesotho? What might the plant family Asteraceae have to teach us about cosmopolitanism? And, based on collaborative research between Colin Hoag and Madeline Turner, how might the landscapes of Northampton express the possibility and trauma of a 19th century mental health paradigm?
CEEDS Wright Hall
4:15 pm

Events Off Campus

Diversifying Power: Why We Need Antiracist, Feminist Leadership on Climate and Energy.
November 19, 2021
Dr. Jennie Stephens joins us fresh from the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, which she attended as a member of the Global Council for Science and the Environment delegation. The climate crisis is a crisis of leadership. For too long too many leaders have prioritized corporate profits over the public good while reinforcing economic and racial injustice. Transformation to a just, sustainable renewable-based society requires leaders who connect questions of climate and energy to social justice on issues ranging from housing, to transportation, to health. In this talk, Dr. Stephens argues that the key to effectively addressing the climate crisis is diversifying leadership so that antiracist, feminist priorities are central. The seminar will offer inspirational stories of diverse leaders who integrate antiracist, feminist values to build momentum for structural transformative change. More info and registration.
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Virutal via zoom
12:20 pm to 1:20 pm