The Future Rivers grad students have been hard at work planning Water Day at UW, which is right around the corner!
Next Friday (May 19th), Future Rivers will be hosting a free interactive day of events at the HUB (room 332) to showcase how water is the cornerstone of sustainability. Water Day at UW will be a multidisciplinary, campus-wide gathering of scientists studying water in all its forms. Together, we’ll celebrate the work being undertaken from local to global scales that are advancing equitable solutions to today’s most pressing water issues.
We’d so appreciate your help in spreading the word for this event. Feel free to forward this email directly to students, staff, faculty or departmental listservs to let them know about this exciting opportunity.
Water Day at UW will consist of several exciting events that will take place throughout the day, including:
9:00 am – 11:30 am | Student Lightning Talks
- UW Students: Share your research at Water Day by presenting a 5-minute lightning talk!
12:00 pm – 2:15 pm | Into the Okavango Film Screening
- From National Geographic Documentary Films, Into the Okavango chronicles a team of modern-day explorers on their first epic four-month, 1,500-mile expedition across three countries to save the river system that feeds the Okavango Delta, one of our planet’s last wetland wildernesses. After the film screening, we will be hosting a Q&A with film expedition photographer, Mark Stone. (Watch Into the Okavango Trailer here.)
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm | Experiential Learning Seminar
- In this session, you’ll get to hear firsthand about the complex components that go into the production and consumption of food, energy and water for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) relicensing process of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project.
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Plenary Speaker: Sarah Morley, Research Fish Biologist at NOAA
- Research Fish Biologist Sarah Morley will be talking about her current research projects, which include examining the effects of Elwha River dam removal on aquatic foodwebs, and the potential of green stormwater infrastructure to improve the health of urban streams.
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm | Networking Happy Hour
- Join us for a fun and relaxed networking happy hour at our Water Day event!
Please note that you are not required to register for this event. However, you can download either a single full-day calendar invite or individual calendar invites (available for download on the Future Rivers website) if you would like personal reminders for the sessions you’d like to attend.