Summer camp at the Washington Park Arboretum is bounding into its fourth year with more weeks offered and new programs. Environmental Education Summer Day Camp for grades 1-3 and 4-6 is offered every week from June 30 – August 22. Check UW Botanic Gardens for additional information and be sure to register early to guarantee a spot.
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Polar Science Weekend at Pacific Science Center
This 9th annual event for both adults and children features opportunities to talk with glaciologists, biologists, climate experts and others from the UW Applied Physics Laboratory and its Polar Science Center as well as numerous interactive activities and displays that include local artists, photographers and zookeepers who focus on polar environments.
Follow UW Civil Rights Pilgrimage
From March 1 – 7, Department of Communication Chair David Domke is leading a group of students, staff and faculty on a Civil Rights Pilgrimage across the southern United States to landmarks of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and ’60s. You can follow their journey on the Department of Communication website, or on Twitter @UWComm using #uwpilgrimage. Also check their Flickr page for photos.
Penguins as Ocean Sentinels
The fifth in a series of free public lectures on the Future of Ice will take place this Wednesday, March 5 at 6:30 pm with a discussion of the challenges facing penguins and their uncertain future in the wake of a changing climate. Register now.
Somali refugee experience in Seattle explored
On Monday, March 3, UW African Studies will present “In Search of Nabad”, an intimate documentary by Sorayya Aminian, ’11, about Seattle’s Somali refugees and their search for peace in their new home. Screens at 3:30 pm in the Allen Library auditorium followed by a discussion with the filmmakers.