Camila Tejo-Haristoy, a graduate student in the UW’s School of Forest Resources, examines how plants, animals, and other organisms interact in trees, particularly in the coastal forests and tree canopies of the Pacific Northwest. Then Laura E. Martinez, graduate student in the Pathobiology Graduate Program at the UW, discusses Helicobacter pylori, a cancer-causing bacterium that infects the stomachs of about 50% of all humans.
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UW Science Now: Camila Tejo-Haristoy: Soils in the Air: The Savings Account of the Forest AND Laura E. Martinez: The Life and Times of H. Pylori
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
Science: Michio Kaku: ‘Physics of the Future’
Friday, February 24, 2012, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue. $5.
From his bestselling books (Physics of the Impossible; Hyperspace; and Physics of the Future, now in paperback) to his frequent morning-show appearances and his own series on the Science Channel, Kaku analyzes the revolutionary developments in medicine, computers, and quantum physics that will change our way of life, our view of “impossible”— and civilization itself.
City of Seattle: Waterfront Seattle Community Discussion: Environment & Ecology
Monday, February 27, 2012, 5:30 – 7:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
As Seattle’s waterfront transforms into a dynamic civic heart for the city, this series of forums invites community members to participate and share their ideas about its future through interactive, themed discussions and hands-on activities.
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David Unger: Our Misguided Pursuit of Absolute Security
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
New York Times editorialist David C. Unger says our obsessive pursuit of absolute security has not just damaged our democracy and undermined our economic strength—it also has failed to make us safer …
Eric Klinenberg: The Rise (and Appeal) of Living Alone
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
Sociologist Eric Klinenberg, author of Going Solo, examines the seismic impact this trend is having on our culture, business, and politics, and upends conventional wisdom with a startling and/or reassuring conclusion: In a world of ubiquitous media and hyperconnectivity, this solitary way of life helps us discover ourselves and appreciate the pleasure of good company.
UW Science Now: Andrea Watts: English Holly—Welcome Guest or Escape Artist? AND Katrina Claw: A Sperm’s Perilous Journey to the Center of the Egg
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
First, Andrea Watts, of the UW School of Forest Resources, presents new research that helps predict conditions for English Holly—a species regional forest managers consider invasive, but which has a more complicated pedigree. Next, Katrina Claw gives an overview of sperm-egg interaction and evolution focused on a sperm’s arduous journey around barriers put up by the egg.
NW Alliance for Psychoanalytic Study: Dr. E.K. Rynearson: Restorative Retelling after Traumatic Grief
Friday, March 2, 2012, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. Free, RSVP required
Psychiatrist E.K. Rynearson’s strategy for “restorative retelling” provides hope for family members after the violent death of a loved one. While “retelling” the events of the death can be therapeutic for family members, Rynearson says, it also can entrench them in grief.
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Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Winter Concert
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue. $4-$10.
Under the direction of Alan Shen, the group’s winter concert features its student soloist winner in a program including Dvorak’s Carnival Overture, Respighi’s Fountains of Rome, and Brahms’ Symphony No. 2.
Medieval Women’s Choir: The Medieval 4 Seasons
Sunday, March 4, 2012, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue. $13-$25.
This concert features Medieval Women’s Choir artistic director (and Grammy nominee) Margriet Tindemans, along with multi-instrumentalist (vielle, fiddle, harp)/vocalist Shira Kammen singing and playing with the choir in a program of music relating to the seasons and the circle of the year—in settings ranging from Chaucer texts to the familiar Sumer is Icumen In, from spring in Italy to fall in France.
National Parks Conservation Association: An Evening with William Dietrich: Exploring the Opportunities for a New Manhattan Project National Park
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 6:30 – 8:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5 suggested donation.
Bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist William Dietrich discusses the history and importance of the Manhattan Project, as well as his 1995 book Northwest Passage, an environmental and cultural history of the Columbia River inspired by its imperiled salmon runs and epic pioneer past.