Science-a-thon is a five day celebration of science and scientists - from the lab to the field, from learning to teaching, from routine tasks to major discoveries!

Washington Initiative 1631, the Carbon Emissions Fee Measure, is on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People on November 6, 2018. The initiative proposes the following: enacting a carbon emissions fee of $15 per metric ton of carbon beginning on January 1, 2020; increasing the fee by $2 annually until the state's greenhouse gas reduction goals are met; and using the revenue from the fee to fund various programs and projects related to the environment. The University of Washington Center for Environmental Politics will host a debate…

Our lives depend on having access to clean, safe water, but forces from climate change to politics to human activity are leading to water crises around the world. Join an exploration of the history of and solutions to this critical issue.

Be a Voice for Science this Election by Putting a Spotlight on Science in Your Local Paper. Attend one of two locations in person. Snacks will be provided: UMaine Orono campus, Nutting Hall room 204. Directions. Click here to register. Contact Mackenzie (mackenzie.mazur@maine.edu) Downeast Salmon Federation, 13 Willow Street, East Machias. Directions. Click here to register. Contact Shri (verrill@gmail.com) OR join the webinar from your computer. Register for the webinar here to get joining info. Broadcast begins at 6:30pm.

Scientists will discuss how their research interfaces with policy and explore sustainable agricultural. Following the panel, the debate between U.S. Senate candidates Claire McCaskill (D) and Josh Hawley (R) will be streamed live for attendees to watch.

Scientists will discuss how their research interfaces with policy and explore putting science and evidence based policy at the forefront of the legislative conversation. Following the panel, the debate between US Senate candidates Claire McCaskill (D) and Josh Hawley (R) will be streamed live.

Join an interdisciplinary forum in which researchers, practitioners, educators, government officials, and social activists explore a variety of perspectives and issues and interact with each other while addressing mutual concerns related to race, ethnic culture, and STEM defined in various ways.

This November Washington voters have a chance to do something no one has done before—pass an initiative to charge the state's biggest polluters, and invest in cleaner, more climate-resilient communities.

Please join the St. Louis Pod of 500 Women Scientists as we screen the Emmy nominated film, "My Love Affair With the Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond." Dr. Diamond was one of the founders of modern neuroscience and her team was the first to find evidence of plasticity in the brain. Her engaging YouTube anatomy lectures have over 4.6 million views. This documentary highlights Dr. Diamond's 60 year career researching the human brain, an endeavor she…

This month at Wonder & Skepticism, a monthly science outreach event at the Empty Bottle, we present "What's my age again?" We will hear from two presenters: Bridget McGann and Sylvia Ortega-Martinez. Bridget will talk about her research on the science of parenting and how it impacts development and Sylvia will discuss her research on neurogenesis and Alzheimer's. Through this lens of development and degeneration, we hope to gain some insights into how our brains mature and age.

Please join UW Dept of PoliSci for a talk and discussion with Neil Lewis, Jr., Assistant Professor of Communication and Social Behavior at Cornell University.

The 2018 WISE Statewide Conference is an ambitious event with three panel discussions and featuring twenty women leaders succeeding in science, medicine, business, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

This November Washington voters have a chance to do something no one has done before—pass an initiative to charge the state's biggest polluters, and invest in cleaner, more climate-resilient communities.