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SCENE is for all of us working in science and environmental communication, outreach and engagement. It is brought to you by the Bartlett Science Communication Center. Please contact us with your info and events to share in future biweekly issues.
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Events
Sensing Ice: Explorations of Knowing Nature exhibit
Through spring
Opening reception on Thursday, January 27, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Jerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences & Map Library
Benson Earth Sciences building, CU Boulder main campus
This exhibit invites viewers to contemplate the evolving human relationship with the ice on our planet. Immersive multimedia reveals the lifecycle of the world’s ice and snow. It features large-format photography and video from ENVS PhD Chris Dunn's research and music by Alaskan composer Matthew Burtner, performed and recorded on-site with glaciers. The exhibit presents images from different elevations in Nepal and Greenland to evoke a global trajectory that is at once measurable and sensual. Viewers are invited to contemplate the evolving human relationship with ice. The Earth's ice is melting. Sea ice is diminishing while ancient ice caps and glaciers pour themselves into the oceans. To most of us, the earth’s icy landscapes seem remote. Yet, the furthest reaches of the earth are responding directly to us and our daily decisions. Exhibit produced by NEST in collaboration with the CU Boulder Libraries. See more about the exhibit on the Libraries' website.
Mobile Food Pantry
Thursday, January 27, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
University Memorial Center (UMC) South Terrace Plaza, main campus
The Mobile Food Pantry is free and open to CU Boulder students, faculty, and staff as well as community members of Boulder and Broomfield Counties. Up to 30 pounds of food per person, including fresh produce, dairy, and meat, will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Please bring reusable bags with you, or some other way to carry items easily. Drive through isn't available at this Mobile Food Pantry; if you're driving, limited parking is available in the Euclid Parking Garage. A volunteer will be present at the entrance of the Euclid Parking Garage to provide additional information. If you are not feeling well or have symptoms of illness, please stay home and send someone else to pick up food for you. See more info on the Sustainability & Infrastructure website.
LaMont Hamilton: To Hear the Earth Before the End of the World
February 3 - July 16
Opening reception Thursday, February 3, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
CU Art Museum, main campus
This light and sound installation is organized around elements of air, earth, fire, water, and aether. The work includes field recordings artist LaMont Hamilton captured during his research and travels to Europe and North and South America where he gained what he calls, "a ground zero understanding of our changing Earth. Hearing glaciers cracking, smelling forest fires, the mechanical cacophony of land being razed—all felt on a cellular level.” Audiences are invited to spend time within a heightened sensory environment wherein Hamilton asks us to listen to the sounds of a changing climate that involves both creation and destruction. Each week a different element will be featured. See more on the Museum's website. At the opening, meet the artist and take away some treats to go.
Coffee & Conversations on Community Engagement
Partnership development
Thursday, February 17, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
via Zoom
Join CU Engage and the Office for Outreach and Engagement for this drop-in virtual event designed to help you think through the partnership building process. This gathering features Helanius Wilkins (THTR) and Andrea Dryness (ANTH), who will share their work with the CU Contemporary Dance Works, a week-long dance and creativity residency for a Colorado community underserved in the arts and the CU-Uni Hill Partnership for Equity. We will discuss partnership development from initial relationships to long-term collaborations. See the OOE website for more info and to sign up for the session.
President's Sustainable Solutions Challenge info sessions
Thursday, February 10, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 16, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
via Zoom
Have you got an idea that addresses environmental quality, natural resource use, social justice, and/or economic longevity in the CU Boulder system? The President's Sustainable Solutions Challenge could see your idea implemented, plus give you cash prizes. Attend one of these virtual sessions to get lots of great info on creating and honing a pitch, and get all your questions answered. Fill out the interest form on the Environmental Center website to get the Zoom link for the info sessions.
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Opportunties
Grad students: Apply to become an Engaged Arts and Humanities Scholar
Apply by January 25, 2022
Join a community of learners and co-design projects with Colorado communities. Receive funding for participation and project work and earn an equity-oriented partnerships micro-credential. Read more and apply on the Office for Outreach and Engagement website.
Call for proposals: Outreach Awards, Community Impact Grants, and Micro Grants
Apply by February 4, 5:00 p.m.
CU Boulder faculty, staff and graduate students are invited to apply for CU Boulder Outreach Awards, Community Impact Grants, and Micro Grants. The online application will be available starting December. Learn more about the different types of funding on the Office for Outreach and Engagement website.
Campus Sustainability Awards
Nominate by March 9
The University of Colorado wishes to recognize outstanding individuals and departments who demonstrate a sincere commitment to transforming the CU-Boulder campus into a living laboratory for sustainability through innovation that directly reduces the university's ecological footprint, enhances social cohesion and equity in the campus community, and/or integrates sustainability into the culture of Boulder and our local communities. See more and learn how to nominate a person or unit on the Environmental Center website.
President's Sustainable Solutions Challenge
Apply by April 4
This system-wide program encourages student-led innovation in sustainability on CU campuses. If you have an idea for improving environmental quality, economic and resource efficiency, and/or social equity on campus, get involved with Boulder’s competition! Visit the Environmental Center's website for more info and to sign up. You could see your idea come to life and win up to $2000 in cash prizes!
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