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2020 Virtual Summer Institute on Climate Extremes and Climate and Environmental Equity

An annual event where faculty, scientists, graduate students, and invited speakers focus on how climate and our physical and human world interact. Each year a new topic, showcasing emerging knowledge and ways in which disciplines intersect, is examined. Always an opportunity for team building and for full discussion of the alternative ways that research can be brought to focus on the pressing questions of today.

Organized by Becky Alexander, Director, UW Program on Climate Change, and Professor, UW Atmospheric Sciences,

Dates: September 14-18, 2020. Registration will remain open until September 1, 2020

#2020PCCSI  @uwpcc (for those who tweet)

This years’ summer institute is a re-imagining of how to engage across disciplines around an important climate issue of the day. We will explore climate extremes, as seen in marine and continental heatwaves, precipitation and hydrology, and related equity issues. Registration required by Sept. 1, 2020 !

Each day/session will be from 10:00am to 12:30pm and include

  • Presentations by invited speakers with introductions by faculty and graduate student session leads
  • break out group conversations
  • and a live panel discussion

 

Community-based Approaches to Strengthening Economic Supports for Working Families (Announcement Number: MP-CPI-20-005).

Award Ceiling: $450,000; Award Floor: $300,000. Estimated Total: $2,000,000. Application Due Date: August 17, 2020, 6:00 PM ET. The Community-based Approaches to Strengthening Economic Supports for Working Families initiative will serve low-income working families disproportionately at risk for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), including racial and ethnic minority families. This initiative seeks to determine whether implementation of earned income tax credit (EITC) outreach and education activities in communities at higher risk for ACEs can result in (1) increased EITC receipt and (2) changes in risk and/or protective factors for ACEs. OMH expects projects funded under this initiative to: (1) establish multi-sectoral partnerships to support EITC outreach and education activities in communities at higher risk for ACEs; (2) plan and implement EITC outreach and education activities in communities at higher risk for ACEs; (3) develop and implement a process and outcome evaluation plan; (4) communicate and disseminate findings, successes and lessons learned; and (5) plan for sustainability of successful interventions.

Learn more about this FOA and how to apply.

15th Summer Institute on Migration and Global Health: “Protecting Migrants and Refugees During Pandemics”

The Health Initiative of the Americas at UC Berkeley is hosting its 15th Annual Summer Institute on Migration and Global Health which will take place virtually over 4 weeks in September. This year’s key topics include the impact of COVID-19 on migrants around the world, global migration history and patterns, global initiatives on migration and health, new immigration policies in the U.S., occupational health for migrants, and the relationship between climate change, migration and pandemics, among other topics. Simultaneous interpretation (English-Spanish) will be offered for the first time ever! Participants will have access to a virtual classroom where they can engage in discussion forums, find supplementary material, and watch the recorded sessions at their own convenience.
Registration Deadline: August 28|Course dates: September 1-24|Register here|

Job-Seeking in the Times of COVID-19: Real World, Beyond Higher Ed

This virtual panel discussion features seven Ph.D. demographers of color who are working outside of higher education. Panelists will share their career and life experiences. Join them for a sincere discussion of pivots, resilience, and hope. They are organizing this panel in response to feedback gathered at the 1st ever member-organized Demographers of Color & Allies Reception in April, and is the third DOC Job-Seeking in Times of Covid-19 event so far. This event will include all-group and break-out components.

August 14|11:30 AM – 1:00 PM|Register here|

Disarming and Defunding UW Police: What Does That Look Like? A Conversation for the University of Washington Community

Hosted by the Faculty Council on Multicultural Affairs

Panelists: Gautham Reddy, Professor, Radiology; Brenda Williams, Senior Lecturer, School of Law; Thomas Locke, Graduate Student, Political Science; Angelica Chazaro, Assistant Professor, School of Law; Alexes Harris, Professor, Sociology; Leyla Salmassi, Professional Staff Organization; Edwin Lindo, Lecturer, School of Medicine

AUGUST 7, 2020, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (PST)

Please use the following link to join the webinar on Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/95247426190.

To contextualize the discussion, consider viewing the 2018 UW forum “COMMUNITY AND LEGAL STRATEGIES TO STOP POLICE VIOLENCE” hosted by the UW Department of Global Health, an event marking the one-year anniversary of the police killing of Charleena Lyles in her Sand Point Apartment.