[pccgrads] Join the PCC for Smarty Pints Tonight!

[Program on Climate change Undergraduate Cohort via pccgrads]

Hi Climate Friends!

UCo and PCC grad students will be going to the Burke Gilman Brewery tonight for Smarty Pints<https://pcc.uw.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D193344995>, a science speaker series open to the public. Tonight’s speakers feature two UW members working on climate, Dr. Caroline Strömberg (BIOL) and Aakash Manapat (ATMOS). Please see talk descriptions below. This event is open to all , including under 21!

UCo will be meeting at 5:45pm at the Life Sciences Building entrance to take the 65 bus route to BGB. Speakers start at 6:30pm! Alcoholic and NA drinks will be available for purchase and you are welcome to bring in food.

Hope to see you there!

Best,
The UCo Leaders
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Burke Gilman Brewery: 3626 NE 45th St, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98105
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🌾 Dr. Caroline Strömberg

Professor in UW Biology & Curator of Paleobotany at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

How grasses took over the world

Grasses are all around us, whether in the form of lawns, golf courses, wheat fields or the contents of your popcorn bag. Yet few people think of grasses as an evolutionarily extremely successful group, or wonder how they came to be so ubiquitous in less than ~30 million years. This talk will explore what we know about the evolutionary history of grasses and grassland ecosystems and how it related to climate change and animal evolution.


☁️ Aakash Manapat

Graduate student, UW Atmospheric and Climate Science

How clouds control our climate

Clouds are ubiquitous features of Earth's weather. However, their mundaneness hides a surprising level of complexity. Join me to learn about why scientists still struggle to understand clouds, and why clouds represent a major uncertainty when trying to understand climate change.




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